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Paperback. Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJPN; JFFC; JKSR; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353587
ISBN
9780393353587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Looks at the role of photography in the Brazilian and Mexican avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. This illustrated study introduces the concept of a modernist 'ethos' to illuminate the intertwining of aesthetic innovation and ethical concerns in the work of leading Brazilian and Mexican literary figures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 67 b&w photos, with 7 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; 3JJG; ACXD; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343233
ISBN
9780822343233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260085
ISBN
9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Hardcover. Experiences of twentieth century history and major literary trends are reflected in the excellent but little-known writings of the Austrian-Czech physician and novelist Ernst Weiss (1882-1940). This book assesses the life and legacy of this important voice from mid twentieth century Central Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academica Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933146720
ISBN
9781933146720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172828
ISBN
9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 48 colour, 1 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AFKB; AGB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Verlag Fur Moderne Kunst Nurnberg
Condition
New
SKU
V9783939738183
ISBN
9783939738183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270835
ISBN
9781783270835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.00

Paperback. This text examines the history of one of America's most famous railroads, the Erie, and its successor after 1960, the Erie Lackawanna. It covers the period between the Erie's fourth bankruptcy in the late 1930s, and its final liquidation in 1976. Num Pages: 308 pages, 45 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727983
ISBN
9780804727983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 257 x 22. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
PIE Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9784756246639
ISBN
9784756246639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.59

Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Edition
1st American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149262
ISBN
9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.64
€ 47.09

paperback. Hitler's Master Strategist. 320 pages, 16-pg photo section. To many students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the conflict, if not the entire 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000596
ISBN
9781612000596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.16

Paperback. Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) is firmly one of the most popular artists of his period. This title includes illustrations of many previously unpublished paintings, including a number from private collections, as well as surveying his other artistic activities. It offers an account of his career. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 colour, 40 mono. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781300015
ISBN
9781781300015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171564
ISBN
9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gonzalez-Allende, Iker. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 39. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662766
ISBN
9781855662766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.63

Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944461
ISBN
9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Paperback. Originating in Cuba in 1897, yellow fever shuttered businesses, paralyzed trade, and caused tens of thousand of people living in the southern United States to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. This title uncovers how the devastating power of this virus profoundly shaped the relationship between the two countries. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218120
ISBN
9780226218120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

hardcover. A multidisciplinary exploration of Canada's experience of illness and death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic. Editor(s): Fahrni, Magda; Jones, Esyllt W. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; MBNS; MBS; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822121
ISBN
9780774822121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Paperback. Collection of documents revealing the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movement Editor(s): Stradling, David. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; RNB; RNK; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991818
ISBN
9780295991818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment, ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear weapons to the political repercussions of environmentalism. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Unger, Corinna R. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBTW; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107694354
ISBN
9781107694354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.24

Hardback. Provides an overview of the mechanism of policy making, the role of the scientific community, the environmental movements, and the public in risk controversies in Central and Eastern Europe from the 1970s until 1991. This book includes studies by social scientists investigating the many aspects of environmental policy. Editor(s): Vari, Anna; Tamas, Pal. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JP; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792323655
ISBN
9780792323655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.90

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