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Paperback. Part of a three-volume series, this work examines attitudes to Soviet Russia as a way of opening up questions about the character of the British left between the 1890s and the 1940s. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JP; KNXB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007271
ISBN
9781905007271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. This study of drinking provides insights into changes and continuities in everyday life among St Petersburg's revolutionary workers. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it offers insight into issues of revolutionary change, class and gender probing the resiliency of alcohol-centred culture. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JFFH; JFSG; JHBT; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802640
ISBN
9780875802640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Paperback. Presents a social and cultural history of exploitation films. Analysing many films, such as "The Road to Ruin", "Modern Motherhood", and more, this book demonstrates that these films were more than simply 'bad' movies. It shows how they evolved during a period of forty years and how, during that time, they shaped public policies and attitudes. Num Pages: 488 pages, 59 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323747
ISBN
9780822323747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; KNGV; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226487
ISBN
9780803226487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760836
ISBN
9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Paperback. Revised 2nd edition of the illustrated history of the American B-17 bomber used for long-range reconnaissance during WWII by RAF Coastal Command. Illustrator(s): Franzi, Juanita. Series: White. Num Pages: 260 pages, Full colour artwork; colour & b&w photos; scale plans. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; JWMV3; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Poland
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788365281548
ISBN
9788365281548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.76

Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614314
ISBN
9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardback. Through a series of careful, historicized readings of works by a range of authors, this book relates both the what and the how of representation to specific theories of embodiment emerging during the early period of medical history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737739
ISBN
9780804737739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Unpacks the politics and processes of commemoration Num Pages: 335 pages, 30 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814725184
ISBN
9780814725184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Japan and the United States became close political allies so quickly after the end of World War II, that it seemed as though the two countries had easily forgotten the war they had fought. This work offers a look at how Japanese postwar society struggled to understand its war loss and the resulting national trauma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049120
ISBN
9780691049120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, women argued that unless they gained access to information about their own bodies, there would be no equality. This book considers the ways in which ordinary women worked to position the female body at the center of women's liberation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFFK; JFSJ1; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226443058
ISBN
9780226443058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.26
€ 79.98

Paperback. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, women argued that unless they gained access to information about their own bodies, there would be no equality. This book focuses on the ways in which ordinary women worked to position the female body at the center of women's liberation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFFK; JFSJ1; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226443089
ISBN
9780226443089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. The mere fact of its having survived from at least the twelfth century (some claimed for it an earlier, Saxon pedigree) lent the inquest the trappings of an exemplary embodiment of the 'genius of English reform.'"-from Bodies of Evidence Num Pages: 176 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; MBX; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801862403
ISBN
9780801862403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.64
€ 49.71

Hardcover. In the French Third Republic, nursing was an occupation caught in the crosscurrents of conflicting notions about the role of women. This deft political history shows how the turmoil and transformation of nursing during this period reflected the political and cultural tensions at work in the nation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004917
ISBN
9780674004917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.47
€ 82.23

Paperback. 'Bobby' Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze. This graphic novel, the first of its kind, brings Bobby Sands' story to life in a whole new way. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJP; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178152
ISBN
9781847178152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Looks at the strong emotional history of Indian boarding school experiences in the first half of the 20th century. This book focuses on the letters - written by parents, children, and school officials at Haskell Institute in Kansas and the Flandreau School in South Dakota - that show how profoundly families were affected by their experiences. Series: North American Indian Prose Award Series. Num Pages: 154 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264052
ISBN
9780803264052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. A memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon ordinary people.A" After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235735
ISBN
9781936235735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.34
€ 99.46

Hardcover. Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic and developmental aspects. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and catalog facsimiles. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402135
ISBN
9780887402135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. This history of the Soviet BMP armoured infantry vehicle, one of the most revolutionary advances in infantry tactics and armoured-vehicle design of the post-war era, describes its development and combat history since the 1960s, and includes contemporary photographs and colour plates and cut-aways. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs and line drawings, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855324336
ISBN
9781855324336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Greensmith, Bill; Camarigg, Mark; Rowe, Mike. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252080999
ISBN
9780252080999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Vintage Books Ed
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679771265
ISBN
9780679771265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 600 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 814. Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s. 176 pages, over 600 colour photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309199
ISBN
9780764309199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, 67 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635064
ISBN
9780691635064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Traces public housing's history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through mayor Richard M Daley's Plan for Transformation. In the process, the author chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority's own transformation from the city's most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360867
ISBN
9780226360867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

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