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Hardback. The Anglo-German rivalry in battleship building at the beginning of the twentieth century has been blamed by many as a major cause of the First World War, yet 'the Great Naval Race' has not received the attention that its notoriety would merit. Editor(s): Epkenhans, Michael. Series Editor(s): Jones, Dr. Ben. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
558
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472440938
ISBN
9781472440938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.86

Paperback. The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counter offensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. This title details the fortunes experienced over the intense course of naval battles around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so much to turn the tide in the Pacific. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Campaign
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961545
ISBN
9781780961545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.48

Hardback. Series: Native American Resources Series. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJPG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
682
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867529
ISBN
9780810867529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.55

Hardcover. THE NAUGHTY NINETIES is the first sexual history of the decade when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue, ultimately winning the culture wars. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFCA; JFDT; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Twelve
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446556293
ISBN
9780446556293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999548
ISBN
9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. It is widely known that such Western institutions as the museum, the university, and the penitentiary shaped Japan's emergence as a modern nation-state. This title offers a study of Japan's first modern zoo, Tokyo's Ueno Imperial Zoological Gardens, opened in 1882. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271869
ISBN
9780520271869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331756
ISBN
9781785331756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.15
€ 79.02

Hardback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891366
ISBN
9780801891366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.33
€ 61.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995670
ISBN
9780295995670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995663
ISBN
9780295995663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Hardcover. Examines scientific views about children's emotional needs and mother love from World War II until the 1970s, paying particular attention to John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment behavior. In this title, the author tracks the development of Bowlby's work and the research that he used to support his theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020556
ISBN
9780226020556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.37

Paperback. Explores the formation of the Sikh diaspora and, in so doing, offers a powerful inquiry into conditions of peoplehood, colonialism, and postcoloniality. Demonstrating a new direction for historical anthropology, this book focuses on the position of violence between 1849 and 1998 in the emergence of a trans-national fight for Khalistan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JH; 3JJ; HRKS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326151
ISBN
9780822326151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. On Wednesday 23 August 1939, the National Gallery closed its doors to the public, not knowing when they would open again. The paintings were to be secretly evacuated in a relocation that took only eleven days. The last shipment left Trafalgar Square on 2 September, the day before war was declared. This book tells the story of the National Gallery. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx. 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ABC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094244
ISBN
9781857094244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. In January 1993, President Clinton established the National Economic Council (NEC) to "co-ordinate the economic policy-making process with respect to domestic and international economic issues". This book assesses the NEC's record, reviewing its performance across a range of issues. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
94
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322392
ISBN
9780881322392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489969
ISBN
9780801489969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. During World War II, there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the "myth of the Blitz". The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted, common conception of pastoral England and the perfect gentleman. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712698207
ISBN
9780712698207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.76

paperback. Editor(s): Lassiter, Matthew; Crespino, Joseph. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 black and white halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195384758
ISBN
9780195384758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.92

Paperback. This collection of essays challenges the notion that early postwar Britain was characterized by a consensus between the major political parties arising out of the experiences of the wartime coalition government. It covers topics as diverse as industrial relations and decolonisation. Editor(s): Jones, Harriet; Kandiah, Michael D. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650738
ISBN
9780333650738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Zabecki, David T., PhD. Series: Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 16 color maps, 12 black & white maps, 26 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 315 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168371
ISBN
9780813168371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

Hardback. For three forces competing for political authority in France during World War II, music became the site of a cultural battle that reflected the war itself. German occupying authorities promoted German music at the expense of French, while Vichy administration pursued projects of national renewal through culture. This book deals with these forces. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275300
ISBN
9780520275300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.66

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