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Hardback. Offers reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender: Which was the critical factor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the Soviet Union's entry into the war? This work reviews the evidence and the arguments. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754279
- ISBN
- 9780804754279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.50
€ 157.50
Paperback. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire, explains the course of it, and examines the aftermath. Series: Turning Points. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582287631
- ISBN
- 9780582287631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.76
€ 61.76
Hardcover. This carefully researched history draws on archival sources as well as a wealth of new interviews with on-the-ground activists, political actors, international figures, and others to move beyond the narratives-both the German and American varieties-that have dominated the historical memory of German reunification. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488701
- ISBN
- 9781137488701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.07
€ 69.07
Hardcover. Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209862
- ISBN
- 9780230209862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into more than fifty sovereign states. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 128 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164289
- ISBN
- 9780631164289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. The transformation of Southern politics after World War II changed the political life not just of this region, but of the entire nation. The shift in Southern political allegiance from Democratic to Republican has been explained, by scholars and journalists, as a white backlash to the civil rights revolution. This book challenges that idea. Num Pages: 240 pages, 39 line illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032491
- ISBN
- 9780674032491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Paperback. A provocative take on Jewish history, explaining the metamorphoses of mainstream Jewish culture and politics Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336664
- ISBN
- 9780745336664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. Former BBC correspondent's graphic personal account of National Service with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1950s based on the letters he wrote home to his family at the time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; BGHA; BM; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473848184
- ISBN
- 9781473848184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
paperback. The 34 brief essays in this collection address a variety of topics, from film censorship and preservation to the changing structure and status of independent cinemas, and the continued importance of celebrity and stardom. Editor(s): Lewis, Jon. Num Pages: 385 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814751619
- ISBN
- 9780814751619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2447 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBA; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4th Revised 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345609
- ISBN
- 9780764345609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.01
€ 37.99
€ 37.01
Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBC; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415710886
- ISBN
- 9780415710886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 34 line illus. 18 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPS; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155821
- ISBN
- 9780691155821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. This much-needed study of the British Empire Exhibition reveals durable, persistent connections between empire and domestic society in Britain during the interwar years. It demonstrates that the Exhibition was a marker of how by 1924, imperial relations were increasingly likely to be shaped by forces located on the colonial periphery. Num Pages: 205 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325112
- ISBN
- 9781137325112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. The fascinating story of the Austrian, German and Russian imperial families during the four years of the First World War and the political and personal struggles that brought about their ruin Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650500
- ISBN
- 9781445650500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188034
- ISBN
- 9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.64
€ 12.99
€ 10.64
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTB; JNF; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638782
- ISBN
- 9780691638782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.94
€ 213.94
Hardcover. Addresses the distinctive characteristics of French economic and business development, including the pivotal role of the French State, the pervasive influence of French financiers, and the significance of labour conflict. This superb account is an invaluable contribution to business history and the history of modern France. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 588 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019393
- ISBN
- 9780674019393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 90.07
€ 99.82
€ 90.07
Hardback. This book uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641871
- ISBN
- 9780748641871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 103.50
€ 107.02
€ 103.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168722
- ISBN
- 9780691168722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Between the two world wars, a distinct and vibrant film culture emerged in Europe. Film festivals and schools were established; film theory and history was written that took cinema seriously as an art form; and critical writing that created the film canon flourished. This scene was decidedly transnational and creative.. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; APFA; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384236
- ISBN
- 9781782384236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.47
€ 175.47