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Hardback. Presses an understanding of the roles of women in public life and offers a history of urban America. This book also offers evidence that women established a broad and durable solidarity that spanned differences of race, class, and political experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095394
ISBN
9780691095394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 67.57

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268647
ISBN
9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. From 1918 into the early twenties, any African American who spoke out forcefully for their race-editors, union organizers, civil rights advocates, radical political activists, and Pan-Africanists - were likely to be investigated by a network of federal intelligence agencies. This title presents an account of this story. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213549
ISBN
9780253213549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.19

Paperback. Explores the camera work of five women who directed their visions toward influencing social policy and cultural theory. Doris Ulmann, Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Berenice Abbott. Melissa McEuen considers the prisms though which they saw American culture in the 1920s and 1930s. Num Pages: 376 pages, 54 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AJB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190945
ISBN
9780813190945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.18

Hardback. From tanks rumbling across battlefields to submarines, blitzed cities and D-Day, this extraordinary flap book takes young readers right into the action of the Second World War. Illustrator(s): Pritelli, Maria Cristina. Series: Usborne See Inside. Num Pages: 16 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 4KHF; YNH; YNJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 277 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
16
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409523291
ISBN
9781409523291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. A flap book that is packed with information about the First World War, from the start of the conflict in 1914, to its resolution in 1918. It includes scenes such as a battleship fight, the war in the skies, trenches on the Western Front, and a tank battle in no man's land. Illustrator(s): Pritelli, Maria Cristina. Series: Usborne See Inside. Num Pages: 16 pages, Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 4KHF; 4KHJ; 5AG; YBGP; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 277 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
16
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409531708
ISBN
9781409531708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Explores Soviet prosecution records to tell the hidden story of ordinary citizens who were arrested for expressing discontent during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years. Editor(s): Kozlov, Vladimir A.; Fitzpatrick, Sheila; Mironenko, Sergei V. Translator(s): Livshin, Olga. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111699
ISBN
9780300111699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.39
€ 53.37

Paperback. aeo An exciting new introductory textbook that clearly lays out and explores both traditional and non--traditional approaches to security studies. aeo completely right up--to--date in its discussion of all the major new developments within security studies. aeo Accessibly written and suitable to readers with no previous knowledge of the area. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617732
ISBN
9780745617732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Hardcover. Mil Penner was brought up on a Mennonite family farm in Section 27 in McPherson County, Kansas. In this collection of vignettes, he traces the influence of pioneer roots on the present generation as he chronicles the transformation of the land from untouched prairie to productive farm. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HRCZ; KNAC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611966
ISBN
9780700611966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.60

Paperback. This is a critical look at how we compartmentalise Iraqis into Shi'as and Sunnis. It is the first comprehensive analysis of sectarian relations and identities in Iraq. The focus is on the uprisings in March 1911 and fall of the Ba'ath in 2003. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HRAM9; JFSR; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041287
ISBN
9781849041287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 47.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400079230
ISBN
9781400079230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Secrets of the Cold War focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. Num Pages: 200 pages, c 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916914
ISBN
9781908916914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.04

Paperback. The definitive history of Bletchley Park by one of the world's leading experts on British spies Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344. 256 pages, Illustrations. The definitive history of Bletchley Park by one of the world's leading experts on British spies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Dimension: 200 x 161 x 25. Weight: 356.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849540957
ISBN
9781849540957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Hardcover. This magnificent new volume gives you exclusive access to the Churchill War Rooms, bringing you closer than ever before to where Churchill not only ran the war - but won it. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300 full colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 292 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Imperial War Museums
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904897491
ISBN
9781904897491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.66

Hardcover. Drawing on the words of many of the spies themselves, 'Secrets in a Dead Fish' is a fascinating compendium of clever and original ruses that casts new light into the murky world of espionage during the First World War. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242603
ISBN
9781851242603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 150 b/w photographs, line drawings, color profiles, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HB; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 914. German Missiles 1934-1945. 144 pages, 150 b/w photographs, line drawings, colour profiles, charts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HB; JWM; TTMW. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 16. Weight: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300868
ISBN
9780764300868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. By failing to develop effective programs weapon development, Japan increased the probability that it could not triumph over its more advanced enemies. Walter Grunden underscores the dramatic scientific and technological disparities that left Japan vulnerable and ultimately led to its defeat in World War II. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613830
ISBN
9780700613830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.19

Paperback. "The paradise of adventurers", Shanghai during World War II was suffused with dangerous glamour. Racketeers, cutthroats and con-men jostled for advantage as secret agents of the great powers waged a complex and sinister struggle for power. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537647
ISBN
9781784537647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Laudani, Raffaele. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134130
ISBN
9780691134130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.66

Hardcover. New essays exploring the tension between the versions of the past in secret police files and the subjects' own personal memories-and creative workings-through-of events. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 2ACG; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139269
ISBN
9781571139269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Paperback. When the new landlord is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. Series: British Library Crime Classics. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2AB; 3JJG; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712356091
ISBN
9780712356091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. This series looks at the secret campaigns and operations of the major conflicts of the past 100 years Series: Secret History. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 4KHN; 5AK; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 270 x 219 x 4. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445130910
ISBN
9781445130910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Offers a comparative history of European girlhood from 1750 to 1960, with a focus on Britain, France, and Germany. This volume covers diverse issues in the lives of girls, from sexuality and leisure to social roles in the family and the economy. Editor(s): Maynes, Mary Jo; Soland, Birgitte; Benninghaus, Christina. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217103
ISBN
9780253217103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. * Vividly describes and analyses the naval operations during World War II. * The author uses many primary sources as well as his own wartime experiences. * This second volume also includes descriptions of operations in the Adriatic around Italy. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593035
ISBN
9781781593035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.70

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