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Paperback. An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886366
ISBN
9781408886366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588664
ISBN
9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Describes Mao Zedong s life and thought in relation to the Chinese revolution and twentieth-century history. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347958
ISBN
9780822347958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best of the original chapters but also includes images, new chapters and new contributions from the Batman writers and editors. Spanning 75 years and multiple incarnations, this is the definitive history of Batman. Editor(s): Pearson, Roberta E.; Uricchio, William; Brooker, Will. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; AKLC; APF; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition,New edition,2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577651
ISBN
9781844577651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 95.86

Paperback. The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best of the original chapters but also includes images, new chapters and new contributions from the Batman writers and editors. Spanning 75 years and multiple incarnations, this is the definitive history of Batman. Editor(s): Uricchio, William; Brooker, Will. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; AKLC; APF; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844577644
ISBN
9781844577644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. "Manx Murders" is a mysterious collection of murder cases committed on the island over the last 150 years, from the brutal murder of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to an equally savage attack on a widow in her garden in the busy centre of Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840186925
ISBN
9781840186925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. In eight decades photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo created works of art that display an array of styles and themes. This volume contains 50 images with extended commentaries on each by Robert Tejada, a curator and critic. There is also a transcript of a symposium on Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366255
ISBN
9780892366255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardcover. Tells the story of how people struggled to define, refine, reform, and ultimately overturn racial etiquette as a social guide for Southern Rhodesian politics. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465205
ISBN
9781580465205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.55

Paperback. More than a history of the cookbook, Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405841
ISBN
9781421405841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.98

Hardback. More than a history of the cookbook, Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871252
ISBN
9780801871252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 49.47

Paperback. Gail Bederman investigates the connection between powerful manhood and racial dominance as it was debated, promoted and resisted during the decades around the turn of this century. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041391
ISBN
9780226041391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. In 1945, New York City stood at the pinnacle of its cultural and economic power. Taking into account both Social Register and slum, this title celebrates New York's Golden Age as a place where, for one unrepeatable moment in history, anything seemed possible. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241781
ISBN
9780571241781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. The only child of Irish immigrants to New York in search of a better life, Alice Carey had an isolated and sometimes violent childhood. A poignant tale of a young girl raised in a difficult environment juxtaposed with the story of a grown woman trying to make sense of her childhood. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KSG0019081
ISBN
9781848892736
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 57 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AMCR; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680719
ISBN
9780816680719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
627
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781847378835
ISBN
9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; JFSJ1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152181
ISBN
9780231152181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746709
ISBN
9781901746709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847844996
ISBN
9781847844996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.04

Paperback. What was Manchester really like in the 1970s? This book shows us the reality of day-to-day life in the city during a period when much of the Victorian city was swept away in a whirlwind of redevelopment and modernisation. It features images of people, buildings, transport, events and a number of sites which have changed beyond recognition. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946155
ISBN
9780750946155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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