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Paperback. Born in a surreal Moscow communal apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen, the author grew up singing odes to Lenin, black-marketeering Juicy Fruit gum at school, and longing for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, drab, naively joyous, melancholy and, finally, intolerable. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777476
ISBN
9780552777476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Near the end of World War II, four days after Allied armies landed at Normandy, a unit of Waffen SS en route to the front surrounded the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and, without warning, massacred its citizens. In an effort to come to grips with this tragedy, Jean-Jacques Fouche explores the massacre from several points of. Translator(s): Sices, David; Atkinson, James B. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806013
ISBN
9780875806013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. In-depth case-studies of significant aspects of early twentieth-century English music-theatre, which engage with notions of Englishness and the idea of a 'musical renaissance' Num Pages: 402 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; AN; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839194
ISBN
9781843839194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.85

Hardcover. Masculinity, Class and Same-Sex Desire in Industrial England, 1895-1957 explores the experiences of men who desired other men outside of the capital. In doing so, it offers a unique intervention into the history of sexuality but it also offers new ways to understand masculinity, working-class culture, regionality and work in the period. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470980
ISBN
9781137470980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.38

Hardcover. Offers a study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation. This book examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654543
ISBN
9780748654543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 107.83

Paperback. This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113014
ISBN
9780231113014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. These photographs reveal places we know but scarcely recognize and give us another look at the people of "the greatest generation." Num Pages: 192 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJCR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410852
ISBN
9781421410852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.77

Paperback. An anthology of writings by one of the most influential black women in America Editor(s): McCluskey, Audrey Thomas; Smith, Elaine M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JFSJ; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253215031
ISBN
9780253215031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

hardcover. The catalogue to accompany a major solo presentation of the work of the influential New York-based painter and ceramicist Mary Heilmann, her first in a public institution in the UK in 15 years. Editor(s): Yee, Lydia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 275 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882472
ISBN
9780854882472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.63

Paperback. One of the few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt was American born but lived and worked in France. A classically trained artist, she painted portraits of mothers and children. This book provides insight into her personal life and artistic endeavours. Num Pages: 390 pages, 133 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300077544
ISBN
9780300077544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.84

Hardcover. Examines the rise, development and ultimate failure of the German Social Democrats, the largest of the European socialist parties, from 1887 to 1912. Prominent figures are discussed but the book focuses primarily on the younger generation - Paul Kampffmeyer, Max Schippel, Conrad Schmidt and others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674551237
ISBN
9780674551237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.22
€ 86.90

Paperback. This work looks at the massacre at the village of Oradour in 1944, and how the French State has preserved the entire ruins of the village, which is now a tourist destination. Through interviews and research, the history of a shattering event and its memorial afterlife are investigated. Num Pages: 317 pages, 25 black-and-white photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224834
ISBN
9780520224834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. The hired gunman who confronted Sister Dorothy asked her if she was carrying a weapon. She produced her Bible and began to read. This story presents the murder in 2005 of an American nun, Sister Dorothy Stang, which focused the world's attention on the plight of poor farmers in the Brazilian Amazon and their struggles against rapacious developers. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJP; BGX; HRCX6; HRCX8; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570757358
ISBN
9781570757358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. The first ever biography of Manchester United's teenage superstar. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; BGS; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154. 8vo.Good clean copy.Standard paperback edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KEX0290929
ISBN
9781785780974
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourses of 'martial races'. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069635
ISBN
9780719069635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Using interviews, letters, notebooks, and their published texts, Powe offers a new alchemy of their thought, in which he combines the philosophical hallmarks of McLuhan's "The medium is the message" and Frye's "the great code." Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442616165
ISBN
9781442616165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Joined together in an extraordinarily close relationship, Walt Disney World and Orlando, Florida, have become the world's most popular tourist destination. This title traces the history of this "marriage" and tells the story of Disney's use and abuse of unparalleled governmental powers. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 b/w illus. + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBT; JPV; KNSG; KNSP; RP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098280
ISBN
9780300098280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.77

Paperback. The Amadeus Quartet, which was active from 1948 until 1987 is probably one of the most famous and distinguished string quartets of the 20th century. This volume tells the story of the Quartet from the inside, with its many triumphs and its periodic setbacks and traumas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGF; AVH; AVRL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357128
ISBN
9781900357128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; KNS; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822423
ISBN
9781509822423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

paperback. This book explores changing concepts of marriage and gender relationships and attitudes toward sex in a rural Chinese community over the past five decades. The book is based on a study of an industrialized peasant village in Guangdong Province from 1994 to 1996 and subsequent visits from 2000 to 2002. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765612540
ISBN
9780765612540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.77

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