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Paperback. Told in the distinctive and memorable voices of working class women, this is a first-hand account of working lives at the turn of the last century. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844088010
- ISBN
- 9781844088010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361862
- ISBN
- 9780822361862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.86
€ 145.86
Paperback. In Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor Tim Lawrence examines the city's party, dance, music, and art culture between 1980 and 1983, tracing the rise, apex, and fall of this inventive, vibrant, and tumultuous scene. Num Pages: 600 pages, 115 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AVGV; AVRS; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362029
- ISBN
- 9780822362029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
![Thomas Kitching - Life and Death in Changi: The War and Internment Diary of Thomas Kitching [1942-1944] - 9789813065635 - V9789813065635](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9789813065635.jpg "Thomas Kitching - Life and Death in Changi: The War and Internment Diary of Thomas Kitching [1942-1944] - 9789813065635 - V9789813065635")
Paperback. Englishman Thomas Kitching died, aged 54, in Changi Prison in April 1944. Interned by the Japanese in 1942, Kitching, who was the Chief Surveyor of Singapore, faithfully kept a diary from December 1941. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Landmark Books Pte.Ltd ,Singapore
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813065635
- ISBN
- 9789813065635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.85
€ 33.99
€ 23.85
Hardcover. The story of Lancaster rear gunner W/O Sidney Knott, DFC, Knott survived sixty-four operations, included many 'Battle of the Ruhr' targets. This combination of dramatic narrative and strategic overview includes controversial views about the morality of area bombing and its contribution to victory in Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 108 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552285
- ISBN
- 9781781552285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.81
€ 33.99
€ 23.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Barber, John; Dzeniskevich, Andrei. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901422
- ISBN
- 9781403901422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Hardcover. As home to 1920s excess and Hitler's Final Solution, Berlin's physical and symbolic landscape was an important staging ground for the highs and lows of modernity. In Cold War Berlin, social and political boundaries were porous, and the rubble gave refuge to a re-emerging gay and lesbian scene, youth gangs, prostitutes, hoods, and hustlers. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202016
- ISBN
- 9780230202016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. The Webbs' idiosyncrasies have often masked their literary and institution building accomplishments. In this biography, Sidney is shown to play a more important role than Beatrice in the literary output and there is emphasis on their promotion of working class democratic experience. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333773437
- ISBN
- 9780333773437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
Hardcover. Presents case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Wagner, Mahler, Furtwangler, R. Strauss, and Berg -- examining how the supposedly extrarational world of creative inspiration intersects with the highly rational world of money and politics. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464772
- ISBN
- 9781580464772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 60.10
€ 64.77
€ 60.10
Paperback. A work of an Englishman, a desert-loving young officer whose passionate amateur enthusiasm led to the exploration of the Egyptian western desert and the Libyan Sahara on the eve of the second world war. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBL; 3JJG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292. Travel in a Dead World. 228 pages, Illustrations, maps. A work of an Englishman, a desert-loving young officer whose passionate amateur enthusiasm led to the exploration of the Egyptian western desert and the Libyan Sahara on the eve of the second world war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBL; 3JJG; WTLP. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight: 294.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011338
- ISBN
- 9781906011338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294536
- ISBN
- 9781910294536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.27
€ 26.99
€ 20.27
Hardback. The entire story of Qaddafi's corrupt and repressive regime, the details of its downfall, and what Libya's future may hold in store Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139327
- ISBN
- 9780300139327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.76
€ 46.99
€ 33.76
Hardcover. This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya, the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJH; HBTV; HBWQ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607651
- ISBN
- 9780230607651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.33
€ 53.37
€ 47.33
hardcover. George Bobinski's career as a library professional spans 60 epochal years, from 1945 to the present. In this book, he summarizes the major trends and events that have transformed the library world and the profession of librarianship. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858992
- ISBN
- 9780810858992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.21
€ 115.21
Paperback. At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950401
- ISBN
- 9780241950401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
paperback. Examines how specific Party chapters or offshoots emerged, developed, and waned, as well as how the local branches related to their communities and to the national party. This work reveals how Black Panther Party ideologies, goals, and strategies were taken up and adapted throughout the United States. Editor(s): Williams, Yohuru; Lazerow, Jama. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343264
- ISBN
- 9780822343264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Presents the story of the Yugoslav cinema of the 1980s and addresses major film developments that have taken place in the former Yugoslavia's five successor states. This title situates the developments within the context of film economics, state subsidies, and changing patterns of political control. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJP; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215826
- ISBN
- 9780253215826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.83
€ 23.99
€ 21.83
Hardcover. This book examines conflicting interpretations of the origins, evolution, and end of apartheid. Lipton asserts that it began around 1970 with relatively non-violent reform, and ended following President de Klerk's release of Nelson Mandela, and his reinstatement of the African National Congress and other organizations, in February 1990. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJH; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600591
- ISBN
- 9780230600591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1953 to promote non-racial democratic liberalism in opposition to white supremacist apartheid. This book shows that despite forced dissolution in 1968, the Liberals' ideas have triumphed over those of left and right in the "new South Africa". Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; JPFK; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333713556
- ISBN
- 9780333713556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.53
€ 194.53