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Hardcover. From the Line brings together the best of Scotland's poetry from the two World Wars: 138 poems, from fifty-six poets, are represented here; poetry from both men and women, from battlefields across the world and from the Home Front, too. Editor(s): Goldie, David; Watson, Roderick. Series: ASLS Annual Volumes. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; 3JJH; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906841164
- ISBN
- 9781906841164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.04
€ 16.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283855
- ISBN
- 9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. The Korean War is enjoying growing popularity and interest after years of neglect. A unique account by a conscript who was uniquely present at two of the key battles of the War. The author records his extraordinary experiences with modest understatement Num Pages: 210 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593431
- ISBN
- 9781781593431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891654
- ISBN
- 9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Starting from the events surrounding the First World War, the author traces the history of the modern Middle East and puts the Arab Spring into context. McMillan breaks down the nuances of Western involvement in the Middle East, alliances and divisions between Middle Eastern peoples and nations, and the role of religion in these conflicts. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522047
- ISBN
- 9781137522047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.94€ 123.38
€ 130.94
€ 123.38
Paperback. New and affordable edition of this major naval history of the First World War Five volumes to be published in time for the centenary of the War Specially commissioned introductions Num Pages: 364 pages, 10 b/w photographs, maps available via web link. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322011
- ISBN
- 9781848322011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
paperback. This book provides an in-depth study of the Soviet Army during the offensive operations that started with Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942 and went until Spring 1943. Series: Soviet (Russian) Military Experience. Num Pages: 446 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714640648
- ISBN
- 9780714640648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.08
€ 80.08
Hardcover. Although Sweden saw the emergence of the populist party New Democracy in the early 1990s, it collapsed in 1994, and no party has so far been successful to take its place. Most literature on populism deals with successful cases. This book takes the opposite direction and asks how one can explain the failure of Swedish radical right-wing populism. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452186
- ISBN
- 9781845452186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.72
€ 162.72
Paperback. This work covers the early 1970s, a period when the Vietnam War and student protests were on the wane as new religious groups grew in size. It maintains that the failure of political activism led former radicals to become involved with groups such as the Hare Krishnas and Scientology. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HRCS; HRQM; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629481
- ISBN
- 9780815629481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.84
€ 28.84
Paperback. Reveals that New York's interlocking network of private benevolence and municipal relief promoted a racialized and gendered definition of poverty and citizenship Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741078
- ISBN
- 9780814741078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. This text examines the history of skiing in America, from its utilitarian origins to its transformation into a purely recreational activity. It integrates the history of skiing in the context of cultural, social and economic developments. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 illustrations,. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490475
- ISBN
- 9781558490475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.54
€ 34.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049595
- ISBN
- 9780813049595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Hardback. Contrary to the assumption that Western and Eastern European economies and cinemas were very different from each other, they actually had much in common. After the Second World War both the East and the West adopted a mixed system, containing elements of both socialism and capitalism, and from the 1980s on the whole of Europe.. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; APFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384861
- ISBN
- 9781782384861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.70
€ 164.70
Paperback. Presenting a portrait of engaged, activist lives in the 1930s, this book features a global network of individuals and organizations that posed challenges to the racism and colonialism of the era. It positions race at the center of the British, imperial, and transatlantic political culture of the 1930s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141862
- ISBN
- 9780691141862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845114
- ISBN
- 9781848845114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.99
€ 26.99
€ 19.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; HBJD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801447624
- ISBN
- 9780801447624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. Offers an account of the most important antiwar campaign prior to World War I: the antimilitarism of the French Left. This book covers the views and actions of socialists, trade unionists, and anarchists from the time of France's defeat by Prussia in 1870 to the outbreak of hostilities with Germany in 1914. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFE; JPFF; JPW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327660
- ISBN
- 9780822327660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 graphs, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175647
- ISBN
- 9780231175647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.89
€ 59.52
€ 46.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461066
- ISBN
- 9781608461066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.67
€ 26.99
€ 23.67
mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887433
- ISBN
- 9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.62
€ 17.99
€ 17.62