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Hardcover. The commercial success and formal perfection of melodrama is central to the re-establishment of the post-war Italian film industry, ensuring cinema's position at the forefront of 20th century mass culture. This title provides an analysis of cineopera or opera film. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748656424
ISBN
9780748656424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 100.60

Paperback. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Translator(s): Templer, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. The Concentration Camp. 370 pages, black & white illustrations. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight: 530. Translator(s): Templer, William.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006857
ISBN
9780691006857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSL1; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477201
ISBN
9780801477201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801441325
ISBN
9780801441325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Paperback. The Origins of Italian Fashion examines the history of Italian fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Lombard tailor Rosa Genoni created the first Italian fashion house independent from the prevailing French style, to World War II, when the Fascist regime co-opted fashion as a propaganda tool. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851777914
ISBN
9781851777914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Focuses on a talented, brave, but tiny minority of whites - liberals, radicals, communists, Trotskyists, humanists, Christians, idealists - who rejected the growing racism of post-war South Africa and worked to breach the dividing line between black and white. Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145003
ISBN
9781868145003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.95

Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of social welfare and social policy in Britain before the modern welfare state. It examines the role played by voluntary social provision (including self-help and mutual aid), as well as the growth of state intervention, in meeting welfare needs. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 753. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-382) and index. Commissioning organisation: Bernard Harris. xii, 402 p. ill. 24 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Community Services,History - Other Historical Subjects - General,His"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
KEX0166456
ISBN
9780333649978
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 60.75

Paperback. A concise introduction to one of the major historical controversies, brought right up-to-date for this 3rd edition. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 96 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 2. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261852
ISBN
9780415261852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.44

Paperback. The origins of the First World War have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy. Tracking the debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century this book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war. Series: Making History. Num Pages: 266 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418721
ISBN
9780582418721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.30

hardcover. Presents a narrative on the origins of the Lebanese national idea. This title reconsiders conventional accounts that locate the origins of Lebanese nationalism in a distant legendary past and then trace its evolution in a linear and gradual manner. It is suitable for those interested in the evolution of nationalism in the Middle East and beyond. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520273412
ISBN
9780520273412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.99
€ 60.41

Paperback. This text looks at the roots of the struggle in Northern Ireland and of British intervention, setting both in the longer perspective of the Anglo-Irish troubles. The book seeks to place the use of the army within the wider British context of dealing with political violence. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.

. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0296675
ISBN
9780582100732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan, which had not been able to defeat the isolated and divided forces of China, decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582493490
ISBN
9780582493490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.40

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the period and debates surrounding the European origins of the Second World War. This book describes the various explanations that have been offered for the war and the historiographical debates that have arisen from them; and analyses the ideological, economic and strategic forces at work in Europe during the 1930s. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405840286
ISBN
9781405840286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.84

Hardback. This is a study of the rise of two-party competition in South Carolina. During the two decades covered, the interplay between two clear factions shaped the growth of the party. In this text, the author demonstrates the implications of these developments for the rightward shift in national politics. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102428
ISBN
9780739102428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.39

Paperback. Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, the author asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 halftones. 17 tables. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162553
ISBN
9780691162553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. A short introduction to the origins of the Vietnam War. The book sets the context to the conflict from the end of the Indochina War in 1954 to the eruption of full scale war in 1965. It places events in their full international background. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319189
ISBN
9780582319189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.92

Paperback. Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804791380
ISBN
9780804791380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. A story of survival within an impersonal child-care system, a story filled with vivid characters, pathos, surprising humor, and the tenacity of a young boy who longs for a normal home and can't understand why his mother abandoned him or who his father is. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w photos, 14 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653556
ISBN
9780875653556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191546
ISBN
9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. The first and only book to cover the World War II exploits and contributions of Detachment 101 considered by many to be the forerunner of today's Special Forces in Burma against the Japanese Imperial Army." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620180
ISBN
9780700620180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.19

Paperback. Examines the channels of cooperation between American and West German student movements throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, and the reactions these relationships provoked from the US government. This title demonstrates the strong transnational connections between New Left groups on both sides of the Atlantic. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBTB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152462
ISBN
9780691152462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 260 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324463
ISBN
9780226324463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152716
ISBN
9780231152716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152709
ISBN
9780231152709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

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