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Paperback. This book tracks the rise and fall of an underworld culture that bred some of America's greatest racketeers, bootleggers, gamblers, and professional killers, examining the careers of such high-profile figures as Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel. Num Pages: 351 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSR1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096836
ISBN
9780231096836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Ilan Pappe, renowned Israeli historian and social activist, presents a spellbinding account of the Husayni family and the role they played throughout the modern history of Palestine. Viewed through the prism of one family, the book sheds new light on crucial events and provides an unforgettable picture of the Palestinian tragedy in its entirety. Num Pages: 450 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 30. .
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564536
ISBN
9780863564536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 768 pages, 60 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147727
ISBN
9780691147727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role that prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical inmate ideology in those years. Editor(s): Cummins, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722322
ISBN
9780804722322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. * A fascinating survey of the key moments of post-war medical discovery - fully revised and updated for this new edition Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123752
ISBN
9780349123752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6, 4 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFFN; JKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456671
ISBN
9780801456671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Hardback. This is the first full-length history of the Scottish cotton industry, from its beginnings in the late eighteenth century to its premature decline in the years leading up to the First World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080821
ISBN
9780719080821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 89.72

Paperback. Combining skilful economic, political and social analysis, this text provides a fascinating insight into the decline of the Soviet Union. Series: Postwar World. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582299580
ISBN
9780582299580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 1264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 57. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
1264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099421764
ISBN
9780099421764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.74

Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142999
ISBN
9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Evo Morales is one of the world's most controversial political leaders. This title explains the success of the MAS (Movimiento Al Socialismo) and its wider consequences, showing how Morales has become the symbol for a political consciousness that has entailed de-stigmatizing indigenous identities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; HBJK; JPFF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848135246
ISBN
9781848135246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Hardcover. This study of the US District Court, Southern District of Texas, analyses the changes in its mission, structure, policies and procedures from 1955 to 2000. These efforts are situated within the social, cultural and political expectations that prompted the increase in judical seats. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; HBT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1007.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820323633
ISBN
9780820323633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.73

Hardback. This important book provides a comparative study of the growth and impact of mass literacy across Europe between 1750 and 1950. The volume outlines the main features of the comparative growth of literacy, and relates them to the later growth of electronic media. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; CFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614441
ISBN
9780745614441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Paperback. Charting the spectacular rise of a society which leapt in little more than a generation from late feudal to early industrial forms of organisation, this history of modern Japan examines the violent 1930s, an Empire won and lost, and the economic miracle. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415851527
ISBN
9780415851527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.50
€ 58.14

Paperback. This is an account of growing competitiveness in Southern party politics and elections. It tracks Southern votes shifting economic, cultural and religious loyalties, black/white conflicts and interests during and after federal civil rights intervention and the struggles of candidates and officials. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012486
ISBN
9780674012486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 47.37

Paperback. A long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies. Editor(s): Katznelson, Ira; Shefter, Martin; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 tables. 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPWD; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116280
ISBN
9780691116280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.86

Hardback. In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPWQ; KCM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361817
ISBN
9780822361817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.44

Hardback. The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style-Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas-are covered at length. Series: Studies & Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AS; AVG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840812
ISBN
9780810840812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582292109
ISBN
9780582292109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.92

Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415040518
ISBN
9780415040518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. The first study of how the art market developed in London and made the city the capital of the international trade in art. Editor(s): Fletcher, Pamela M.; Helmreich, Anne. Num Pages: 368 pages, 47 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; ABQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084614
ISBN
9780719084614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037721
ISBN
9780226037721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Hardback. First book to survey international women's cooperation and activism during the wars Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848856714
ISBN
9781848856714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. The story of the Easter Rising from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank-and-file revolutionaries and exploiting a unique and recently released collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black and white plates; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD; HBTV; HBW. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198732358
ISBN
9780198732358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.31

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