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Paperback. Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, geneal tables, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 518.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007463404
ISBN
9780007463404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Hardcover. The story of Oscar Wilde's landmark 1882 American tour explains how this quotable literary eminence became famous for being famous. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393063172
ISBN
9780393063172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195397
ISBN
9781845195397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila; Bridge, Roy. Num Pages: 1570 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544192
ISBN
9781107544192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.49

Hardcover. A biography of Willa Cather, presenting a writer whose life and quietly modernist work reflected the artistic and cultural tensions of her day. It seeks to portray a woman and an artist who exemplifies the ambivalence, foreboding and complexity which we associate with the 20th-century mind. Num Pages: 400 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919966
ISBN
9780813919966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Hardcover. This collection of 216 letters offers an accessible, single-volume distillation of the exchange spanning 50 years between celebrated brothers William and Henry James. Their correspondence demonstrates the persons, places, and events that effected the Euro-American world from 1861-1910. Editor(s): Berkeley, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916941
ISBN
9780813916941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.27

Paperback. William E Colby was one of the most enigmatic figures of the Cold War and a central player in the operations of the Central Intelligence Agency. This title tracks Colby's life and career from early years in the OSS to his tumultuous tenure as Director of Central Intelligence in the 1970s. It also offers a history of the inner workings of the CIA. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616909
ISBN
9780700616909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653747
ISBN
9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621006176
ISBN
9781621006176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.88
€ 49.27

Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791903
ISBN
9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. An examination of the intriguing question: what happens when the ideas of a thinker such as William James, who, despite his originality, was deeply rooted in American traditions, are refracted through a culture that draws on a heritage profoundly different from his own? Editor(s): Grossman, Joan Delaney; Rischin, Ruth. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HPCD; HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105276
ISBN
9780739105276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marta, Karen. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1HFMS; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFF; AGB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
UCCA/Koenig Books/Marta and Cosentino
Condition
New
SKU
V9780996215602
ISBN
9780996215602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.74

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121550
ISBN
9780813121550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.14

Paperback. William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, Murphy was an international financier, and a contractor of railways and tramways on three continents as well as in Britain and Ireland. This book re-examines Murphy's career. Series: Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134. William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, he was an international financier and contractor of railways and tramways. He revolutionalised the Irish newspaper industry, was a patriot who opposed concessions in the Home Rule Bill, supported Sinn Féin as a political party, and vigorously opposed conscription and partition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359621
ISBN
9781906359621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.65

Num Pages: 192 pages, over 270 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332333
ISBN
9780764332333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.90
€ 54.04

Hardcover. This fascinating cultural history of The Blue Angel provides a new interpretive framework with which to approach this classic Weimar film and suggests that discourses on mass and high culture are integral to the film's thematic and narrative structure. These discourses surface above all in the relationship between the two main characters.. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; APF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455729
ISBN
9781845455729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.94

Hardback. The definitive biography of the influential Appalachian reformer who dedicated his life to ending racial violence through education Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168159
ISBN
9780813168159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650968
ISBN
9780691650968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.74

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651262
ISBN
9780691651262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649481
ISBN
9780691649481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 306.54

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