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20th century

Hardcover. The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of British occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. This memoir presents a portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608721
ISBN
9780815608721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.32

Paperback. An extraordinary first-person account of a childhood spent in the jungle Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088874
ISBN
9781844088874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.86

Hardcover. Explores the complex interactions between French medicine and Vietnamese childbirth traditions, documenting the emergence of a plural system of maternity services that incorporated both biomedical knowledge and local birthing traditions. Num Pages: 254 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465687
ISBN
9781580465687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922317
ISBN
9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.08

Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631781
ISBN
9780815631781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 maps, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 charts, 1 graph, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJP; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526104588
ISBN
9781526104588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.84

Paperback. The centenary of the First World War has brought with it much attention on the lives of those left behind at home. This book explains how the daily life of children one hundred years ago was affected by war. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668765
ISBN
9781445668765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.45

Hardback. Between 1935 and 1938 the celebrated photographer Roman Vishniac explored the cities and villages of Eastern Europe, capturing life in the Jewish shtetlekh of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary. This book is devoted to a subject Vishniac especially loved, and one whose mystery and spontaneity he captured with particular poignancy: children. Num Pages: 156 pages, 69 duotones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; AJB; AJCP; HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
156
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221871
ISBN
9780520221871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. Discusses the history of child-rearing conditions and practices in late 19th and early 20th century Chile. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345749
ISBN
9780822345749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. Putting Greece back on the cultural and political map of the "Long 1960s," this book traces the dissent and activism of anti-regime students during the dictatorship of the Colonels (1967-74). Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330339
ISBN
9781785330339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. Putting Greece back on the cultural and political map of the "Long 1960s," this book traces the dissent and activism of anti-regime students during the dictatorship of the Colonels (1967-74). Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782380009
ISBN
9781782380009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.05

Hardcover. At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, thirty-eight thousand children were evacuated from their homes. The Greek Communist Party relocated half of them to orphanages in Eastern Europe, while their adversaries placed the rest in children's homes elsewhere in Greece. This book presents a comprehensive study of the two evacuation programs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JFFD; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226135984
ISBN
9780226135984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.53
€ 84.15

paperback. At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, thirty-eight thousand children were evacuated from their homes. The Greek Communist Party relocated half of them to orphanages in Eastern Europe, while their adversaries placed the rest in children's homes elsewhere in Greece. This book presents a comprehensive study of the two evacuation programs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JFFD; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226135991
ISBN
9780226135991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Paperback. This text can be considered a documentary; it is a compilation of fragments of records compiled in Palestine in 1943 by the Polish group Eastern Center for Information. It is based solely on the testimony of Jewish children evacuated from the Soviet Union to Palestine. Translator(s): Mitchell, Jacqueline. Series: Jewish Lives - Nonfiction S. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113541
ISBN
9780810113541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. In this book, based on a three-year national research study, the authors examine the changes in structure and use of residential child care services over the last ten years. They make a comprehensive analysis of the quality of care available and recommendations for policy, practice, and the future management of children's homes. Num Pages: 250 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853025655
ISBN
9781853025655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amberley
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647203
ISBN
9781445647203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.94

Hardback. This book offers a new perspective on the history of Argentina by studying economics through the lens of traditionally non-economic perspectives, such as the importance of politics, consumerist culture, women, paternalism, nation-building, and ideology. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 tables, 3 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750127
ISBN
9780804750127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.26

Paperback. China 1900-76 has been written specifically to support AS Edexcel Units 2 and 3, and is also suitable for AQA Module 4H option D. Editor(s): Stewart, Geoff; Rees, Rosemary. Series: Heinemann Advanced History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Heinemann Secondary Education
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435327699
ISBN
9780435327699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612093376
ISBN
9781612093376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.52
€ 70.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Wu, Guang. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622577606
ISBN
9781622577606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.52
€ 70.74

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