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hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781571815224
ISBN
9781571815224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Hardback. Neeti Nair's account of the partition in the Punjab rejects the idea that essential differences between the Hindu and Muslim communities made political settlement impossible. Far from being an inevitable solution, partition--though advocated by some powerful Hindus--was a stunning surprise to the majority of Hindus in the region. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057791
ISBN
9780674057791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.43
€ 66.06

Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of the changing relations between ministers and civil servants since 1979, based on an original account of power within central government and drawing on evidence compiled from over 150 interviews, this book provides unprecedented insight into the world of Whitehall. Series: Transforming Government. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792896
ISBN
9780333792896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.37

Hardcover. Initially propounded by the philosopher Jurgen Habermas in 1962 in order to describe the realm of social discourse between the state on one hand, and the private sphere of the market and the family on the other, the concept of a bourgeois public sphere quickly became a central point of reference in the humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Emden, Christian J.; Midgley, David. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455000
ISBN
9780857455000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardback. A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s. Editor(s): Davis, Belinda J.; Mausbach, Wilfried; Klimke, Martin. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456511
ISBN
9781845456511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.34

Paperback. Focusing on world-historical events of empire, revolution, war, and peace, this work shows how American reformers invented a new politics built around progressive internationalism. It retrieves the progressive tradition in American politics and makes it available to contemporary debates. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFCX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691122359
ISBN
9780691122359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. The United Nations (UN) must either remain a "decision frozen in time" or develop an agenda to be relevant to 21st-century global governance. This study examines UN change processes, assessing learning strategies that would allow the UN to maintain relevance amidst evolving global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; JFFS; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801512
ISBN
9780333801512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HPS; JPQB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137548610
ISBN
9781137548610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.30

Hardback. Charlie Chaplin grew up in and around the music hall. His parents, aunt and their friends all earned their precarious livings on the stage and Chaplin himself started out his career touring music halls with a dance troupe. The author tells the story of the lives and careers of Chaplin's family and their music-hall circle. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763149
ISBN
9781780763149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.51

By tracing the varied role of women as producers and distributors of welfare during the period 1780-1930 in both metropolitan and provincial contexts, this collection argues that philanthropy predated, shaped and co-existed with the formation of the "classical" welfare state. It highlights the bias of gender and class in social work. Editor(s): Jordansson, Birgitta; Vammen, Tinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383396
ISBN
9788778383396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653020
ISBN
9780691653020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.63

Paperback. Charles Taylor's work as an intellectual historian, epistemologist and normative political theorist has made him a leading figure in contemporary social philosophy. This book examines the problem of political fragmentation through an analysis of Taylor's thought and politics. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521278
ISBN
9780742521278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.98

Hardcover. Based on original research from Charles Urban's own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFB; APFX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898829
ISBN
9780859898829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.90

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD; AGB; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450271
ISBN
9781633450271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. Winner of the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book and Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography: "An ingenious and absorbing book..It will permanently change the way we tell this troubled yet gripping story." -Jonathan Spence Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFG; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340396
ISBN
9780393340396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) was a remarkable personality who inspired all who knew her. From the 1880s onwards, Mason has been venerated across the USA primarily by home-schooling evangelical parents, valuing the Christian underpinning of her educational ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 502 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894023
ISBN
9780718894023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.18

paperback. Chasing Ghosts is a gripping narrative about a daughter's quest to achieve reconciliation with her father during the last years of his life when he finally broke his silence about his military experience before and during World War II. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268849
ISBN
9780823268849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 8 pages B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus Books United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605986555
ISBN
9781605986555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 8 pages of B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989754
ISBN
9781605989754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Details missed opportunity in the newspaper industry's diversity efforts Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; GTC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078941
ISBN
9780252078941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190467029
ISBN
9780190467029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136126
ISBN
9780890136126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. A fascinating insight into how the people of Chatham coped with the problems of the First World War Num Pages: 148 pages, 176 pages of integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827882
ISBN
9781473827882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. This work tells the tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. Num Pages: 832 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553406641
ISBN
9780553406641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.45

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