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Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061689
ISBN
9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGHA; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782119258
ISBN
9781782119258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Telling the story of the author's grandparents and parents, and of his brothers' involvement in the violent Mau Mau uprising, this title etches a tumultuous era, capturing the landscape of Kenya, the people and their culture, and the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 2AB; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548522
ISBN
9780099548522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Riggio, Thomas P.; West, James L. W., III. Series: The University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ABM; 3JJG; BG; DSBH; DSK; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 259 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812280913
ISBN
9780812280913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.47

Paperback. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 426. Tuesday, 13 February, 1945. 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747570844
ISBN
9780747570844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFCA; JFCK; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629919
ISBN
9781469629919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269750
ISBN
9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888038
ISBN
9780801888038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20
€ 56.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677474
ISBN
9780816677474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Many artists and scholars were forced to migrate from Nazi Germany. Their story is twofold, of impoverishment for the countries the musicians left behind and enrichment for the United States. The latter is the focus of this collection, which approaches the subject from diverse perspectives. Editor(s): Brinkmann, Reinhold; Wolff, Christoph. Series: Roth Family Foundation Music in America Book. Num Pages: 386 pages, 7 music examples , 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AV; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214132
ISBN
9780520214132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 57.31

Hardback. Hitler's autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator. Many historians have taken this claim at face value and concluded that the Nazi regime harbored an inbred love of nature. This book argues that such conclusions are misleading. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 8 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW; RPT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453091
ISBN
9781845453091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Hardback. Driving Modernity recounts the history of the first Italian motorway, which-alongside railways and aviation-Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. Translator(s): O'Laughlin, Erin. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 218 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; JPFQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334498
ISBN
9781785334498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Paperback. Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s. . Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130721
ISBN
9781405130721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Hardback. Peter Merriman traces the social and cultural histories and geographies of driving spaces through an examination of the design, construction and use of England's M1 motorway in the 1950s and 1960s. . Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130738
ISBN
9781405130738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Paperback. The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the communists' decision to build the Wall in 1961. It portrays the different approaches favored by the East Germans and the Soviets to stop the exodus of refugees to West Germany. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVU; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124285
ISBN
9780691124285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584924
ISBN
9781937584924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. This is a history of drugs and drug use in America. It provides a review of what is now a prominent feature of American culture, and it analyses the interplay between drugs, drug use, and society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815622826
ISBN
9780815622826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.61

Hardback. This collection of 46 essays examines the issues of drugs and their control between the US and Latin America. The articles are arranged chronologically presenting an overview of US-Latin American drug policy from the turn of the century to the Clinton administration. Editor(s): Walker, William O., III. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024228
ISBN
9780842024228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.40

Paperback. Argues that a history of drugs is a study of cultures in competition. Editor(s): Walker, William O., III. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJ; JFFH1; JFM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024266
ISBN
9780842024266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

Paperback. A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York. This book focuses on three periods of Felipe's life, each marked by changes in his personal life and by important historical events. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 figure, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; AVGD; AVGE; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397315
ISBN
9781566397315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.80

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