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Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746878
- ISBN
- 9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. This book considers not just the men but also the historical significance of the time and place where their ideas took form. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272467
- ISBN
- 9780226272467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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€ 55.84
€ 61.20
€ 55.84
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 32.99
€ 32.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819565723
- ISBN
- 9780819565723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.53
€ 38.53
Paperback. An examination of the events of 1913, the biggest labour dispute in Ireland's history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 black & white halftones, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276. New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847173614
- ISBN
- 9781847173614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98