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Hardback. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 400 pages, 99 color illustrations, 101 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1192. Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 400 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight: 1192.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Tion
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271951
ISBN
9780520271951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7, 6 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704444
ISBN
9781501704444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.39

Paperback. Drawing on a wide variety of contemporary journals, newspapers, films, and popular songs, Alan M. Ball compares American social, political, and cultural influence in two newborn Russian states: the young Soviet Union and the modern Russian Republic. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527935
ISBN
9780742527935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.74

Hardcover. This book examines an Austrian identity based on a civic, rather than an ethnic conception of a national community. It analyzes the ideas of Joseph Samuel Bloch, an Austrian Jewish writer and politician, and compares them to those of other Austrian political thinkers of various ethnic and political backgrounds in order to discover how these individuals imagined a supraethnic Austrian nation. Num Pages: 220 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335294
ISBN
9780880335294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. This book examines how Armenia and Armenians were portrayed in Britain at a decisive moment in modern history, when diplomats, scholars and humanitarians engaged with the past, present and future of Armenia. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 272 pages, Maps|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUR; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078170
ISBN
9780719078170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.45

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135483
ISBN
9781571135483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Paperback. From racial disturbances in Miami has emerged the image that Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos are pitted against one another for resources. This text explores the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic group conflict, including interviews with politicians, journalists and business people. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917054
ISBN
9780813917054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Hardback. This book identifies the forces behind the explosive growth in Asian American literature. It charts its emergence and explores both the unique place of Asian Americans in American culture and what that place says about the way Americanness is defined. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734004
ISBN
9780804734004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.34
€ 114.32

paperback. Uses the under-studied genre of melodrama as a critical prism for understanding Russian/Soviet history, politics and culture - in particular, the uses to which popular culture was put in the Soviet period. Editor(s): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327905
ISBN
9780822327905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Casemate
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932033984
ISBN
9781932033984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.91

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640310
ISBN
9780691640310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.11

Paperback. Features chapters that include a selection of letters from Irish immigrants fleeing the famine of the 1840s, writings from an immigrant who escaped the civil war in Liberia during the 1980s, and letters that crossed the US-Mexico border during the late 1980s and early '90s. Editor(s): Dublin, Thomas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 black and white photographs, 3 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Second Edition, New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078729
ISBN
9780252078729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Describes the daily experiences of Jewish and Italian immigrant women in New York City. Series: New Feminist Library. Num Pages: 303 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853456827
ISBN
9780853456827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366648
ISBN
9780850366648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

hardcover. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 464 pages, 26, 25 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801448836
ISBN
9780801448836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

paperback. An interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991, showing how the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. The text discusses how these transformations affected both governments and people. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030924
ISBN
9780333662946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that fought the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into internal wars and rebellions in the 1850s and 60s. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 271 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472814272
ISBN
9781472814272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down Under' was remarkably untouched by the Empire. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MBN; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137385727
ISBN
9781137385727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Hardback. Imperial Designs is the first text in English dealing comprehensively with the Italian colonial experience in China. It confirms imperial policy and the rhetoric of conquest. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475012
ISBN
9781611475012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.69

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451805
ISBN
9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. Examines the mutual impact of Britain's colonization of India on Indian and British culture. This title shows that national culture in both India and Britain developed in relation to their shared colonial experience and that notions of religion and secularity were crucial in imagining the modern nation in both countries. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074788
ISBN
9780691074788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.09

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908916952
ISBN
9781908916952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.26
€ 54.16

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 500 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2550. 240 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBW; JWTU. Dimension: 313 x 239 x 36. Weight: 2536.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322617
ISBN
9780764322617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 57.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1000+ b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 241 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2712. 240 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBW; JWTU. Dimension: 313 x 241 x 38. Weight: 2712.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322624
ISBN
9780764322624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 57.23

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