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Hardback. From tanks rumbling across battlefields to submarines, blitzed cities and D-Day, this extraordinary flap book takes young readers right into the action of the Second World War. Illustrator(s): Pritelli, Maria Cristina. Series: Usborne See Inside. Num Pages: 16 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 4KHF; YNH; YNJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 277 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
16
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409523291
ISBN
9781409523291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.82

Paperback. From 1918 into the early twenties, any African American who spoke out forcefully for their race-editors, union organizers, civil rights advocates, radical political activists, and Pan-Africanists - were likely to be investigated by a network of federal intelligence agencies. This title presents an account of this story. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213549
ISBN
9780253213549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.27

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268647
ISBN
9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. Presses an understanding of the roles of women in public life and offers a history of urban America. This book also offers evidence that women established a broad and durable solidarity that spanned differences of race, class, and political experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095394
ISBN
9780691095394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.28

Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247017
ISBN
9780520247017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Blues recording artist and critic Adam Gussow begins his story in the 1890s, when the spectacle lynching of blacks became an insidious part of Southern life. Gussow identifies veiled references to real life incidents of these lynchings within the words of Blues songs and literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGK; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310985
ISBN
9780226310985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

Hardcover. This selection of letters represents every major private and public event in Adams's life from 1858 to 1918 and confirms his reputation as one of the greatest letter writers of his time. The letters are to an array of correspondents including American presidents, Henry James and young children. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 halftones and 2 line drawings on a 12-page black & white insert. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674387577
ISBN
9780674387577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.93
€ 76.12

hardcover. A poet who 'began as a prodigy and has gone on to become a virtuoso' (Michael Hofmann) and hailed by Seamus Heaney as 'one of the era's true originals', Paul Muldoon seems almost to defy definition in his work. This selection, chosen by the poet himself, will serve new readers as an introduction to his work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031164
ISBN
9780571327959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Paperback. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) is one of the leading poets of European Modernism, whose poetry explores themes of death, love, and loss. This bilingual edition fully reflects Rilke's poetic development and includes the full text of the Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus in accurate and sensitive new translations. Editor(s): Vilain, Robert. Translator(s): Ranson, Susan; Sutherland, Marielle. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569410
ISBN
9780199569410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556014
ISBN
9780199556014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. "Adams writes fluently and observantly .. He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294. As new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brandon Kerry
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220856
ISBN
9780863222337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Adams writes fluently and observantly .. He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294. As new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brandon Kerry
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220857
ISBN
9780863222337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Adams writes fluently and observantly .. He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294. As new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brandon Kerry
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220858
ISBN
9780863222337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Adams writes fluently and observantly .. He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294. As new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brandon Kerry
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220859
ISBN
9780863222337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Adams writes fluently and observantly .. He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294. As new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brandon Kerry
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220860
ISBN
9780863222337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Ebeling, Richard M. Series: Selected Writings of Ludwig Von Mises. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCA; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973855
ISBN
9780865973855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ebeling, Richard M. Series: Selected Writings of Ludwig Von Mises. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCA; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973848
ISBN
9780865973848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st THUS
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853153863
ISBN
9780853153863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Hardback.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227874
ISBN
9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This work reveals German artist Max Beckmann's experience of life from the first years of his career in Berlin and Paris through his final years in the United States. The collection of Beckmann's writings serves as a companion to his art and a testament to the complexities of his life. Translator(s): Buenger, Barbara Copeland (Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin, USA); Heller, Reinhold (Professor of Art and German, University of Chicago, USA); Britt, David. Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041360
ISBN
9780226041360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

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