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Paperback. This work looks at the massacre at the village of Oradour in 1944, and how the French State has preserved the entire ruins of the village, which is now a tourist destination. Through interviews and research, the history of a shattering event and its memorial afterlife are investigated. Num Pages: 317 pages, 25 black-and-white photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
317
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224834
ISBN
9780520224834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardcover. Examines the rise, development and ultimate failure of the German Social Democrats, the largest of the European socialist parties, from 1887 to 1912. Prominent figures are discussed but the book focuses primarily on the younger generation - Paul Kampffmeyer, Max Schippel, Conrad Schmidt and others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674551237
ISBN
9780674551237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.20
€ 85.74

Paperback. One of the few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt was American born but lived and worked in France. A classically trained artist, she painted portraits of mothers and children. This book provides insight into her personal life and artistic endeavours. Num Pages: 390 pages, 133 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Trade
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300077544
ISBN
9780300077544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.66

hardcover. The catalogue to accompany a major solo presentation of the work of the influential New York-based painter and ceramicist Mary Heilmann, her first in a public institution in the UK in 15 years. Editor(s): Yee, Lydia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 275 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882472
ISBN
9780854882472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. An anthology of writings by one of the most influential black women in America Editor(s): McCluskey, Audrey Thomas; Smith, Elaine M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; JFSJ; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253215031
ISBN
9780253215031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Hardback. These photographs reveal places we know but scarcely recognize and give us another look at the people of "the greatest generation." Num Pages: 192 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJCR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410852
ISBN
9781421410852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.43

Hardback. One of series of three volumes providing a critical assessment of the actual achievement of this university professor, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia. This volume gives a critical survey of some of the major issues of Masaryk's life, concentrating on the years after 1914. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333462478
ISBN
9780333462478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.15

Paperback. This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113014
ISBN
9780231113014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Offers a study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation. This book examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654543
ISBN
9780748654543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Hardback. In-depth case-studies of significant aspects of early twentieth-century English music-theatre, which engage with notions of Englishness and the idea of a 'musical renaissance' Num Pages: 402 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; AN; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839194
ISBN
9781843839194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.13

Paperback. The 1930s to the 1950s in Italy witnessed large increases in film-going, radio-listening, and the sale of music and weekly magazines. This book draws on evidence, including oral histories and archival material, to explore possible continuities between the uses of mass culture before and after World War II. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219480
ISBN
9780253219480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813545295
ISBN
9780813545295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Hardback. This volume explores the politics of memory involved in 'coming to terms with the past' of mass dictatorship on a global scale. Considering how a growing sense of global connectivity and global human rights politics changed the memory landscape, the essays explore entangled pasts of dictatorships. Editor(s): Lim, Jie-Hyun; Walker, Barbara; Lambert, Peter. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137289827
ISBN
9781137289827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.78

Paperback. The social research organization, Mass-Observation, was one of the most innovative intellectual projects of the 20th century. This study, now available in paperback, examines the historical and social significance of the project and shows how social research has played a role in the development of policy and mass democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCA; JHBC; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2006 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230247888
ISBN
9780230247888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Paperback. Near the end of World War II, four days after Allied armies landed at Normandy, a unit of Waffen SS en route to the front surrounded the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and, without warning, massacred its citizens. In an effort to come to grips with this tragedy, Jean-Jacques Fouche explores the massacre from several points of. Translator(s): Sices, David; Atkinson, James B. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806013
ISBN
9780875806013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Born in a surreal Moscow communal apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen, the author grew up singing odes to Lenin, black-marketeering Juicy Fruit gum at school, and longing for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, drab, naively joyous, melancholy and, finally, intolerable. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777476
ISBN
9780552777476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Charts one of the most important interludes within the Russian cultural Renaissance of the early 20th Century. Num Pages: 424 pages, 243 Colour, 14 B&W. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 241 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2612.
Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496884
ISBN
9781851496884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.82
€ 48.93

Paperback. During the Second World War the master strategy of the West was shaped by four titanic figures: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, and their respective military commanders - General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C Marshall. This title tells the story of how four great leaders fought each other over how best to fight Hitler. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029269
ISBN
9780141029269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.26

Hardback. Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this title traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151571
ISBN
9780691151571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307713
ISBN
9780764307713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119328575
ISBN
9781119328575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Paperback. Materialist Feminisms investigates the crucial theoretical and political debates that have determined the course of British and American feminism over the last thirty years. Num Pages: 284 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557861856
ISBN
9781557861856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454669
ISBN
9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319219837
ISBN
9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.28

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