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Paperback. Examines the rise and proliferation of 'Supermaxes', large prisons dedicated to holding prisoners in prolonged and strict solitary confinement, in the United States since the late 1980s. This book provides a holistic view of the theory, practice and consequences of these prisons. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843924081
- ISBN
- 9781843924081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.12
€ 53.99
€ 53.12
Paperback. A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; GBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415138987
- ISBN
- 9780415138987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.30
€ 45.30
paperback. The stunning bestseller from one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 48. Weight in Grams: 538. *Signed by the author*
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447288749
- ISBN
- 9781447288749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.78
€ 22.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. 1972. A plane has crashed in the Andes mountains. The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth. Almost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers. The rescue team are shocked when they reach the crash-site. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JJPL; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099574521
- ISBN
- 9780099574521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968260
- ISBN
- 9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.29
€ 15.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. In early 1920 in Hawaii, Japanese sugar cane workers, faced with spiraling living expenses, defiantly struck for a wage increase to $1.25 per day. The event shook the traditional power structure in Hawaii. This book demonstrates that the event had consequences reaching all the way up to the eve of World War II. Editor(s): Duus, Peter. Translator(s): Cary, Beth. Num Pages: 386 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481. 386pp. Keywords: "Labour, Industrial Relations, Japan, Inter-war Period 1919-1938, General, Origins, Lawyers & Criminals, Immigration & Emigration, Multicultural Studies, Search Inside!"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0070444
- ISBN
- 9780520204850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Routledge/Canada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415648165
- ISBN
- 9780415648165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Paperback. Narrates the experiences of a common soldier, exploring their motivation for serving the Wehrmacht, and detailing their experiences in a brutal and hostile theater of World War II. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034121
- ISBN
- 9781846034121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
paperback. An introductory textbook charting a global history of modern Britain from 1750 to the present. Series: Cambridge History of Britain. Num Pages: 450 pages, 84 b/w illus. 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107686007
- ISBN
- 9781107686007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.91
€ 44.99
€ 33.91
paperback. An accessible, analytical survey of the rise and fall of Imperial Japan in the context of its grand strategy to transform itself into a great power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107676169
- ISBN
- 9781107676169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.52
€ 36.99
€ 29.52
paperback. An account of one of the largest battles of World War II and its place in Germany's Eastern campaign. Num Pages: 486 pages, 21 b/w illus. 13 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107610149
- ISBN
- 9781107610149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.80
€ 34.99
€ 26.80
paperback. This book is a general history of the Spanish Civil War, providing a clear and objective account of its origins in Spanish domestic affairs. Series: Cambridge Essential Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521174701
- ISBN
- 9780521174701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.81
€ 34.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. This important new book examines the slow transition from the timber fleets of Napoleonic times to the might of pre-World War One German and British navies. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415214780
- ISBN
- 9780415214780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98
paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780471180715
- ISBN
- 9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.66
€ 34.99
€ 22.66
hardcover. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 60.41
€ 69.99
€ 60.41
hardcover. A study of the social, political, economic and public health aspects of World War II in South Asia, with particular attention to colonial Eastern India. The conclusion deals with the long-term effects of the War, including its effects on political formations and on bureaucratic re-negotiation. Series: London Studies on South Asia. Num Pages: 258 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700714063
- ISBN
- 9780700714063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.48
€ 174.48
Paperback. The transition from a planned to a market economy that began in China in the late 1970s unleashed an extraordinary series of changes, including increases in private enterprise, foreign investment, the standard of living, and corruption. This title considers the impact that this new class is having on China's politics. Num Pages: 217 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JPFC; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219335
- ISBN
- 9780520219335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.72
€ 36.99
€ 26.72
Paperback. A fast-paced, brilliantly researched expose of the homosexuality of Hitler and his entourage Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465043095
- ISBN
- 9780465043095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
paperback. The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting involvement but, even more so, the political and national battles which accompanied the Irish Olympic journey prior to independence. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184882
- ISBN
- 9781859184882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.08
€ 24.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216. Biography..James Larkin. 148pp. Radical Irish Lives Series
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859183397
- ISBN
- 9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.52
€ 18.99
€ 14.52