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paperback. Based on a study in Russian and many other foreign archives, this title explains why this suicidal decision was made and explores the world of the men who made it, thereby consigning their entire class to death or exile and making their country the victim of a uniquely terrible political experiment under Lenin and Stalin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399744
ISBN
9780141399744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSB; 3JJC; FC; FHD; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781509843152
ISBN
9781509843152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The 1970s were critical years for the British motor industry. British family motorists carried on buying British as long as they could, and the industry produced an array of cars which entered the public consciousness as symbols of their times. This title illustrates the history of these workhorses. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747811497
ISBN
9780747811497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Hardcover. The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811714044
ISBN
9780811714044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.29
€ 46.22

Paperback. The largest city in Normandy, Caen's position gave it major strategic value for Allies and Germans alike. This title describes the battle for Caen, revealing how, as a result of the British failure to take the city early in the campaign, Caen and its population were immolated - a fate for which Montgomery has been held responsible. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75ill.11col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766256
ISBN
9781841766256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. An impassioned history of the politics of oppression Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220639
ISBN
9780253220639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. An up-to-date and detailed eyewitness account of Burma's Civil War. It is indispensable for understanding the travails of modern Burma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps/16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315416
ISBN
9780745315416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629931
ISBN
9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.73

Paperback. Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War. This account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415876452
ISBN
9780415876452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926592022
ISBN
9781926592022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Combines the methods of anthropology and cultural history to examine the civic culture of Barcelona between 1888 and 1939 and shows how artists like Picasso, Miro, Casals and anarchists, and other political activists shaped and were influenced by the artistic and political culture of Barcelona. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour plates, 25 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084407
ISBN
9780520084407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.14

paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220691
ISBN
9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Having returned to Russia in 1990 after two decades, the writer known as Abram Tertz creates a vivid picture of today's Russian intelligentsia and its role as conscience and critic since the fall of communism, as well as a chilling portrait of economic and political stagnation under Yeltsin. Translator(s): Visson, Lynn. Series: Harriman Lectures S. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; DSA; JFC; JFSC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107266
ISBN
9780231107266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.46

paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951290
ISBN
9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.20

paperback. If you want to know about writing, about how to make others share the horror and intensity of an experience, try the first piece in this collection, Justice at Night Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780601045
ISBN
9781780601045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

paperback. Late in 1976 a record called "Anarchy in the UK" was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once set out by a small group of Paris intellectuals. This title unravels the secret history of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571277100
ISBN
9780571277100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.36

paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399690
ISBN
9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List, spending five weeks in the top ten. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007448470
ISBN
9780007448470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 8.95

Paperback. 'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.'A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheen's wonderfully acute sense of the absurd. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007244287
ISBN
9780007244287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582352322
ISBN
9780582352322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.27

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