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Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.41

Paperback. Callum Brown examines the role of religion in the making of modern Scottish society. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCC93; HRCC99; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608867
ISBN
9780748608867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.95

Paperback. Updated with maps, photographs, and battlefield diagrams, this special fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic history of the Korean War is a dramatic and hard-hitting account of the conflict written from the perspective of those who fought it. Num Pages: 540 pages, 20 b 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 36. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574883343
ISBN
9781574883343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348903
ISBN
9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. David Christie documents the final days of steam on Britain's rail network in full colour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; AJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668062
ISBN
9781445668062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.57

Hardback. This is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group of students who came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to attend American universities and played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736961
ISBN
9780804736961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun; Searle, Jamie. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Clerkenwell Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689611
ISBN
9781846689611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.57

Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575278
ISBN
9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBLL; HBLW; HRAX; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199892945
ISBN
9780199892945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APT; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101986233
ISBN
9781101986233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. The third volume in the classic story of Helen Forrester's childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; BGA; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008180935
ISBN
9780008180935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521183741
ISBN
9780521183741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836550505
ISBN
9783836550505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967990
ISBN
9780750967990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Hardcover. At the center of Lincoln's political thought and career is an intense passion for equality that runs so deep in the speeches, messages, and letters that it has the force of religious conviction for Lincoln. George Kateb examines these writings to reveal that this passion explains Lincoln's reverence for both the Constitution and the Union. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWJ; HPQ; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368163
ISBN
9780674368163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. A Dramatic close-up view of the ruthless Eastern Front air war written from the rare first-hand perspective of a Soviet pilot. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 297 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328037
ISBN
9781848328037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Presents the real story of Scotland's soldiers in the First World War. This book focuses on the experiences of those who served in the Scottish divisions. It charts the course of emotions from initial enthusiasm in August 1914 through to outright disillusionment with the continuation of the war in 1917. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439501
ISBN
9780752439501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Hardcover. The first detailed account of RAF operations in the Middle East and Far East regions following VJ-Day in the Second World War Num Pages: 308 pages, 200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553411
ISBN
9781781553411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118475
ISBN
9780691118475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. Now available in a fully-revised and updated second edition, A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present provides a comprehensive survey of the social, political, economic and cultural history of Great Britain from the Hanoverian succession to the present day. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118869017
ISBN
9781118869017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.39

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