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Paperback. Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other. Num Pages: 752 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027480
ISBN
9780674027480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. This volume pays tribute to those soldiers whose courage earned them the VC during the actions at Arras and Messines during the First World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466040
ISBN
9780752466040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. With unprecedented access to a closed culture, Lacroix offers an account of Islamism in Saudi Arabia. Tracing the last half-century of the Sahwa, or "Islamic Awakening," he explains the brand of Islam that gave birth to Osama bin Laden--one that has been exported, and dangerously misunderstood, around the world. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049642
ISBN
9780674049642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. The author, fast train fireman worked on the footplate from the late 1940s to 1960, experiencing firing some of the greatest locomotives from the Flying Scotsman to Coltimore and Blink Bonney. This title describes what life on the footplate was like across the last years of steam. Illustrator(s): Bates, Chris. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; KNGT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752480435
ISBN
9780752480435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853036364
ISBN
9780853036364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815620
ISBN
9781472815620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959148
ISBN
9780750959148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 275. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBWN; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791816
ISBN
9780859791816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.65

Paperback. Undiscovered gem of the UK Beat scene - West London's Eel Pie Hotel - unearthed for rock fans everywhere. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of music in the UK. With interviews, photographs and contributions from musicians, fans, critics and the original Eel Pie clubbers. Editor(s): Wheatley, J. C. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906582470
ISBN
9781906582470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819765
ISBN
9781472819765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724873
ISBN
9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.48

Paperback. Alan Turing Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Pitkin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841657561
ISBN
9781841657561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. The Modern Theologians Readeris a unique text providing a collection of the key readings on major 20th-century theologians and theological movements, and texts on Christian theology's relation to science, globalization, and other faiths such as Buddhism and Judaism. Editor(s): Ford, David F.; Higton, Mike; Zahl, Simeon. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405171106
ISBN
9781405171106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.65

Paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Num Pages: 396 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138907874
ISBN
9781138907874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472580047
ISBN
9781472580047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010470
ISBN
9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. The transformation of the American South - from authoritarian to democratic rule - is the most important political development since World War II. This title illuminates this sea change by analyzing the democratization experiences of Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 halftones. 9 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133386
ISBN
9780691133386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.40

Paperback. From two major scholars, a powerful narrative that explores the making and unmaking of American democracy and global power in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393283075
ISBN
9780393283075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86
€ 64.62

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter; Cesarani, David. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910383193
ISBN
9781910383193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.39

Paperback. The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980s included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and armoured vehicles. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982024
ISBN
9781909982024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

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