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20th century
paperback. At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, thirty-eight thousand children were evacuated from their homes. The Greek Communist Party relocated half of them to orphanages in Eastern Europe, while their adversaries placed the rest in children's homes elsewhere in Greece. This book presents a comprehensive study of the two evacuation programs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JFFD; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226135991
- ISBN
- 9780226135991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.09
€ 39.99
€ 28.09
hardcover. In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691043074
- ISBN
- 9780691043074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.99€ 100.49
€ 119.99
€ 100.49
Paperback. A.J.P. Taylor was arguably the most influential and popular British historian of the 20th century. This biography explores Taylor's activities as historian, Oxford don, broadcast journalist, husband and friend during a brilliant life punctuated by success, failure and frequent controversy. Num Pages: 498 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BG; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094534
- ISBN
- 9780300094534
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.89
€ 36.99
€ 26.89
paperback. To explain why Russia took the course it did, McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582357648
- ISBN
- 9780582357648
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Condition: New
€ 53.22
€ 53.22
hardcover. Focuses on the dialogue between the American anthropological tradition and Korea, from Korea's first treaty with the United States to the end of World War II, with the goal of rereading anthropology's history and theoretical development through its Pacific frontier. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285613
- ISBN
- 9780803285613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.88
€ 85.88
Hardback. This social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720632
- ISBN
- 9780804720632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.90
€ 157.90
hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725583
- ISBN
- 9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.36
€ 246.36
hardcover. This book is a detailed study of the modern silk industry in a county in the Yangzi delta. It reopens and restructures the grand debate on Chinese economic development, combining quantitative analysis of both industry and agriculture with study of how local politics, class, culture, and gender also shaped the modern Chinese economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729987
- ISBN
- 9780804729987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.05
€ 92.05
hardcover. This is the story of how the women's movement in China took advantage of the government's official efforts to position women in the rural economic reforms of the 1980s to achieve a significant and ever-increasing role in China's developing turn toward a market economy, which was not the state's intent. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFK; JHMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744058
- ISBN
- 9780804744058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.91
€ 135.91
hardcover. This book focuses on the lives, struggles, and contrasting perspectives of the 60,000 workers, military administrators, and technical staff employed in the largest, most strategic industry of the Nationalist government, the armaments industry based in China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 22 tables, 3 maps, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748964
- ISBN
- 9780804748964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.05
€ 92.05
hardcover. This book investigates the origins and mechanics of recent Chinese migration, focusing on the work and life of Fujianese migrants in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, and exploring the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, the United States, and China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 maps, references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749947
- ISBN
- 9780804749947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.88
€ 135.88
hardcover. In this book, Tang addresses how public opinion is shaped in China's political, economic, and social environment and how it affects decision making and political change. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 tables, 33 figures, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752190
- ISBN
- 9780804752190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.91
€ 135.91
Paperback. In the award-winning "The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit", the author offered a heartbreaking portrait of her father, Leon, a successful Cairo boulevardier forced to take flight with his family during the rise of the Nasser dictatorship, and of her family's struggle to rebuild a new life in a new land. This book continues her story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061803697
- ISBN
- 9780061803697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.33
€ 17.99
€ 16.33
Hardcover. An awkward, curious girl growing up in a foreign country, the author finds solace and security in strange and beautiful objects. In this book, her journey reveals the magic of seemingly ordinary objects to distract us from our lives, construct order in an unpredictable world, and reveal the power of stories to shape and reflect who we are. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPR; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061963896
- ISBN
- 9780061963896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062108081
- ISBN
- 9780062108081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.89
€ 17.99
€ 16.89
Hardcover. Tells the true story of their three-decade long love affair and its aftermath, a sweeping saga of passion, adventure, danger, betrayal and tragedy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062219718
- ISBN
- 9780062219718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.97
€ 27.99
€ 24.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062385499
- ISBN
- 9780062385499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.72
€ 26.99
€ 22.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564504
- ISBN
- 9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.12
€ 29.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 41. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143189558
- ISBN
- 9780143189558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.16
€ 21.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGS; WSD; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 212 x 33. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143196020
- ISBN
- 9780143196020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; YNM; YNWA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143780922
- ISBN
- 9780143780922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.96
€ 18.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. This book is a companion to the catalogue for California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way, an exhibition on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from October 1, 2011, through June 3, 2012. Editor(s): Tigerman, Bobbye. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color illus., 140 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXJ8; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518383
- ISBN
- 9780262518383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.31
€ 33.99
€ 31.31
Paperback. A study of the struggle for environmental justice, focusing on conflicts over solid waste and pollution in Chicago. Series: Urban and Industrial Environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262661874
- ISBN
- 9780262661874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.56
€ 25.99
€ 21.56
Paperback. Details the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992099
- ISBN
- 9780295992099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.35
€ 25.99
€ 23.35