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20th century
Paperback. This volume examines Stalinist terror in Eastern Europe in the period 1940 to 1956. It covers instances of elite purges from the party and state hierarchy, including the infamous show trials staged against leading communists and the impact such practices had on wartime and post-war societies in the region. Editor(s): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089022
- ISBN
- 9780719089022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262033961
- ISBN
- 9780262033961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.45
€ 24.99
€ 18.45
Hardback. Explores the Daoist encounter with modernity through the activities of Chen Yingning (1880-1969), a famous lay Daoist master, and his group in early twentieth-century Shanghai. This study tells a story of Daoist resilience, reinvigoration and revival. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HRKN5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033092
- ISBN
- 9780674033092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.97
€ 54.99
€ 45.97
Paperback. Nearly 70 years on, the question of the Nazis' rise to power still provokes heated debate. In this study of the growth of the Nazi Party, Fischer examines both long standing assumptions and newly released works in order to provide a new take on the subject. Series: New Frontiers in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JPFQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719060670
- ISBN
- 9780719060670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827024
- ISBN
- 9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846030918
- ISBN
- 9781846030918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.48
€ 16.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846032806
- ISBN
- 9781846032806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.48
€ 16.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Jillions, John A.; Plekon, Michael. Translator(s): Ryan, Jerry. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HRCC8; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020408
- ISBN
- 9780268020408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63€ 62.51
€ 63.63
€ 62.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 190 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JFCK; JWTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 311 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764313875
- ISBN
- 9780764313875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.30€ 57.43
€ 81.30
€ 57.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JHMC; KCP; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023827
- ISBN
- 9780253023827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire, explains the course of it, and examines the aftermath. Series: Turning Points. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582287631
- ISBN
- 9780582287631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.89
€ 60.89
Hardback. This book provides a detailed analysis of the political thought of the Liberals and Liberal Democrats since 1945. The contributors include both academic experts and senior Liberal Democrat MPs and will therefore appeal to students and the general enthusiast alike. Editor(s): Hickson, Kevin. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079481
- ISBN
- 9780719079481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.13
€ 170.13
Paperback. Surveys 100 years of military inefficiency from the Crimean War, through the Boer conflict, to the campaigns of the First World War and the calamities of the Second. This book examines the social psychology of military organizations, offers case studies of individual commanders and identifies an alarming pattern in the causes of military disaster. Num Pages: 448 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JMJ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712658898
- ISBN
- 9780712658898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.10
€ 21.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Biography of John MacBride, husband of Maude Gonne, who was executed as part of the 1916 Rising. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172709
- ISBN
- 9781847172709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.85
€ 15.99
€ 10.85
Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719080715
- ISBN
- 9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.70
€ 102.70
Paperback. This memoir focuses on the now-vanished lifestyle of railroad hands and their families who lived along the Southern Pacific railroad tracks in the 1920s and 1930s Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJG; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173536
- ISBN
- 9780874173536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. The Long Defeat explores war memory in Japan after World War II, showing how and why defeat remains an indelible part of national life. The book shows that assessing the culture of defeat is the key to understanding Japan's "history problem" - the disputes over revising the pacifist constitution, remilitarization, and frictions in East Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190239169
- ISBN
- 9780190239169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardcover. Emily Bloom chronicles the emergence of the British Broadcasting Corporation as a significant promotional platform and aesthetic influence for Irish modernism from the 1930s to the 1960s. She situates the works of W.B. Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, Louis MacNeice, and Samuel Beckett in the context of the media environments that shaped their works. Series: Oxford Mid-Century Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; APW; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780198749615
- ISBN
- 9780198749615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.53
€ 139.53
Hardback. In International Relations Since the End of the Cold War many of the world's leading scholars examine the Cold War legacy. The authors examine several key issues including: the relationship between democracy and peace, the Cold War and the Third World, superpowers, the role of post-Cold War nuclear weapons. Editor(s): Lundestad, Geir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199666430
- ISBN
- 9780199666430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.36
€ 208.36
Paperback. How Yvonne Rainer's art shaped new ways of watching as well as performing; how it connected 1960s avant-garde art to politics and activism. Series: October Books. Num Pages: 382 pages, 83 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; APB; ASDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516075
- ISBN
- 9780262516075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 35.92
€ 47.99
€ 35.92