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Hardback. In the 1930s there were close to a billion annual admissions to the cinema in Britain and it was by far the most popular paid-for leisure activity. This book is an exploration of that popularity. The book establishes similarities and differences between national and regional tastes through case study analysis of cinemagoing in Bolton and Brighton. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896603
- ISBN
- 9780859896603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
paperback. On the morning of April 27, 1935, Louis N Hammerling fell to his death from the nineteenth floor of an apartment in New York City, where he lived alone. Hammerling was one of the most influential Polish immigrants in America and the leading voice and advocate of the Eastern Europeans who had come to the country seeking a better life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807218
- ISBN
- 9780875807218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
hardcover. Translator(s): Tranviet, Thuy. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 74
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877271703
- ISBN
- 9780877271703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.81
€ 161.81
paperback. Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to "fix" the 1919 World Series-the Black Sox Scandal. It has been touched upon in classic works of sports history such as Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out, referred to in literary classics like W. P. Num Pages: 388 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971089
- ISBN
- 9781597971089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.15
€ 23.99
€ 23.15
hardcover. In 1955, after assignments at the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and on board a destroyer, Marvin Durning arrived at ONI's office in Munich, Germany. During this year, he participated in the final stages of transforming Germany from a defeated enemy into a respected democracy. World Turned Upside Down is Durning's account this period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971348
- ISBN
- 9781597971348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91
Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971744
- ISBN
- 9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972857
- ISBN
- 9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973045
- ISBN
- 9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.63
€ 30.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. Explains how the financial system that led to crisis also created shocking and rising inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329437
- ISBN
- 9780745329437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446049
- ISBN
- 9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.29
€ 31.29
paperback. A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. It offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a heterogeneous population. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030917
- ISBN
- 9780140134988
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. An interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991, showing how the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. The text discusses how these transformations affected both governments and people. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Red Globe Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030924
- ISBN
- 9780333662946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
paperback. Pictorial account of the 916 Rising in Dublin, each photograph accompanied by a contemporary picture. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856352765
- ISBN
- 9781856352765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 7.01
€ 10.99
€ 7.01
Hardback. Documents how American experimental music and its practitioners came to prominence in the West German cultural landscape between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. This work chronicles German views on American music, and American composers' pursuit of professional opportunities abroad. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 359 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPN; AVGC6; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247550
- ISBN
- 9780520247550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 64.18
€ 83.50
€ 64.18
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, and the court martial of Lt. William Calley a year and a half later are among the bleakest episodes of the Vietnam War. This work examines its haunting legacy through an exchange of contemporary viewpoints. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610570
- ISBN
- 9780700610570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Hardcover. Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy. His presidency was marked by controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues. Decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate the achievements and failures of one of this misunderstood president. Editor(s): Lerner, Mitchell B. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613847
- ISBN
- 9780700613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.15
€ 74.15
Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBWN; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620692
- ISBN
- 9780700620692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.39
€ 74.39
A history of the women who served Russia as wartime nurses during the Great War, featuring heretofore untold and highly compelling stories, filled with danger and deprivation, excitement and opportunity, sorrow and trauma, scandal and controversy. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; BK; HBWN; MBX; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621255
- ISBN
- 9780700621255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89