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Paperback. From Lexington and Gettysburg to Normandy and Iraq, the wars of the United States have defined the nation. But after the guns fall silent, the army searches the lessons of past conflicts in order to prepare for the next clash of arms. This title surveys the past assumptions - and errors - that underlie the army's many visions of warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034792
ISBN
9780674034792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.79

Hardback. When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737686
ISBN
9780674737686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035310
ISBN
9780268035310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Views the body and media such as television, film, and the Internet, as cultural formations that operate on multiple registers of sensation beyond the reach of the reading techniques founded on the standard rhetorical and semiotic models. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions / Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328827
ISBN
9780822328827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Hardcover. 'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect and to be affected is to be in encounter, and to be in encounter is to have already ventured forth. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 49. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689814
ISBN
9780745689814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. 'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect and to be affected is to be in encounter, and to be in encounter is to have already ventured forth. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689821
ISBN
9780745689821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.55

Paperback. During World War II, some 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and detained in concentration camps in several states. This book evaluates the three-year ordeal of interred Japanese Americans. It examines the forces behind the US government's decision to establish internment camps. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138237
ISBN
9780691138237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
9781853902963
ISBN
9781853902963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Fontana Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006860082
ISBN
9780006860082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691178127
ISBN
9780691178127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170657
ISBN
9780691170657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AVH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140295191
ISBN
9780140295191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. An extremely readable introduction to philosophy told through experiences of everyday life by one of our best popularisers of philosophy. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753804711
ISBN
9780753804711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

paperback. Abolishing the Taboo takes a new look at the integral role played by Eisenhower in the creation of a new nuclear creed for the United States during the Cold War. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 photos. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677311
ISBN
9781907677311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. * Magisterial history of the Japanese prisoner-of-war experience, a gut-wrenching narrative that resonates to this day. Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119373
ISBN
9780349119373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Hardback. Brian Fagan investigates the impact that European contact had on a number of societies around the world. Each case describes the pre-European culture, the short term impact of contact and the enduring changes caused by the clash of cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761991458
ISBN
9780761991458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.71

Paperback. What did California look like before Hollywood? Before the Gold Rush? Before the missions? This title provides a tour guide on a trip across the Golden State before the arrival of Europeans. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103740
ISBN
9780759103740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3B; HBG; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 319 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138190320
ISBN
9781138190320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 91 b/w photos & 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811736084
ISBN
9780811736084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. A History. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HB. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750983679
ISBN
9780750983679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

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