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Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517882
ISBN
9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.07

Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0002310
ISBN
9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Faber joined the British Foreign Service in 1950, retiring in 1981. He served in seven embassies, from Baghdad, at the time of King Faisal's coronation, to The Hague, as the UK sought to join the European Community. This is a colourful chronicle of policies and places during some crucial times. Num Pages: 225 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645945
ISBN
9781860645945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 54.92

Paperback. An unconventional, evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory, modernity, space, and time, all based on the author s interviews with elderly Indonesian intellectuals. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346975
ISBN
9780822346975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737622
ISBN
9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360292
ISBN
9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360605
ISBN
9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Nancy L.; Waldinger, Roger. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081903
ISBN
9780252081903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement-how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823222933
ISBN
9780823222933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. A collection exploring the ideological hardening and accelerated polarization that marked twentieth-century Latin America and its epochal cycles of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary violence. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347200
ISBN
9780822347200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165875
ISBN
9780691165875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752488660
ISBN
9780752488660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Lindman, Janet Moore; Tarter, Michele Lise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487392
ISBN
9780801487392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. The Celts had a deep love for the psalms, which gave them a feeling for verse and a desire to express their love for God in every situation. In this volume, David Adam has collected songs for guidance and songs for protection, hymns for the morning and others for the evening. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCL; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Spck
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281052189
ISBN
9780281052189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this book offers a blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides an insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. Editor(s): Jackson, Kenneth. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398853
ISBN
9780141398853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861592036
ISBN
9780861592036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 109 x 6. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Catholic Truth Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860829277
ISBN
9781860829277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Entwistle, Chris; James, Liz. Num Pages: 206 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 299 x 17. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591985
ISBN
9780861591985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.24

Hardback. Some highlighting throughout. 37pp
Publisher
Anthony J. Simmonds, Maritime Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819500
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 122 pages, 15 colour illus. BIC Classification: HDD; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 308 x 17. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763544320
ISBN
9788763544320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15
€ 50.46

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