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paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099501480
ISBN
9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

paperback. Introduces twelve central philosophical concepts in the terms that we use the words, and in which philosophers from Plato and Aristotle onwards have explored them: Morality, Politics, Love, Death, Knowledge, Liberty, God, Atheism, Art, Time, Man and Wisdom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099450184
ISBN
9780099450184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. The Great War not only destroyed the lives of over 20 million soldiers and civilians, it ushered in a century of huge political and social upheaval, led directly to the WW-II and altered for ever the mechanisms of governments. This book reveals a fresh pattern in the happenings of that fateful July and August, which leads in unexpected directions. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099430841
ISBN
9780099430841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.60

paperback. In 1936, anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. This work contains a tapestry of diary entries in the pivotal period of 1945 to 1948. Num Pages: 544 pages, 25. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780091897338
ISBN
9780091897338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.98

paperback. Exposes the links between the ideas of the past and the social and political cataclysms of our own time: between the Platonic belief in absolute truth and the lure of authoritarianism; and between the eighteenth-century reactionary ideologue Joseph de Maistre and twentieth-century Fascism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845952082
ISBN
9781845952082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.36

mass_market. Translator(s): Lau, D. C. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 56.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141023809
ISBN
9780141023809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.06

paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138265776
ISBN
9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

paperback. Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. Editor(s): Chance, Jane. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415473484
ISBN
9780415473484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.64

Paperback. This sourcebook fully exploits the rich legal material of the imperial period, explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 376 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ1; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415152419
ISBN
9780415152419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415040518
ISBN
9780415040518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zondervan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310337607
ISBN
9780310337607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. Politics and Ideas. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152235
ISBN
9780231152235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.59

hardcover. How the new Iraqi political elite used the military and school system to create an Iraqi Arab identity from three multi-ethnic, multi-religious provinces of the former Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132145
ISBN
9780231132145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.59

Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 96 b/w & 14 color illus. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 10. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195154917
ISBN
9780195154917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

hardcover. Unique insight into pre-revolutionary Iran from a high-level insider Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 bw in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Condition
New
SKU
9781784536329
ISBN
9781784536329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.99
€ 47.49

Paperback. Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
9780753519349
ISBN
9780753519349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

paperback. Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox: it sits atop some of the richest oil deposits in the world, and yet the country's roiling disaffection produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. This title offers an insightful look at Saudi Arabia. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099539056
ISBN
9780099539056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.83

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Henry Bradshaw Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870252768
ISBN
9781870252768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.47

Paperback. Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855329010
ISBN
9781855329010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.50

paperback. Takes a look at Victorian America, and explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. The five essays in the book discuss specific pieces - hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture - within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Series: American Civilization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 195 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; J; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393331
ISBN
9781566393331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.61

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