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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In 1941 Berek Jakubowicz (now Benjamin Jacobs) was imprisoned by the Third Reich. His possession of a few dental tools and rudimentary skills saved his life. He spent a year and a half in Auschwitz where he was forced to remove gold teeth from corpses. Num Pages: 248 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190129
ISBN
9780813190129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.30

Hardback. A collection of essays by historians of the Canadian-U.S. border region and those focused on the Mexican-U.S. border, examining borderlands events and phenomena from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Editor(s): Johnson, Benjamin; Graybill, Andrew R. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 photos, 1 table, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTP; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346883
ISBN
9780822346883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Critics Choice Book Award of the American Educational Studies Association Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528353
ISBN
9781137528353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.33

Hardback. An illuminating look at today's Chinese armed forces, taking into consideration their costly history, as well as the marvel of new technological capability and training that they believe will not place them on a losing side again .. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003887
ISBN
9781612003887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978027
ISBN
9780865978027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290317
ISBN
9780226290317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226462202
ISBN
9780226462202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardback. Based on extensive research in government archives and private papers, this book analyzes the secret debate within the Eisenhower administration over the pursuit of a nuclear test-ban agreement. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754453
ISBN
9780804754453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.07

Paperback. Focusing on New York City, this title examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268517
ISBN
9780520268517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. The stage portrayal of the Victorians in recent times is a key reference point in understanding notions of Britishness, and the profound politicisation of that debate over the last four decades. This book throws new light on works by canonical playwrights like Bond, Edgar, and Churchill, linking theatre to the wider culture at large. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298897
ISBN
9780230298897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709642
ISBN
9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Focuses on what made historical socialism different from social systems in the West. This title presents a study that elicits the general question: what must we think in order to think an other system at all? Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 figures, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762472
ISBN
9780804762472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489167
ISBN
9780801489167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. This book uses a study of Syria under the French mandate to show what historical developments led people to start describing themselves and others as 'minorities'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641871
ISBN
9780748641871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653778
ISBN
9780691653778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.10

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0006709
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KIN0006235
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A fresh interpretation of London's early Victorian political culture, devoting particular attention to the relationship which existed between Whigs and vestry-based radicals. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFK; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933129
ISBN
9780861933129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardcover. From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AKT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518335
ISBN
9780500518335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. This title aims to answer such questions as how did Jawaharlal Nehru come to lead the Indian nationalist movement, and how did he sustain his leadership as the first Prime Minister of independent India? Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BGH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250177
ISBN
9780415250177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.45

Hardback. During the three decades from 1945 to 1975, the Catholic Church in West Germany employed a broad range of methods from empirical social research. Statistics, opinion polling, and organizational sociology, as well as psychoanalysis and other approaches from the "psy sciences," were debated and introduced in pastoral care. Translator(s): Evans, Andrew. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 220 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383444
ISBN
9781782383444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

Hardback. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, the author shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149097
ISBN
9780691149097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Establishes nineteenth-century American women's poetry as a major field in American literature and American women's history. This title features selections from 140 writers that provide an interweaving of established and marginalized women's poetry from the various geographical region of the United States. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203988
ISBN
9780631203988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.66

Paperback. Establishes nineteenth-century American women's poetry as a major field in American literature and American women's history. This title features selections from 140 writers that provide an interweaving of established and marginalized women's poetry from the various geographical region of the United States. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203995
ISBN
9780631203995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

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