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Hardback. Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. This book provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Editor(s): Roorda, Eric Paul; Derby, Lauren Hutchinson; Gonzalez, Raymundo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 85 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBJK; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356882
ISBN
9780822356882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442227996
ISBN
9781442227996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.84

Paperback. In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison explores the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living - the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly conceived work devotes particular attention to the practice of burial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317939
ISBN
9780226317939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.90

Hardback. It was the biggest gamble of World War II, but Lt. Co. Jimmy Doolittle's legendary bombing raid on Tokyo gave America the morale boost it needed in the wake of Pearl Harbor. This is the full story as told by the Doolittle Raiders' official historian. Carroll Glines is also the author of Attack on Yamamoto. Num Pages: 272 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403477
ISBN
9780887403477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. In the Election of 1872 the conflict between President US Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the ruling Republican Party. This book argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between Party elites and a class-based radical reform movement. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227099
ISBN
9780823227099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. This provocative book traces the ways in which government has co-opted scientific research and reinforced a culture in which challengers to proscribed wisdom are frozen out. It contains stories of dramatic episodes with references to popular press and culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441966841
ISBN
9781441966841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was transformed. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099458203
ISBN
9780099458203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. With over 200 photographs taken from the regimental archives in the Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, this title illustrates the regiment's service around the world in war and peace, showing the gallant action of both regular, volunteer and territorial forces. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752418476
ISBN
9780752418476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. This book analyses the immediate challenges from headlong cuts, root-and-branch restructuring and the longer-term pressures from population ageing. It demonstrates that a more humane and generous welfare state that will build social inclusiveness is possible and shows how it can be achieved. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSB; JPH; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137328106
ISBN
9781137328106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Paperback. Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. It explores the question: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608240
ISBN
9780815608240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. The secrets behind one of the world's most secretive dictators. Fidel Castro's life from revolutionary to being one of the wealthiest leaders in the world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660141
ISBN
9781445660141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

paperback. Written as an official report for MI5 in 1945, this title details the Allied handling of enemy agents and the British infiltration of Nazi spy-rings. It tells the story of a triumphant operation in the Second World War's intelligence effort. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578239
ISBN
9780099578239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 520 pages, 788 colour & b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 288 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2820.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348334
ISBN
9780764348334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.22
€ 64.21

Paperback. An intriguing contribution to the literature published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War in August 2014. The book's primary focus is an attempt to explain why Christianity changes its mind about war at different points in its history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCX6; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281072248
ISBN
9780281072248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. This volume explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011. It offers profound analysis of the relationship between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context, explaining how democracy can help us evolve socially, and how it can be used to revivify the political left. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349986
ISBN
9781444349986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Hardback. This volume explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011. It offers profound analysis of the relationship between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context, explaining how democracy can help us evolve socially, and how it can be used to revivify the political left. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349979
ISBN
9781444349979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610359
ISBN
9780815610359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1966
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024701872
ISBN
9789024701872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 166 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JF; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401700238
ISBN
9789401700238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.24

Paperback. This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, which encompasses the entirety of her career as Prime Minister. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGHA; BM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 59. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007456635
ISBN
9780007456635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.10

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