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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly replaced with a different organization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038359
- ISBN
- 9780268038359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Second part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s. Num Pages: 700 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804199
- ISBN
- 9780306804199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.40
€ 36.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329045
- ISBN
- 9781349329045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its bloody political scene was dominated by mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22pp b&w plates, maps, bibliography, genealogical tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140050905
- ISBN
- 9780140050905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Essays discuss the Depression, the Cold War, the Great Society, and the Silent Majority. Editor(s): Fraser, Steve; Gerstle, Gary. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006079
- ISBN
- 9780691006079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. 'The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union' examines the strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions of the first Marxist state, and reassesses the role of power, authority and legitimacy in Soviet politics. Series: Longman History of Russia. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784659
- ISBN
- 9780582784659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardcover. Helps in understanding the French Enlightenment by analyzing a diverse constellation of Theological Enlightenment discourses, which were compromised between about 1730 and 1762 by high-stakes cultural and political controversies involving the royal court, the government, and the Catholic Church. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022204
- ISBN
- 9780268022204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142999
- ISBN
- 9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836339
- ISBN
- 9781843836339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.02
€ 99.02
The US slavery conflict reached a turning point when three leading abolitionists addressed the slaves for the first time. This title includes the full text of each address, related documents, a study of their historical context, the reactions they provoked and their lasting impact on US history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122908
- ISBN
- 9780813122908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.22
€ 49.22
Hardback. Whitby's Golden Fleet, 1600-1750. Series: Regions and Regionalism in History. 212 pages, 20, 20 black and white. Provides a huge amount of detail about everyday maritime life in the important port of Whitby, home port of Captain Cook. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM; KNGS. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836315
- ISBN
- 9781843836315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of democracy Num Pages: 584 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 45. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445664767
- ISBN
- 9781445664767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardback. This pathbreaking work argues that the major intellectual trend in China from the 17th through the early 19th century was Confucian ritualism, as expressed in ethics, classical learning, and discourse on lineage. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721738
- ISBN
- 9780804721738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Hardback. This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon. Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354173
- ISBN
- 9780230354173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346301
- ISBN
- 9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardback. This book presents a case study of the ascendancy of Gonpo Namgyel, a minor Tibetan chieftain in Kham who had a great impact on Sino-Tibetan relations in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739177921
- ISBN
- 9780739177921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.47
€ 152.47
Paperback. This volume serves up a combination of broad questions, theoretical approaches, and manifold case studies to explore how people have sought to understand markets and thereby reduce risk, whether they have approached this challenge with a practical view based on their own business acumen or used the tools of scholarship. Editor(s): Berghoff, H; Scranton, P; Spiekermann, U. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343881
- ISBN
- 9781349343881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1082
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125047
- ISBN
- 9780195125047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 179.46
€ 179.46
Paperback. Charting the spectacular rise of a society which leapt in little more than a generation from late feudal to early industrial forms of organisation, this history of modern Japan examines the violent 1930s, an Empire won and lost, and the economic miracle. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415851527
- ISBN
- 9780415851527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Hardback. This book follows four Seventeenth-century Englishmen on their journeys around the Ottoman Empire while the British were, for the first time in history, becoming important players in the Mediterranean. This book shows that hostility between East and West is neither historical nor inevitable, but rather the result of selective memory. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBG; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973646
- ISBN
- 9780333973646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12