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Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546092
- ISBN
- 9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Hardcover. An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. This book examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184968
- ISBN
- 9780226184968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.70
€ 94.08
€ 77.70
Paperback. As the unions once again seek to play a decisive role in American life, this book probes into the structure and ideology of mid-twentieth-century trade unionism. It contains an introduction by historian Nelson Lichtenstein offering insight into the Millsian political world at the time he wrote the book. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252069482
- ISBN
- 9780252069482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. BBC Bureau Chief Paul Danahar sets out the new order in the Middle East following the Arab Spring in this revised and updated paperback edition, with new material on the rise of ISIS. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408870174
- ISBN
- 9781408870174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.02
€ 21.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422510
- ISBN
- 9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
Paperback. 'Thank God for Noam Chomsky .. Ruthless in his analysis of Nato's lies .. he believes that the bombardment of Serbia undermines what is left of international law.' Robert Fisk, The Independent Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; JPA; JPS; JPVH; JWK; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316338
- ISBN
- 9780745316338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.19
€ 29.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. aeo The most comprehensive history ever written of one of the most effective (and one of the oddest) armies the world has ever seen. aeo Based entirely on contemporary sources. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193470
- ISBN
- 9780631193470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; KNSG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015934
- ISBN
- 9780271015934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.56
€ 51.99
€ 40.56
Paperback. A penetrating investigation into how the KGB rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union and reinvented itself at the heart of the Russian state during Vladimir Putin's rule Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610390552
- ISBN
- 9781610390552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.03
€ 19.99
€ 14.03
Paperback. Illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. This book covers the period from 50,000 BC to the fourth century AD. Num Pages: 128 pages, many maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513486
- ISBN
- 9780140513486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201422
- ISBN
- 9780872201422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.42
€ 24.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. The New Silk Road Diplomacy traces how China, faced with internal and external challenges to its authority following the collapse of the Soviet Union, constructed a gradualist approach to Central Asia that prioritized multilateral diplomacy. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816939
- ISBN
- 9780774816939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
paperback. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focusing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study offers a portrayal of Spain of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141016092
- ISBN
- 9780141016092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Rejects the stereotypes of a conformist and conflict-free suburbia. This work argues that suburbia must be understood as a central factor in the modern American experience. It includes ten essays that challenge our understanding of suburbia. It reveals the role suburbs have played in the transformation of American liberalism and conservatism. Editor(s): Kruse, Kevin M.; Sugrue, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456638
- ISBN
- 9780226456638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Hardcover. The aborted coup in Turkey has fired up interest in a country which will play a critical geopolitical role in the wars of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JMG; BGH; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538262
- ISBN
- 9781784538262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 36.91
€ 52.99
€ 36.91
Paperback. First published in English in 1995, with an introduction by Robin Kinross, this edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers the contemporary thinking about Tschichold's life and work. Translator(s): McLean, Ruari. Num Pages: 286 pages, 110 b/w illustrations, 38 three-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AKD; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250123
- ISBN
- 9780520250123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.42
€ 49.99
€ 35.42
Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Keyes, Charles F.; Sears, Laurie J.; Rafael, Vicente. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HRCC9; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998275
- ISBN
- 9780295998275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
hardcover. Adopting the metaphor of foxes and hedgehogs that Isaiah Berlin used to describe opposite types of thinkers, this title provides an original approach to understanding the development of English and Spanish America over the past 500 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083165
- ISBN
- 9780520083165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.20
€ 62.33
€ 48.20
Paperback. The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. The author has visited the battlefield, travelled the messengers' routes, and traced untapped British, French and Belgian records. This book offers an original perspective on a key moment in British history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571315260
- ISBN
- 9780571315260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.64
€ 14.99
€ 10.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; KNTJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199467129
- ISBN
- 9780199467129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.30
€ 64.30
Paperback. Looks at how newspapers and news-making practices shaped the representations of Native Americans. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252067389
- ISBN
- 9780252067389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 224 x 143. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830410644
- ISBN
- 9780830410644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226749457
- ISBN
- 9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 59.06
€ 70.56
€ 59.06
Using polling data, news stories, government reports, and interviews, Nadia M. Diuk shows how the next generation of leaders in shaping three of the most important countries in the former Soviet Union. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; JPHL; KJMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549456
- ISBN
- 9780742549456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.48
€ 134.48