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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

paperback. In the second half of the sixteenth century, most of the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. This title describes the paths taken through the eastern Mediterranean and its European hinterland by members of a Venetian-Albanian family. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141978376
ISBN
9780141978376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021327
ISBN
9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350149
ISBN
9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. A niece of Jane Austen and a novelist herself, Catherine Hubback wrote regularly to her eldest son John and his wife Mary. Her letters offer an articulate, detailed commentary on life in California by a gentlewoman managing a household and finding her place in a new world Editor(s): Klippert, Zoe. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2AB; 3JH; BGL; BJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243440
ISBN
9781851243440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206861
ISBN
9780872206861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
431
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206854
ISBN
9780872206854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774093
ISBN
9780804774093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099648819
ISBN
9780099648819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166133
ISBN
9780231166133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Sym, T.P. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JHBT; JPFC; JPVR; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813326160
ISBN
9780813326160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562. Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 312 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148900
ISBN
9780231148900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; TNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 19. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634829564
ISBN
9781634829564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.91
€ 216.89

Paperback. Chinese cultural and intellectual politics waned after the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume explores their revitalisation in the 1990s. Editor(s): Zhang, Xudong. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326489
ISBN
9780822326489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119515
ISBN
9781845119515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

hardcover. After World War I, Hungarian society became focused on revising the terms of the Peace Treaty of Trianon. This title examines the thinking behind the renegotiation of post-treaty boundaries. Editor(s): Szechenyi, Agnes. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336154
ISBN
9780880336154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009674
ISBN
9780691009674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Paperback. Best-selling author and former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a bold new global vision for extending American preeminence in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 184 x 34. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465094356
ISBN
9780465094356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718185756
ISBN
9780718185756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. The rise and spectacular fall of the friendship between the two great philosophers of the eighteenth century, barely six months after they first met, reverberated on both sides of the Channel. This title explores the unfolding rift between two of the greatest of Enlightenment thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164282
ISBN
9780300164282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Paperback. In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCF; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134024
ISBN
9780691134024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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