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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands? This title offers the stories of four exceptional women who, while never reigning queens, held great power: Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237067
ISBN
9780571237067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925967
ISBN
9780813925967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.89

Hardback. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex is the first in-depth study of the Open Skies policy and essential reading for historians of the Cold War and the International Relations of the United States. Series: Library of Modern American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 221 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762791
ISBN
9781780762791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13
€ 125.03

Paperback. The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199655267
ISBN
9780199655267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.12

Hardcover. Living in Palestine as the wife of the British Attorney-General, Helen Bentwich was immersed in the politics and society of the early years of the British Mandate. This selection of her letters to her mother mixes political comment with details of personal life and gossip. Num Pages: 192 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; BG; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643491
ISBN
9781860643491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.95

Paperback. When Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091959692
ISBN
9780091959692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PSAJ; PSTL; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226390086
ISBN
9780226390086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.81

Paperback. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302. 160 pages, 70 Illustrations. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848688469
ISBN
9781848688469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. How was Elizabeth Bennett expected to respond to Mr Darcy's fumbled advances? How was a mother meant to present her daughter to society for the first time? Read the manuals and 'conduct books' every respectful Regency lady was required to read before embarking on the long courtship process made famous by the novels of Jane Austen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; FZC; HBTB; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651729
ISBN
9781445651729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.07

paperback. Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272620
ISBN
9780803272620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.23

Hardcover. With contemporary advertising and sales catalogues as its sources, this book represents an exhaustive study of the Ikora and Myra lines in glass produced between the 1920s and 1950s by the Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF) at Geislingen/Steige. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 colour and 250 b&w reproductions. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AFP; WCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 304 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publisher
Arnoldsche
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783897901896
ISBN
9783897901896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.93

Paperback. This is the book that answers the question: Could Germany have won World War Two? Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cassell
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304362080
ISBN
9780304362080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172592
ISBN
9780231172592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.61

Hardback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Brief
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172585
ISBN
9780231172585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. This book covers all of the various fighter aircraft designed and employed by Russian forces during the years 1920-1941. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 272 x 3. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302947
ISBN
9780764302947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.91

Paperback. Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939. This book presents an account of one of the most effective fighting force in modern history by the man who commanded it. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042855
ISBN
9780141042855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The 1869 English translation of the first full-length biography of the celebrated composer, incorporating reminiscences of his contemporaries. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108077972
ISBN
9781108077972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.03

Hardback. One of Germany's leading historians presents an ambitious and masterful account of the years encompassing the two world wars Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204896
ISBN
9780300204896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.04

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526117212
ISBN
9781526117212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 65.73

Hardback. A History of Suffering. 303 pages, 20, 16 black and white, 4 line drawing. A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010513
ISBN
9781847010513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

Paperback. I want to be a beautiful corpse, I will take poison, Eva Braun, 1945. Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler were together for fourteen years, a relationship that ended only with their marriage and double suicide in Berlin. So who was Eva Braun? Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955925
ISBN
9780241955925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5SG; DS; HBL; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912492
ISBN
9781439912492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.74

Hardback. Arranged chronologically, this study takes the reader through Traven's career, from his arrival in Mexico to his final writings in 1940. Detailed discussions of all his novels are provided, showing how Mexican history inspired him and shaped his work. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KLCM; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023924
ISBN
9780842023924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.88

Paperback. Canadian journalist Heidi Kingstone lived in Kabul between 2007 and 2011. Her memoir is replete with idealists and chancers, gunrunners and warlords. She interviewed generals and partied with powerbrokers and fashionistas. Her account of the last years of ISAF-controlled Kabul is vividly atmospheric, deeply personal and at times shockingly painful. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Advance Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910408032
ISBN
9781910408032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.25

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