Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391502
- ISBN
- 9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185057
- ISBN
- 9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751567021
- ISBN
- 9780751567021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Hardback. Sixteenth-century Roman presses turned out hundreds of technical treatises and learned discourses written in the vernacular. This book follows the story of the Roman illustrated book from the printed page back out to the Renaissance streets, piazzas, palaces, convents and bookshops where these publications, carefully shepherded through the press. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour images + 120 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACN; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300204193
- ISBN
- 9780300204193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 7.28
€ 25.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott's Antarctic trek, and his tragic death on the journey home, this book charts the epic race to the South Pole. Follow the expedition team in their preparation, and experience daily life in the frozen south. Series: Young Explorer. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 220 x 3. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781406245899
- ISBN
- 9781406245899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Hardback. The story of Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its 'common people' and shows how he made music a community experience. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 885 pages, 63ill.70mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 885
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825802
- ISBN
- 9780810825802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.33
€ 263.33
Paperback. The aim of this text is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333567630
- ISBN
- 9780333567630
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.46
€ 44.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451626
- ISBN
- 9780752451626
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. This study discusses Egypt's nationalist response to the phenomenon of colonialism, as well as examining colonialism and nationalism generally. It demonstrates how central the issue of the Sudan was to Egyptian nationalism and highlights ambivalence in Egyptian attitudes to empire. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 271 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233171
- ISBN
- 9780520233171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Taking up personal narratives of slaves and slave owners, Tell This in My Memory offers a new window into the study of slavery in modern Middle Eastern. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HFG; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788649
- ISBN
- 9780804788649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.39
€ 29.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Bannet, Eve Tavor; Wheeler, Roxann. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422145
- ISBN
- 9781421422145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.58
€ 50.99
€ 42.58
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.08€ 58.98
€ 65.08
€ 58.98
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Vernon and Irene Castle popularized ragtime dancing in the years just before World War I and made dancing a respectable pastime in America. The whisper-thin, elegant Castles were trendsetters in many ways. This work tells the story of a couple who reinvented dance and its place in twentieth-century culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ASDT; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124599
- ISBN
- 9780813124599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. Series: Whispers Wood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JMG; 5H; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019466
- ISBN
- 9780008253226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859371
- ISBN
- 9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.95
€ 58.63
€ 53.95
The Spiritual Journals of Warren Felt Evans. From Methodism to Mind Cu...
Evans, Warren Felt. Ed(S): Albanese, Catherin...
hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253022431
- ISBN
- 9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.88
€ 39.88
Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187878
- ISBN
- 9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
paperback. Evan Haefeli demonstrates how convoluted and uncertain were the beginnings of religious tolerance in America, by giving them an international context. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223781
- ISBN
- 9780812223781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226210919
- ISBN
- 9780226210919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.64
€ 46.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Doll kitchens in Germany, originally for adults, evolved by the end of the 18th century into toys for children. Learn the influence real kitchens had on doll kitchens. Doll kitchen manufacturers are listed as well as a wide variety of miniature furnishings, appliances, and stoves shown in over 250 photos. Num Pages: 204 pages, 269 photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401381
- ISBN
- 9780887401381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. The May 1926 coup d'etat in Poland inaugurated what has become known as the period of sanacja or "cleansing." The event has been explored in terms of the impact that it had on state structures and political styles. This book offers a study of the political culture of interwar Poland, as reflected in and by the coup. Series: Polish and Polish-American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JF; GTB; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420805
- ISBN
- 9780821420805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. A memoir that evokes with deep feeling the sense of uprootendess and exile created by this disruption, something which has been the experience of tens of thousands of people this century. It tells the story of Jewish post-war experience and the tragedies and discoveries born of cultural displacement. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428664
- ISBN
- 9780099428664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65