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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. The collapse of the Iron Curtain, the renationalization of eastern Europe and the simultaneous eastward expansion of the European Union have all impacted the way the past is remembered in today's eastern Europe. At the same time, memory in western Europe has changed significantly in recent years.. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric; Niven, Bill; Wittlinger, Ruth. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455772
- ISBN
- 9780857455772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.15
€ 164.15
Hardback. "The failure of Liberalism" in Germany and its responsibility for the rise of Nazism is widely discussed among scholars inside and outside Germany. The author argues that German liberalism failed because of the irreconcilable conflict between two competing visions of German identity. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450694
- ISBN
- 9781845450694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.72
€ 182.72
Hardcover. This poignant memoir tells the story of a young Jewish refugee and his long-distance love interest, both caught in the grip of WWII. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774438
- ISBN
- 9780889774438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.03
€ 24.99
€ 20.03
Hardback. It is one part corporate and industrial history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way to understand larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. This biography weaves together three engrossing stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273757
- ISBN
- 9780520273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. A Seattle Times selection for one of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan AwardWinner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Craft Award, Book Division, First Place"A compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics." Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340020
- ISBN
- 9780393340020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126571
- ISBN
- 9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126564
- ISBN
- 9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81€ 89.70
€ 117.81
€ 89.70
Paperback.
Covers the momentous reforms in the British electoral system during the period from the Great Reform Act of 1832 to 1918 when women were given the vote. The study charts the series of Reform Acts right through the period, involving rather more attention to those important changes in the 1880s which are often underplayed.
Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 162 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 160
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582294677
- ISBN
- 9780582294677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.48
€ 48.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. Describing the period 1815-1832 as 'The birth of a new age', this book considers the tremendous forces of change operating after industrialisation and discusses the achievement of Lord Liverpool's administration in containing these pressures, thereby leading the way to evolutionary change rather than revolution. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582299085
- ISBN
- 9780582299085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.40
€ 48.99
€ 46.40
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801441950
- ISBN
- 9780801441950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
Paperback. Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350180
- ISBN
- 9781444350180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.34
€ 22.34
Paperback. These essays are based on contemporary fieldwork in Iran by scholars of Iranian culture. The contributors cover topics such as civil society, foreign relations, Islamism, religious-secular debates and women's issues. These essays challenge stereotypes that have developed about modern-day Iran. Editor(s): Hooglund, Eric. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629757
- ISBN
- 9780815629757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.76
€ 28.76
Paperback. Hobsbawm's brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349104805
- ISBN
- 9780349104805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. A reassessment of the 20th century exploring topics such as the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the Arts in recent years and the influence of the Third World. Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Edition
- 1st Abacus Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106717
- ISBN
- 9780349106717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. The first volume of Hobsbawm's classic and universally acclaimed trilogy on the 19th century, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349104843
- ISBN
- 9780349104843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Viva La Revolucion is Hobsbawm's magisterial work on Latin America, the fruit of forty years' writing about the continent. Num Pages: 480 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141299
- ISBN
- 9780349141299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. An engaging and provocative look at culture, from one of our best-known historians. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139098
- ISBN
- 9780349139098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Hobsbawm's classic history, repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105987
- ISBN
- 9780349105987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. The 1850s offered the last remotely feasible chance for the United States to steer clear of Civil War. Yet fundamental differences between North and South about slavery and the meaning of freedom caused political conflicts to erupt again and again throughout the decade. This book analyzes the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027984
- ISBN
- 9780842027984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.96
€ 167.96
Hardback. With the United States on the way to becoming an almost completely urban nation, the financing of cities has become an issue of great urgency; put simply, American cities do not have enough money. This book examines the role of local fiscal policies and fiscal politics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724128
- ISBN
- 9780804724128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.57
€ 93.57
Hardback. This is compelling reading for British historians, environmental scholars, historians of technology, and anyone interested in state formation in early modern Europe. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25, 17 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JD; HBJD1; RGBF; TBX; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422008
- ISBN
- 9781421422008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.96€ 51.74
€ 55.96
€ 51.74
Paperback. Shaping the New World introduces students to the origins, growth, and consolidation of African slavery in the Americas and race-based slavery's impact on the economic, social, and cultural development of the New World. Series: International Themes & Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605558
- ISBN
- 9781442605558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.34
€ 31.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. "Exhilarating .. strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."-Edward Rothstein, New York Times Editor(s): Foner, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337051
- ISBN
- 9780393337051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.64
€ 27.99
€ 24.64