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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context. Num Pages: 488 pages, 226, 226 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RNF; TBX; THRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846144
- ISBN
- 9780801846144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 49.75
€ 53.51
€ 49.75
Paperback. * The classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112527
- ISBN
- 9780349112527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This edition of the pamphlet includes selections from Paine's other writings from 1775 and 1776 - additional essays that contextualize "Common Sense" provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. Editor(s): Slaughter, Thomas P.; Davis, Natalie Zemon; May, Ernest R. Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312201487
- ISBN
- 9780312201487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Paperback. Published anonymously in 1776, six months before the Declaration of Independence, this book offered was a radical and impassioned call for America to free itself and set up an independent republican government. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107590
- ISBN
- 9780143107590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.93
€ 14.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Advocating equality, meritocracy, and social responsibility in plain language, Paine galvanized tens of thousands of readers and changed the framework of political discourse. He was tried and convicted for sedition by the British government for publishing Editor(s): Grogan, Claire. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115849
- ISBN
- 9781551115849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.06
€ 25.99
€ 24.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359274
- ISBN
- 9780226359274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 93 black & white halftones, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JF; 3JH; AN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493016594
- ISBN
- 9781493016594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.91
€ 20.99
€ 19.91
Hardback. Luxurious, beautiful, and portable, tapestry was the pre-eminent art form of the Tudor court. Henry VIII amassed an unrivaled collection over the course of his reign. This work weaves the history of this collection into the life of its owner with a narrative style. It also includes photographs that recreates Europe's greatest tapestry collection. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 440 pages, 114 b&w illustrations and 206 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; ACND; AFWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 286 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122343
- ISBN
- 9780300122343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 50.65
€ 59.45
€ 50.65
Hardback. A history of the Badax Tigers chronicles the experiences of Company C of the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the entire Civil War. The author's letters provide a complete picture of a typical Federal volunteer company in the Civil War and are supplemented by newspaper articles and letters of other soldiers. Editor(s): Nanzig, Thomas P. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520844
- ISBN
- 9780742520844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardback. How did the Irish tame the Spanish Inquisition? Why did they become one of the most successful foreign groups in early modern Spain? When did they become indispensable foreign brokers for the Spanish kings? Using original inquisitorial trial and conversion sources, this book tells the surprising success story of the Spanish Irish. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465894
- ISBN
- 9781137465894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.98
€ 116.98
Hardcover. In most contemporary historical writing the picture of modern life in Habsburg Central Europe is a gloomy story of the failure of rationalism and the rise of protofascist movements. This book tells a different story, focusing on the Czech writers and artists distinguished by their optimistic view of the world in the years before WWI. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 276 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 2AGZ; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113626
- ISBN
- 9780230113626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In most contemporary historical writing the picture of modern life in Habsburg Central Europe is a gloomy story of the failure of rationalism and the rise of protofascist movements. This book tells a different story, focusing on the Czech writers and artists distinguished by their optimistic view of the world in the years before WWI. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 2AGZ; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486486
- ISBN
- 9781137486486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Nolan, Daniel. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 760 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607559
- ISBN
- 9780691607559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 98.65
€ 129.61
€ 98.65
Num Pages: 400 pages, over 400 color and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2984.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318757
- ISBN
- 9780764318757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.79€ 65.34
€ 86.79
€ 65.34
Hardback. This sequel to "The Voyage of the Frolic" uses the "Frolic"'s ill-fated first, and final, cargo to San Francisco to tell the broader story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California. It also explores the potential of contextual archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741750
- ISBN
- 9780804741750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.50
€ 145.50
Hardcover. Thomas Murray's The Story of the Irish in Argentina was first published in New York in 1919. During the nineteenth century, nearly 45,000 Irish-born individuals emigrated to Argentina. They were members of medium tenant families from Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, and Wexford (though Dublin, Cork, and Clare were well represented). Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184745
- ISBN
- 9781859184745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 29.97
€ 39.00
€ 29.97
Hardback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 302 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010902
- ISBN
- 9781847010902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 60.10
€ 65.40
€ 60.10
Paperback. A uniquely detailed portrayal of the formative years of Tanzania's first president and the influences that led him to enter politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011503
- ISBN
- 9781847011503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Series: The journals of Thomas Merton. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060654870
- ISBN
- 9780060654870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.02
€ 18.99
€ 17.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621574880
- ISBN
- 9781621574880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.39
€ 32.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612002576
- ISBN
- 9781612002576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.18
€ 35.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas was a shell dressing, soaked in his own urine and then tied around his face. This book provides a brief history of the development of gas warfare and equipment. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 155 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBW; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 261 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847978875
- ISBN
- 9781847978875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Hardcover. Recounting the creation of the West German Foreign Office, this study explores three of the central themes in the early history of the Federal Republic: the integration of the new state into the international community, the cooptation of German elites by the new political system, and the creation of government in a state under foreign occupation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804637
- ISBN
- 9780875804637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, 400+ colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWT; WCF; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1444.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330919
- ISBN
- 9780764330919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.09€ 54.12
€ 76.09
€ 54.12