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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson made a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The Founding Father was traveling to Paris to serve as ambassador to France. Jefferson wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. This title tells the story of a Founding Foodie who transformed American agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745782
ISBN
9781594745782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026374
ISBN
9780691026374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.78
€ 46.57

This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402505
ISBN
9781421402505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402512
ISBN
9781421402512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. At head of title: "Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury LEVIATHAN 1651." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HPCD; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624665202
ISBN
9781624665202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 39. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780716531760
ISBN
9780716531760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Hardback. The First Northern Ireland Peace Process covers the various attempts to end the 'Troubles' from 1972-76. These attempts included secret talks with the Provisional IRA and a parallel process to build a political consensus between the British and Irish Governments and the main constitutional parties in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277169
ISBN
9781137277169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.85

Paperback. An updated new edition of this manifesto by one of England best-loved designers of cruising yachts, featuring a new photo gallery, and a thoughtful and illuminating Foreword by Ed Burnett, one of today's foremost designers of yachts in the classic English idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; WGG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Lodestar Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907206368
ISBN
9781907206368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435405
ISBN
9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

paperback. Moving from the Middle-Eastern campaigns of the First World War to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s, to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, this book tells the story of two German men whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an unusual way. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 202 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559054
ISBN
9780099559054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant, this book moves from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of two world wars to the dividing and reuniting of a nation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592044
ISBN
9780099592044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. This book is the first study of how the BBC, through radio, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the BBC's desire to construct a strong, unitary sense of Britishness (through empire and the monarchy) with a thorough consideration of the broadcasting in the non-English parts of the United Kingdom. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APT; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079443
ISBN
9780719079443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.92
€ 90.20

hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780295984308
ISBN
9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.33

Hardback. This is a study of the growth of the police control in Latin America offering a history of one of the fundamental institutions of the modern world through which the power of the state intrudes on public space to control and direct behaviour. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720564
ISBN
9780804720564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.19

Paperback. An ethnographic study of the American folk music revival that began in the late 1980s, this work examines its people, economy, and politics. Covering the perspectives of fans, performers, marketers, and others, it takes on some of the folk community's stickiest issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328300
ISBN
9780820328300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.83

Hardcover. The religious landscape of modern Germany is one that would scarcely be recognizable to earlier generations. This groundbreaking survey of German postwar religious life depicts a profoundly changed society that has almost entirely shed its Christian character despite a booming market for syncretistic, individualistic forms of "popular religion." Translator(s): Skinner, Alex. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332784
ISBN
9781785332784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.77

Paperback. From 1861 to 1865, the region along the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of unbelievable death and destruction. This book presents a report of life in this merciless guerrilla war. It features bushwhackers and jayhawkers, soldiers and civilians, scouts, spies, runaway slaves, the generals and the guerrillas, who describe their ordeals. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213037
ISBN
9780253213037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gotham
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592409174
ISBN
9781592409174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.83

Paperback. Traces the rich social, cultural, economic and political history of the Greeks. This book examines some key themes that were especially important in shaping the development of Greek culture during the 19th century, including the impact of the formation of the nation state, the formation of multi tiered, multinational social structure, and more. Series: The Edinburgh History of the Greeks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636068
ISBN
9780748636068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123372
ISBN
9780231123372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. No nation in history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. Drawing on six decades of debate on the subject of US military affairs, this book suggests how the armed forces might exploit the opportunities of the information revolution in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JW; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231123365
ISBN
9780231123365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.44
€ 79.41

Paperback. Offers a perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the 'Great Coalfield War'. This title shows the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. It reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization, and workers' resistance. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046917
ISBN
9780674046917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. A Second Edition of Thomas Friedman's stunning book, the first edition of which won the American National Book Award. Num Pages: 608 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006530701
ISBN
9780006530701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. An evocative symbol of the 1960s was its youth counterculture. This study reveals that the youthful revolutionaries were augmented by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing business. The ad industry celebrated irrepressible youth and promoted defiance and revolt. Num Pages: 298 pages, 19 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260129
ISBN
9780226260129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

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