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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417168
ISBN
9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Drawing on the records of studio personnel, independent exhibitors, moviegoers, and the motion pictures themselves, this title analyzes what was wrong - and right - with Hollywood at the end of a heralded decade, and how the industry's troubles changed the making and marketing of films in 1938 and beyond. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271807
ISBN
9780520271807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319264
ISBN
9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785780448
ISBN
9781785780448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.77

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.03

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565279
ISBN
9780813565279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813565262
ISBN
9780813565262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.54

Paperback. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors, attitudes, and gender roles, Domesticating Drink provides valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFH; JFSJ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801868702
ISBN
9780801868702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. Drawing on the V&A's wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies and counter-cultural groups. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; ACX; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776764
ISBN
9781851776764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Henry, desperate to marry Anne Boleyn and ensure the Tudor line asks Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce. Enter Gregorio Casali, an Italian diplomat hired to represent Henry's interests in the Vatican. This book combines a gripping family saga with a charged political battle between the Tudors and the Vatican. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports., geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554899
ISBN
9780099554899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586944
ISBN
9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520622
ISBN
9780742520622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.41

Paperback. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961710
ISBN
9780822961710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801487866
ISBN
9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.26

Paperback. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Love and Survival in Sierra Leone. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 296 pages, illustrations. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273795
ISBN
9780520273795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823215386
ISBN
9780823215386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. An introduction to the work of Manet. Series: Colour Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 colour and 36 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 226 x 9. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827551
ISBN
9780714827551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Chilcott, Catherine M. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179204
ISBN
9781624179204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.65
€ 153.94

Hardback. The British railway system is the oldest in the world. This book describes the early days in the British railway industry, from the opening of the first public steam inter-city railway line in 1830, through to the glory days of the Flying Scotsman and the expansion of the national rail networks in the 1940s to form British Railways. Series: Raintree Perspectives: Aspects of British History Beyond 1066. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 5AH; YNH; YNTR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 264 x 195. .
Publisher
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474734202
ISBN
9781474734202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. Telling Tales both challenges founding myths of the region and inspires rethinking of how we tell the story of western Canadian colonization and settlement. Editor(s): Cavanaugh, Catherine A.; Warne, Randi R. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774807951
ISBN
9780774807951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardcover. Detroit's industrial health has long been crucial to the American economy. Today's troubles not withstanding, Detroit has experienced multiple periods of prosperity, particularly in the second half of the 18th century, when the city was the center of the thriving fur trade. This book details this seldom-discussed chapter of Detroit's history. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096704
ISBN
9780226096704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.51

Paperback. A concise and accessible introduction to the gender histories of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. These essays juxtapose established topics in gender history such as motherhood, masculinities, work and activism with newer areas, such as the history of imprisonment and the transnational history of sexuality. Editor(s): Baker, Catherine. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 337 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528025
ISBN
9781137528025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

paperback. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24pp b/w photo inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141035673
ISBN
9780141035673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019239
ISBN
9780141019239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

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