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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. The life and times of polymath, scholar, author and folk hero, Hamish Henderson (1919-2002), poses, and helps us to answer, these questions. This book examines his life long commitment to finding a form of artistic expression suitable for post was Europe. It explores his ideas in their intellectual, cultural and political contexts. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696574
ISBN
9780748696574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Hardback. Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447317128
ISBN
9781447317128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.54

Hardcover. Shedding light on the American campaign to democratize Western Germany after World War II, this book covers the importance of cultural policy and visual propaganda to the US occupation. It evokes Germany's political climate between 1945 and 1949, adding an unexpected dimension to the confrontation between the United States and the USSR. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFC; JPVN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301693
ISBN
9780226301693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 46.29

Hardcover. This book reveals how imitations of Ovid's works helped to redefine emotional experience and the political efficacy of emotional expression in late sixteenth-century England. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230617049
ISBN
9780230617049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813220161
ISBN
9780813220161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Paperback. With a chapter dealing with the Canadian battles in Belgium during the First World War, this title examines the terrible battles fought in the Ypres Salient, including the Canadians' first battle at 2nd Ypres in April 1915 and the epic battle of Passchendaele in October-November 1917. It is illustrated with photographs and colour maps. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour & b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DFG; 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies Canada
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926804026
ISBN
9781926804026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.28

Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. The relationship between the board games and the professional game of baseball is described with tips to help date each and rate their condition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 325 color photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407673
ISBN
9780887407673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive alphabetized list of over 2,500 hit tunes that prompted the production of answer songs or other forms of response recordings. Num Pages: 296 pages, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVG; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823426
ISBN
9780810823426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.15

Paperback. Raised amid Virginia's wealthiest slaveholders, Edwards Coles was a close associate of many of nation's leaders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison among them. And, like Jefferson, he believed the institution of slavery to be morally and ideologically wrong. This title offers a study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806891
ISBN
9780875806891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. This is the twelfth in a series of annual volumes which provide authoritative reviews in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The chapters are written by established experts and the topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in the research literature and in current practice. Editor(s): Robertson, Ivan T. Series: International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Num Pages: 422 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 12
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471970040
ISBN
9780471970040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 315.26

Hardcover. This volume is part of a continuing series featuring authoritative reviews on the field of industrial and organizational psychology. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of a chosen topic, and is supported by a bibliography. Editor(s): Robertson, Ivan T. Series: International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Num Pages: 332 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBCY; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 11
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471961116
ISBN
9780471961116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 315.26

Hardback. Examines momentous changes in notions of citizenship, sovereignty, nation, state, and empire in a time of acute uncertainty about the future of a world that had earlier been divided into colonial empires. This book shows how both France and its former colonies backed into more "national" conceptions of the state than either had sought. Num Pages: 512 pages, 6 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161310
ISBN
9780691161310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Paperback. In The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story, historian B.F. Cooling documents the story of President Abraham Lincoln and the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. Num Pages: 366 pages, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252783
ISBN
9781442252783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.10

Hardback. Series: Palgrave historical & political facts. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333215128
ISBN
9780333215128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.77

Hardback. This new publication constitutes the second volume in the widely-acclaimed Sources in European Political History. This latest volume provides a wide-ranging guide to the surviving private papers of over one thousand statesman, politicians and diplomats who played a part in the shaping of modern Europe. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333277751
ISBN
9780333277751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.74

Paperback. Drawing on an interdisciplinary collection of US and Mexican sources, this title explores the foundational conflict that redrew the boundaries of the North American continent in the Nineteenth Century. It includes the letters from US and Mexican soldiers, governmental proclamations, songs, caricatures, poetry, and newspaper articles. Editor(s): Conway, Christopher. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603842204
ISBN
9781603842204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. A collection of stories, which examine society through the eyes of the woman, as she encountered choices in marriage, motherhood, work and love. It tells the stories of competing voices - of the men and women who entered into the fray of the fin de siecle, and were not afraid to confront, challenge or delight in the irrepressible New. Editor(s): Richardson, Angelique. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441566
ISBN
9780141441566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A stirring reconstruction of one of history's great--and least known --naval battles.. Fascinating stuff. A boon for students of military history and naval warfare.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465057924
ISBN
9780465057924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.64

Hardback. George Berkeley's views on money and banking broke the conceptual link between money and metallic substance in "The Querist", a work published between 1735 and 1737 in Dublin, consisting entirely of questions. This work explains what economic and social forces caused him to write "The Querist" in response to a major economic crisis in Ireland. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HPS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362975
ISBN
9780792362975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.03

Hardback. These photographs reveal places we know but scarcely recognize and give us another look at the people of "the greatest generation." Num Pages: 192 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJCR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410852
ISBN
9781421410852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.82

Paperback. Examines the major divisions in criticism of this major African American writer, paying particular attention to the way each critical period defines Baldwin and his work for its own purposes. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139689
ISBN
9781571139689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. Bringing together scholars from around the world, this first book in the Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series raises the question of how we can get away from the contemporary language of globalization, so as to identify meaningful, global ways of defining historical events and processes in the late Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137015235
ISBN
9781137015235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. * Provides a complete history of the region from 8000 BC to the present day. * Covers all varieties of history from cultural and social to economic and environmental. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214472
ISBN
9780631214472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Hardback. A new title in Young Reading, Series Three. Aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. A fascinating look at The Second World War and its causes and effects across the world. Series: Young Reading Series Three. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; YNH; YNJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409508113
ISBN
9781409508113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.31

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