Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time, the British government significantly expanded its power to observe and monitor its subjects. This book explores how light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private reading. Num Pages: 368 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; TNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226640778
- ISBN
- 9780226640778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. The definitive guide to the motorcycles of the British armed forced Num Pages: 304 pages, 180 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWMV1; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970235
- ISBN
- 9780750970235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. The rivalry for trade in tea and textiles between the English and Dutch East India companies is very much a global history. This trade is strongly connected to emblematic events such as the opening of Western trade with China, the Boston Tea Party, the establishment of British Empire in Bengal and the Industrial Revolution. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 images, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1FKA; 3JF; HBTK; KCLT; KNAC; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486523
- ISBN
- 9781137486523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. June, 1890. The gas workers are on strike and Leeds is close to breaking point. Detective Inspector Tom Harper is more concerned with the disappearance of 8-year-old Martha Parkinson. Then he discovers that there may be a connection between Martha's disappearance and the murder of a replacement gas worker, stabbed to death outside the Town Hall. Series: A Det. Insp. Tom Harper Mystery. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JH; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Severn House Trade Paperback
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847515377
- ISBN
- 9781847515377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.95
€ 21.95
Paperback. Offers an account of a New Labour backbencher. This title features the diaries that provide a snapshot of life in the Westminster village. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684005
- ISBN
- 9781846684005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682308
- ISBN
- 9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Hardcover. The Battle of Cambrai has become synonymous with one of the Allies' first large-scale use of tanks on the Western Front. This title explores how new techniques of sound-ranging and artillery strategy played a greater part on the battlefield than the tanks which have dominated the history of the battle. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479774
- ISBN
- 9780752479774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841653112
- ISBN
- 9781841653112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.06
€ 8.99
€ 8.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960625
- ISBN
- 9780750960625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752462059
- ISBN
- 9780752462059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. This study provides a detailed technical description of each weapon, and also explores how the firearms performed on the battlefields of World War II. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780963853
- ISBN
- 9781780963853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.50
€ 20.99
€ 15.50
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752462035
- ISBN
- 9780752462035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. A fascinating history of open smuggling along the south coast of Britain Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JH; BTC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643656
- ISBN
- 9781445643656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.47
€ 20.47
Hardback. Reveals such statistics of World War II as who were the best fighter aces, what were the top ten military blunders during the war, and which were the biggest battleships or the best tanks. This title covers the major events and dates in the war. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461632
- ISBN
- 9780752461632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. What was Manchester really like in the 1970s? This book shows us the reality of day-to-day life in the city during a period when much of the Victorian city was swept away in a whirlwind of redevelopment and modernisation. It features images of people, buildings, transport, events and a number of sites which have changed beyond recognition. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946155
- ISBN
- 9780750946155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847844996
- ISBN
- 9781847844996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps United Kingdom
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847842718
- ISBN
- 9781847842718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841512730
- ISBN
- 9781841512730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Manchester. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight in Grams: 24. Manchester Sheet 34. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Manchester. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; WQH; WTR. Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight: 25.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Facsimile of 1849 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850543070
- ISBN
- 9780850543070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Manchester. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight in Grams: 26. Manchester Sheet 32. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Manchester. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; WQH; WTR. Dimension: 210 x 120 x 2. Weight: 26.
- Publisher
- The Godfrey Edition
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850544282
- ISBN
- 9780850544282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01