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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. This book traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism's approach to its nonpracticing brethren, shedding new light on the emergence of Orthodoxy as a specific movement within modern Jewish society. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238655
ISBN
9780812238655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardcover. This volume is a lively and scholarly illustrated account of the tumultuous events in key countries in the Middle East and North Africa during and since the period of the Arab Spring that began in December 2010. Editor(s): Roberts, Adam; McCarthy, Rory; Ash, Timothy Garton. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; JPB; JPHV; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198749028
ISBN
9780198749028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.95

Hardcover. The Choice of the Jews under Vichy is written from the joint perspective of a historian and a participant in the events he describes. An organizer of the communist faction of the Jewish resistance in France, Rayski buttresses his analysis of war-era archival materials with his own personal testimony. Translator(s): Sayers, Will. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040215
ISBN
9780268040215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.95

Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029450
ISBN
9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 78.49

Hardback. The story of Wildflecken through the eyes of very different groups Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006776
ISBN
9780253006776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardcover. Stunning officially endorsed coffee table book commemorating the 50th anniversary of Tottenham Hotspur's famous League and Cup Double in 1961 - the first 'Double' achieved in the modern era of football. Num Pages: 208 pages, Colour and black & white throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 300 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vision Sports Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Lea
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905326884
ISBN
9781905326884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. .
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413947
ISBN
9781474413947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Feral House,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627310116
ISBN
9781627310116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008104726
ISBN
9780008104726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. A collection of essays that traces the post-cold-war transformation of Eastern Europe. Composed of history, memoir, and political critique, it shines a spotlight on the changes in Poland and the Eastern Bloc in the post-1989 years. Editor(s): Gross, Irena Grudzinska. Translator(s): Czarny, Roman S. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269231
ISBN
9780520269231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Particular Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846148774
ISBN
9781846148774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392569
ISBN
9781782392569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

An original, readable narrative of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe and the role of religion in the history of the American West Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199765294
ISBN
9780199765294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at "Barricada", the official daily newspaper of the Sandinista Front in the 1980s. Even during the period of the Nicaraguan Revolution, a more professional agenda also motivated the journalists and editors of this party-run paper. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTV; JPWQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 585. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802230
ISBN
9780896802230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardcover. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This title explores conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226043586
ISBN
9780226043586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31
€ 78.49

Paperback. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This work explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043593
ISBN
9780226043593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Abraham Lincoln confronted the great questions of his age: slavery, democracy and nationalism. This biography explains the national and international factors that shaped the life and career of an ambitious, brilliant and rather strange man who rose to power at a moment when the modern world was taking shape. Series: Pocket Giants. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497754
ISBN
9780752497754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.34

Hardcover. This new interpretation of the causes, course and consequences of America's greatest crisis explores the complex relationships between the local and national contexts, between the experiences of soldiers and civilians, and shows how politics and public opinion decisively shaped the meaning and outcome of the war. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790533
ISBN
9780333790533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.99
€ 101.01

Paperback. On the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth, a fresh and unusual exploration of 'Cider with Rosie' country, yesterday and today, and of how it inspired the great writer. Num Pages: 160 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953764
ISBN
9780750953764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A brilliant new history of the First World War by the bestselling and prizewinning author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pan
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780330447447
ISBN
9780330447447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Sheldrake Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873329481
ISBN
9781873329481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.24

Paperback. Blues recording artist and critic Adam Gussow begins his story in the 1890s, when the spectacle lynching of blacks became an insidious part of Southern life. Gussow identifies veiled references to real life incidents of these lynchings within the words of Blues songs and literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGK; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310985
ISBN
9780226310985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Tells the story of how black Chicagoans were at the center of a national movement in the 1940s and '50s, a time when African Americans across the country first started to see themselves as part of a single culture. This book offers interpretations of such events as the 1940 American Negro Exposition. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226306414
ISBN
9780226306414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 45.92

Paperback. Tells the story of how black Chicagoans were at the center of a national movement in the 1940s and '50s, a time when African Americans across the country first started to see themselves as part of a single culture. This book offers interpretations of such events as the 1940 American Negro Exposition. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306407
ISBN
9780226306407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

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