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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

paperback. From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning Britain, across Europe, America and India. This book explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bodley Head
Condition
New
SKU
9781847920133
ISBN
9781847920133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.29

Paperback. Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of events. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141017273
ISBN
9780141017273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. A reissue of Simon Schama's landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Num Pages: 768 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 194 x 50. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006861560
ISBN
9780006861560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Presents the story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. This title follows the escaped blacks into the fires of the war, and into freezing, inhospitable Nova Scotia where many were betrayed in their promises to receive land. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099536079
ISBN
9780099536079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Simon Schama, the author of Landscape and Memory and Citizens, sets out to tell the history of two certainties, of two deaths. In discussing the 'speculations' surrounding them, he finds himself involved in a history he cannot classify - the unpredictable history of stories Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087324
ISBN
9781847087324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138253155
ISBN
9781138253155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Hardback. Using the tools of medicine, literary theory, psychology, psychoanalysis, and etymology, this book probes the breast-related fantasies underlying German culture and literature in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is intended for those interested in German textual studies, the history of sexuality, and theories of psychoanalysis. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986111
ISBN
9780295986111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Taking a big-picture view of the post-punk period, this book recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. It presents many anecdotes and insights, and features the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads. It is of interest to fans of post-punk music. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGC6; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215706
ISBN
9780571215706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923467
ISBN
9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. In the early hours of 5 September 1972 the perimeter fence surrounding the Olympic Village in Munich was scaled by terrorists. Their target was the temporary home of the Israeli Olympic team and within 24 hours seventeen men were dead. Why did so many die? Any why have the German officials covered up details of the massacre? Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; JPWL; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231812
ISBN
9780571231812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Hardback. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823817
ISBN
9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. After the "Great Escape", The Hunt for the Killers of Stalag Luft III. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472112620
ISBN
9781472112620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Explains Russia's political economy, and provides a unique account of the social movements fighting for change. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326917
ISBN
9780745326917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 83.84

Paperback. Explains Russia's political economy, and provides a unique account of the social movements fighting for change. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326900
ISBN
9780745326900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. The thrilling true story of the real Great Escape, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the escape. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444760668
ISBN
9781444760668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Aizawa Kikutaro was born into the wealthiest family in Hashimoto, an agricultural village specializing in wheat and silk. Taking the biography of this villager as its focus and incorporating details of life drawn from Aizawa's diary, this book chronicles the transformation of Hashimoto against the background of Japan's rapid industrialization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258594
ISBN
9780520258594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. A New World of Labor connects developments in seventeenth-century Britain with the British experience of slavery on the West African coast and with the initial development of African chattel slavery in Barbados, whose labor system played a foundational role in defining how plantation slavery developed throughout British America. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245196
ISBN
9780812245196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.72

Paperback. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC6; BGF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581789
ISBN
9780099581789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. The first book by the nation's favourite film experts whose BBC Radio 5 Live film review show is downloaded by 2 million people every month Num Pages: 320 pages, Two 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116646
ISBN
9781782116646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side which would at last throw off the shackles that had hindered the region for centuries. This book tells the definitive story of the greatest team that sport has known. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224092241
ISBN
9780224092241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.76

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