Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Looks at a number of authors who started writing in Iraq in or around the 1950s to explore a pivotal moment in Iraqi novel writing. This monograph on Iraqi fiction focuses on Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman (1927-1990), Mahdi Isa al-Saqr (1927-2006) and Fu'ad al-Takarli (1927-2008), and a selection of works by Dhu al-Nun Ayyub and Abd al-Malik Nuri. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; 3JJPG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641413
- ISBN
- 9780748641413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.87€ 100.65
€ 104.87
€ 100.65
paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9786162150166
- ISBN
- 9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.77
€ 51.99
€ 46.77
Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272439
- ISBN
- 9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.73€ 63.57
€ 82.73
€ 63.57
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007330959
- ISBN
- 9780007330959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.35
€ 21.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551782
- ISBN
- 9780099551782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F. X.; O'Donnell, Ruan; O hAodha, Micheal. Num Pages: 304 pages, B+W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Merrion
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908928252
- ISBN
- 9781908928252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.00
€ 21.99
€ 20.00
Hardcover. This edition of Badges of the British Army presents a wholly new, completely revised guide for the collector. All the photographs are new, and the coverage extended to encompass the badges that had appeared since the book was first published. Num Pages: 64 pages, Fully illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294. An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors. 64 pages, Fully illustrated. This edition of Badges of the British Army presents a wholly new, completely revised guide for the collector. All the photographs are new, and the coverage extended to encompass the badges that had appeared since the book was first published. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JWTU; WCK. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 11. Weight: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Naval & Military Press Ltd
- Edition
- 6th
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845749897
- ISBN
- 9781845749897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.27
€ 14.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 5 halftones, 22 maps, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; GTB; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012127
- ISBN
- 9780674012127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.32
€ 42.99
€ 35.32
Paperback. A political history of the Irish republican struggle against criminalization from 1976 to 1982. Num Pages: 226 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317101
- ISBN
- 9781846317101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.25
€ 33.99
€ 30.25
Hardcover. This text is a comparative and historical data handbook that has an accompanying CD-ROM presenting series data on demographic developments, population and household structures for the countries of Western and Central Europe. Series: Societies of Europe. Num Pages: 872 pages, tables, figures, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; GBC; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 872
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333777053
- ISBN
- 9780333777053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 714.99
€ 714.99
Hardcover. This work explores Russian life in Northern Manchuria during the period of political, economic and social upheaval leading to its eventual de facto control by Japan and the disruption of the balance of power in the Northeast Asian region. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FP; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333730188
- ISBN
- 9780333730188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155463
- ISBN
- 9780691155463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.13
€ 36.99
€ 27.13
Hardcover. An essential Napoleonic War reference and an acknowledged classic. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated with separate plate section. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848328471
- ISBN
- 9781848328471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.45
€ 42.99
€ 37.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFM; JFSC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038570
- ISBN
- 9781594038570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.14
€ 30.99
€ 28.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 274 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591140634
- ISBN
- 9781591140634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Hardback. This chronology uses Keats' letters to indicate his poetic aims and achievements. This is supplemented by an introduction and sketches of more than 30 important figures in the poet's life. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333552728
- ISBN
- 9780333552728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardback. This biography draws from a variety of sources including Hardy's published writings, biographies of Hardy and his contemporaries, correspondence of friends and acquaintances, Emma Hardy's diaries, and unpublished letters between Emma, Thomas and Florence. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521625
- ISBN
- 9780333521625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.97
€ 187.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 470
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007330058
- ISBN
- 9780007330058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.45
€ 21.99
€ 17.45
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384040
- ISBN
- 9781909384040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.86€ 53.80
€ 69.86
€ 53.80
Paperback. Ronald Tritton was recruited in 1940 for the position of War Office Publicity Officer by Major-General Beith, Director of Public Relations at the War Office, to transform the dysfunctional department. Editor(s): McGlade, Frederick. Num Pages: 672 pages, 64 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677441
- ISBN
- 9781907677441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. With anecdotes and descriptions, this is an account of daily life at Government Communications Headquarters, Bletchley Park, the most successful intelligence agency in history. Editor(s): Hinsley, F. H.; Stripp, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801326
- ISBN
- 9780192801326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. Covers unconventional short- and medium-range weapons. This volume includes information about the V-rocket programme. Following an examination of pre-war efforts to build flying bombs, it examines the V-1 and V-2 projects in detail. It is supported by b/w photographs and 16 pages of colour artwork. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033439
- ISBN
- 9781906033439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.46
€ 38.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. Frank A Worsley was the Captain of the H M S Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship's party of twenty-eight drifted in an ice floe for five months. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665742
- ISBN
- 9780712665742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.76
€ 19.99
€ 15.76
Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.30
€ 36.99
€ 31.30