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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A riveting account of the critical hours following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and transfer of power to Lyndon B. Johnson Num Pages: 320 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020362
ISBN
9780465020362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.84

Hardback. Tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s, presenting the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutal doggedness of the slavehunters, and the tortuous response of the federal courts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047044
ISBN
9780674047044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137583499
ISBN
9781137583499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.30

Hardback. Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This title examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the region in the twenty-first century. It looks at several major themes regarding the contemporary Latin American Left. Editor(s): Levitsky, Steven; Roberts, Kenneth M. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401096
ISBN
9781421401096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.33

hardcover. Nineteen sixty-two-it's been called "the end of innocence," as America witnessed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the following year saw the Kennedy assassination and the early stirrings of Vietnam. In baseball, 1962 was a thrilling season. Num Pages: 274 pages, 10 b&w photos, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974318
ISBN
9781597974318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674836808
ISBN
9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.70
€ 84.90

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641195
ISBN
9780691641195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169620
ISBN
9780691169620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. The early part of the 21st century has been marked by widespread social upheaval and geographical displacement of people. This book examines how refugees, asylum-seekers, locals and professional refugee workers make sense of asylum and refuge in the context of current UK asylum policies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461155
ISBN
9781137461155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators. Num Pages: 364 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190873
ISBN
9781845190873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403920713
ISBN
9781403920713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Paperback. Dating from the 16th century, there were hundreds of shtetls - Jewish settlements - in Eastern Europe that were home to a large and compact population. This book includes chapters on the history of the shtetl, its myths and realities, politics, gender dynamics, and how the shtetl has been (mis)represented in literature. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748312
ISBN
9780814748312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029368
ISBN
9780141029368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Oppressive conditions, a thankless task, a theater of war long forgotten and barely even known at the time - nonetheless, as Rails of War demonstrates, without James Harry Hantzis and his fellow soldiers of the 721st Railway Operating Battalion, the Allied forces would have been defeated in the China-Burma-India conflict in World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348537
ISBN
9781612348537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. This volume explores the M10 and M36 tank destroyers used between 1942 and 1952 by the Allied forces. They played a key role in the battles for Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the final defeat of Germany, and continued to serve in Korea, Indochina and the Balkans. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 7 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBWQ; JWL; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 182 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764696
ISBN
9781841764696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. This work covers this battle, and includes new findings such as access to a US Army database, and providing unit data on a day-to-day basis. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 74 b&w and 5 colour illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765600
ISBN
9781841765600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. The fighting at Omaha Beach is one of the most famous events in military history, and represented a crucial moment in the course of World War II. This book reveals the events of that single day in June 1944. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763675
ISBN
9781841763675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961262
ISBN
9781780961262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this title tells the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll. Illustrator(s): Chasemore, Richard. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960999
ISBN
9781780960999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. This history of the Soviet BMP armoured infantry vehicle, one of the most revolutionary advances in infantry tactics and armoured-vehicle design of the post-war era, describes its development and combat history since the 1960s, and includes contemporary photographs and colour plates and cut-aways. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs and line drawings, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855324336
ISBN
9781855324336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. An account of the 1944 Operation Cobra. It demonstrates how this campaign ended the stalemate which had followed the Normandy landings and delivered a crushing blow to the German Army in France. Topics covered include the Avranches counterattack and the Falaise Pocket. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 78 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762968
ISBN
9781841762968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Army widely employed tanks within the Pacific theater of war. This title details their key role in the conquests of Singapore and Malaya, as well as their later use in Burma, Saipan, and the Philippines, including in the amphibious assault of Corregidor. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846030918
ISBN
9781846030918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. A history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw service in the post-war era. The book describes its development and combat history since the 1960s. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855324671
ISBN
9781855324671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. The armored division were the shock force of the US Army's combat formulations during the fighting in northwest Europe in the final year of the war. This book examines the combat mission of the armored division in the US Army wartime doctrine. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765648
ISBN
9781841765648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.75

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