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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Acclaimed children's author Allan Burnett turns his attention to the First World War in a book of explosively exciting and emotionally charged tales of bravery and adventure. All based on true stories! Num Pages: 112 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841589329
ISBN
9781841589329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780273884
ISBN
9781780273884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780273914
ISBN
9781780273914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.41

Paperback. A history of liberalism since the 1930s, offering an account of: where it came from, where it has gone, and why. Considering the role of alternative political traditions in liberalism's downfall, it shows how historical interpretation has been a reflection of liberal assumptions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001855
ISBN
9780674001855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.94
€ 47.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTK; KN; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403991744
ISBN
9781403991744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.35

Paperback. Featuring 30 of England's greatest test-match victories since 1967, this work includes matches from the 2005 Ashes Series. It includes some moments in English cricket with foreword and commentaries by Christopher Martin Jenkins, with matches from the Ashes series of 2005, and the 2004 romp against New Zealand at Lord's. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBT; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752434155
ISBN
9780752434155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

hardcover. Combining encyclopedic information as well as a critical guide to the poetry of Robert Burns, this work attempts to show the complex nature of this supposedly uncomplicated poet. The work is in six sections and covers such themes as religion, drink, drama, sex, politics and philosophy. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
461
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333422700
ISBN
9780333422700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.76

Hardcover. This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFA; JFCA; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137020246
ISBN
9781137020246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637839
ISBN
9780691637839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.89

Paperback. Focusing on the extent to which sport plays a part in the construction of Irishness, this book also makes a contribution to more general debates about the evolution of Ireland and the Irish as well as to international discussions about the relationship between sport and identity formation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558330
ISBN
9781904558330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 black & white halftones, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493018628
ISBN
9781493018628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Snapshots of gaiety and celebration are how some people today think of Britain in 1945. This book tells the real story of what happened when millions of ex-servicemen returned home. It draws on their personal letters and diaries to illuminate the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families and society at large. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168860
ISBN
9780300168860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Alan A. Aja argues that post-1958 Afro-Cuban reception and adaptation experiences were vastly different than their predominantly "white" co-ethnics in South Florida, much due to processes of race-based social distancing operating within the Cuban-American community. Editor(s): Aja, Alan A. Series: Afro-Latin@ Diasporas. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137575234
ISBN
9781137575234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

paperback. Editor(s): Hazell, Robert; Trench, Alan. Series: The State of the Nations Yearbooks. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JP; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845874
ISBN
9780907845874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.46

Paperback. Since Tsarist times, Roma in Russia (known to others as Gypsies) have been portrayed as rebels, isolated from society and excluded from mainstream history. This book examines how Roma themselves have negotiated such dualities, in both everyday interactions and in stage performances. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 b&w photographs, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324935
ISBN
9780822324935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Alain Silver and James Ursini, the editors of numerous studies of film noir, present a new anthology of essays that examine the visual style of the filmmakers of cinema s classic period. Num Pages: 352 pages, Black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191. .
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495058974
ISBN
9781495058974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

paperback. All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 182 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
THAMES HUDSON
Condition
New
SKU
9780500300527
ISBN
9780500300527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. Subject to passionate controversy during his lifetime, the work of Joseph Beuys is now considered one of the most significant and influential contributions to twentieth-century fine arts. This book provides a survey of Beuys's oeuvre. Num Pages: 240 pages, 160 illustrations, 77 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ACX; AFK; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 320 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1754.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500092675
ISBN
9780500092675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636313
ISBN
9780745636313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.92

Paperback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636320
ISBN
9780745636320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.61

Hardback. On 13 November 2015, Paris suffered the second wave of brutal terrorist attacks in a year, leaving 130 dead and many more seriously injured. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMG; HBJD; HBLX; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 268 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509514939
ISBN
9781509514939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. As Mubarak's regimenearing its end becomes a strong possibility, many pressures, both foreign and domestic, are coming to bear on Egypt to bring democratic reforms to this struggling country. In The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt, Alaa Al-Din Arafat studies this new era and the obstacles that must be overcome. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338135
ISBN
9780230338135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.45

Hardcover. Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a people in flux. This book features columns, that are presented along with an introduction, notes and a glossary, all designed to give non-Egyptian readers the background they need to understand. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942714
ISBN
9781909942714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.67

Paperback. This book, now in paperback, takes a novel look at the modern Middle East through the prisms of six cascading negative critical turning points. It identifies the seeds of a potential seventh in the collective dignity deficits generated by poor governance paradigms and exacerbated by geopolitical competition for the region's natural resources. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137311917
ISBN
9781137311917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.00

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