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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. This book tells the remarkable stories of ten women whose inspirational lives and struggles exemplify the concerns and problems that other women have faced throughout the last two centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617883
ISBN
9780748617883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. This book tells the remarkable stories of ten women whose inspirational lives and struggles exemplify the concerns and problems that other women have faced throughout the last two centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624096
ISBN
9780748624096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 114.65

Hardcover. The aim of this book is not to seek the effects war has had on the 20th century, but rather to explore how societies chose to remember wars and maniplulate this memory for political and cultural purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754607359
ISBN
9780754607359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.80

Weaving together the stories of the Old World apple in America and the life and myth of John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard casts new light on both. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407289
ISBN
9781421407289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Series: SB - The Africa List. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 15. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424457
ISBN
9780857424457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.46

Hardback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 497.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625178
ISBN
9780748625178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.70
€ 125.79

Paperback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625185
ISBN
9780748625185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Includes a detailed narration of the composer's life and an extensive description of his major works. Over fifty examples of his music are included, as well as a comprehensive listing of works and writings. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 376 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822924
ISBN
9780810822924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.74

Paperback. On 12 June 1944, under brilliant sunshine and surrounded by a mass of shipping, Winston Churchill visited the small Normandy beach-head guided in a jeep by Montgomery and offshore by Admiral Vian in his personal launch. This book follows the great man's progress on that day. It contains many photographs. Translator(s): Fondart, Aude; Jordan, William. Series: Militery. Num Pages: 32 pages, 38 b/w , 4 colour images, 1 map;. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841652740
ISBN
9781841652740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Hardcover. D-Day Decoded Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, map on endpaper. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 90 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Pitkin Unichrome Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653488
ISBN
9781841653488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.31

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. A comparative study of Irish communities in a Canadian and an American city. Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series. Num Pages: 540 pages, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 992. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
540
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773540958
ISBN
9780773540958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.40

Hardback. Months before crowds in Moscow dismantled monuments to Lenin, residents of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv toppled theirs. Risch argues that Soviet politics of empire created this anti-Soviet city, and that opposition from the periphery as much as from the imperial center was instrumental in unraveling the Soviet Union. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 12 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050013
ISBN
9780674050013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.29
€ 60.05

Paperback. Drawing on psychology, philosophy, and literature, William James's classic survey of religious belief gathers testimony from a huge range of diverse sources to construct a defence of the individual religious experience. It speaks powerfully to the modern debate on atheism and faith, in the most critically up-to-date edition available. Editor(s): Bradley, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRAB; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199691647
ISBN
9780199691647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963031
ISBN
9781403963031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.45

Paperback. Instigator of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and author of the Brezhnev Doctrine, which governed Soviet relations with the rest of Eastern Europe, Brezhnev was the last of the Cold War warriors. This "Seminar Study" provides an introduction to a key period in the history of the USSR. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582327191
ISBN
9780582327191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardcover. Brings the particular perspective of the geographer to the theme of 'colonial/early modern' (c. 1550 - c.1750) Ireland. Num Pages: 760 pages, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 253 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859183977
ISBN
9781859183977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 50.07

Hardback. Toronto, the Belfast of Canada explores the intolerant origins of today's cosmopolitan city. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646872
ISBN
9781442646872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.03
€ 64.31

Hardback. Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073043
ISBN
9780674073043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.97
€ 52.81

Hardcover. This book traces this German idea of freedom from the late Enlightenment through the early twentieth century. McGrath shows how German intellectual and artists invoked the ancient Greeks in order to inspire Germans to cultural renewal and to enrich their understanding of freedom as something deeper and more urgent that political life could offer. Editor(s): McGrath, William J.; Applegate, Celia; Frontz, Stephanie; Marchand, Suzanne L. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 271 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137369475
ISBN
9781137369475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130200
ISBN
9780691130200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Charts the journey by which Kathy Hepburn of Hartford, Connecticut, became the star who dazzled audiences for decades in the company of such luminaries as Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and, most memorably, Spencer Tracy, with whom she made nine movies and conducted a long off-screen romance. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229789
ISBN
9780571229789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A chronicle of the tangled relationship between the black community and the Chicago Democratic machine from its Great Depression origins to 1991. What emerges is a myth-busting account not of a monolithic organization but of several distinct party regimes, each with a unique relationship to black voters and leaders. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 map, 14 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308944
ISBN
9780226308944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312236458
ISBN
9780312236458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 48.83

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