Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPH; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333464618
- ISBN
- 9780333464618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.40
€ 128.40
This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550661
- ISBN
- 9780199550661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.44
€ 151.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550678
- ISBN
- 9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015699
- ISBN
- 9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027937
- ISBN
- 9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444762549
- ISBN
- 9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005546
- ISBN
- 9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444763386
- ISBN
- 9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. An investigation into the transformational and fateful era of 1867-1914 in Russian-American relations. The book explores the fluctuation of economic, diplomatic, social and cultural affairs, personal and professional conflicts, and the evolution of each country's perception of the other. Num Pages: 672 pages, 63 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607549
- ISBN
- 9780700607549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.05
€ 88.05
Paperback. Readers of this book will encounter little-known transnational agrarian movements of the early twentieth century as well as more recent, high-profile global alliances, such as Via Campesina. Editor(s): Borras, Saturnino M., Jr.; Edelman, Marc; Kay, Cristobal. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFS; JPW; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190411
- ISBN
- 9781405190411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.14
€ 29.14
Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 colour/25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACQB; AFC; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 265 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029634
- ISBN
- 9780271029634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.80€ 70.97
€ 82.80
€ 70.97
paperback. Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 144 (1995), No. 3/4 Editor(s): Satake, Kenji; Imamura, Fumihiko. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; PHVG; RBC; RBG; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764351021
- ISBN
- 9783764351021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 51.80
€ 52.51
€ 51.80
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Ann; Zainuddin, Ailsa G. Thomson. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MBF; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925495225
- ISBN
- 9781925495225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.40
€ 35.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195021
- ISBN
- 9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691016573
- ISBN
- 9780691016573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.53
€ 39.99
€ 28.53
Hardback. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220391
- ISBN
- 9780300220391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. During the unprecedented modernization of Germany's Weimar Republic, motorcycle culture instantiated the new link between consumption and identity. Motorcycles became symbols of masculinity and freedom that exposed the problems and allures of mass-consumption and modern values. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 374 pages, 26 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331695
- ISBN
- 9781785331695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.24
€ 183.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAX; HRH; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474412124
- ISBN
- 9781474412124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.00
€ 33.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Presents a narrative history and analysis of the Assyrian experience in 20th century Iraq. This book includes comprehensive data pertaining to Iraqi Assyrian villages as well as ancient churches, monasteries, schools and other material culture edifices. It includes history and ethnographic research on the Assyrians. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 b&w illustrations, 12 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748686025
- ISBN
- 9780748686025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.29
€ 154.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTV; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- AK Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352079
- ISBN
- 9781849352079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.11
€ 21.99
€ 21.11