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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532879
- ISBN
- 9781557532879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.17
€ 16.17
hardcover. Using primary documents, this work examines the characteristics of North Carolina's African-American population in order to explain the social and political factors that shaped economic opportunity for this group from the Civil War until 1915. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917337
- ISBN
- 9780813917337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 166 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JMG; ACXJ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 310 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2346.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347474
- ISBN
- 9780764347474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.67€ 49.59
€ 64.67
€ 49.59
Hardcover. Along with its painful economic costs, the financial crisis of 2008 raised concerns over the future of international policy making. This book includes contributions that consider the ways in which the global economic order might address the challenges of globalization that have arisen over the years and has intensified by the recent crisis. Editor(s): Feenstra, Robert C.; Taylor, Alan M. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 552 pages, 57 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFS; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226030753
- ISBN
- 9780226030753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.96€ 97.86
€ 119.96
€ 97.86
Hardback. The constraints of the ghetto and the concomitant interaction of various Jewish traditions produced a remarkable cultural flowering. Editor(s): Davis, Robert C.; Ravid, Professor Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801865121
- ISBN
- 9780801865121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.46
€ 83.46
Paperback. A major new global economic history that explains why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain. Series: New Approaches to Economic and Social History. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504. Series: New Approaches to Economic and Social History. 344 pages, 10 b/w illus. 21 tables. A major new global economic history that explains why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521687850
- ISBN
- 9780521687850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. Employing a wide range of sources, the author examines the organizations that staffed and managed black schools in the South, with particular attention paid to the activities of the Freedman's Bureau. He looks as well at those who came to teach, a diverse group - white, black, Northern, Southern - and at the curricula and textbooks they used. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226539294
- ISBN
- 9780226539294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.28
€ 52.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1QDAP; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325607
- ISBN
- 9780195325607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Paperback. In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana. This title presents a record of his adventures and an account of the architectural treasures of a region. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523888
- ISBN
- 9780099523888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. In 1933, the author began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. In this title, he presents a record of his adventures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442099
- ISBN
- 9780141442099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight in Grams: 744. 1120 pages. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight: 888.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953809
- ISBN
- 9781841953809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560. Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs. 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight: 560.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847970329
- ISBN
- 9781847970329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00
€ 33.00
Paperback. Describes automatic weapons of the World War II German Wehrmacht. Series: Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 colour photographs, 36 black & white photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847972149
- ISBN
- 9781847972149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.40
€ 21.99
€ 20.40
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843680765
- ISBN
- 9781843680765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.68
€ 35.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene Arts
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843680963
- ISBN
- 9781843680963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; DSB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173803
- ISBN
- 9780231173803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
An exploration of New York State's Adirondack mountains through the lives and images of six early 20th-century postcard photographers who left a visual documentary of this wilderness region and its culture in the 1800s. There are illustrations and photographs depicting Adirondack life. Series: New York State History & Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 illustrations, 1 map, 243 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; AJB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606086
- ISBN
- 9780815606086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.38
€ 40.99
€ 38.38
Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453866
- ISBN
- 9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Editor(s): St.George, Robert Blair. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801483929
- ISBN
- 9780801483929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Hardcover. Most people will recognize the name Robert Blagojevich as the brother of the ill-fated Illinois governor. Features an untold story of a fascinating trial with well-known, characters that captured the attention of the nation. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JM; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804880
- ISBN
- 9780875804880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.97
€ 25.99
€ 25.97