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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. In the spring of 2001, Robert Jordan was a Dallas attorney whom George Bush wanted for the ambassadorship in Saudi Arabia. Not yet confirmed on 9/11, Jordan's nomination sped through Congress for approval and he found himself on the ground in the Kingdom by early October. Jordan had no prior diplomatic experience-Saudi Arabia mandates that the U.S. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346700
ISBN
9781612346700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. This work concentrates on the life and writings of Shaikh Ahmad al-Alawi (d. 1934). It is an excellent introduction to the intellectual and practical sides of Sufism and has been considered as one of the most thorough studies on the subject produced by a Western scholar. Num Pages: 242 pages, 5 b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HRH; HRLP7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621507
ISBN
9780946621507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. An insider's view of Japan's underworld of organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330679
ISBN
9781780330679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The first full-scale investigation of the dramatic material transformation of the English parish church during the English Reformation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 60 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107460355
ISBN
9781107460355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. Retaining all the well-loved features, this book is now matched to the new AQA specification and covers AS and A Level content together. With a strong focus on history skills, exam practice and specially selected sources and extracts, this book covers the period in depth, to help students understand key ideas, events and developments. Series Editor(s): Waller, Sally. Num Pages: 240 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 4KL; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 265 x 195. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354567
ISBN
9780198354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.33

paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553815399
ISBN
9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.64

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838722
ISBN
9781843838722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

paperback. Series: History of Medicine in Context. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLL; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138279728
ISBN
9781138279728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardback. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Num Pages: 704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1410. Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order. 704 pages, Illustrations. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight: 1410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254817
ISBN
9780520254817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.93
€ 75.71

hardcover. Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia's New York tells the story of the notorious 1930s Brooklyn gang nicknamed "Murder, Inc." Murder, Inc. is as well an extended moral reflection on the phenomenon of gangsters in general and the Murder, Inc. gang in particular Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823271559
ISBN
9780823271559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.55

Paperback. An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444796964
ISBN
9781444796964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Explores the Soviet government's failed experiment to create a socialist Jewish homeland. This book presents the story of the Soviet Zion. It sheds light on a host of important historical and contemporary issues regarding Jewish identity, community, and culture. Editor(s): Berman, Bradley. Num Pages: 128 pages, 96 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520209909
ISBN
9780520209909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. Hua Guofeng succeeded Mao in 1976, emerging almost out of nowhere following an unexceptional career in Shanxi and Hunan. In just over two years, Hua had been eclipsed by Deng Xiaoping, a more politically shrewd, progressive and charismatic figure. If Hua's rise to power was remarkable, then this fall was even more so. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542471
ISBN
9780230542471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 151 pages, 923 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343469
ISBN
9780764343469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.71

Paperback. Born on an Australian sheep station, Sheila Chisholm (1895-1969) wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, and died a Russian princess. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743319444
ISBN
9781743319444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.19

Hardback. Explores the idea that the people most important in a flourishing democracy are those who challenge the status quo. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738245
ISBN
9780814738245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732404
ISBN
9780226732404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.21

Hardback. A study of the development of human society in Yucatan during the colonial period, this book poses a challenge to a variety of accepted views, including the notion that Yucatan was isolated from the main part of Spain's New World empire and thus from international markets and the world economy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720625
ISBN
9780804720625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.13

Hardcover. An account of the historic economic events of the interwar years and after. This text is also a story about the liberal philosophies of the political economists, primarily British and American, who produced two of the great international institutions of our time. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan London
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333661161
ISBN
9780333661161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.85

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