Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 52. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843246
- ISBN
- 9781408843246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardback. This new biography of George Eliot is not just the story of her life. It gives an account of what it means to become a novelist, and to think like a novelist. Philip Davis enables you not only to see through George Eliot's eyes, but also feel what it is like to be seen by her, in the imaginative involvement of her readers with her characters. Num Pages: 432 pages, With 42 illustrations, including a 16-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577378
- ISBN
- 9780199577378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
Paperback. This book, first published in 1998, examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w illus. 14 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; HBG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 43.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780521598354
- ISBN
- 9780521598354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.35
€ 56.35
Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888447
- ISBN
- 9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.90
€ 10.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 2464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JPHF; LNDS; LNDU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 2464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784512613
- ISBN
- 9781784512613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.28
€ 150.28
Hardback. The National Gallery of Art houses one of the most important collections of French old master paintings outside France. This book catalogues nearly one hundred paintings of the collection, from works by Francois Clouet in the sixteenth century to paintings by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun in the eighteenth. Editor(s): Rand, Richard. Series: National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogues. Num Pages: 552 pages, 118 color illus. 214 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3J; ACN; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 3250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145358
- ISBN
- 9780691145358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 89.81
€ 112.89
€ 89.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bricktower
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883283407
- ISBN
- 9781883283407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
€ 11.99
€ 10.21
Hardback. Drawing upon the film literature of the period, Philip Cavendish describes the culture of the camera operator, charts developments in the art of camera operation, and studies the mechanics of key director-cameraman partnerships. Num Pages: 362 pages, 47 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380771
- ISBN
- 9781782380771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.20
€ 167.20
Hardback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741101
- ISBN
- 9780804741101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
Paperback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741118
- ISBN
- 9780804741118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. England's First Demonologist makes a notable contribution to a fascinating but unjustly neglected topic in the study of Early Modern England and European intellectual history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769639
- ISBN
- 9781780769639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- Midland Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857803464
- ISBN
- 9781857803464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. The Battle of Britain. Pearl Harbour. Stalingrad. D-Day. These defining events of the Second World War exemplify both the immense heroism and the grievous costs of global conflict. This book analyzes the twelve unique turning points that determined the character and the ultimate outcome of the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187700
- ISBN
- 9780300187700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780375712142
- ISBN
- 9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.83
€ 32.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued. Num Pages: 352 pages, charts, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179351
- ISBN
- 9780631179351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.60
€ 66.60
Hardcover. Whilst flipping through issues of "The Girl's Own Paper" from the 1890s, it dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalizing glimpses of a mystery story unfolding in the seemingly-unrelated illustrations. With these original illustrations and new text, he has created this new story. Num Pages: 128 pages, 64 b&w illustrations ( with pictures taken from The girl's own paper 1891-1892). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- 1st
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KLN0018784
- ISBN
- 9780571223572
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674821521
- ISBN
- 9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786449439
- ISBN
- 9780786449439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Hardback. Revised or expanded lectures given to the Tennyson Society by leading Victorianists, including one of the doyens of Tennyson studies, Jerome H. Buckley. The poems are placed in the context of their intellectual background and related to the writing of other poets. Editor(s): Collins, Philip. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333457900
- ISBN
- 9780333457900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.14
€ 185.14
Paperback. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period was the defining moment for modern European history. Using primary texts, this volume explains the upheavals, terror, and drama that restructured politics and society on such a large scale. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip; McPhee, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199087
- ISBN
- 9780415199087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644592
- ISBN
- 9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.01
€ 74.01
Paperback. A hugely enjoyable and life-affirming memoir from the ever-popular ex-cricketer and now successful broadcaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472229373
- ISBN
- 9781472229373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The true story of hardship and horror in the blood and mud seen through the eyes of a teenage volunteer and his comrades in the forgotten conflicts of Salonika and Palestine, during the Great War, fighting for the freedom of small nations and in particular, Home Rule for Ireland. Then the Irish War of Independence, which helped establish a nation. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Memoirs Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909304307
- ISBN
- 9781909304307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21