Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. This book is the first to explore the deep and lasting impacts of the largest colonial trading company, the British East India Company on the natural environment. The contributors - drawn from a wide range of academic disciplines - illuminate the relationship between colonial capital and the changing environment between 1600 and 1857. Editor(s): Damodaran, Vinita; Winterbottom, Anna; Lester, Alan. Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTP; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427267
- ISBN
- 9781137427267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.39
€ 207.39
Paperback. Written at a time when the traditions of the formerly omnipotent Anglo-Saxon male were crumbling under the pressures of a changing world, this book interprets racial conflict, inflation, the ecological crisis, and power groups as symptoms rather than causes of the American malaise. Num Pages: 221 pages, Appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Bison Books Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259850
- ISBN
- 9780803259850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111. .
- Publisher
- September Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910463574
- ISBN
- 9781910463574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Hardback. Currently there is no comprehensive, accessible account of the economic effects of the 2014 Farm Bill. This edited collection consists of 10 essays, each on the major areas of US farm programs that describes and assesses the economic welfare impacts of the programs in those areas by distinguished scholars who are internationally recognized experts. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPQB; KCLT; KCP; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785605215
- ISBN
- 9781785605215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 46.29
€ 69.99
€ 46.29
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502720
- ISBN
- 9781906502720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584603
- ISBN
- 9781937584603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.26
€ 27.99
€ 25.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240277
- ISBN
- 9781634240277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.11
€ 21.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. The Titanic sunk on a cold April night in 1912 and its sinking is the most famous sea tragedy. Why was the ship built and what were the dreams of those who built her? This book traces the voyage from Europe, the collision with the iceberg, and the sinking - focusing on the heroism, bravery or cowardice of both passengers and crew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 5AH; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905172412
- ISBN
- 9781905172412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
Paperback. Between 1899 and 1902 the Dutch public was captivated by the war raging in South Africa between the Boer republics and the British Empire. Dutch popular opinion was on the side of the Boers: these descendants of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers were perceived as kinsmen, the most tangible result of which was a flood of propaganda material int Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. Dutch Pro-Boer Propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902). 404 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBWM. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644121
- ISBN
- 9789089644121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.96
€ 88.96
Hardback. Pitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418247
- ISBN
- 9781421418247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.46
€ 50.99
€ 43.46
Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025059
- ISBN
- 9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.06
€ 53.99
€ 46.06
Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005331
- ISBN
- 9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
paperback. "As good a second-by-second reconstruction of the assassination and its aftermath as I've read." Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Num Pages: 688 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347333
- ISBN
- 9780393347333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Hardback. In the STUDIES IN RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN HISTORY AND SOCIETY series an in depth analysis of the pioneer of long cycle analysis, N.D. Kondratiev. Kondratiev developed a market led industrialization strategy for the USSR in opposition to Stalin's centrally planned programme and was the director of the Conjuncture Institute between 1920 and 1928. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333655504
- ISBN
- 9780333655504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635576
- ISBN
- 9780691635576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.35
€ 135.35
Paperback. Based upon first-hand testimony, this is the story of how one German Division changed the course of the invasion - and almost the war. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752471457
- ISBN
- 9780752471457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498768
- ISBN
- 9780752498768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.14
€ 25.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Provides an intervention in the social and cultural history of India by examining the nature of peasant discourses and practices during the 19th and 20th centuries. This book shows that peasants in Gujarat were active in production and circulation of political ideas. It argues that nationalists in Gujarat established power through use of coercion. Num Pages: 329 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 275 x 56. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 329
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250789
- ISBN
- 9780520250789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.36
€ 35.00
€ 29.36
Hardback. From Conrad to Rushdie, from Du Bois, to Nggi, Worlds Within explores the changing form of novels, nations, and national identities, by attending to the ways in which political circumstances meet narratives of the psyche. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754903
- ISBN
- 9780804754903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hardback. Historians and students of Russian culture agree that the creation of a Russian literary language was key to the formation of a modern secular culture. This title traces the growth of a vernacular language from the 'hybrid Slavonic' of the late seventeenth century through the debates between 'archaists and innovators' of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Levitt, Marcus. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843123
- ISBN
- 9781934843123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.09
€ 183.09