Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. Provides the lessons from history that we urgently need in order to strengthen the long standing prohibition of biological weapons. Editor(s): Wheelis, Mark; Rozsa, Lajos; Dando, Malcolm R. Num Pages: 496 pages, 14 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBW; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016996
- ISBN
- 9780674016996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.14€ 90.83
€ 102.14
€ 90.83
Paperback. The life of Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the famous Anglo-German art patron, writer, and activist, offers a vivid and engrossing perspective on the tumultuous transformation of art and politics that took place in modern Europe between 1890 and 1930. This is his biography. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AB; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248175
- ISBN
- 9780520248175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Hardcover. A landmark book that will be vital to historians of Oman and analysts of the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographic plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXM; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531070
- ISBN
- 9781908531070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. An exploration of the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. The author demonstrates that the movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509450
- ISBN
- 9780742509450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.73
€ 173.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 567 pages, Ill.(some col.).figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JM; GBCY; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260. . 4to. Very good copy.First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BMF Business Services
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0287760
- ISBN
- 9780953767250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 black and white photos; some black and white lines drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 43. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780804847551
- ISBN
- 9780804847551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.33
€ 19.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. In this electrifying memoir, written with Kathryn Lee Johnson, Bernard LaFayette Jr. shares the inspiring story of his years in Selma. LaFayette was one of the primary organisers of the 1965 Selma voting rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, and he relates his experiences of these historic initiatives in close detail. Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 38 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; BM; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165929
- ISBN
- 9780813165929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.88
€ 31.88
Paperback. Tells the inside story of three young men caught up in the Palestinian intifada. Through their stories, the tangled and tragic web of the past twenty years of the most enduring conflict in the Middle East unfolds before us. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126111
- ISBN
- 9780691126111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Suitable for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school, this book features information about what people wore, what jobs they did, how they lived, children's lives, and notable people of the period including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and key social reformers. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 5AH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 253 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Ladybird Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780723277293
- ISBN
- 9780723277293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong. Num Pages: 448 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753814017
- ISBN
- 9780753814017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753829226
- ISBN
- 9780753829226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354741
- ISBN
- 9780822354741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. An impassioned history of the politics of oppression Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220639
- ISBN
- 9780253220639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Considers the mother-blaming theories of psychological and medical "experts," bad mothers in the popular media, the scapegoating of mothers in politics, and the punitive approach to "bad" mothers by social service and legal authorities Editor(s): Umansky, Lauri; Ladd-Taylor, Molly. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751206
- ISBN
- 9780814751206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
The Slaughterhouse Cases: Regulation, Reconstruction, and the Fourteen...
Labbe, Ronald M., Lurie, Jonathan
Hardcover. The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, sought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it was first put to the test in a row between the butchers and state of New Orleans five years later. This study analyses the case and the controversial Supreme Court decision. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612901
- ISBN
- 9780700612901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.84
€ 74.84
Hardback. Presents a series of letter written by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine to his wife, describing his travels from Paris to Limoges in 1663. Editor(s): Berger, Robert W. Translator(s): Berger, Robert W. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838641415
- ISBN
- 9780838641415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.46
€ 105.46
Paperback. Presents an account of the men who 'made' Britain. Ranging from Brunel to Telford, this book takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the 'invention' and mastery of gas and electricity. It examines the creations that made Britain's empire great. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946575
- ISBN
- 9780750946575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.53
€ 23.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. The son of a shepherd from the Scottish borders, Thomas Telford rose to be the greatest engineer in Victorian Britain. His life spanned one of the most dynamic periods in British history, the decades of the industrial revolution, and no one contributed more to making Britain the 'workshop of the world'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945769
- ISBN
- 9780750945769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Engineering genius, technical innovator and one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. This biography traces the life, times and monumental achievements of Brunel, the man who helped to build modern Britain. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; TB; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140117523
- ISBN
- 9780140117523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of the freighter "Cedarville" Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJPK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030637
- ISBN
- 9780472030637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.57
€ 18.57
Paperback. This richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplus population." Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468660
- ISBN
- 9780990468660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02
Paperback. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Great Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels, this book studies rural evictions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 colour & b & w plates; 44 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 782. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels and providing numerous illustrations, Curtis provides the first book-length study of rural evictions over a period of 65 years (1845-1910).
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359584
- ISBN
- 9781906359584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 1990. Num Pages: 386 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319629
- ISBN
- 9780226319629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319643
- ISBN
- 9780226319643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29