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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Parisian theatrical, artistic, social, and political life is explored in this history of the Paris Odeon, an opera house that flourished during the Bourbon Restoration. The book traces the complete arc of the Odeon's short but highly successful life from ascent to triumph, decline, and closure. Num Pages: 348 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 11 tables, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234451
ISBN
9780520234451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447330233
ISBN
9781447330233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b+w plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845503
ISBN
9781848845503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Hardback. High in the Tuscan hills above Florence, the menacing Vincigliata Castle - a very special prisoner-of-war camp converted on Mussolini's personal orders - held thirteen of the most senior British and Commonwealth officers captured during the campaign in North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781785781186
ISBN
9781785781186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.50

Hardback. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418704
ISBN
9781421418704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.03

Paperback. Focuses on the conflicts that traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions. This book assesses how the wars have torn apart the fabric of Chechen society and their impact on Russia itself. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782002772
ISBN
9781782002772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Offers the secrets of the Spetsnaz, their missions and personalities. This book is also packed with details such as orders-of-battle, equipment and operational doctrine. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807229
ISBN
9781472807229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Featuring rare photographs, and detailed colour plates of uniforms, insignia and equipment, this book explores the Putin regime's shadowy special-forces apparatus, active in an array of counter-terrorist and counter-mafia wars since 1991. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 b/w; 13 col. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961057
ISBN
9781780961057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Britain in the early years of the twenty-first century seems a very different and much quieter place, but is it as 'apathetic' as the political commentators argue? And were the 1970s really as 'angry' as people believed? This title charts the changes in British politics, society and culture since 1975. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135325
ISBN
9781844135325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. Discusses social structure and the way of life behind Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture, the ferment of excitement aroused in English patrons and craftsmen as they learnt about the classic Five Orders and the buildings of Ancient Rome from publications and engravings, and architectural drawings which survive from the period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour images + 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 259 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3350.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093865
ISBN
9780300093865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 49.15

Hardback. Investigates Hollywood's ability to appeal to British filmgoers, as well as its ability to alienate, enrage and amuse them across films ranging from The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1922) to The Patriot (2000). Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854079
ISBN
9781848854079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. Mark Goldie's authoritative and highly readable introduction to the political and religious landscape of Britain during the turbulent era of later Stuart rule. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271108
ISBN
9781783271108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Enable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth studies through expert narrative and extended reading, including bespoke essays from leading academics. Series: History+ for Edexcel A Level. Num Pages: 456 pages, simple diagrams. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD; HBLW; JPF; JPH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 276 x 213. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471837630
ISBN
9781471837630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.97

paperback. Offers a study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. This book features a rich tapestry that fosters a deeper understanding of Europe's identity. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141978529
ISBN
9780141978529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; JFHC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240819
ISBN
9781634240819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.54

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w photos, 4 b/w illus, 3 charts, 3 graphs, 3 diagrams & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780979988608
ISBN
9780979988608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Paperback. This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; RPT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221169
ISBN
9780812221169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardback. Representing a history of drinking 'from below', this book explores the role of the alehouse in seventeenth-century English society. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839422
ISBN
9781843839422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. Representing a history of drinking "from below", this book explores the role of the alehouse in seventeenth-century English society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271542
ISBN
9781783271542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.44

Paperback. Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook helicopter. Three times on the night of 6 September 2006 he flew into hostile zones to pick up injured soldiers. This title presents an account of the combat and provides readers with insights on the brutal realities of war. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039046
ISBN
9780141039046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Before the Second World War the Hollywood box office was booming, but the business was accused of being too foreign, too Jewish, too 'un-American'. Then the war changed everything. With characteristic insight and expert knowledge, the author tells the untold story of how Hollywood changed World War II, and how World War II changed Hollywood. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678560
ISBN
9781847678560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. A Hollywood book. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations on text paper. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 352. The Birth of the New Hollywood. 496 pages, ill. A Hollywood book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight: 354.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671219
ISBN
9781847671219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628103
ISBN
9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, over 80 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JWTU; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312069
ISBN
9780764312069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

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