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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. In the United States at the height of the Cold War, roughly between the end of World War II and the early 1980s, a new project of redefining rationality commanded the attention of sharp minds, powerful politicians, wealthy foundations, and top military brass. The authors illuminate what it meant to be rational in the age of nuclear brinkmanship. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046631
- ISBN
- 9780226046631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Paperback. The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the Second World War. In the first five years of the decade homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape to the windows, sandbags round the door, and a Morrison shelter in the kitchen. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 4. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807360
- ISBN
- 9780747807360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. This work looks at the styles and fashions in domestic housing and interiors between 1960 and 1970. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808022
- ISBN
- 9780747808022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. As Britain emerged from the Second World War, the armed forces desperately needed extra manpower to face new threats from old allies and to meet the considerable obligations of its Empire. This title explains what life was like for these recruits, from training to demo, and how they were affected by their experiences. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810926
- ISBN
- 9780747810926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Presents a fresh study of Napoleon's last years as a captive on St Helena, telling the story of this final chapter in Bonaparte's life as seen through the eyes of the Britons around him. This title offers insight into the reasoning behind the decision to send Napoleon to the remote island. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451473
- ISBN
- 9780752451473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472804921
- ISBN
- 9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.05
€ 23.99
€ 19.05
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638539
- ISBN
- 9780691638539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.48€ 131.06
€ 173.48
€ 131.06
Hardback. Thanks to extensive archival research and a thorough examination of the published works of the university's professors, Grendler's history tells a new story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891717
- ISBN
- 9780801891717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.95€ 60.80
€ 65.95
€ 60.80
Paperback. The 18 essays in this book illustrate the diversity of Lazarsfeld's interests. They encompass his own works of social research, as well as writings on methodology and the history and sociology of social research. In addition the book provides a revealing biography of Lazarsfeld. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469638
- ISBN
- 9780226469638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. A 1950s childhood in pictures Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750952958
- ISBN
- 9780750952958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. A nostalgic look at what it was like to grow up in the 1950s This is a paperback, not a hardback book. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450117
- ISBN
- 9780752450117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750968287
- ISBN
- 9780750968287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.53
€ 13.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. With chapters on home and school life, games and hobbies, music and fashion, alongside a selection of charming illustrations, this compendium lets you take a nostalgic look at what it was like to grow up during the sixties and recaptures the various aspects of life back then. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450124
- ISBN
- 9780752450124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. From ration book to Facebook Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961486
- ISBN
- 9780750961486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.56
€ 15.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007551330
- ISBN
- 9780007551330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422281
- ISBN
- 9780821422281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status - and importantly the status of slavery within them - paralyzed the nation. This book examines these issues. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419779
- ISBN
- 9780821419779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422274
- ISBN
- 9780821422274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. On Boxing Day 2004, Rob, Paul, Matty and Rosie Forkan lost their parents in the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. This is an enthralling, harrowing but ultimately uplifting journey from the slums of India and the tsunami, to the boardrooms of the City of London, Downing Street and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782433576
- ISBN
- 9781782433576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733724
- ISBN
- 9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957172
- ISBN
- 9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Usa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199971954
- ISBN
- 9780199971954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.54
€ 23.54
Hardcover. This volume relates the development of Anglo-Australian-New-Zealand relations during and immediately after World War II to the role of the United States in the south west Pacific. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 271 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBJM; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775004
- ISBN
- 9780333775004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Comprehensive and accessible, The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader offers a clear and original framework for studying the important issues in colonial American history. . Editor(s): Clemens, Paul G. E. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156615
- ISBN
- 9781405156615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.89
€ 138.89