Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Alongside unprecedented improvements in longevity and material well-being, the twentieth century saw the rise of fascism and communism and a second world war followed by a cold war. Governments with market economies won the battle against these competing systems by combining growth and efficiency with greater equality of opportunity and outcome. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 3 graphs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062177
- ISBN
- 9780674062177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786991997
- ISBN
- 9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
Hardcover. Drawing on a range of previously underused primary sources, this title shows that not only was Valencia a hugely important source of anarchist support, but that the local movement was far more radical than has previously been thought. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194611
- ISBN
- 9781845194611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.25
€ 128.25
Paperback. Ranging from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania to the backcountry regions of the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and northern New England, The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America offers an ambitious overview of political life in pre-Revolutionary America. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219777
- ISBN
- 9780812219777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292725409
- ISBN
- 9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Appealing to historians working in the fields of business history, political history, and the history of capitalism, Capital Gains highlights the causes, character, and consequences of business activism and underscores the centrality of business to any full understanding of the politics of the twentieth century-and today. Editor(s): Phillips-Fein, Kim; John, Richard R. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP; KJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248821
- ISBN
- 9780812248821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.40
€ 114.40
Paperback. Now in paperback, Richard Reeves's beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954: 'The best book I have read in a long time.' Ben Wilson, Literary Review Num Pages: 624 pages, 2 x 8 page black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 614. Victorian Firebrand. 624 pages, 2x 8 page black & white plates. A young activist and highly-educated Cambridge Union debater, Mill would become in time the highest-ranked English thinker of the nineteenth century, the author of the landmark essay "On Liberty" and one of the most passionate reformers and advocates of his revolutionary, opinionated age. This book explores his life and work in tandem. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; HPCD. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight: 614.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843546443
- ISBN
- 9781843546443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.47
€ 40.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403992734
- ISBN
- 9781403992734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.01
€ 47.01
Paperback. The best introduction to England A|s most important dynasty A| DAVID STARKEY Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. 224 pages, 141 illustrations incl 66 colour. The best introduction to England A|s most important dynasty A| DAVID STARKEY. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 19. Weight: 268.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445607009
- ISBN
- 9781445607009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.36
€ 20.36
Paperback. Celebrated historian Richard Rhodes explores the Spanish Civil War through the stories of the reporters, writers, artists and doctorswho witnessed it Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471126185
- ISBN
- 9781471126185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. The golden pre-war age of British flying, caught by the camera of an amateur enthusiast Num Pages: 256 pages, 390 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; AJC; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554463
- ISBN
- 9781781554463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.95
€ 21.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. Russians want free elections and order. This 2002 book presents unrivalled survey data on the challenge facing Putin. Num Pages: 274 pages, 39 b/w illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press England
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0209462
- ISBN
- 9780521016445
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the days when Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee faced each other in the House of Commons, there was disagreement about whose hands should be on the Mace, the symbol of power at Westminster. Everyone assumed that the hands on the Mace would be British. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627304
- ISBN
- 9780745627304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.75
€ 26.75
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GBC; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860636
- ISBN
- 9780810860636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.44
€ 178.44
Paperback. This collection of essays from a broad cross-section of historians and political scientists provides a 'second generation' scholarly assessment of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The authors use a mix of comparative case-studies and quantitative approaches. Editor(s): Conley, Richard S. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBT; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761824831
- ISBN
- 9780761824831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.97
€ 105.97
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625485
- ISBN
- 9780691625485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 45.66
€ 58.53
€ 45.66
Paperback. This books examines the Hudson's Bay company exploration efforts beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean from 1793 to 1843 -- which led to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JF; 3JH; KNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806138
- ISBN
- 9780774806138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Hardback. The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the head of the Yukos oil company, in October 2003, was a key turning point in modern Russian history. In this book, the author examines the rise and fall of Yukos and considers the relationship between Putin's state and big business during Russia's traumatic shift from the Soviet planned economy to capitalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 in 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPVR; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764597
- ISBN
- 9781780764597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.68€ 48.94
€ 52.68
€ 48.94
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530648
- ISBN
- 9781784530648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.43
€ 56.43
Hardback. From flying wings to polar explorers, from air racers to air liners, here is the full story of the single-engine airplanes designed and constructed by Jack Northrop during aviations golden age. Num Pages: 178 pages, 150 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405853
- ISBN
- 9780887405853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.02
€ 36.99
€ 25.02