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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Economic Foundations for Creative Aging Policy offers public policy ideas to construct positive answers for ageing populations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFSP31; JHBD; KCJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137466105
ISBN
9781137466105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Hardcover. Examines the 1980 Solidarity revolution in Poland, the government's subsequent establishment of martial law in response, in 1981, and the eventual transition to democracy in 1989. Translator(s): Manetti, Christina. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465366
ISBN
9781580465366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.56

hardcover. Translator(s): Cave, Jane. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271023083
ISBN
9780271023083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 8.29

paperback. Compounding history, investigation and travelogue, this outlines one of the bitterest political stories of our age. In 1973, Pinochet overthrew the Chilean democratic socialist government of Allende. In 1998, Spanish efforts to indict him for crimes against humanity revived the ideological divide. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPS; JPVH; JPWQ; LBBD; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215478
ISBN
9780571215478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The early 1980s in Britain were a time of hope, and of dread: of Cold War tension and imminent conflict, when crowds in the street could mean an ecstatic national celebration or an inner-city riot. The author recreates this moment of transition, with all its potential and uncertainty: the first precarious years of Margaret Thatcher's government. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 327 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956885
ISBN
9780241956885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502650
ISBN
9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644544
ISBN
9780816644544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.62

Hardcover. A dynamic tale of art and friendship, set between the World Wars, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world Num Pages: 336 pages, 215 illustrations, 145 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239551
ISBN
9780500239551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. The Jazz Age. The phrase conjures images of Louis Armstrong holding court at the Sunset Cafe in Chicago. But the Jazz Age was every bit as much of a Paris phenomenon as it was a Chicago and New York scene. This book provides an alternative history of African American music and musicians in France. Num Pages: 304 pages, 39 halftones, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AVGJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226138817
ISBN
9780226138817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. This brilliantly original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers -- that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745625355
ISBN
9780745625355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. In January 1991, eight members of SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
20th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168823
ISBN
9780552168823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. A highly praised new history of that most turbulent of decades: the 1980s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308. A History of Britain in the 1980s. 320 pages, Illustrations. The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, this title uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849019798
ISBN
9781849019798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJ; ACXD; DSC; DSK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580566
ISBN
9781595580566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. In May 1864 the Union Army of the Potomac under General George Meade had been in a leisurely pursuit of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia for nearly a year after the defeat of the Rebels at Gettysburg. His tactics at Gettysburg were defensive and he was unsure that he was able to take the offensive against Lee. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472801470
ISBN
9781472801470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. Series: Images of War. Num Pages: 120 pages, 250 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844152896
ISBN
9781844152896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Martin, Dave. Series: Re-discovering the Past. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 272 x 213 x 5. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719585463
ISBN
9780719585463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Robertshaw, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752476650
ISBN
9780752476650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Investigates the circumstances behind the shooting down of one of the most famous Allied fighter pilots of the Second World War. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473895409
ISBN
9781473895409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Large collection of rare photographs, many never previously published. A must for all aviation historians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783030224
ISBN
9781783030224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.14

Paperback. 1940 in the skies over Britain was a time of courage, heroism and extreme danger. Many men gave their lives to keep our island free and some disappeared into the summer sky with no trace of them ever being found. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166011
ISBN
9781909166011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.86

Paperback. Losses were high on both sides, but the determined RAF fighter force began to take its toll on the overextended, under-protected Kampfgruppen of Heinkel He 111s, Ju 87s and 88s, and Dornier Do 17s. This book offers a study which dissects the tactics and technology of the duels in this new kind of war. Illustrator(s): Hector, Gareth; Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, 68 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808523
ISBN
9781472808523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.07

Hardcover. Series: Military Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873793510
ISBN
9781873793510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Hardcover. The Junkers 87 Stuka was an iconic weapon of World War Two and an aircraft name that was, and still is, instantly recognised worldwide. Its roles in Poland and the Battles of France and the Low Countries are almost legendary, but in the UK its import during the Battle of Britain is one that has never been covered in any specific detail. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Edition
No edition stated.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117359
ISBN
9781908117359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. This is the story of the men who held the front line in France and Flanders Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439051
ISBN
9780752439051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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