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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Challenging the standard narrative of Interwar International History, this account establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the period, and offers a radically new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 622 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574786
ISBN
9780230574786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.87

Hardback. The aim of this book is to present a long-term perspective on the City of London, seeking to examine, explain and evaluate the combination of trends and circumstances that have made it what it is today. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333550250
ISBN
9780333550250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardback. This is a powerfully documented argument which contributes to the current reassessment of the Cold War and its origins. It shows that Stalin hoped for a general European war well before Hitler began World War II. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724159
ISBN
9780804724159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. From a small city college in the sixteenth century the University of Edinburgh grew to be one of the world's greatest centres of scholarship, research and learning. Its history is told here by three of its leading historians with wit, verve and style. Num Pages: 216 pages, 275. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3J; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616466
ISBN
9780748616466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. An examination of the Soviet agricultural crisis of 1931-1933 which culminated in the major famine of 1933. Making extensive use of Russian and Ukrainian central and local archives, the book reaches new conclusions on how far this famine was 'organized' or 'artificial', and compares it with other famines in Russia and elsewhere. Num Pages: 572 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238558
ISBN
9780230238558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522091
ISBN
9780742522091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Paperback. This highly original, seminal study of Canadian theorists of technology and morality shows that Canadian thinkers were not only original and intellectually au courant but also engaging and insightful. Num Pages: 340 pages, 22 b&w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816519
ISBN
9780774816519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Here is a compact narrative history of American agriculture over the last century. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634632
ISBN
9781566634632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.33

Paperback. This text analyzes the changing context and conditions of production and livelihood amongst Southeast Asia's peasants since the beginning of the 19th century. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFSF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333552940
ISBN
9780333552940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752488776
ISBN
9780752488776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Hardcover. This work examines assertions of consensus and continuity in, and surrounding, France's defence since 1958, with primary reference to the political career of Francois Mitterrand. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792698
ISBN
9780333792698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Paperback. Captain Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova, pitted him and his team not only against the elements but also against the Norwegian explorer, Amundsen. Ultimately, Scott was beaten by both. This title provides an account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BJ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561385
ISBN
9780099561385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137334114
ISBN
9781137334114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organisational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in the history of air warfare. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690239
ISBN
9781910690239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226086330
ISBN
9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.82

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780935836
ISBN
9781780935836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.38

Hardback. From best-selling poet, r.h. Sin, comes an expanded hardcover keepsake edition of his original chapbook, Rest in the Mourning. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 238 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449486730
ISBN
9781449486730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Labour's 1997 victory was widely credited to the party's reinvention of itself as New Labour. Richard Heffernan argues that the transformation of the Labour Party is best understood as the product of Thatcherism, and marks the emergence of a new consensus in British politics. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPF; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9780333949405
ISBN
9780333949405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. This look at British activity in the 19th century analyses: the high political concerns of strategy and international geopolitics, economic dimension, missionary activity, racial attitudes, and a wide range of cultural aspects, including sport and the pursuit of sexual opportunity. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, tables, maps, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993118
ISBN
9780333993118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Irwin, Robert McKee; McCaughan, Edward J.; Nasser, Michelle. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960498
ISBN
9781403960498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.34

Hardback. The first full-length treatment of the operatic querelles in eighteenth-century France, placing individual querelles in historical context and tracing common themes of authority, national prestige and the power of music over popular sentiment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272013
ISBN
9781783272013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JFSG; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226334493
ISBN
9780226334493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.27

Hardback. The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams. Editor(s): Adams, R. J. Q. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333522325
ISBN
9780333522325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. Examines the policy of appeasement as practiced by British Government in the inter-war years. The author reveals the motivations and goals of the men who practiced appeasement as well as of those who opposed it, and makes clear the road to Munich - and to war. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333494554
ISBN
9780333494554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.77

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