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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. A powerful element in Chinese politics has been the myth of Chinese resistance to Japan's seizure of Manchuria in 1931. This text examines the shifting alliance of key players, traces the narrative of resistance to the occupation and shows how it became part of China's political conciousness. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221116
- ISBN
- 9780520221116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JMG; JFFN; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811022111
- ISBN
- 9789811022111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. A study of colonialism and the colonial state based on South Asia. The author explores how the metropolitan state was hegemonic, and its claim to dominance was based on power in which persuasion outweighed coercion, yet it sired a non-hegemonic colonial state in which coercion was paramount. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214835
- ISBN
- 9780674214835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.54
€ 48.99
€ 41.54
William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121550
- ISBN
- 9780813121550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
In the 1930s, radio stations filled the airwaves with programs about rural Americans struggling through the Great Depression. One of the most popular of these shows was "Lum and Abner", the brainchild of two young businessmen from Arkansas. This work explains the history and importance of the program, its creators, and its national audience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APWD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124698
- ISBN
- 9780813124698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
hardcover. Hammer Film Productions produced Horror/Fantasy films with a unique sound. The musicians and the work they did are chronicled here in careful detail. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; AVA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810829756
- ISBN
- 9780810829756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.88
€ 100.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 346 b/w & color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 281 x 11. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326387
- ISBN
- 9780764326387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.47
€ 31.99
€ 21.47
Hardcover. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118541401
- ISBN
- 9781118541401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.75
€ 103.75
Paperback. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118541494
- ISBN
- 9781118541494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Edition
- third revised and updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337113
- ISBN
- 9780880337113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.53€ 118.01
€ 148.53
€ 118.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Series: Holocaust Studies Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898381245
- ISBN
- 9780898381245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.22
€ 131.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335430
- ISBN
- 9780880335430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Hardcover. The Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1953 to promote non-racial democratic liberalism in opposition to white supremacist apartheid. This book shows that despite forced dissolution in 1968, the Liberals' ideas have triumphed over those of left and right in the "new South Africa". Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; JPFK; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333713556
- ISBN
- 9780333713556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210865
- ISBN
- 9781902210865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Hardback. Annamaboe - largest slave trading port on the Gold Coast - was home to African merchants whose partnerships with Europeans made the town an integral part of Atlantic webs of exchange. The author recreates the outpost's feverish bustle and brutality, tracing the entrepreneurs, black and white, who thrived on a lucrative traffic in human beings. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724877
- ISBN
- 9780674724877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.27
€ 44.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. In 1767, two 'princes' of a ruling family in the port of Old Calabar, on the slave coast of Africa, were ambushed and captured by English slavers. The princes were themselves slave traders who were betrayed by African competitors - and so began their own odyssey of enslavement. This book presents an account of the Atlantic slave experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032057
- ISBN
- 9780674032057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn's Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. Num Pages: 302 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886115
- ISBN
- 9781574886115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450609
- ISBN
- 9781625450609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.93
€ 25.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJM; HBTB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925377248
- ISBN
- 9781925377248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. The real story of one of the greatest explorers who ever lived by 'the world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records). Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340826997
- ISBN
- 9780340826997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567833
- ISBN
- 9781137567833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. A reference source for professional and student astrologers alike. The book has been published annually since 1821. It gives the longitudes of all the planets for each day and their latitudes and declinations for every other day, and includes tables of houses for London, Liverpool and New York. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBCY; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 1 x 1 x 3. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Publisher
- Foulsham & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780572022600
- ISBN
- 9780572022600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Paperback. Examining a number of players in the jazz scene, including Sidney Bechet, Inez Cavanaugh, and Kenny Clarke, this book identifies how they performed both as musicians and as African Americans. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279353
- ISBN
- 9780520279353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06