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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106708
ISBN
9780143106708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup's harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393264241
ISBN
9780393264241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. The story that inspired the major motion picture, Twelve Years a Slaveis a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 213 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
0037-
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476767345
ISBN
9781476767345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave, soon to be a huge new Hollywood film, is the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, enduring unimaginable degradation and abuse until his rescue twelve years later. A powerful and riveting condemnation of American slavery. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843914716
ISBN
9781843914716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400077861
ISBN
9781400077861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843992
ISBN
9781509843992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.56

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754833451
ISBN
9780754833451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.19

Paperback. A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JMC; BG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089079
ISBN
9781844089079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 b&w Photographs, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077418
ISBN
9780252077418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. The aborted coup in Turkey has fired up interest in a country which will play a critical geopolitical role in the wars of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JMG; BGH; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538262
ISBN
9781784538262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ex Libris Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948578557
ISBN
9780948578557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.92

Paperback. A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life. Num Pages: 464 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; BGH; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368. A Tale of Blond Ambition - a Biography of Boris Johnson. 464 pages, colour illustrations. A major and controversial new biography of one of the most compelling and contradictory figures in modern British life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; BGH; JPHL; JPR. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 32. Weight: 366.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845137168
ISBN
9781845137168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781313077
ISBN
9781781313077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.65

Hardback. Sonia Ryang casts new light on the study of North Korean culture and society by reading literary texts as sources of ethnographic data. Ryang focuses critical attention on three central themes--love, war, and self--that reflect the nearly complete overlap of the personal, social, and political realms in North Korean society. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062474
ISBN
9780674062474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479632
ISBN
9780801479632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Hardback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453601
ISBN
9780801453601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350009936
ISBN
9781350009936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. A compilation of writings by this important Irish political activist. The volume includes a fascinating array of letters, political pamphlets, newspaper articles and poetry relating to key aspects of Irish and British events of the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Tiernan, Sonja. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088742
ISBN
9780719088742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.37

Paperback. Covered are the variety of guns and ordnance used during the pre-World War I period. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 273 x 4. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301797
ISBN
9780764301797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. The 1960s were a period of global media revolution: communication satellites compressed time and space, television spread around the world, and images circulated through print media in expanding ways. This book examines how U.S. policymakers exploited these changes. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFD; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388425
ISBN
9781782388425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.45

Paperback. A remarkable, controversial book about Germany's soldiers in the Second World War drawn from transcriptions of their secretly recorded conversations Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated b-w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849839495
ISBN
9781849839495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Real Folks examines the construction of the folk in Depression-era U.S. politics and culture, as well as the hybrid forms of documentary and satire that critiqued the populist fixation on folk authenticity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349440
ISBN
9780822349440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. This beautiful book is an indispensable history of the fashion houses that have become synonymous with show-stopping glamour. The Glamour of Italian Fashion showcases the fashions that turned 'Made in Italy' into an internationally recognized mark of style. Editor(s): Stanfill, Sonnet. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; ACX; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 318 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851778171
ISBN
9781851778171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.79

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