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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unacknowledged. This work talks about the sensitive topic of wartime collaboration between the Chinese and their Japanese occupiers. Num Pages: 302 pages, 13 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023987
ISBN
9780674023987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.88

Paperback. Opium is more than just a drug extracted from poppies. This title shows that the opium trade was not purely a British operation but involved Chinese merchants, Chinese state agents, and Japanese imperialists as well. Editor(s): Brook, Timothy; Wakabayashi, Bob Tadashi. Num Pages: 458 pages, 15 b/w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Edition
Second Edition
SKU
V9780520222366
ISBN
9780520222366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dowling, Timothy C. Num Pages: 355 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851095650
ISBN
9781851095650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.59

Hardback. This original and pioneering study analyzes the evolution of oil as a catalyst for both war and diplomacy, and connects the events of the First World War to contemporary petroleum geo-politics and international aggression. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ediiton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500733
ISBN
9781487500733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Paperback. The first book to recount the full story of U.S. covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam war. Based on newly declassified materials and interviews with dozens of key American and Lao officials, it examines the structure of the U.S. "secret war" in Laos and the long-term consequences associated with it. Num Pages: 210 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079778
ISBN
9780231079778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349525
ISBN
9780822349525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. A rich ethnography of ecopolitics in Hong Kong in the late 1990s Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349310
ISBN
9780822349310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardcover. William Jervois was a military engineer who rose to prominence as a result of Lord Palmerston's extensive programme of fortification against a feared French invasion in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ramparts of Empire is a detailed and engaging study of his life and works. Num Pages: 322 pages, c. 150 b&w illustrations, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMX; TBX; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 273 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816040
ISBN
9781905816040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.78

hardcover. During the American Revolution the British enjoyed an alliance with their Native allies in the Great Lakes region of North America. By the War of 1812, however, that "chain of friendship" had devolved into smaller, more local alliances. This book attempts to understand how and why this shift occurred. Num Pages: 390 pages, 10 photographs, 2 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248175
ISBN
9780803248175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

paperback. An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300094015
ISBN
9780300094015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Paperback. An historical study of the polarity between the centripetal power in the capital and the centrifugal federalism of the Mexican states. It examines the crucial post-independence period of 1821-35 to understand both the theoretical and the practical causes of the development of this polarity. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259416
ISBN
9780803259416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Myers, of prostitution in Restif de la Bretonne by Rori Bloom, of ruins in Lazzaro Spallanzani by Sabrina Ferri, of Arthur Murphy's female characters by Barbara Mackey King, and of recent film adaptations of the century's masterworks by Karen Gevirtz. Editor(s): Erwin, Timothy; Burnham, Michelle. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413761
ISBN
9781421413761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.94

Paperback. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 424. 496 pages, maps. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848870918
ISBN
9781848870918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes during the darkest moments of the crisis. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCBM; KCL; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847941244
ISBN
9781847941244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 282 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520509
ISBN
9780742520509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.93

Hardback. A companion to Hardy's life and works, listing year by year the details of his secretive biography and literary output. Background information is also provided, especially for those historical events in which Hardy took most interest. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333459140
ISBN
9780333459140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.15

Paperback. Drawing on the judicial opinions and private correspondence of six chief justices whose careers spanned both the region and the century, the author analyzes their conceptions of their roles and the substance of their opinions related to cases involving homicide, economic development, federalism, and race. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332369
ISBN
9780820332369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 69 b/w illustrations, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AMC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678112
ISBN
9780816678112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback. Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; 1H; 3F; 3H; 3J; HDD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201151
ISBN
9780631201151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Hardback. Examining the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all areas of life, this text provides an assessment of the means and methods of uncovering Islamic material records. Separate chapters examine the mosque; domestic environment; the Islamic city; and death and burial. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1FP; 1H; 3F; 3H; 3J; HDD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201144
ISBN
9780631201144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018965
ISBN
9781903018965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.64

Hardback. This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire. In addition, it addresses the issue of gender in the state's use of two distinct groups of single women as colonizers, orphan girls and reformed prostitutes, each given state-awarded dowries if they agreed to relocate overseas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733595
ISBN
9780804733595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.33

Hardback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194297
ISBN
9781405194297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

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