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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A chronicle of the tangled relationship between the black community and the Chicago Democratic machine from its Great Depression origins to 1991. What emerges is a myth-busting account not of a monolithic organization but of several distinct party regimes, each with a unique relationship to black voters and leaders. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 map, 14 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308944
ISBN
9780226308944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Charts the journey by which Kathy Hepburn of Hartford, Connecticut, became the star who dazzled audiences for decades in the company of such luminaries as Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and, most memorably, Spencer Tracy, with whom she made nine movies and conducted a long off-screen romance. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229789
ISBN
9780571229789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130200
ISBN
9780691130200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.05

Hardback. Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073043
ISBN
9780674073043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.00
€ 51.57

Hardcover. Brings the particular perspective of the geographer to the theme of 'colonial/early modern' (c. 1550 - c.1750) Ireland. Num Pages: 760 pages, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 43. .
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183977
ISBN
9781859183977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

Hardback. Toronto, the Belfast of Canada explores the intolerant origins of today's cosmopolitan city. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646872
ISBN
9781442646872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.13

Paperback. Instigator of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and author of the Brezhnev Doctrine, which governed Soviet relations with the rest of Eastern Europe, Brezhnev was the last of the Cold War warriors. This "Seminar Study" provides an introduction to a key period in the history of the USSR. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582327191
ISBN
9780582327191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.92

Paperback. Drawing on psychology, philosophy, and literature, William James's classic survey of religious belief gathers testimony from a huge range of diverse sources to construct a defence of the individual religious experience. It speaks powerfully to the modern debate on atheism and faith, in the most critically up-to-date edition available. Editor(s): Bradley, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRAB; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199691647
ISBN
9780199691647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.00
€ 13.31

Hardcover. A bilingual (English - Portuguese) edition of William James's diaries and letters. It also includes reproductions of his drawings. The material belongs to the Houghton Archives at Harvard University and is of interest to both William James scholars and Brazilian studies experts. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021334
ISBN
9780674021334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.23

Hardcover. Part of a 12-volume work which presents psychologist and philosopher William James's vast and entertaining correspondence with his brother Henry, with other members of his family, with friends and colleagues, as well as with enthusiasts and detractors among readers of his work. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA); Grohskopf, Bernice; Bradbeer, Wilma. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 576 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; HPC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914145
ISBN
9780813914145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.23

Hardcover. This volume presents the correspondence between William James, known for his contributions to psychology and philosophy, and his brother Henry. It covers their most productive years, when William was writing "The Varieties of Religious Experience" and Henry was writing his late masterpieces. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915104
ISBN
9780813915104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.14

Hardcover. This volume contains 309 letters which start when William James was 14 years old and conclude when he was 35. The letters range from his relations with family and friends to his courtship of Alice Howe. Editor(s): McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA). Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916163
ISBN
9780813916163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.36

Hardcover. Consisting of more than 500 letters to family with an additional 650 calendared, this volume offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence from April 1905 to March 1908. Num Pages: 772 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGHA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921495
ISBN
9780813921495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.95

Hardback. Months before crowds in Moscow dismantled monuments to Lenin, residents of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv toppled theirs. Risch argues that Soviet politics of empire created this anti-Soviet city, and that opposition from the periphery as much as from the imperial center was instrumental in unraveling the Soviet Union. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 12 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050013
ISBN
9780674050013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18
€ 58.41

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.24

Hardcover. D-Day Decoded Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, map on endpaper. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 90 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Pitkin Unichrome Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653488
ISBN
9781841653488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.21

Paperback. On 12 June 1944, under brilliant sunshine and surrounded by a mass of shipping, Winston Churchill visited the small Normandy beach-head guided in a jeep by Montgomery and offshore by Admiral Vian in his personal launch. This book follows the great man's progress on that day. It contains many photographs. Translator(s): Fondart, Aude; Jordan, William. Series: Militery. Num Pages: 32 pages, 38 b/w , 4 colour images, 1 map;. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841652740
ISBN
9781841652740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.00

Hardback. Includes a detailed narration of the composer's life and an extensive description of his major works. Over fifty examples of his music are included, as well as a comprehensive listing of works and writings. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 376 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822924
ISBN
9780810822924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Paperback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625185
ISBN
9780748625185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Hardback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 497.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625178
ISBN
9780748625178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47
€ 123.47

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