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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. This examination of American labour policy demonstrates that although most industrializing nations began to limit employer freedom and regulate labour conditions in the 1900's, the US continued to allow total employer discretion in decisions concerning hiring, firing, and workplace conditions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBWJ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697298
ISBN
9780847697298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. This work looks at class formation in western Canada. The author explores the various levels of class formation and identity in the years before World War I, arguing that Calgary's reputation as a centre of labour conservatism is an oversimplification in need of revision. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806978
ISBN
9780774806978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Part of a trilogy "The Problem of Slavery in World History", this is the second book in the series. It features a preface exploring the anti-slavery debate among American historians, between the 1970s and 1990s, started by the original publication of this book in the 1970s. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126716
ISBN
9780195126716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491139
ISBN
9780801491139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075341
ISBN
9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Hardback. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is often thought of as an innovative genius who single-handedly pioneered a new, 'naturalistic' style of landscape design. Illustrated with over 120 images, this beautiful book shows that Brown's style, like the organization of his business, was the product of a distinctly modern world. Num Pages: 352 pages, 125 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 258 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236445
ISBN
9781780236445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.97

Paperback. A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177961
ISBN
9780300177961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. "One of the most entertaining and informative books of the year..to be enjoyed not only by rock fans, but by anyone interested in popular culture and social change."--NPR.org Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484. The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970. 400 pages, 8 pages b&w illustrations. Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, this book tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals how these artists and their songs both shaped and reflected their times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 149 x 226 x 28. Weight: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hachette Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306820724
ISBN
9780306820724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. A story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838876
ISBN
9781843838876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Hardback. The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837831
ISBN
9781843837831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Few men over forty never owned a dinky toy when they were a child. This is the story of Britain's favourite toy cars. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; KJZ; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665801
ISBN
9781445665801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. aeo Author is a thea known person in the field. aeo Elections are the benchmarks of political life but there is no similar overview. aeo Fully updated to cover 1992 general election and its aftermath. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFD; JPHF; JPLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198284
ISBN
9780631198284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962971
ISBN
9780750962971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. In 1812 John Bellingham made his way to the Palace of Westminster. In the lobby, he shot the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval. There was no mystery about the killer's identity, but why did he do it? This book tells the story of how John Bellingham was let down by the British Establishment and how he took his revenge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944014
ISBN
9780750944014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An innovative history that sees the agreements and ideas of the American Founders especially the Constitution as an effort to create a "peace pact" both among member states and with other nations." Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614936
ISBN
9780700614936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

hardcover. There has been much speculation about Castro and Cuba's future and the state of U.S.oCuban relations in the post Cold War environment. This study analyzes the forces which brought Castro to power and sustained his control. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819189981
ISBN
9780819189981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.54

Hardcover. A comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Puritan England, Pietist Europe and Colonial America. * Provides a comprehensive introduction to the Pietist theologians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Editor(s): Lindberg, Carter. Series: The Great Theologians. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235170
ISBN
9780631235170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Paperback. The first full-length poetry collection from art historian David C. Ward, Call Waiting combines wry meditations on twenty-first-century life, work and family with observation of America - its landscapes, its history, its social and foreign policy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772268
ISBN
9781847772268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.88

Hardcover. Always a popular subject for enthusiasts and modellers, this book presents a brand new selection of previously unpublished photographs to illustrate the life and times of BR blue locomotives all across the network Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 302 x 13. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711037465
ISBN
9780711037465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.25

Paperback. Eleven leading historians assess what their field has taught us about this time, and identify issues that remain unexamined or require reconsideration. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HB; HP; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226089287
ISBN
9780226089287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.45

Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083349
ISBN
9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 73.01

Paperback. Focusing on three key battles of the epic David-and-Goliath Winter War, this illustrated study assesses the combat performance of Finnish and Soviet forces during this short but savage war. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472813244
ISBN
9781472813244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. The Axis invasion of Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 pitted Nazi Germany and her allies against Stalin's forces in a mighty struggle for survival. Fighting alongside the spearhead Panzer divisions were Germany's highly skilled and veteran motorized infantrymen - including the German Army's premier unit, Infanterie-Regiment (mot) Grobetadeutschland. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWKT; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 246 x 5. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803245
ISBN
9781472803245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. The Home Guard was formed in May 1940, when the dark clouds of war rolled over Britain and the nation stood alone, threatened with a Nazi invasion. This book offers an account of the Home Guard - from the early disorganised days of May 1940 until 'Stand Down' at the close of 1944, by which time they had become a force to be reckoned with. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449463
ISBN
9780752449463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

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