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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. This book shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for political action. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16-page section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205251
ISBN
9780300205251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas that shaped the formation of Eurasian identities in these diverse contexts and the claims set forth by individual Eurasians concerning their own identities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276277
ISBN
9780520276277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021198
ISBN
9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. How did Quakers reconcile their belief in plain living with their appreciation of fine material goods? Editor(s): Lapsansky, Emma Jones; Verplanck, Anne A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 90 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HPN; HRCC97. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236927
ISBN
9780812236927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Paperback. The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JFFC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081896
ISBN
9781847081896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

An examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088049
ISBN
9780719088049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156125
ISBN
9780691156125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. This text takes up late-18th-century disputes over the political economy of an enlightened, commercial society to show how the "political" and "economic" were related. It examines theories of economic and political sentiments, and the reflection of these in the politics of enlightenment. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; JPA; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008373
ISBN
9780674008373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392606
ISBN
9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Three girls abandon their middle-class comforts for an adventure of a lifetime during the Second World War. A classic and unforgettable tale. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200. 240 pages, Illustrations. A memoir of the growth to maturity of three young women in the exceptional circumstances of Britain at war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408801253
ISBN
9781408801253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. The new memoir from the author of "Maidens' Trip" and "The Great Western Beach"; a remarkable story of a young woman growing up against the backdrop of the Second World War, and postwar life in India, Paris and bohemian Chelsea. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835630
ISBN
9781408835630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319408286
ISBN
9783319408286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.14

Detailed study of same-sex desire and military authority in the British Armed Forces between 1939 and 1945 Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719082948
ISBN
9780719082948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.02

Paperback. The confessions of Isobel Gowdie are widely recognised as the most extraordinary on record in Britain. Using historical, psychological, and anthropological perspectives this book sets out to separate the voice of Isobel Gowdie from that of her interrogators, and to determine the experiences and beliefs which may have generated her confessions. Num Pages: 604 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HRLK; HRQX5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191801
ISBN
9781845191801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 49.84

Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of a young boy soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGHA; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121253
ISBN
9780349121253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. An account of the political history of Bourbon France under the influence of Richelieu which discusses the rise of the Empire and its fall from grace under the reign of Louis XVI. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211969
ISBN
9780631211969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Hardback. An account of the early modern period in France, when relative social and economic stability provided a backdrop for the splendours of France's great Renaissance Prince, Francis I, and then for the tensions and bloodshed of later 16th-century France. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631170273
ISBN
9780631170273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.20

Paperback. This book consists of transcripts from two lecture courses on ethical relation Levinas delivered at the Sorbonne. In seeking to explain his thought to students, he utilizes a clarity and an intensity altogether different from his other writings. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736664
ISBN
9780804736664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. This book consists of transcripts from two lecture courses on ethical relation Levinas delivered at the Sorbonne. In seeking to explain his thought to students, he utilizes a clarity and an intensity altogether different from his other writings. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736657
ISBN
9780804736657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.57

Hardback. The Making of Modern Cameroon, Vol. 1 examines the history of present day Cameroon's struggle to create, unite, and integrate their country. The story begins with the colonization of the country by Germany in 1884 and continues with the country's experience under British and French rule from 1914 to 1961. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761808961
ISBN
9780761808961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.92

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