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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The second edition of an incisive account of one of the most dramatic aspects of 20th-century history. The collapse of the USSR, the end of the Cold War and the opening of the Soviet archives have transformed what is known about the events of the Stalin period and the historian's perspective. Series: New Frontiers in History. Num Pages: 166 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719063770
ISBN
9780719063770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.73

Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187878
ISBN
9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777381
ISBN
9781910777381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.34

hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253022431
ISBN
9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859371
ISBN
9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

Paperback. Series: Whispers Wood. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JMG; 5H; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019466
ISBN
9780008253226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Vernon and Irene Castle popularized ragtime dancing in the years just before World War I and made dancing a respectable pastime in America. The whisper-thin, elegant Castles were trendsetters in many ways. This work tells the story of a couple who reinvented dance and its place in twentieth-century culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ASDT; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124599
ISBN
9780813124599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.74

Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403465
ISBN
9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403458
ISBN
9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.95
€ 59.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Bannet, Eve Tavor; Wheeler, Roxann. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422145
ISBN
9781421422145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.10

Paperback. Taking up personal narratives of slaves and slave owners, Tell This in My Memory offers a new window into the study of slavery in modern Middle Eastern. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HFG; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788649
ISBN
9780804788649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451626
ISBN
9780752451626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The aim of this text is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333567630
ISBN
9780333567630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGL; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633572
ISBN
9780691633572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Hardback. The story of Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its 'common people' and shows how he made music a community experience. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 885 pages, 63ill.70mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
885
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810825802
ISBN
9780810825802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 265.51

Hardback. Sixteenth-century Roman presses turned out hundreds of technical treatises and learned discourses written in the vernacular. This book follows the story of the Roman illustrated book from the printed page back out to the Renaissance streets, piazzas, palaces, convents and bookshops where these publications, carefully shepherded through the press. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour images + 120 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACN; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300204193
ISBN
9780300204193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228375
ISBN
9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751567021
ISBN
9780751567021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185057
ISBN
9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. This title tells Campion's story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391502
ISBN
9780141391502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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