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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316428
ISBN
9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. From respected thinker and economic iconoclast James K. Galbraith, a smart, scathing explanation for the economic crisis, and a vision for the future Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451644937
ISBN
9781451644937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. An authoritative survey of music and its context in the Renaissance. Editor(s): Haar, James. Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Num Pages: 598 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; AVGC2; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838944
ISBN
9781843838944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.96

Hardback. This collection of 15 essays surveys the work of some of the major British and Irish dramatists since 1960. Included are four dramatists - Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Peter Shaffer and Peter Nichols - who began writing plays before 1960, and whose work has since continued to develop. Editor(s): Acheson, James. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532591
ISBN
9780333532591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.08

Hardback. The 13 essays in this collection survey the work of major British and Irish novelists of the past 30 years. Topics covered include a study of the historical imagination in William Golding's later fiction, and a study of contemporary Irish women writers. Editor(s): Acheson, James. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333490198
ISBN
9780333490198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.95

Hardback. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. Editor(s): Copestake, James. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JM; GTF; JFF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608696
ISBN
9780230608696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Paperback. Now available in paperback, Sickles at Gettysburg, by licensed battlefield guide James Hessler, is the most deeply researched, full-length biography to appear on this remarkable American icon. And it is long overdue. No individual who fought at Gettysburg was more controversial than Major General Sickles. Num Pages: 504 pages, 40 b/w photos and 6 maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781932714845
ISBN
9781932714845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Presidio Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986747
ISBN
9780812986747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140476
ISBN
9780691140476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Confederate John Sirigleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. This biography of Mosby reveals information on various aspects of his life and provides an analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 photos, 7 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192536
ISBN
9780813192536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813561752
ISBN
9780813561752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744117
ISBN
9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

In Making North America, James Thompson uses the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement of 1988 and the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 to demonstrate that there has been an often-unrecognized impulse behind the process of North American integration - national security. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCLT1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646209
ISBN
9781442646209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.60

Paperback. This work is a wide ranging thematic study of modern European cultural history, including popular culture, with an emphasis on the second half of the 20th century. It also synthesizes new directions and interpretive debates. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312228736
ISBN
9780312228736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.55

Paperback. Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AGB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 1. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140135008
ISBN
9780140135008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188492
ISBN
9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. A good-humoured, informative and revealing account of Greece's dire troubles, reported through the stories of the people that define the country today. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JMG; HBJD; HBLX; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784975036
ISBN
9781784975036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This biography of Crockett includes an introduction by Michael Lofaro. Editor(s): Shackford, John B. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803292307
ISBN
9780803292307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. The book is a new study that examines the contrasting extension of the Anglican Church to England's first two colonies, Ireland and Virginia in the 17th and 18th centuries. It discusses the national origins and educational experience of the ministers, the financial support of the state, and the experience and consequences of the institutions. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137327918
ISBN
9781137327918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, J. C. D. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403932198
ISBN
9781403932198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Hardback. Examines the controversial establishment of the first Anglican Church in Boston in 1686, and how later, political leaders John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Wilkes exploited the disputes as political dynamite together with taxation, trade, and the quartering of troops: topics which John Adams later recalled as causes of the American Revolution. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC91. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542976
ISBN
9780230542976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC2; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170848
ISBN
9780691170848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. * Provides a thought-provoking overview of current thinking on this period. Editor(s): Collins, James B.; Taylor, Karen. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 37. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228936
ISBN
9780631228936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKVM; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742945
ISBN
9780814742945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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