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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137308016
ISBN
9781137308016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. The history of secondary education for girls in the western world is explored through the lens of the gendered cultural expectations of the middle classes and upper classes of the past centuries, juxtaposed against the relatively recent democratization of European educational systems. Editor(s): Goodman, Joyce; Rogers, Rebecca; Albisetti, James C. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JNB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405555
ISBN
9781137405555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.80

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive and in-depth history of Kentucky, during the first half of the twentieth century. This book examines not only the state's people, but also its economy, educational system, cultural activities, politics, and folkways. It is complemented by more than one hundred photographs and illustrations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 104 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916968342
ISBN
9780916968342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Paperback. A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Series: Studies in International Security. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW; JPSD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333616802
ISBN
9780333616802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 204.35

hardcover. This international history of naval force as a political instrument, whether in peace or war, ranges from Calicut, navally cannonaded in 1501, to Baghdad, assailed by sea-launched missiles in 1991. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTM; JP; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1998th Edition
SKU
V9780333671696
ISBN
9780333671696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Hardback. Discusses various aspects of the early Plymouth Christian Brethren and provides for readers an enlightened understanding of the people and their evangelical secessionist movement. The book is structured chronologically, with a focus on writings produced during the late 1830s through the early 1840s and writings that focus on that time period. Series: Studies in Evangelicalism. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRCC2; HRCM; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831261
ISBN
9780810831261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.87

Hardcover. Offers an account of Dickens and early American film by tracing the unexpected history and intricate strategies of the sentimental mode and showing how it has been reimagined over the past three centuries. This title begins with a look at Frank Capra and the Capraesque in American public life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 68 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; APFA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034959
ISBN
9780226034959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. The year 1819 in England was notable for the quality, value and topicality of its literature, while parliamentary and political reforms were widely demanded, especially by "Romantic" writers. This book argues that the writing demonstrates an awareness of its place both in history, and as history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101095
ISBN
9780226101095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. A comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States, this work tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. It examines the strategies that health officials have used to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 349 pages, 22 b&w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
349
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247499
ISBN
9780520247499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Harkin, Shaun. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466467
ISBN
9781608466467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 44.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778072
ISBN
9780762778072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 33.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493018819
ISBN
9781493018819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.25

Hardcover. The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present a vivid picture of a nation in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AJRK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1664.
Publisher
English Heritage
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848022485
ISBN
9781848022485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardcover. James Crossland's work traces the history of the International Committee of the Red Cross' struggle to bring humanitarianism to the Second World War, by focusing on its tumultuous relationship with one of the conflict's key belligerents and masters of the blockade of the Third Reich, Great Britain. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399557
ISBN
9781137399557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.45

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333545
ISBN
9780764333545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.34
€ 60.09

Paperback. This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726290
ISBN
9780804726290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Paperback. Enjoy fascinating look at the life of this extraordinary historic figure. Beginning in the backwoods of Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln's life story is toldfrom his childhood and young adulthood to becoming a businessman, soldier, surveyor, lawyer, politician, Num Pages: 144 pages, 270 postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328572
ISBN
9780764328572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Hardback. This year-by-year account chronicles the tenure of Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, as he leads the United Nations throught the veritable diplomatic minefield of the Vietnam conflict and presides over an increasingly difficult peace between the Superpowers. Series: Partners for Peace. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837010
ISBN
9780810837010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 color illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300228830
ISBN
9780300228830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Seapower and Supply in Northern Europe, 1808-1812. 248 pages, 15, 2 black and white, 13 line drawing. Shows how the system of supply was perfected during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars, enabling fleets to stay at sea on a permanent basis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWF. Dimension: 162 x 244 x 21. Weight: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837480
ISBN
9781843837480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? This work tells the story of the successes and failures of the modern human rights movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026230
ISBN
9780674026230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. A study of Flowerdew Hundred, a 1000-acre plantation in Virginia. It uses the artifacts unearthed since excavations began in the 1970s to construct some 250 years of life at Flowerdew, and to convey to us what historical archaeology can do. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AMKH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916392
ISBN
9780813916392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

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