Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. A memoir of George W Bush, America's 43rd president. It takes us on a journey through the defining decisions of his life. It describes his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753539965
- ISBN
- 9780753539965
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.29
€ 18.99
€ 15.29
paperback. A riveting story of two families separated in culture and geography but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845965730
- ISBN
- 9781845965730
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. By almost every measure the fate of the inhabitants of Poland was the terrible of any group in the Second World War. Following the destruction of its armed forces in the autumn of 1939, the Republic of Poland was partitioned between Nazi and Soviet forces. This title tells the story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846143588
- ISBN
- 9781846143588
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.68
€ 20.99
€ 16.68
paperback. From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning Britain, across Europe, America and India. This book explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847920133
- ISBN
- 9781847920133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.29
€ 34.99
€ 24.29
Paperback. Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855329010
- ISBN
- 9781855329010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.59
€ 26.99
€ 21.59
paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
€ 12.99
€ 9.06
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
paperback. In the second half of the sixteenth century, most of the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. This title describes the paths taken through the eastern Mediterranean and its European hinterland by members of a Venetian-Albanian family. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDT; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141978376
- ISBN
- 9780141978376
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Presents powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753519349
- ISBN
- 9780753519349
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. He was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt and it was an episode which contained in embryo many seminal events in his later life. This work looks at his epic military victories and his declaration of himself as emperor. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBE; 3JH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844139170
- ISBN
- 9781844139170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
hardcover. This work offers a testament to the writers who spoke for a generation of gay men in the time between the Stonewall Riots and AIDS. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130509
- ISBN
- 9780231130509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.50
€ 146.50
hardcover. How the new Iraqi political elite used the military and school system to create an Iraqi Arab identity from three multi-ethnic, multi-religious provinces of the former Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132145
- ISBN
- 9780231132145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415040518
- ISBN
- 9780415040518
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Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
. Ed(S): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan
paperback. Uses the under-studied genre of melodrama as a critical prism for understanding Russian/Soviet history, politics and culture - in particular, the uses to which popular culture was put in the Soviet period. Editor(s): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327905
- ISBN
- 9780822327905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
paperback. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099732112
- ISBN
- 9780099732112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
paperback. London's East End is a place that is at once appealing and unruly, comforting and incomprehensible. This title traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, and jellied eels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3J; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140259506
- ISBN
- 9780140259506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.60
€ 18.99
€ 14.60
paperback. A catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide. It demands that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind. Editor(s): Griffin, Nigel. Translator(s): Griffin, Nigel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; 3JB; DSBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445626
- ISBN
- 9780140445626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.75
€ 10.99
€ 9.75
paperback. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic Renaissance creator was also a prolific and gifted poet. This is a collection of verses which are devoted to love and religion. Editor(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449563
- ISBN
- 9780140449563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141009841
- ISBN
- 9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141010007
- ISBN
- 9780141010007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.29
€ 20.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. Attempts to reframe our understanding of Napoleon. This book creates a different context for Napoleon's career. It sees the battles as almost side-effects, the consequences of rulers being willing to take the immense risks of fighting or supporting Napoleon - risks that could result in the extinction of entire countries and regimes. Num Pages: 656 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468 620pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Dublin
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141014203
- ISBN
- 9780141014203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29
paperback. Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034492
- ISBN
- 9780141034492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130523
- ISBN
- 9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.67
€ 46.99
€ 33.67