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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Num Pages: 676 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964. The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. 676 pages, Illustrations, maps. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 928.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
676
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259959
ISBN
9780520259959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Now available in a new edition, this chronologically arranged volume covers a century and a half of masterpieces which beautifully capture the development of art in the modern age. Series: The 50s Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AFJ; AFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 193. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791383385
ISBN
9783791383385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Jonson's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137379801
ISBN
9781137379801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Hardcover. A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history. Editor(s): Breen, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; AMGD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659075
ISBN
9781850659075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 52.38

Paperback. Dazzling recreation of the world of radical free-thinkers in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220109
ISBN
9781780220109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171050
ISBN
9780691171050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. Three times viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. This is Sidney's own account of his career in Ireland, last published in the mid-19th century. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181805
ISBN
9781859181805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523864
ISBN
9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608. JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-45. 224 pages, Over 67 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight: 608.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404467
ISBN
9780887404467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. The Fairey Battle is best known for being the worst plane ever to serve with the RAF. Disastrous losses in combat seemed to confirm this assessment. Does it deserve its reputation? A fresh look at the documents of the time reveal that solutions to the problems were known and, if they had been applied, the story might have been very different. Num Pages: 192 pages, 57 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555859
ISBN
9781781555859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Baltinglass is the very heart of West Wicklow. Features over 50 images of the town and its surrounding, and chronicling the history of the town from 1851 right up to 2001. By building upon the base of street directories garnered from census returns and news articles, this book provides an insight into the life of a provincial town. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 Black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 660. 8vo. Good copy .Irish Local History.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Illustrated edition
SKU
KEX0290151
ISBN
9781845885069
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. In the 1930s the Nazis established a band of archaeologists, the SS-Ahnenerbe, under the command of Himmler, to prove the superiority of the Aryan race, and the right of the German people to rule Europe. This is the story of the expeditions, part 'science,' part espionage, and part fantasy, from the mountains of Tibet to the lost world of Atlantis. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555002
ISBN
9781781555002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 400+ color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AKTA; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 278 x 13. Weight in Grams: 798. Early 1940s. 160 pages, 408ill.(235col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AKTA; AKTH; JFCK. Dimension: 216 x 278 x 13. Weight: 798.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317552
ISBN
9780764317552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 60 pages, over 90 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 486. 60 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV1. Dimension: 260 x 179 x 13. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340529
ISBN
9780764340529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241273357
ISBN
9780241273357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887964
ISBN
9781845887964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.35

Paperback. Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, she lived a live in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. This book talks about the twists of Tudor power politics, her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Arrow Book Edition
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KSG0020369
ISBN
9780099493792
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Nazis began detaining Jews in camps as soon as they came to power in 1933. Kim Wunschmann reveals the origin of these extralegal detention sites, the harsh treatment Jews received there, and the message the camps sent to Germans: that Jews were enemies of the state, dangerous to associate with and fair game for acts of intimidation and violence. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967595
ISBN
9780674967595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.04
€ 49.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFB; APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452137438
ISBN
9781452137438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 324 pages, 256 illustrations, 21 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500202074
ISBN
9780500202074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Hardback. Exposes those responsible for the First World War. This book reveals how accounts of the war's origins have been deliberately falsified to conceal the guilt of the secret cabal of rich and powerful men in London responsible for the heinous crime perpetrated on humanity. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576305
ISBN
9781780576305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.55

Hardback. Spirit of London offers a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our attitudes to urban life back in the Thirties. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 illustrations/photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 518. 224 pages, 40 illustrations/photographs. Spirit of London offers a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our attitudes to urban life back in the Thirties. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; WTLC. Dimension: 222 x 155 x 31. Weight: 518.
Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849940283
ISBN
9781849940283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. The culmination of decades of nationalist aspiration and cynical Realpolitik, the Second War of Italian Unification saw Italy transformed from a patchwork of minor states dominated by the Habsburg Austrians into a unified kingdom under the Piedmontese House of Savoy. This book aims to examine the conflict as a critical event in Italian history. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849087872
ISBN
9781849087872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The University of Buckingham Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684097
ISBN
9781908684097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.48

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