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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066243
- ISBN
- 9780674066243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.89
€ 30.99
€ 25.89
Hardback. A new perspective on the calamitous fall of France in 1940 and why blame has been misplaced ever since Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300189872
- ISBN
- 9780300189872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172592
- ISBN
- 9780231172592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347127
- ISBN
- 9781612347127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. For two and a half years, and against all odds, the Biafrans held their own against their better-outfitted and more numerous Nigerian opponents, capturing the attention of the Western media. Illustrator(s): Ruggeri, Raffaele. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 25 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 248 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472816092
- ISBN
- 9781472816092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue, Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509842889
- ISBN
- 9781509842889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. 'Bobby' Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze. This graphic novel, the first of its kind, brings Bobby Sands' story to life in a whole new way. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJP; BGH; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847178152
- ISBN
- 9781847178152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
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.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139170
- ISBN
- 9781844139170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354727
- ISBN
- 9780198354727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.33
€ 52.33
Paperback. This account of the Great Fire of London explores its history and consequences, from the first small blaze to the long work of rebuilding. It also describes the human story of the fire and its aftermath - the panic and terror, the hunt for scapegoats and the rebirth of a city. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668477
- ISBN
- 9780712668477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A biography of Agnetha Faltskog, one of the most successful and enigmatic performers in the last fifty years of popular music. From her beginnings as a teenage singer in Sweden in the 1960's, through her decade of global superstardom with ABBA, to the years of self-imposed exile that followed, Agnetha's life and career has fascinated millions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 26 colour and black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; AVG; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555217
- ISBN
- 9781781555217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.85
€ 32.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109220
- ISBN
- 9780226109220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. By January 1915 the British Expeditionary Force found themselves trapped in the murderous stalemate of trench warfare. British troops had suffered badly in the early campaigns and by January 1915 were holding some 30 miles of trench. This book tells the story of the 67 VC winners from this period on the Western Front. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460574
- ISBN
- 9780752460574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings presents Winston Churchill as he has never been seen before. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007263684
- ISBN
- 9780007263684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardback. Completing his acclaimed trilogy on the history of Israel, Leslie Stein brings readers right up to contemporary events in Israel Since the Six-Day War. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647265
- ISBN
- 9780745647265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 18.44
€ 19.00
€ 18.44
Paperback. This selection of Blunden's prose about the First World War includes the complete text of De bello germanico, his first, lively sketch of the war as he lived it in 1916. Editor(s): Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772114
- ISBN
- 9781847772114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.38
€ 27.99
€ 23.38
Hardcover. When a little boy dies from Strychnine-poisoned chocolates, Brighton is thrown into panic. When more children start being poisoned by sweets they find lying about the town and strange parcels of arsenic-laced cakes are sent to prominent residents the police step up the search for the poisoner. Who is it that is set upon his revenge on the town? Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black and white photographs and engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551042
- ISBN
- 9781781551042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.88
€ 25.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Translator(s): Templer, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. The Concentration Camp. 370 pages, black & white illustrations. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight: 530. Translator(s): Templer, William.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006857
- ISBN
- 9780691006857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This first English translation of lectures Claude Levi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 116 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072909
- ISBN
- 9780674072909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. From best-selling author of 'A Brilliant Little Operation', winner of the British Army Military History prize and the Royal marines History prize for 2013, comes the long neglected D-Day story of the Resistance uprising and subsequent massacre on the Vercors massif - the largest action by the French Resistance during the Second World War. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007520817
- ISBN
- 9780007520817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. 'A stunning achievement ..Neither sanitized nor mythologizing, Victoria: The Queen is a remarkably lucid, endlessly engaging account of Queen Victoria's life and rule' Amanda Foreman Num Pages: 752 pages, Integrated b/w photos; family tree; maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; BGH; BGR; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 49. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349134505
- ISBN
- 9780349134505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. A study of Communism and a history of the myth of Communism as perpetuated by its admirers. This book illuminates how the support for Communism and its embodiment, the Soviet Union, became virtually synonymous with "anti-Fascism" and how this strategic arrangement reverberated through the West. Translator(s): Furet, Deborah. Num Pages: 600 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273419
- ISBN
- 9780226273419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2068.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326219
- ISBN
- 9780764326219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.03€ 58.00
€ 76.03
€ 58.00
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791736
- ISBN
- 9781905791736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49