Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on civilians. Resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. Ethnic cleansing, civil war, rape and murder were rife in the days, months and years after hostilities ended. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 122 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034515
- ISBN
- 9780141034515
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in conditions of "Total War" millions of women demonstrated that they were cleverer, more broad-minded and altogether more complex than anyone had ever guessed. This title tells the story of the women's Second World War. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141037899
- ISBN
- 9780141037899
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.25
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Paperback. Offers an account of working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832. This English social history shows how the working class took part in its own making and re-creates the whole-life experience of people who suffered loss of status and freedom, and who underwent degradation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141976952
- ISBN
- 9780141976952
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.36
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€ 17.36
Paperback. In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. This title presents the narrative of events. It also deals with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and more. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980430
- ISBN
- 9780141980430
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.10
€ 21.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241956984
- ISBN
- 9780241956984
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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€ 13.91
Paperback. In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. This book brings to life a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Black Swan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552772563
- ISBN
- 9780552772563
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, this book follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Num Pages: 960 pages, Over 100 contemporaneous photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- 100th Anniversary edition with NEW INTRODUCTION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847924513
- ISBN
- 9781847924513
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.83
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€ 20.83
Paperback. Will friendship overcome the social boundaries of Edwardian London in this bestselling historical tale perfect for fans of Audrey Niffenegger and Sarah Waters. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780007217236
- ISBN
- 9780007217236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
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Paperback. Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. This book focuses on these events. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141982472
- ISBN
- 9780141982472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
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Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141983165
- ISBN
- 9780141983165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.40
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€ 12.40
Paperback. What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? This book tells about the modern art of writing, and shows us why we all need a sense of style. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241957714
- ISBN
- 9780241957714
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
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Paperback. A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 maps, 24 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press Dublin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172617
- ISBN
- 9781847172617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.77
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€ 10.77
Paperback. The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Num Pages: 569 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803281929
- ISBN
- 9780803281929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. What made some 700 men and women in the Yorkshire town of Kingston-upon-Hull, in the years 1837 to 1900, decide to suffer no longer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and take their own lives? In this study, the author seeks to uncover the experiences that drove people to suicide. Num Pages: 372 pages, 20 tables 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731249
- ISBN
- 9780804731249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
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Paperback. Taking up personal narratives of slaves and slave owners, Tell This in My Memory offers a new window into the study of slavery in modern Middle Eastern. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HFG; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788649
- ISBN
- 9780804788649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.39
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Paperback. Gathers almost twenty years of New York City's smartest and most explosive-as well as hard to find- writing, providing an indispensable archive of one of the most exciting artistic scenes in U.S. History. Editor(s): Stosuy, Brandon; Cooper, Dennis; Myles, Eileen. Num Pages: 500 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740118
- ISBN
- 9780814740118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.75
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€ 33.75
Paperback. In contrast with scholarship on women and gender in the modern period, the author asserts that the rise of the absolute state, with its centralising and unifying tendencies, could actually increase women's economic, social, and legal opportunities and allow them to thrive in corporate organisations such as the guild. Num Pages: 528 pages, 21 photos, 7 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326663
- ISBN
- 9780822326663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.66
€ 35.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Seminal essays written by Baudrillard for a journal devoted to a radical leftist critique of architecture, urbanism, and everyday life. Translator(s): Kendall, Stuart. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350330
- ISBN
- 9781584350330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
€ 21.99
€ 17.51
Hardback. In the modern media age politicians are never far away from scandal, it seems. This powerful book tells the story from the politician's point-of-view. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper with minor nicks and bumps
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0005912
- ISBN
- 9781849545013
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A witty and touching account of ten inspirational figures that makes us reconsider conventional ideas of the fifties woman. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0006192
- ISBN
- 9781844087419
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99