Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. In this challenge to traditional historiography, the author argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany during the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic. He asserts that rather than rising with the Nazis, geopolitics faded in importance when Hitler came to power. Num Pages: 340 pages, 21 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385640
- ISBN
- 9780873385640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.63
€ 44.99
€ 44.63
Paperback. The remarkable story of Britain's part in the nuclear arms race during the Cold War Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450179
- ISBN
- 9780752450179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 976 pages, 2 x 8 b&w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 46. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027944
- ISBN
- 9780141027944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.74
€ 26.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. In the 1920s, hard-line Zionists developed the doctrine of the 'Iron Wall': negotiations with the Arabs must always be from a position of military strength, and only when sufficiently strong Israel would be able to make peace with her Arab neighbours. This book focuses on Israeli foreign policy. Num Pages: 944 pages, 16 b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBX; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 50. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141033228
- ISBN
- 9780141033228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.46
€ 25.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141042824
- ISBN
- 9780141042824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union's victory against invading forces, this book offers an account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War. It re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141049175
- ISBN
- 9780141049175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.62
€ 16.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188492
- ISBN
- 9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980546
- ISBN
- 9780141980546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.29
€ 14.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. The West Indies had always had brilliant cricketers; it hadn't always had brilliant cricket teams. But in 1974, a man called Clive Lloyd began to lead a side which would at last throw off the shackles that had hindered the region for centuries. This book tells the definitive story of the greatest team that sport has known. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224092241
- ISBN
- 9780224092241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.76
€ 16.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; KJMB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241244944
- ISBN
- 9780241244944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963654
- ISBN
- 9780241963654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Offers an account of the events documented in Laura Poitras Citizenfour. This book reveals the truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens and intercepting communication worldwide, and were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JMG; JPSH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968987
- ISBN
- 9780241968987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. From Kurosawa's epic "Seven Samurai" to the figure of Darth Vader in "Star Wars", to Manga comics and video games, the figure of the fighting samurai inspires us. This book lets us discover the truth behind the legend. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bantam Press.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553825282
- ISBN
- 9780553825282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Scholars investigate sound as part of the social construction of historical experience and as an element of the sensory relationship people have to the world, showing how hearing and listening can inform people's feelings, ideas, decisions, and actions. Editor(s): Suisman, David; Strasser, Susan. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222296
- ISBN
- 9780812222296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. 6 April 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. Near Kigali, Jean-Pierre holds his family close, fearing for their lives as the violence escalates. This book sheds light on this incident. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552775335
- ISBN
- 9780552775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.08
€ 12.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857502650
- ISBN
- 9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781173756
- ISBN
- 9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumour and gossip than hard facts? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951542
- ISBN
- 9781845951542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.82
€ 16.99
€ 13.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856354691
- ISBN
- 9781856354691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. John Keegan has assembled a cast of seventeen generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. Editor(s): Keegan, John. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367122
- ISBN
- 9780304367122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49