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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. First English translation of the diaries of John Castle's journey to the Kazakh steppe in 1736. Rich ethnographic writing offers insight into the political unrest of the Russian Empire, hidden practices such as exorcism, and the role of Islam in eighteenth-century Kazakhstan. Editor(s): Teissier, Beatrice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930087
ISBN
9781909930087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455174
ISBN
9780752455174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Retaining well-loved features, this book covers in breadth issues of change, continuity, and cause and consequence in this period of English history through key questions such as how effectively did the Tudors develop the powers of the monarchy, and how did English society and economy change. Series Editor(s): Waller, Sally. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 267 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354604
ISBN
9780198354604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary notebook. Editor(s): Davison, Peter. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191546
ISBN
9780141191546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. An in-depth study of 388th Bombardment Group during the Second World War. Paying particular attention to a specific crew whose career was especially illustrious. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473870468
ISBN
9781473870468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. One of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from "King Kong" and "Citizen Kane" to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. This title offers a history of a roller coaster of RKO's unstable finances, management battles, and artistic gambles. Num Pages: 340 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. A Titan is Born. 340 pages, illustrations. One of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's golden age, RKO is remembered today primarily for the famous films it produced, from "King Kong" and "Citizen Kane" to the Astaire-Rogers musicals. This title offers a history of a roller coaster of RKO's unstable finances, management battles, and artistic gambles. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271791
ISBN
9780520271791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The author goes in search of his old childhood haunts and instead finds an England changed beyond recognition. This book takes you on a poignant journey to a time and a place we will never see again. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569282
ISBN
9780099569282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 304 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784612382
ISBN
9781784612382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Expanded and revised edition of the highly praised history of the English East India Company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 photos, 2 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331959
ISBN
9780745331959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. Passenger ships 1910-20 Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 249 x 9. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456638
ISBN
9780752456638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Hardback. Upending the conventional wisdom that Bretton Woods was the product of an amiable Anglo-American collaboration, the author shows that it was in reality part of a much more ambitious geopolitical agenda hatched within President Franklin D Roosevelt's Treasury and aimed at eliminating Britain as an economic and political rival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPS; KCLF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149097
ISBN
9780691149097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. In good condition. A well read copy
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRS0010902
ISBN
9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Presents case studies of "inspiration" in five composers -- Wagner, Mahler, Furtwangler, R. Strauss, and Berg -- examining how the supposedly extrarational world of creative inspiration intersects with the highly rational world of money and politics. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 180 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AVA; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464772
ISBN
9781580464772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.77
€ 60.10

Paperback. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216109
ISBN
9780571216109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Reveals such statistics of World War II as who were the best fighter aces, what were the top ten military blunders during the war, and which were the biggest battleships or the best tanks. This title covers the major events and dates in the war. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461632
ISBN
9780752461632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152198
ISBN
9780231152198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Jackson, Anne Marie; Steinberg, Irina. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; BM; DSK; HBTV4; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272991
ISBN
9781782272991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Celebrating the achievements of Isabella Bird, this is a lavish pictorial record of her last great journey through China, in the closing years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; AJCR; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Publisher
GMC Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781450970
ISBN
9781781450970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Hardback. .
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211092
ISBN
9781611211092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.81
€ 41.86

Hardback. An unprecedented exploration of the relationship between art, architecture, social history, and public policy in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AJC; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207859
ISBN
9780300207859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History. Num Pages: 350 pages, over 560 b/w photographs, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2154.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764318788
ISBN
9780764318788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.76
€ 49.64

Paperback. Against Nature is Huysmans's great fin-de-siecle novel anticipating many of the strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarme and Poe. This new translation is supplemented by a critically up-to-date introduction and indispensable notes which enhance the understanding of a highly allusive work. Editor(s): White, Nicholas. Translator(s): Mauldon, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555116
ISBN
9780199555116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Based on years of archival and ethnographic research in Venezuela's largest public housing community, this book offers an in-depth history of urban popular politics before the Bolivarian Revolution. It also provides context for understanding the democracy that emerged during the presidency of Hugo Chavez. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 black and white, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283329
ISBN
9780520283329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. "Football: A Short History". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJ; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810520
ISBN
9780747810520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

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