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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Minister to Britain John Adams was unable to enforce the peace treaty of 1783 and renew Anglo-American commerce. But he saved U.S. credit, petitioned to release impressed sailors, saw the Prussian-American treaty ratified, and laid the groundwork for negotiations with the Barbary States. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 183 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728950
ISBN
9780674728950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08
€ 95.94

Hardback. None of the founding fathers of America equals the candor of John Adams' observations of his eighteenth-century world. This title features Adams' letters that reveal his positions on the personalities and issues of his times. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 592 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051232
ISBN
9780674051232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47
€ 114.30

Hardback. John Adams reached Paris on October 26, 1782, for the final act of the American Revolution: the peace treaty. This volume chronicles his role in the negotiations and the decision to conclude a peace separate from France. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Woodward, Hobson; Hogan, Margaret A.; Claffey, Mary T.; Sikes, Sara B.; Graham, Judith S. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 640 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674026070
ISBN
9780674026070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.17
€ 123.95

Hardback. Adams, with Franklin and Jefferson, formed a joint commission to conclude commercial treaties with the nations of Europe and North Africa. As minister to the Netherlands he raised a new Dutch loan to save America from financial ruin. For the first time since 1778, Adams was no longer engaged in "militia diplomacy." Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 704 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 256 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1666.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065574
ISBN
9780674065574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08
€ 96.27

Hardcover. This volume shows John Adams to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Taylor, C. James; Shea, Jennifer; Walker, Celeste; Hogan, Margaret A. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1389.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674012813
ISBN
9780674012813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.67
€ 132.14

Hardcover. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Shea, Jennifer; Taylor, C. James; Walker, Celeste. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011366
ISBN
9780674011366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.67
€ 132.14

Hardcover. These two volumes consist of over 600 letters and documents that Adams sent to, and received from, numerous correspondents in Europe and America. It chronicles Adam's efforts to convince the British that peace was essential, as well as other diplomatic efforts and more personal correspondence. Editor(s): Revelas, Joanna M.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Walker, Celeste; Decker, Anne M. Series: Adams Papers: General Correspondence & Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 94. Weight in Grams: 3082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674654457
ISBN
9780674654457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.10
€ 278.64

Hardcover. A new chapter in John Adam's diplomatic career opened when the Dutch recognized the United States in April 1782. This volume chronicles Adam's efforts to achieve these objectives. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Rodrique, Jessie M.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson. Num Pages: 536 pages, 12halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018129
ISBN
9780674018129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.07
€ 79.62

Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917627
ISBN
9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365450
ISBN
9780850365450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. It's Belfast, 1975. The city lies under the dark cloud of the Troubles, and hatred fills the air like smoke. But Tony Macaulay has just turned twelve and he's got a new job. He's going to be a paperboy. And come rain or shine - or bombs and mortar - he will deliver.. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007449231
ISBN
9780007449231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Hardback. 'Paper-contestations' and Textual Communities in England challenges traditional readings of literary history and proposes a fresh approach to the politics of consensus and contestation that distinguishes current scholarly debates about this period. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 255 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038845
ISBN
9780802038845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.68

Paperback. Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society. Translator(s): Deeter, Michelle; Harman, Nicky. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781859803
ISBN
9781781859803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

paperback. Focuses on the experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. This memoir discusses about the many Chinese who worked in urban laundries and restaurants. It introduces an unusually articulate man's perspective on becoming a Chinese American. Editor(s): Chin, Winifred C. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398015
ISBN
9781566398015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardback. Paper Memory tells of one man's mission to preserve for posterity the memory of everyday life in sixteenth-century Germany. Lundin takes us inside the mind of an undistinguished German burgher, Hermann Weinsberg, whose early-modern writings sought to make sense of changes that were unsettling the foundations of his world. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BM; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065949
ISBN
9780674065949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.73
€ 56.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594633973
ISBN
9781594633973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 303 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Aperture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597113724
ISBN
9781597113724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.15
€ 55.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 360 x 320. .
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291102
ISBN
9783958291102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 74.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 151 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVWY; 3JJH; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 280 x 7. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Panzerwrecks United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908032126
ISBN
9781908032126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150 B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 1DDL; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 279 x 7. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Panzerwrecks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908032089
ISBN
9781908032089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 132 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 280 x 7. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Panzerwrecks United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908032058
ISBN
9781908032058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 126 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 268 x 7. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Panzerwrecks United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975418307
ISBN
9780975418307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 105 black and white photographs and 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 299 x 13. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
PeKo Publishing
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789638962324
ISBN
9789638962324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.97

Hardback. This companion volume presents how the Panzertruppen fought during their defensive struggle with details on the units, organizations, types of Panzers, and tactics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 47 b/w photographs, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1778. The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force. 1943-1945. 224 pages, 47 black and white photographs, maps, charts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM. Dimension: 292 x 224 x 25. Weight: 1890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300806
ISBN
9780764300806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.40
€ 46.46

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