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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Presents ethnography of peasant communities in Peru caught between the government and the Shining Path. This book chronicles the historical conditions that led to the formation of the rondas, the social and geographical expansion of the movement, and its gradual decline in the 1990s. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSC; JFSF; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323211
ISBN
9780822323211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War. This title shows how the area's foreignness, liminality, and porousness were key to the explosion of culture and development of modernity in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 black-&-white integrated illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151947
ISBN
9780300151947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. A group of US soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This collection of emails from American soldiers carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers' concrete bunkers to the 'majestic' army base. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616086176
ISBN
9781616086176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.42

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Casemate United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001487
ISBN
9781612001487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages, over 300 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1490. 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific,1943-1945. 239 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Dimension: 288 x 227 x 26. Weight: 1490.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
239
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333446
ISBN
9780764333446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.94
€ 54.12

Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555910
ISBN
9781781555910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJPG; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343735
ISBN
9780764343735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.58
€ 39.78

Paperback. Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This title presents an account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038995
ISBN
9780141038995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. An essential insight into the shaping of an African giant. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780329062
ISBN
9781780329062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.65

Hardcover. This book analyses the political and ethnical tensions that characterize Nigeria, which derive both from colonial and contemporary conflicts. It points out three major factors why Nigeria has not yet collapsed like many other African states: ethnic power sharing amongst the political elite, the military with its national outlook, and oil wealth. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298521
ISBN
9780230298521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319392660
ISBN
9783319392660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Paperback. For a century, Nietzsche has been among the most controversial of modern writers. Since his death in 1900, he has been appropriated as an icon by a diverse spectrum of people, whose interpretation of his philosophy have been equally varied. This work examines the ambiguities in is writings, traces his development, and explodes many misconceptions. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w halftones, line drawings, glossary, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 32. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854148
ISBN
9780192854148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most elusive thinkers in the philosophical tradition. Nonetheless, certain readings of his work have become standard and influential. This title challenges various traditional views, taking the philosopher at his word when he says that his writing can best be understood as a kind of psychology. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669755
ISBN
9780226669755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 79.61

paperback. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most elusive thinkers in the philosophical tradition. Nonetheless, certain readings of his work have become standard and influential. This title challenges various traditional views, taking the philosopher at his word when he says that his writing can best be understood as a kind of psychology. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669762
ISBN
9780226669762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. Just after ten o'clock on Thursday, 7 May 2015 Nick Robinson stared down the lens of camera 5 in the BBC's Election Night Studio to explain to millions the significance of an exit poll that shocked the country and heralded an earthquake in British politics. This book deals with Nick Robinson's life and work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bantam Press
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593075180
ISBN
9780593075180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Explores how a tiny acoustic record has puttered and purred its way into the millennium. This book contains interviews of producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and the marketing team behind the VW commercial. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Explores how a tiny acoustic record has puttered and purred its way into the millennium. This book contains interviews of producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and the marketing team behind the VW commercial. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 165 x 121 x 8. Weight: 120.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826427908
ISBN
9780826427908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.68

Hardcover. Before becoming one of the all-time greats of the comicbook world, the author fought in World War II - and he took his sketchbook with him. From basic training in the US, through Europe to VE Day in Paris, he documented everything, in vivid sketches and watercolors that show both the humor and horror of war. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781165331
ISBN
9781781165331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July 1918. An accessible, very readable narrative history of the tragic story of the end of the Romanov dynasty. Num Pages: 256 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136831
ISBN
9781472136831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805481
ISBN
9780875805481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. - Impressive black-and-white photographs by Helene Binet document the beauty of Hawksmoor's churches - Published on the occasion of the exhibition of Helene Binet's photographs at the 13th International Architecture exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2012 Editor(s): Mostafavi, Mohsen. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AJC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 309 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers Switzerland
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037783498
ISBN
9783037783498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.43

Hardcover. Nicholas Culpeper is a legendary figure connected with herbal medicine and astrology. A contemporary of William Harvey, he was the author of "The English Physician", wrote the first book on midwifery and childcare and translated the "London Pharmacopoeia". This book examines his life. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BG; MBX; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1992nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333555644
ISBN
9780333555644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.14

paperback. The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780575400061
ISBN
9780575400061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644771
ISBN
9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Hardcover. This text focuses on a 30-year period in Nicaraguan history when an oligraphic democracy protected the country from it more usual extremes of anarchy and tyranny. It provides a case study illustrating the relationship between legitimate government and economic development in a developing country. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971284
ISBN
9780333971284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

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