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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Arguing that pop music turns on moments rather than movements, this title includes essays that pinpoint magic moments from a century of pop eclecticism, looking at artists who fall between genre lines, songs that sponge up influences from everywhere, and studio accidents with unforeseen consequences. Editor(s): Weisbard, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 photographs, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340416
ISBN
9780822340416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of WWII, though not a gun was fired there. Lisbon was an open port for ships and the Pam Am Clipper flights to America, and, for the lucky refugees, freedom from the chaos engulfing Europe. This book offers a revelatory portrait of the subterfuge capital of World War II. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391887
ISBN
9781610391887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

paperback. Late in 1976 a record called "Anarchy in the UK" was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once set out by a small group of Paris intellectuals. This title unravels the secret history of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571277100
ISBN
9780571277100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.36

Hardback. Written by a noted expert on Newfoundland politics and intergovernmental affairs in Canada, this book studies a vital but frequently overlooked aspect of modern Canadian federalism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 23, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; JPA; JPH; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650251
ISBN
9781442650251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Hardback. A bold new interpretation of Germany's democratic transformation in the twentieth century, focusing on a group of intellectuals who shaped the post-Nazi reconstruction Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219050
ISBN
9780300219050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. Offers a graphic account of the author's experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany. This book shows how the author, his fellow officers and the men of his company lived through one of the most bitter campaigns in history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845027810
ISBN
9781845027810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.14

paperback. Peace-broker, statesman, charismatic ruler and master of realpolitik, Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, its most continuous presence, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This title offers an account one of the most important figures in the turbulent history of the Middle East. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3JJP; BGR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141017280
ISBN
9780141017280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. The Great War told through the combat exploits of a single battalion Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 black and white images, 13 color pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJF; HBWN; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554388
ISBN
9781781554388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762777549
ISBN
9780762777549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. This is a collection of a linguistic autobiographiesa by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century. aeo Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. aeo Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years. Editor(s): Brown, Keith; Law, Vivien. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; CF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234760
ISBN
9780631234760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.02

Hardcover. This collection of essays provides a unique statement of the latest thinking from internationally acclaimed political theorists and intellectual historians on the ways in which the intellectual history and political thought of modern Britain have been saturated with imperial concerns. Editor(s): Kelly, Duncan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264393
ISBN
9780197264393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816642656
ISBN
9780816642656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966214
ISBN
9780750966214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. Bancroft-Prize winning scholar David S. Reynolds introduces a broad selection of Abraham Lincoln's writings-from earliest days through to his last. Editor(s): Reynolds, David S. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 608 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393921793
ISBN
9780393921793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. A new scholarly edition of Lincoln's writings and speeches providing fresh insight into the man, the politician and political thinker. Editor(s): Ball, Terence. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 303 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521722261
ISBN
9780521722261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422274
ISBN
9780821422274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422281
ISBN
9780821422281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Once revered as one of the finest officers in the US Navy, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont is, if remembered at all, criticized for resisting technological advancement and for half-heartedly leading the disastrous all-ironclad Union naval attack on Charleston. Kevin J. Weddle challenges this reduction. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16ill.4M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923321
ISBN
9780813923321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.23

Num Pages: 400 pages, over 250 bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340352
ISBN
9780764340352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Hardcover. At the center of Lincoln's political thought and career is an intense passion for equality that runs so deep in the speeches, messages, and letters that it has the force of religious conviction for Lincoln. George Kateb examines these writings to reveal that this passion explains Lincoln's reverence for both the Constitution and the Union. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWJ; HPQ; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368163
ISBN
9780674368163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Louis P. Masur uses Abraham Lincoln's final public address in April 1865 to trace the debate over reconstruction policies from the earliest days of the Civil War. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190620097
ISBN
9780190620097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.16

Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011991
ISBN
9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.97

Paperback. In the spring of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln travels through Washington, DC, after finally winning America's bloody Civil War. In the midst of celebrations, Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theatre by a famous actor named John Wilkes Booth. What follows is a thrilling chase, ending with a shoot-out and swift justice for the perpetrators. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AL; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250044297
ISBN
9781250044297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.69

Paperback. Masur tells the story of the period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284098
ISBN
9780674284098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.85

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