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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status - and importantly the status of slavery within them - paralyzed the nation. This book examines these issues. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419779
- ISBN
- 9780821419779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Hardback. The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648439
- ISBN
- 9780745648439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648446
- ISBN
- 9780745648446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Hardback. An original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042932
- ISBN
- 9781849042932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.75
€ 49.99
€ 44.75
Hardback. Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756310
- ISBN
- 9780804756310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Paperback. Tells the story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This book shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign challenged the nuclear priorities of the great powers and, ultimately, thwarted their nuclear ambitions. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press California
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756327
- ISBN
- 9780804756327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril; Sykora, Ludek. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185486
- ISBN
- 9781405185486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Paperback. Raised amid Virginia's wealthiest slaveholders, Edwards Coles was a close associate of many of nation's leaders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison among them. And, like Jefferson, he believed the institution of slavery to be morally and ideologically wrong. This title offers a study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806891
- ISBN
- 9780875806891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
paperback. This is an analysis of how Heidegger, Brecht, Habermas, Adorno, and other German thinkers came to terms with the proliferation of technologies - technologies of bureaucratic democracy, of surveillance and military conquest, and those that affect the human psyche and soul. Editor(s): McCormick, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HPC; HPS; JPA; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327882
- ISBN
- 9780822327882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardcover. This analysis of Mozambique in the post-independence period seeks to challenge conventional wisdom. In particular, it argues that the significance of the "liberated zones" was greatly exaggerated by Frelimo and its sympathizers in order to give the regime ideological respectability. Num Pages: 274 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850651154
- ISBN
- 9781850651154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.53
€ 52.99
€ 47.53
Paperback. Confronting Fascism in Egypt offers an in-depth examination of the response of Egyptian civil society to the global rivalry between liberal democracy and totalitarian fascism as their confrontation accelerated over the course of the 1930s. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763448
- ISBN
- 9780804763448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747202
- ISBN
- 9780804747202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. This book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour images + 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190236
- ISBN
- 9780300190236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Ganguly authoritatively analyzes why hostility persists as well as the current prospects for war and peace in the region. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBT; JPFN; JPS; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123693
- ISBN
- 9780231123693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Spanning the period from the cold war to the 'war on terror', examines the political economy dynamics of security and insecurity on the continent, as well as its implications for political actions.BR> Editor(s): Abrahamsen, Rita. Series: ROAPE African Readers. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings, 2 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPWL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010780
- ISBN
- 9781847010780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Hardback. Explores how Catholic missionaries, merchants, and adventurers brought their faith to the strategically and commercially crucial region of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMT; 1FMV; HBJF; HBLH; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199646265
- ISBN
- 9780199646265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.25
€ 188.25
Hardcover. Confessions of the Shtetl explores Jewish conversions to a variety of Christian confessions in the Russian empire, with special attention to the relations of trust and attraction between Jews and Christians that facilitated religious conversions in the provincial heartland of Jewish Eastern Europe. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTB; HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798280
- ISBN
- 9780804798280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. The attempt to repress a majority of its own population backfired on the Confederate States of America as the disenfranchised demanded to be counted and considered in the great struggle over slavery, emancipation, democracy, and nationhood. This title presents the story of this epic political battle. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064218
- ISBN
- 9780674064218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.52
€ 32.99
€ 28.52
hardcover. William "Extra Billy" Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colourful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 photos, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781611211290
- ISBN
- 9781611211290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.97
€ 18.97
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226300207
- ISBN
- 9780226300207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85