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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. This text provides a historiography of the Truman administration as well as a history of public health. It details the road to comprehensive health care in the USA and the legislative victories and defeats that occurred during the Truman years. Series: Give 'Em Hell Harry S. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826210869
ISBN
9780826210869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. A collection of letters written by Harry Peckham in 1769 while travelling through the Netherlands, Belgium, France. It contains insights into the society and culture of the places that he visited, including Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Rouen and Calais. Editor(s): Brayne, Martin. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 1DDN; 3JF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886196
ISBN
9781845886196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.84

Analyzing Harry Hopkins' role in wartime diplomacy and his personal relationships with the twentieth-century's most indispensable leaders, historian Christopher O'Sullivan offers enormous insight into the most controversial aspects of FDR's foreign policy, the New Deal Era, and the beginning of modern American history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 210 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442222205
ISBN
9781442222205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Lawrence J. Haas,reveals how the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from Communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe's economy from the devastation of war. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348124
ISBN
9781612348124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black and white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683642
ISBN
9780816683642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Hardback. The history of this remarkable aircraft in service with UK armed forces is illustrated through personal reminiscences of the people who worked with it. The book begins has explorations of the mature concept of operations with the Harrier GR3 in the Cold War and progresses through the evolution of Harrier II. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 colour pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBWS; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690178
ISBN
9781910690178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 23, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491818
ISBN
9780801491818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Captures in words and pictures the emotions that circled around one man in Chicago in the early 1980s: Harold Washington. This book gives readers a window onto a man who won over an entire city. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPN; AJCR; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810124462
ISBN
9780810124462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.42

Paperback. Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 56. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008182618
ISBN
9780008182618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986). Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix London
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827024
ISBN
9780753827024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
466
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366969
ISBN
9780850366969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. A history of Technicolor filmmaking and an analysis of how colour works in film. This book draws on research and analysis of well-known movies, including "Becky Sharp", "A Star Is Born", and "Adventures of Robin Hood", to show how the Technicolor films of the 1930s forged enduring conventions for handling colour in popular cinema. Num Pages: 312 pages, 85 b&w illustrations, 32 colour photographs on 8 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AJRD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716285
ISBN
9780292716285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.93

Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748896
ISBN
9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.61

Paperback. In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. This book follows the adventures of eight American explorers and their dog teams, starting with Elisha Kent Kane and ending with Robert Peary, controversial claimant of the title of first to reach the North Pole. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 halftones, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781602232235
ISBN
9781602232235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898447
ISBN
9781894898447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.85

Hardcover. Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic and developmental aspects. Series: Schiffer Automotive Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402654
ISBN
9780887402654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Written in a lively style rich with anecdotes, Harlequin Britain establishes the emergence of eighteenth-century English pantomime, with its promiscuous blending of genres and subjects, as a key moment in the development of modern entertainment culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416939
ISBN
9781421416939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Based on a vast amount of archival research, Adrienne Macki Braconi's illuminating study of three important community-based theaters in Harlem shows how their work was essential to the formation of a public identity for African Americans and the articulation of their goals, laying the groundwork for the emergence of the Civil Rights movement. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132252
ISBN
9780810132252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Hardcover. Translator(s): Garner, Fradley Hamilton. Series Editor(s): Morgenstern, Dan. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 346 pages, 33 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; APB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882096
ISBN
9780810882096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52

Hardback. Arguing for Harlem as a crossroads between writers and the image, this book explores its power for canonical writers, whose work was profoundly responsive to the changing meanings and uses of photographs. It opens possibilities for understanding the entangled histories of literature and the photograph. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130873
ISBN
9780691130873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38
€ 51.43

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