Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Containing Communism was the primary goal of American foreign policy for four decades, allowing generations of political leaders to build consensus atop a universally accepted foundation. This title dissects numerous attempts, after Communism's collapse, to devise a strategy that could match containment's moral clarity and political efficacy. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124629
- ISBN
- 9780813124629
Condition: New
€ 59.46
€ 59.46
Paperback. A Second Edition of Thomas Friedman's stunning book, the first edition of which won the American National Book Award. Num Pages: 608 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006530701
- ISBN
- 9780006530701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Presents a history of the critical campaigns of World War II that highlights the "visible" turning point battles of the war in 1942 and 1943. By focusing not only on what happened but also on why, Alan Levine's in-depth approach to the subject questions whether the Axis ever had any hope of winning the war. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977111
- ISBN
- 9781597977111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JMP; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631264
- ISBN
- 9780691631264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.69
€ 208.69
Paperback. Britain in the early years of the twenty-first century seems a very different and much quieter place, but is it as 'apathetic' as the political commentators argue? And were the 1970s really as 'angry' as people believed? This title charts the changes in British politics, society and culture since 1975. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844135325
- ISBN
- 9781844135325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296866
- ISBN
- 9781936296866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.10
€ 26.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. Providing studies of 42 key novels by such authors as Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, this work introduces these authors for students and the general reader within the contexts of their lives, and critical debates on gender, colonialism, psychoanalysis, the Gothic, and feminism. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- AIAA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674505
- ISBN
- 9780333674505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Paperback. A South African in the North African and Italian Campaigns 1940-45. 256 pages, c 70 b/w photos, illustrations, maps. Based on the author's diaries, From Addis to the Aosta Valley is the account of Keith Ford's service in the Second World War from 1940-1945. This is the story of an ordinary soldier, but one who has a keen eye for detail for the countryside and people around him. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HB; 3JJH; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 11. Weight: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916242
- ISBN
- 9781908916242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.13
€ 26.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. The complete inside story of one of the biggest bands of the Merseybeat era. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445656328
- ISBN
- 9781445656328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 color, 150 b/w Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780823271801
- ISBN
- 9780823271801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.62
€ 29.99
€ 24.62
Hardback. Focusing on the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) and the historical continuities it presented with the experience of the Second World War, this book highlights decolonization's formative effects on art and related theories of representation, both political and aesthetic. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 333 pages, 84 illustrations (inclu. 21 in color). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; ACX; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353560
- ISBN
- 9780822353560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
Paperback. Focusing on the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) and the historical continuities it presented with the experience of the Second World War, this book highlights decolonization's formative effects on art and related theories of representation, both political and aesthetic. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 328 pages, 84 illustrations (inclu. 21 in colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; ACX; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353713
- ISBN
- 9780822353713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Offers an account of the IRA bomb that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. This title reveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their English and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and their aftermath. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJD1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099543589
- ISBN
- 9780099543589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Kostash, Myrna. Num Pages: 238 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126462
- ISBN
- 9781897126462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.69
€ 27.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956840
- ISBN
- 9780750956840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. A meticulously researched and groundbreaking study of the activities and motivations of the British Navy on North America's eastern seabord. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBCV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774809108
- ISBN
- 9780774809108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardcover. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Series Editor(s): Hutson, Lorna. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Women's Friendship and the Politics of Betrayal in England, 1640-1705. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. 288 pages. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight: 616. Series Editor(s) :Hutson, Lorna.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748655823
- ISBN
- 9780748655823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.58
€ 139.58
Hardback. From his position of ambassador to Japan until 1993, Armacost offers an inside view and analysis of relations between the US and Japan during both the Bush and Clinton administrations, as well as offering his personal predictions and suggestions for the future of Japan policy in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104883
- ISBN
- 9780231104883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.69€ 62.06
€ 80.69
€ 62.06
Hardcover. A work on US-Russian relations over the course of 200 years. This fourth volume provides a comprehensive study that captures the major changes in relations between two nations on the verge of becoming dominant global powers. It examines the rationale for America's failure to recognize the Soviet government through the early 1930s. Num Pages: 456 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614486
- ISBN
- 9780700614486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81
Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970549
- ISBN
- 9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307812
- ISBN
- 9780825307812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.24
€ 20.99
€ 20.24
Hardcover. Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156323
- ISBN
- 9780226156323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 78.49
€ 94.93
€ 78.49
Paperback. Highlights how racial divides limited the life chances of blacks while providing opportunities for whites, and offers an insider's perspective on the social practices that doled out benefits and penalties based on race-despite attempts to integrate. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156460
- ISBN
- 9780226156460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. During its history the Herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the Welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. This book relates the activities of a number of American units based in Leominster during World War II. Num Pages: 144 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 7. Weight in Grams: 362. An Account of the US Military Units Billeted Around Leominster, Herefordshire, 1943-1945. 144 pages, 108 b/w illustrations. During its history the Herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the Welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. This book relates the activities of a number of American units based in Leominster during World War II. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 7. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858584935
- ISBN
- 9781858584935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46