×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Results 18121 - 18144 of 22088

Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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

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

€ 78.49

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

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

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

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPS; JHB; JPF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466436
ISBN
9781608466436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.76

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
€ 30.61

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
€ 38.45

Hardback. 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 40. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745895
ISBN
9780804745895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.61

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
€ 24.74

Hardback. Despite the interest in general European history, the European dimension is surprisingly absent from much of the writing of contemporary history. In most countries, the historiography on the 20th century is dominated by national perspectives. This book focuses on the development of a shared conception of European history. Editor(s): Jarausch, Konrad Hugo; Lindenberger, Thomas. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 293 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452841
ISBN
9781845452841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

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
€ 27.32

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
€ 26.68

Hardback. Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPQB; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650012
ISBN
9780691650012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.35

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

€ 178.27

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641195
ISBN
9780691641195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.28

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486804606
ISBN
9780486804606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFHC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584290
ISBN
9781937584290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.14

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
€ 28.44

Hardback. In this innovative book, Edmund L. Drago tells the first full story of white children and their families in the most militant Southern state, and the state where the Civil War erupted. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229376
ISBN
9780823229376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.55

Hardcover. The story of the Civil War as told through the Wray Collection's many one-of-a-kind objects housed at the Atlanta History Center. More than six hundred of the rarest Confederate artifacts, including firearms, weapons, flags, uniforms, and accoutrements, reveal historical truths in their detail and help to contextualize the battles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346854
ISBN
9780820346854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Hardback. This work offers illustrated biographies of 20 significant military leaders of the American Civil War. Each profile includes photographs, illustrations, anecdotes and descriptions of the most important military actions the general was involved in. Generals include John Bell Hood and J.E.B. Stuart. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878331796
ISBN
9780878331796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.14

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

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!