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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A colourful and brilliantly researched study of closet homosexuality in twentieth-century British politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; JFSK2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 282 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138756
ISBN
9780349138756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Matthew Lenoe traces the origins of Stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the later 1920s. In examining the transformation of Soviet newspapers during the New Economic Policy and the First Five Year Plan, Lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges, political intrigues, and social upheaval. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 6 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JPFC; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013193
ISBN
9780674013193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 85.93

Paperback. The powerful, personal and iconoclastic memoir of David Wojnarowicz, AIDS activist, author and one of the most provocative artists of his generation. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890276
ISBN
9781786890276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Following the high casualties in close-quarter combat in Russia, in 1942 the Wehrmacht established the Close Combat Badge in three grades and was awarded to those after a specific number of battles. This concise book discusses the awards various grades and includes rare documents and war-era photographs. Num Pages: 52 pages, 50 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 488. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTU. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 13. Weight: 492.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342585
ISBN
9780764342585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive history of manufacturers, including the principal people involved and covers the various mechanical clock movements that were produced. This book informs readers how they can identify and date almost all of the clocks they are likely to encounter. It will be a key reference for horologists and horoligical students. Num Pages: 368 pages, 677 colour photographs 339 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJ; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1690.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847978950
ISBN
9781847978950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 54.92

Num Pages: 2 pages, 429 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; WCB; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 96. Weight in Grams: 5464.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337420
ISBN
9780764337420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.19
€ 80.03

Paperback. Bill Clinton is both a product and a manipulator of the communications media, and this biography looks inside the tactics and the representations that both the President and his wife have adopted to sway opinion in their favour. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; JFD; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KHN0001880
ISBN
9780099360018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. As Clinton left office there was little consensus even among Democrats as to the significance of his political legacy. This book examines whether the Clinton experience does illustrate the value of the New Democrat and Third Way agenda. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333735756
ISBN
9780333735756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Paperback. * The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams - a good and much-loved politician - out now in paperback Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084753
ISBN
9781844084753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

CD-Audio. Famously impelled to climb Mount Everest simply because it was there, Mallory made three attempts to be the first to reach its summit, and perished on the third. His writing reveals the emotional life of the mountaineer. Mallory captures the struggles and the rewards involved, the climber's sense of triumph, and experiences of staggering beauty. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJG; DNF; HBT; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
CD
Publication date
2011
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906147921
ISBN
9781906147921
CD
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. Tenacious activism of the Alpine Club of Canada leads to mountain recreation and conservation. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 432 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; KNSG; WSZG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646743
ISBN
9780888646743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Hardback. A multidecadal cooling is known to have occurred in Europe in the final decades of the sixteenth-century. It is open to debate as to what might have caused the underlying shifts in atmospheric circulation and how these changes affected societies. This book argues that witches at that time were burnt as scapegoats for climatic change. Editor(s): Pfister, Christian; Brazdil, Rudolf; Glaser, Rudiger. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792359340
ISBN
9780792359340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.13

Hardback. Provides an introductory text of 316 charts describing the observed climate trends in Europe with regard to temperature, precipitation, humidity and pressure, based on the 1891-1990 or 1961-1990 periods, including statistical confidence tests. This book offers information on the geographical patterns of climate change for all months or seasons. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792344834
ISBN
9780792344834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.33

Paperback. Correlating climate change and archaeological data, an award-winning historian offers the first comprehensive overview of how the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age significantly impacted the Native cultures of the American Southwest, Southern Plains, and Southeast Series: Clifton & Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3H; 3JB; HDD; JHMC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737617
ISBN
9780292737617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Cantor provides a close reading of 11 of Odets' plays as a whole, grounding his study within an analysis of themes common to each text. While granting emphasis to Odets' poetic style, Cantor gives due notice to Odets' achievements as both mythmaker and voice of the Jewish middle class. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837324
ISBN
9780810837324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.75

Paperback. Beckett compelling shows Attlee's relevance to a new political generation in this new edition of his acclaimed biography of the man he argues was Britain's greatest ever reforming Prime Minister. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376058
ISBN
9781910376058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774567
ISBN
9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Little Bookroom,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936941131
ISBN
9781936941131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Looks at the work of three artists who paved the way for ceramics to be considered fine art. This title focuses on artists John Mason (b 1927), Kenneth Price (b 1935), and Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) and their radical early work in post-war Los Angeles where they formed the vanguard of a new California ceramics movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 131 colour & 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061053
ISBN
9781606061053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Far from being a detached theorist, Carl von Clausewitz was as intensely aware of the cultural and intellectual currents of his time as he was engaged in its political and military conflicts. The essays in this volume examine Clausewitz in comparison with teachers, friends, and opponents, a perspective enriched by significant documents. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385813
ISBN
9781782385813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.84

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