Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Dubois demonstrates, it was shaped by the struggle over slavery in the French Caribbean. He examines this revolution by focusing on Guadeloupe, where, in the early 1790s, insurgents on the island fought for equality and formed alliances with besieged Republicans. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 illustrations, 4 maps, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855362
- ISBN
- 9780807855362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Hardcover. This chronological account of the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is built up from contemporary documents including the letters and journals of the writer and of his family and friends. Maps, a family tree and an index are included along with over 50 biographical sketches of the Coleridge circle. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333460214
- ISBN
- 9780333460214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781312377
- ISBN
- 9781781312377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.45
€ 26.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. A case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, like Grand Rapids, Michigan Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439909225
- ISBN
- 9781439909225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. The Centenary Classics series examines the fascinating time of change and evolution in the Ireland of 100 years ago during the 1916-23 revolutionary period. A Chronicle of Jails is Darrell Figgis's account of his arrest in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising and subsequent internment in Ireland and Britain. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BM; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359942
- ISBN
- 9781906359942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.52
€ 14.99
€ 14.52
Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517882
- ISBN
- 9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0002310
- ISBN
- 9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737622
- ISBN
- 9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. A collection exploring the ideological hardening and accelerated polarization that marked twentieth-century Latin America and its epochal cycles of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary violence. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347200
- ISBN
- 9780822347200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
paperback. An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780300094015
- ISBN
- 9780300094015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.68
€ 33.68
Hardback. A narrative history by a Fed insider of how monetary policy is shaped in the US, with special emphasis on the performances of former Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Chairwoman Janet Yellen in facing the prelude, outbreak, and aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Series: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137578587
- ISBN
- 9781137578587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.22
€ 151.22
Hardcover. This book carefully identifies and compares episodes of 'fiscal squeeze' in the UK over a century from 1900 to 2015. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; JPP; KCP; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779612
- ISBN
- 9780198779612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.90
€ 140.90
Paperback. The centenary of the start of World War One in 1914 provides an opportunity to assess the role and impact of conflict in the history of the last century, and also to consider how warfare has changed. A Century of Conflict offers a clear, global study of these topics that is both conceptually and methodologically up to date. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199372324
- ISBN
- 9780199372324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.87
€ 75.87
paperback. What distinguishes Richard F. Miller's "A Carrier at War" is its focus on individual officers and sailors and shipboard morale as distinct from the usual "bomb and bullet" reporting. The USS Kitty Hawk's mission paralleled the tortuous course of events leading up to the Iraq War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597970471
- ISBN
- 9781597970471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116273
- ISBN
- 9780691116273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. This comparative study gathers together new research by local historians into aspects of welfare in Hertfordshire spanning four centuries and focusing on towns and villages across the county. Editor(s): King, Steven; Gear, Gillian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291126
- ISBN
- 9781909291126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.32
€ 45.32
Paperback. 8th April 2009 was just an ordinary day for the author, captain of the United States-registered cargo vessel, the Maersk Alabama, as it headed towards the port of Mombasa. Ordinary that is until, two hundred or so miles off the east coast of Africa, armed Somali pirates attacked and boarded the freighter. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b & w photos; b & w map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JMC; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502469
- ISBN
- 9780857502469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Canadian woman writes of teaching in concentration camps following South African War in 1902. Editor(s): Dawson, Michael; Gidney, Catherine; Klausen, Susanne M. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; BM; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120462
- ISBN
- 9781772120462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. The great English, Anglican and modernist poet and writer C.H. Sisson was born in Bristol a hundred years ago. This Reader draws on his poetry, fiction, translations, and his literary, political and religious essays. Editor(s): Louth, Charlie; McGuinness, Patrick. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 41. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772657
- ISBN
- 9781847772657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.80
€ 32.99
€ 32.80
Hardcover. The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Prestel
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791381497
- ISBN
- 9783791381497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardcover. By bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and research in the area management and labour relations history. Editor(s): Richardson, Mike; Nicholls, Peter. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280922
- ISBN
- 9780230280922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
hardcover. Combining encyclopedic information as well as a critical guide to the poetry of Robert Burns, this work attempts to show the complex nature of this supposedly uncomplicated poet. The work is in six sections and covers such themes as religion, drink, drama, sex, politics and philosophy. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333422700
- ISBN
- 9780333422700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Paperback. Offers insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. The author tells his story warts and all, with many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJPK; BM; HBTW; JWG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752470214
- ISBN
- 9780752470214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Compiled by Herbert's son, this book is a poignant reminder of the terrible ordeal that so many brave young men had to face in order to defend king and country, and perhaps even more importantly, their families and homes. It reveals the tale of a nineteen-year-old caught up in the midst of one of history's darkest moments. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451695
- ISBN
- 9780752451695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76