Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Exploring the struggles of the American elites as they tried to maintain a democratic, modern mass society, this text reveals the limits of a system ultimately benefiting an abstract "average" consumer. It exposes the internal contradictions that would undermine Americans' belief in their ideology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226994628
- ISBN
- 9780226994628
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. Provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campaigns that created the astonishing revival in Allied fortunes. This title explores the factors that determined success and failure: industrial stength, fighting ability, the skills of leaders and the moral contrasts between the two sides. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950651
- ISBN
- 9781845950651
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042659
- ISBN
- 9781849042659
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.43
€ 40.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. If Barack Obama had not won in Iowa, most commentators believe that he would not have been able to go on to capture the Democratic nomination for president. This title offers an account of those early weeks of the campaign season: from how the Iowa caucuses work to the lingering effects that the campaigning had on Iowa voters. Num Pages: 296 pages, 53 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706962
- ISBN
- 9780226706962
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. "This work was first published by Oxford University Press in 2005 as Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America." Num Pages: 368 pages, 47 maps & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199913749
- ISBN
- 9780199913749
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Condition: New
€ 28.42
€ 28.42
Paperback. Given the economic alternatives available, why do some groups choose to maintain their hunting and gathering lifeways? Through a series of detailed case studies, the contributors to this volume examine the decisions made by modern-day foragers to sustain a predominantly hunting and gathering way of life. Editor(s): Codding, Brian F.; Kramer, Karen L. Series: Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 halftones, 2 maps, 6 charts, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826356963
- ISBN
- 9780826356963
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Condition: New
€ 65.45
€ 65.45
Paperback. A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Num Pages: 380 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 614. Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850. 384 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 maps 7 tables. A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBTK; KCZ. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight: 604.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521168243
- ISBN
- 9780521168243
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.30
€ 35.99
€ 35.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Cramer, Jane K.; Thrall, A. Trevor. Series: Routledge Global Security Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415782135
- ISBN
- 9780415782135
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Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 6 line illus. 15 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBG; HBJD; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175843
- ISBN
- 9780691175843
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284258
- ISBN
- 9780520284258
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
mass_market. Gives an account of why Britain went to war with Germany. In simple terms, this book describes the stages of Adolf Hitler's ruthless pursuit for power, identifies his methods of deception and false diplomacy, and details his terrifying use of force that rendered peaceful negotiation increasingly difficult, and finally impossible. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 12. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141048963
- ISBN
- 9780141048963
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.96
€ 12.99
€ 8.96
Paperback. Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Editor(s): Higham, Robin; Harris, Stephen J. Num Pages: 450 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813167510
- ISBN
- 9780813167510
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Condition: New
€ 43.86
€ 43.86
Paperback. One hundred years on from the Rising that set Ireland free, Ireland's leaders in politics and letters are running scared from their history. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782798873
- ISBN
- 9781782798873
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Focusing on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240698
- ISBN
- 9780520240698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NB Publishers South Africa
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780795701238
- ISBN
- 9780795701238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479889082
- ISBN
- 9781479889082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293103
- ISBN
- 9780226293103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.97
€ 52.99
€ 40.97
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14, 11 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801453717
- ISBN
- 9780801453717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.56
€ 58.56
Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797112
- ISBN
- 9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. In Whores of Babylon, Frances E. Dolan offers a study of the central role that Catholics and Catholicism played in early modern English law, literature, and politics. This study examines legal and literary representations during three crises in Protestant/Catholic relations, the Gunpowder Plot (1605), the Popish Plot and Meal Tub Plot (1678-80). Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HRCC7; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025717
- ISBN
- 9780268025717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70