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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002876
ISBN
9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.98
€ 84.90

Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572299
ISBN
9780099572299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198802440
ISBN
9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.81

Hardback. This volume, ninth in the Yale Research Series of Boswell's correspondence, contains more than 150 letters, verse epistles and other items. Editor(s): Hankins, David; Caudle, James J. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; BJ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618057
ISBN
9780748618057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.66
€ 168.37

Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449195
ISBN
9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces. The theft has become one of the nation's extraordinary mysteries. Art detective Harold Smith worked the theft for years. This work explores his unfinished leads. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPR; ABK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061451843
ISBN
9780061451843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (black and white), portraits (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
John Calder Publishers Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957452213
ISBN
9780957452213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163635
ISBN
9780691163635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 121 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558224
ISBN
9781904558224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.72

Hardback. A guide to the Gallup Poll public opinion surveys. Editor(s): Gallup, Alec M., Jr.; Gallup, George, Jr. Series: Gallup Polls Annual (RL). Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; GBC; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 203 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842025874
ISBN
9780842025874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 380.92

Hardback. The decade between the labour conflict of 1913 and the end of the Civil War in 1923 was one of seismic upheaval. How a major sporting and national body - the GAA - both influenced and was influenced by this upheaval is a rich and complex story. Contributors include Diarmaid Ferriter, Sean Moran and Paul Rouse. Editor(s): O Tuathaigh, Gearoid. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; WSBG; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892545
ISBN
9781848892545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Features recipes for ice cream on the moon; candied atmospheric electricities; nocturnal love feasts; sculpted meats. Translator(s): Brill, Suzanne. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391649
ISBN
9780141391649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFA; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467105
ISBN
9781608467105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.59

Paperback. Christianity is the world's largest religious grouping. It has undergone massive change in the 20th century, and seems poised to undergo major transformations in the next. This text examines these changes, and their implications for the future. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228158
ISBN
9780631228158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

Hardback. A full-color catalog of the furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished furniture makers of the post-Revolutionary period. This publication is co-sponsored by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem, the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; AKB; AKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759119543
ISBN
9780759119543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.32

Paperback. Revisits the two most tumultuous and influential revolutions of modern times: the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. This book follows their unfolding - from the French Declaration of the Rights of Man to the "externalization" of the terror through the Napoleonic wars. Num Pages: 736 pages, facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
3rd Printing, 1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090153
ISBN
9780691090153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 50.75

Hardcover. The English Civil War has been depicted as a struggle between Cavaliers and Roundheads in which technology played little part. This book argues that this romantic picture is deeply flawed - revealing a reality of gunpowder, artillery, and a grinding struggle of siege and starvation. Series: Armour and Weapons. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834038
ISBN
9781843834038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; KNBN; RNQ; RNR; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415713962
ISBN
9780415713962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

hardcover. Studying the years from 1880 to 1930, this text traces the origins, evolution and implications of the fruit industry in California, the creation of America's first industrial countryside and its repercussions. The text examines the growers' corporations and their political influence. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780520211728
ISBN
9780520211728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.42
€ 49.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Riley, Gillian. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBTB; WBT; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226. 176 pages. A new edition of classic early 17th-century food writing, by an Italian refugee from the Inquisition in Venice, horrified by the English diet. He explains and promotes the use of fruit and vegetables, and the book contains both recipes and vignettes of his life in Italy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBTB; WBT; WMPF. Dimension: 188 x 143 x 14. Weight: 224. Translator(s): Riley, Gillian.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018644
ISBN
9781903018644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807302
ISBN
9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.66

Paperback. Theorizes the experiences of women in wartime, and specifically of African women during Zimbabwe's anti-colonial struggle. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280. Women and Local Resistance in the Zimbabwean Liberation War. Series: African Issues. 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Theorizes the experiences of women in wartime, and specifically of African women during Zimbabwe's anti-colonial struggle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR; JFSJ1. Dimension: 216 x 171 x 13. Weight: 304.
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010407
ISBN
9781847010407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021409
ISBN
9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains and forts of the North American frontier. This title explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w and 25 colour illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781841764566
ISBN
9781841764566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.85

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