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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. This is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context, tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the civil wars of the 1640s. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 100 black-&-white illustrations + 250 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AMKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 256 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3198.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300110586
ISBN
9780300110586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 58.98

Hardcover. 'The English have for centuries been a puzzle to the people of other countries', explains this guide produced for overseas forces stationed in England during the Second World War. The English and Their Country attempts to solve this puzzle, providing an account of English characteristics for confused guests. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Imperial War Museums
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904897484
ISBN
9781904897484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.10

Hardback. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPZ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931272
ISBN
9780813931272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.73

Paperback. In 1683, two empires - the Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna - came face to face in the culmination of a 250-year power struggle: the Great Siege of Vienna. This work provides an account of this complex and epic of conflicts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137411
ISBN
9781844137411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Hardback. This volume provides a multidimensional assessment of the diverse ends of the European colonial empires, addressing different geographies, taking into account diverse chronologies of decolonization, and evaluating the specificities of each imperial configuration under appreciation (Portuguese, Belgian, French, British, Dutch). Editor(s): Bandeira Jeronimo, Miguel; Costa-Pinto, Antonio. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137394057
ISBN
9781137394057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643557
ISBN
9780691643557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPR; WSB; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472913043
ISBN
9781472913043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.56

Paperback. Including inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal, the author takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046143
ISBN
9780141046143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. Offers reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender: Which was the critical factor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the Soviet Union's entry into the war? This work reviews the evidence and the arguments. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754279
ISBN
9780804754279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire, explains the course of it, and examines the aftermath. Series: Turning Points. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582287631
ISBN
9780582287631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.12

Hardback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635958
ISBN
9780691635958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 302.92

Hardback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634647
ISBN
9780691634647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.67

Paperback. Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into more than fifty sovereign states. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 128 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631164289
ISBN
9780631164289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Paperback. The transformation of Southern politics after World War II changed the political life not just of this region, but of the entire nation. The shift in Southern political allegiance from Democratic to Republican has been explained, by scholars and journalists, as a white backlash to the civil rights revolution. This book challenges that idea. Num Pages: 240 pages, 39 line illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032491
ISBN
9780674032491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires - a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor - and Patrick McGlynn - an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunger, disease, debt, hardship, and death to expand his holding at the expense of his neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738619
ISBN
9780198738619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.84

Paperback. From respected thinker and economic iconoclast James K. Galbraith, a smart, scathing explanation for the economic crisis, and a vision for the future Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451644937
ISBN
9781451644937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. A provocative take on Jewish history, explaining the metamorphoses of mainstream Jewish culture and politics Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336664
ISBN
9780745336664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 656 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 16 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982963
ISBN
9781909982963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.24
€ 54.27

Hardback. Former BBC correspondent's graphic personal account of National Service with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1950s based on the letters he wrote home to his family at the time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; BGHA; BM; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473848184
ISBN
9781473848184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

paperback. The 34 brief essays in this collection address a variety of topics, from film censorship and preservation to the changing structure and status of independent cinemas, and the continued importance of celebrity and stardom. Editor(s): Lewis, Jon. Num Pages: 385 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814751619
ISBN
9780814751619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

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