Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. In 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. This volume finishes the tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. Num Pages: 416 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099218
- ISBN
- 9780300099218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.64
€ 30.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This book argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226214153
- ISBN
- 9780226214153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
hardcover. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers - including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary - this title reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MTN; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226721842
- ISBN
- 9780226721842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25€ 78.69
€ 94.25
€ 78.69
Paperback. The Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years and hardly any part of the world escaped its influence. David Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines its origins, course and end. Series: The Making of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415153164
- ISBN
- 9780415153164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.58
€ 59.58
Paperback. This edition provides two new chapters covering superpower relations in the 1970s and the developments of the 1980s that led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Eastern bloc. The book also now contains a fuller chronology and suggestions for further reading. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191384
- ISBN
- 9780631191384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.38
€ 43.38
Hardcover. The Cold War marked a new era for America's military, one dominated by nuclear weapons and air power that seemed to diminish the need for conventional forces. This title chronicles the US Army's struggles with its identity, structure, and mission in the face of those challenges. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 29 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615780
- ISBN
- 9780700615780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pool of London Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910860021
- ISBN
- 9781910860021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.05
€ 19.05
Hardback. Focusing on the two decades framed by Indian independence in 1947 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, this study examines American policy towards the Indian subcontinent, and analyzes the motivations behind America's pursuit of Pakistan and India as strategic Cold War prizes. Num Pages: 431 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082266
- ISBN
- 9780231082266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.17
€ 156.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773317
- ISBN
- 9780804773317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.79
€ 80.79
Hardback. Combines an historical account of American foreign and domestic politics 1945-1995 with summaries and analyses of 30 novels and films of the times, to give a sense of how Americans felt about themselves during the Cold War period and their collective anxiety about "the enemy" and the atomic bomb. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AB; GTB; JFCA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510517
- ISBN
- 9780742510517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.10
€ 192.10
Paperback. Covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book analyzes the Cold War and the various ways that it impacted American life: how it stimulated the economy, was a primary agent of social cohesion (at least until the Vietnam War), and greatly inflated presidential power. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180524
- ISBN
- 9781577180524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.44
€ 59.44
Hardcover. Covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book analyzes the Cold War and the various ways that it impacted American life: how it stimulated the economy, was a primary agent of social cohesion (at least until the Vietnam War), and greatly inflated presidential power. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180517
- ISBN
- 9781577180517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Paperback. Focusing on MIT and Stanford, Leslie offers a critical look at American science in the making. He reveals a regrettable series of misplaced priorities and missed opportunities that have characterized the recent history of science and technology in this country. Num Pages: 382 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN; JW; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079594
- ISBN
- 9780231079594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. What makes for war or for a stable international system? Are there general principles that should govern foreign policy? This title explores how historical work can throw light on these questions. It deals with specific problems - with such matters as nuclear strategy and US-European relations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152035
- ISBN
- 9780691152035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138999015
- ISBN
- 9781138999015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.70
€ 52.99
€ 43.70
Mixed media product. Drive critical, engaged learning and advanced skills development. Enabling comprehensive, rounded understanding, the student-centred approach actively develops the sophisticated skills key to performance in Paper 2. Developed directly with the IB for the 2015 syllabus, this Course Book fully supports the new comparative approach to learning. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 4MB; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Pck Pap/Ps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354918
- ISBN
- 9780198354918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.59
€ 80.59
Paperback. Revolutions are often seen in terms of a spontaneous burst of intense political activity; less attention usually is given to the structures, processes, and perceptions that make such activity possible. This book examines such long-term transformations as they relate to the revolution in the Central African nation of Rwanda. Num Pages: 322 pages, maps, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231062572
- ISBN
- 9780231062572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. In the closing months of the Bush administration, bewildered Americans overwhelmingly responded to its disastrous domestic and foreign policies with a single question: How did this happen? This work explores the administration's key players to explain what happened - and why. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758185
- ISBN
- 9780804758185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.73
€ 38.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471153419
- ISBN
- 9781471153419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. A narrative account of the dynastic problems of the Yorkist and Tudor dynasties from 1471 to 1529, and of their relations with other ruling dynasties of Europe. The book then develops an analytical account of the structure of political activity and the sources of government authority. Series: History of Medieval Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205401
- ISBN
- 9780631205401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018705
- ISBN
- 9781903018705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGT; JFCX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653792
- ISBN
- 9780691653792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.19
€ 251.19
Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003141
- ISBN
- 9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510713925
- ISBN
- 9781510713925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97