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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825679
ISBN
9780753825679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806198
ISBN
9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The first dual biography of Katherine and Juana, based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sources. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826829
ISBN
9780753826829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardcover. When US-led forces invaded Iraq in March 2003 Katherine M. Skiba went as an "embed". Her memoir provides a you-are-there account of her experiences with the Army's legendary 101st Airborne, the division celebrated for its heroism in World War II as the "Band of Brothers.". Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; BGB; HBJF1; HBLX; JWG; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613823
ISBN
9780700613823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

paperback. Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908, to create Irish male citizens from the ancient models of masculinity. This book explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
CORK UNIV PR
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183953
ISBN
9781859183953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058139
ISBN
9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554884506
ISBN
9781554884506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.17

Paperback. This text is the culmination of a lifetime's research on the part of the author. In a revised edition, it brings together all the threads in her previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 225 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357029
ISBN
9781900357029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and domestic politicians and social reformers before World War I. It also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher. Series: Studies in Maritime History. Num Pages: 428 pages, 12 halftones, 3 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570034923
ISBN
9781570034923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; BGH; BGT; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018651
ISBN
9781903018651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.45

Paperback. More than four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains one of the legendary figures of history. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for survival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain. His exploits marked the emergence of England as a major maritime nation. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137626
ISBN
9781844137626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. The definitive reference work to the composer who matched his scintillating, melodious music to Gilbert's clever words. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGM; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831575
ISBN
9780810831575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.64

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739109694
ISBN
9780739109694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.64

Hardback. This ground-breaking study is the first to consider Spanish Golden Age comedias as an archive of moral knowledge. Num Pages: 476 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 275 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
476
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644588
ISBN
9781442644588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardcover. The Sino-Japanese war was the longest struggle of the Second World War. It started in July 1937 and not getting much help from the outside world, the Chinese soon closed a treaty with the Soviet Union to receive armament including a large number of aircraft. Everything was to change with Pearl Harbor, but the struggle continued until August 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555361
ISBN
9781781555361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Dundee in the nineteenth century was a very dangerous place. This title reveals the real nineteenth century Dundee and the ordinary and extraordinary crimes that took place there. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Black & White Publishing
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845024208
ISBN
9781845024208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.22

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694716
ISBN
9780816694716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694723
ISBN
9780816694723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Hardback. This volume explores the appropriation of the past in modern British culture. The twelve essays argue that to distinguish between "the new" and "the traditional" today often draws a false dichotomy. It argues that Britishness, in fact, has been the product of continuous creation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Editor(s): Behlmer, George K.; Leventhal, Professor Fred M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 plan. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734899
ISBN
9780804734899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.10

Paperback. Despite the significant number of never-married laywomen in medieval and early modern Europe, the study of their role and position in that society has been very limited. Singlewomen in the European Past opens up this group for further investigation. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Froide, Amy M. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBLL; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216684
ISBN
9780812216684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

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