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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291324
ISBN
9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. By tracing the careers of Rio's pioneering black musicians from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, Marc A. Hertzman revises the histories of samba and of Brazilian national culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354307
ISBN
9780822354307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. By tracing the careers of Rio's pioneering black musicians from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, Marc A. Hertzman revises the histories of samba and of Brazilian national culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354154
ISBN
9780822354154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Paperback. Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco from Gold Rush to earthquake to show how the city's diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday "cultural frontiers," such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others." Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617227
ISBN
9780700617227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of identity politics in three of Bali s musical subcultures-reggae, punk, and death metal-during the 1990s. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341154
ISBN
9780822341154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this learning package makes history inspiring to learn. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 215 x 277 x 7. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471807879
ISBN
9781471807879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.72

Paperback. Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this learning package makes history inspiring to learn. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 215 x 276 x 9. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471805981
ISBN
9781471805981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.74

Paperback. Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this learning package makes history inspiring to learn. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 279 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471805967
ISBN
9781471805967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Hansen, Jan; Helm, Christian; Reichherzer, Frank. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593504803
ISBN
9783593504803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 44.59

Paperback. The best one-volume history of the Troubles, from the Irish Civil War through the IRA campaign of the 70s onwards to today's historic power-sharing government in Belfast Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241962657
ISBN
9780241962657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. In this work, John Rennie Short reveals how the spatial discourses of the 16th century formed a remarkable revolution that changed the way the world was represented. In addition, he highlights the role of the occult practices in the new spatial sciences. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 71 illustrations, maps, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630234
ISBN
9780815630234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Hardback. This is an account of the development of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York during the first part of the century. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217380
ISBN
9780823217380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.29

Paperback. Situates the controversial Thatcher era in the political, social, cultural and economic history of modern Britain. Editor(s): Jackson, Dr. Ben; Saunders, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580. 368 pages. Editor(s): Jackson, Benjamin; Saunders, Robert. Situates the controversial Thatcher era in the political, social, cultural and economic history of modern Britain. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight: 594.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107683372
ISBN
9781107683372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. Features articles that examine numerous topics, including the financial crisis, Obama's presidency, WikiLeaks and the conflicts in the Middle East. Restating and refining the author's commitment to democracy and finding inspiration in the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, this book offers his fiercely-argued comment on a fast-changing world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952580
ISBN
9780241952580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 348 images, 175 templates. BIC Classification: 3JH; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 285 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345494
ISBN
9780764345494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. How much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119942535
ISBN
9781119942535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702723
ISBN
9781501702723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. This title reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287907
ISBN
9780803287907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Combining economic theory with the history of technology, Making Tobacco Bright revises several narratives in American history, from colonial staple-crop agriculture to the origins of the tobacco industry to the rise of identity politics in the twentieth century. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTK; KNDF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402864
ISBN
9781421402864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.44

hardcover. Though James II is often depicted as a Catholic despot who imposed his faith, Scott Sowerby reveals a king ahead of his time who pressed for religious toleration at the expense of his throne. The Glorious Revolution was in fact a conservative counter-revolution against the movement for enlightened reform that James himself encouraged and sustained. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAM2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073098
ISBN
9780674073098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.73
€ 56.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCU; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454097
ISBN
9780801454097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Starting with the early years of Victoria's reign, this book examines the developments and evolution of fashionable dress as it progressed throughout her six decades as queen. Num Pages: 144 pages, 309 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785000515
ISBN
9781785000515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Offering a fundamental reinterpretation of the emergence of the Soviet state, this text situates the Bolshevik Revolution within the continuum of mobilization and violence that began with World War I and extended through Russia's civil war. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009073
ISBN
9780674009073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.01
€ 85.03

Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943276
ISBN
9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

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