Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674836808
- ISBN
- 9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.93€ 84.90
€ 93.93
€ 84.90
Paperback. 'STEALING WATER is a simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of poor-white family life in the twilight of apartheid' - Richard E. Grant Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340936641
- ISBN
- 9780340936641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. In the last few years of steam power on the British railway network, Richard Gaunt was taking photographs across the north of England showing not only the locomotives but the varied and dramatic surroundings they worked in. These beautiful images bring the past to life - for those who remember that era and those with more general interests. Num Pages: 112 pages, 198 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JJPK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552513
- ISBN
- 9781781552513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.18
€ 23.99
€ 17.18
Hardcover. Filled with LEGO-based airships and dirigibles, monowheels and penny-farthings, cabinets of curiosity and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated gallery of Victorian-era treasures, all built from LEGO. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 3JH; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- No Starch Press,US United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593275280
- ISBN
- 9781593275280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Lorraine Coons and Alexander Varias explore the world of interwar steamship travel. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJG; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445649863
- ISBN
- 9781445649863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724651
- ISBN
- 9780814724651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785850
- ISBN
- 9780814785850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237131
- ISBN
- 9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.45
€ 115.45
Paperback. Reynolds provides unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer Corps, one of only two units in the German Army which had borne Hitler's name, during its fight against their Allied adversaries in Normandy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840010
- ISBN
- 9781848840010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.48
€ 26.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 277 x 8. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811712095
- ISBN
- 9780811712095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.10
€ 26.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274228
- ISBN
- 9780520274228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.20€ 54.84
€ 70.20
€ 54.84
Paperback. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. The Precipitous Rise of the Tea Party. 312 pages, illustrations. In the Spring of 2009, the Tea Party emerged onto the American political scene. This title brings together leading scholars and experts on the American Right to examine a political movement that electrified American society. It provides accounts of the movement's development at local and national levels. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274235
- ISBN
- 9780520274235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGH; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898317
- ISBN
- 9781894898317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215150
- ISBN
- 9780226215150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Unveils the radical roots of modern dance and recalls the excitement and energy of New York City in the 1930s. This book explores the relationship between the modern dance movement and leftist political activism in this period. Num Pages: 264 pages, 58 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319481
- ISBN
- 9780822319481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010970
- ISBN
- 9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
A comprehensive prehistory of the stereoscopic motion picture. Including a chapter in the history of early cinema, this work not only discusses technological innovation and its cultural context but also examines the aesthetic aspects of stereoscopic cinema in its first century of production. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124612
- ISBN
- 9780813124612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.86
€ 44.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTK; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759205
- ISBN
- 9781894759205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.71
€ 16.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. While the world looked the other way, Sri Lanka's Tamils, civilians and rebels alike, were systematically and pitilessly attacked by their own government for five relentless months. Survivors of the devastation tell their stories of sacrifice, cruelty and bravery Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274701
- ISBN
- 9781846274701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Is the France of 2015 still French in the same way or to the same degree as the France of 1985? Where do the most significant challenges to "Frenchness" now lie? These are among the issues addressed by contributors to this volume, spanning a wide range of topics and disciplinary approaches including politics, literature, film and sport. Series: Nottingham French Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474406604
- ISBN
- 9781474406604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. James Stirling (1924-1992) is acclaimed as the most influential and controversial modern British architect. His partnership with James Gowan (b 1923) between 1956 and 1963 put postwar British architecture on the international map. This book studies Stirling and Gowan's partnership. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 colour images + 140 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177282
- ISBN
- 9780300177282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of County Durham. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 1DBKEYK; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 123 x 3. Weight in Grams: 26. Durham Sheet 50.16. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of County Durham. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 1DBKEYK; 3JH; WQH; WTR. Dimension: 213 x 123 x 3. Weight: 24.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850546163
- ISBN
- 9780850546163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.07
€ 7.07
Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222640
- ISBN
- 9780253222640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.78
€ 32.99
€ 29.78
Paperback. From the jungles of New Guinea to the CIA's black ops program in Vietnam, this is the extraordinary life of one of Australia's fiercest soldiers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; BGH; HBJM; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742373782
- ISBN
- 9781742373782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35