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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Stevenson's short novel, published in 1886, became an instant classic. It was a Gothic horror originating in a feverish nightmare, that has thrilled readers ever since. Also included in this edition are a number of short stories and essays of the 1880s and extracts from writings on personality disorder that set the works in their historical context. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536221
ISBN
9780199536221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126820
ISBN
9781897126820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. 'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.'A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheen's wonderfully acute sense of the absurd. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007244287
ISBN
9780007244287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A collection of essays and articles that show how Latin Americans travels and residency abroad helped them re-examine their own origins and perceptions of their homeland. Editor(s): Fey, Ingrid E.; Racine, Karen. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026949
ISBN
9780842026949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Paperback. An account of the five dramatic counterrevolutions that occurred in 1979, showing how the combined forces unleashed by Deng Xiaopeng, Margaret Thatcher, the Pope, the Iranian Ayatollah, and the Afghan mujahedin set the stage for the 21st century. It offers a new argument about the hinge on which the twentieth century turned. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065677
ISBN
9780465065677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804849081
ISBN
9780804849081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526841
ISBN
9781416526841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. An alternative exploration of history's most challenging century, from the author of THE KLF, 'a thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' GUARDIAN Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w double-page chapter heads. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226576
ISBN
9781780226576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330482240
ISBN
9780330482240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. In this book, Hayhoe paints a picture of a surprisingly mobile and dynamic Burgundian rural population. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFFN; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650480
ISBN
9781442650480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

Hardback. The story of Wildflecken through the eyes of very different groups Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006776
ISBN
9780253006776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardback. During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049994
ISBN
9780674049994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.05
€ 52.81

Paperback. Strangling the Confederacy examines the various naval actions and land incursions the Union waged from Virginia down the Atlantic Coast and through the Gulf of Mexico to methodically close down every Confederate port that could bring in weapons or supplies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000923
ISBN
9781612000923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illus. 8 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; JWK; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168555
ISBN
9780691168555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. 278 pages, 3, 3 line drawing. Overturns existing thinking to show that the Royal Navy engaged professionally in war planning in the years before the First World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBW; JWF; JWK. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 22. Weight: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836988
ISBN
9781843836988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Reveals the ambiguous, often contested nature of marital law, showing that husbands' superior status and wives' dependence were fluid and negotiable Num Pages: 171 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; LAZ; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740651
ISBN
9780814740651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302. 160 pages, 70 Illustrations. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848688469
ISBN
9781848688469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474245616
ISBN
9781474245616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Paperback. A timely and engaging look at the new China told through the stories of its ordinary people. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444791082
ISBN
9781444791082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 339 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226378084
ISBN
9780226378084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes during the darkest moments of the crisis. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCBM; KCL; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847941244
ISBN
9781847941244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. A fascinating voice from the past - the unpublished memoir of a WWI stretcher bearer Editor(s): Vack, Dale Le. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Lion Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955667
ISBN
9780745955667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777305
ISBN
9781910777305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

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