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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The extraordinary true story of Guy Burgess, the man at the heart of the Cambridge Spy Ring and a linchpin of Cold War espionage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8 page black and white insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473627383
ISBN
9781473627383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Explores the Soviet government's failed experiment to create a socialist Jewish homeland. This book presents the story of the Soviet Zion. It sheds light on a host of important historical and contemporary issues regarding Jewish identity, community, and culture. Editor(s): Berman, Bradley. Num Pages: 128 pages, 96 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520209909
ISBN
9780520209909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Between the early 1930s and his death in 1953, Joseph Stalin had more than a million of his own citizens executed. Millions more fell victim to forced labor, deportation, famine, bloody massacres, and detention and interrogation by Stalin's henchmen. This book tells the story of these crimes. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152387
ISBN
9780691152387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AV; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208849
ISBN
9780300208849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228768
ISBN
9780571228768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

hardcover. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840539
ISBN
9781848840539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

paperback. Features Stalin's leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. This book challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136227
ISBN
9780300136227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback. This is a powerfully documented argument which contributes to the current reassessment of the Cold War and its origins. It shows that Stalin hoped for a general European war well before Hitler began World War II. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724159
ISBN
9780804724159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Freely reveals a superb eye for the telling details. - The Independent Num Pages: 34 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780600567
ISBN
9781780600567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 80+ b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316258
ISBN
9780764316258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Presents the history of black colleges and universities in America. This work tells the story of educational institutions that offer African Americans an opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. It offers a portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116327
ISBN
9780691116327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032709
ISBN
9780465032709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Hardback. Marking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest educational institutions, this book presents the history of Columbia University that extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights. Num Pages: 760 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130080
ISBN
9780231130080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Concluding with a look at zoning and urban planning as a means of fostering and protecting the standard of living for whole communities, this book offers important evidence of and fresh insights into the history of the American middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41, 33 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879470
ISBN
9780801879470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234837
ISBN
9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234820
ISBN
9780823234820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. The first book to fully explore Nebraska's involvement in the Civil War and the war's involvement in Nebraska's evolution from territory to thirty-seventh state Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240902
ISBN
9780803240902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; 3JM; BGA; RNA; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322048
ISBN
9781927322048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.64

hardcover. A clear and insightful analysis of the life and work of American director and coreographer, Stanley Donen. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography, index, filmography, discography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810816152
ISBN
9780810816152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.84

Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221035
ISBN
9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459585
ISBN
9780752459585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451886
ISBN
9780226451886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451893
ISBN
9780226451893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Here are brief biographies of 176 people who won leading roles plus more dramatic reports on 33 of them-how they reached fame and fortune, 'some sad and happy endings,' analyses of the images of America they presented. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 339 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810825277
ISBN
9780810825277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.45

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