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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes. This title includes an introduction to the historical context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBLW; HBTP1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 377 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2902.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518250
ISBN
9780500518250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 63.06

Hardcover. Analysing the politics of the 2012 London Olympics, Stephen Wagg examines the framing of London's bid to host the Games, arguments about the Games' likely impact and the establishment of 'Fortress London' to protect the Games. The book asks who won, and who lost out, in this important event as well as exploring its media coverage and legacy. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; JHBS; JPFC; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137326331
ISBN
9781137326331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardback. Modern-day London abounds with a multitude of gardens, enclosed by railings and surrounded by houses, which attest to the English love of nature. This title delves into the history, evolution, and social implications of squares, which have been an important element in the planning and expansion of London since the early 17th century. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 colour images + 160 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2224.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300152012
ISBN
9780300152012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.67

Hardback. This is a day-by-day calendar of plays produced at the major London theatres from January 1, 1940 to December 31, 1949. Covering dozens of west-end theatres and including production details of thousands of plays, operas, and ballets, this revised edition provides expanded or new information about authors, actors, plots, reviews, and more. Series: The London Stage. Num Pages: 722 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 280 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
722
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893054
ISBN
9780810893054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 368.61

Hardcover. This is a day-by-day calendar of plays produced at the major London theatres from January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1959. Covering dozens of west-end theatres and including production details of thousands of plays, operas, and ballets, this revised edition provides expanded or new information about authors, actors, plots, reviews, and more. Series: The London Stage. Num Pages: 1004 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; AN; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 288 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893078
ISBN
9780810893078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 370.74

Hardcover. An account of the development of the private garden in London. Recognizing the contribution of domestic gardens to the texture of 18th-and early 19th-century London, the author explores in detail the small gardens, their owners and their significance to the development of the metropolis. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 298 pages, 60 colour pl 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; 3JH; AMV; HBJD1; HBLL; WMB; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300085389
ISBN
9780300085389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440064
ISBN
9780486440064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

paperback. Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. His childhood was unique, as he was the only child on the island, the nearest in age being his uncle who was thirty years older. A 1951 newspaper article described him as 'The Loneliest Boy in the World - he has only seagulls as playmates.' Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Collins Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892071
ISBN
9781848892071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 257 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173641
ISBN
9780691173641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. Explores the wide-ranging impact of 1968 and its aftermath in politics, theory, the arts, and international relations Editor(s): Sherman, Daniel J.; Dijk, Ruud van; Alinder, Jasmine; Aneesh, A. Series: 21st Century Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 31 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009104
ISBN
9780253009104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Num Pages: 186 pages, over 300 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324284
ISBN
9780764324284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.78

Hardback. A collection of masterpieces from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection. It accompanies an international tour that features 70 twentieth-century paintings and sculptures from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection, including masterpieces by Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and many others. Num Pages: 268 pages, 288 illustrations, 225 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 249 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
268
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857210407
ISBN
9788857210407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. The Long Defeat explores war memory in Japan after World War II, showing how and why defeat remains an indelible part of national life. The book shows that assessing the culture of defeat is the key to understanding Japan's "history problem" - the disputes over revising the pacifist constitution, remilitarization, and frictions in East Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190239169
ISBN
9780190239169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610396608
ISBN
9781610396608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. Martyn Frampton explores the recent evolution of Sinn Fein, from the 'birth' of the modern party in 1981, down to the latest Irish General Election. He analyzes the strategic objectives and ideology underpinning Sinn Fein's activity across this period, with particular focus on the years of the Northern Irish peace process. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230202177
ISBN
9780230202177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardback. Written by the foremost expert on British wartime special forces and illustrated with images that have not been seen in seventy years, this is a new history of the Long Range Desert Group. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w; 50 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 190. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819338
ISBN
9781472819338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.52

Hardcover. Part reference, part gripping narrative this is the complete history of prisoner of war (POW) camp, Luft 7, and its airmen told in full detail for the first time, a camp that existed for barely thirty-two weeks from its opening in early June 1944 to its closure in mid January 1945. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166202
ISBN
9781909166202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.70
€ 54.31

Paperback. A masterful account of the Civil War's turning point in the tradition of James McPherson's Crossroads of Freedom. Num Pages: 512 pages, 10 illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406651
ISBN
9780871406651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Presenting a detailed study which traces the origins of the Third Way by comparing the European Left's contemporary neo-revisionism with past revisionist attempts, this text analyses the British Labour Party and the Italian Left to provide insights into the histories of both parties. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; 3JJP; JPFF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333977149
ISBN
9780333977149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

paperback. Editor(s): Jenkins, Brian Michael; Godges, John. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
RAND Corporation United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780833058331
ISBN
9780833058331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.60

Paperback. A controversial and sweeping re-examination of the First World War and its enduring consequences. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3x8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857206374
ISBN
9780857206374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The Long Sixties is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673638
ISBN
9780470673638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

Hardback. The Long Sixties is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673621
ISBN
9780470673621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

Paperback. Traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. This book concludes with an examination of the forces which have shaped and are poised to undermine America's world power. Num Pages: 400 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New and Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673049
ISBN
9781844673049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

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