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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Antony McCammon recounts his experiences as British Honorary Consul in Zurich, a post he occupied for eleven years. With his background as a banker, he reveals the workings of diplomacy from the perspective in which his proximity to key diplomats and political figures such as Edward Heath gives readers a unique glimpse behind-the-scenes of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763026
ISBN
9781780763026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 54.65

Hardback. The main purposes of this book are to demonstrate how and why the Horn of Africa became one of the world's worst disaster areas, and to try to point the way to a better future for its inhabitants. In particular the author emphasizes the need for international co-operation. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 1HFGS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTJ; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513590
ISBN
9780333513590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.44

Paperback. Shows how regional and international interventions, combined with piracy, have compounded pre-existing tensions in the Horn of Africa. Editor(s): Bereketeab, Redie. Num Pages: 224 pages, five illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333113
ISBN
9780745333113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.40

Paperback. Examines ethics, religion and psychology. This selection of Schopenhauer's works contains scathing attack on the nature and logic of religion, and an essay on ethics that ranges from the American slavery debate to the vices of Buddhism. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191591
ISBN
9780141191591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; JPS; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062385499
ISBN
9780062385499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. Series: Lancaster Imprints. Num Pages: 137 pages, 32 b/w figs, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLW; HDT; KND; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Lancaster United Kingdom
Number of pages
137
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904220322
ISBN
9780904220322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.01

Paperback. Is a black life worth less than a white one? When, in May 1969, the body of David Oluwale was fished out of the River Aire near Leeds, not too many questions were asked about the circumstances of his death. This book revisits one of the most chilling crimes in British history, and raises questions as relevant today as they were in the sixties. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506171
ISBN
9780099506171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Presents an engrossing story of loss and rebirth, political faith and disillusionment, and the persistence of Jewishness redefined as an integral element of the post-war generation's Polishness Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009074
ISBN
9780253009074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.01

paperback. A riveting story of two families separated in culture and geography but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781845965730
ISBN
9781845965730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant, this book moves from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of two world wars to the dividing and reuniting of a nation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592044
ISBN
9780099592044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. This is a ground-breaking examination of the role and significance of the British House of Commons during the Tudor period. Written by a noted scholar, it utilizes new scholarship, archival research, and never-before-published images to enhance our understanding of the period. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119279808
ISBN
9781119279808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.54

Paperback. A full and comprehensive assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192255
ISBN
9781405192255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Paperback. A portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family. It uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. It also reveals the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140240849
ISBN
9780140240849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

paperback. From Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. This book tells the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KFFK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140286625
ISBN
9780140286625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957523
ISBN
9780241957523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The emergence of Britain as a fully-fledged home-owning society, has implications for how people think about housing. Housing is used: as a pension fund; to give resources for care needs; and, to sponsor access to private education. This book argues that housing is at the forefront of public policy and as a pillar of post-industrial welfare state. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422736
ISBN
9781847422736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself the biggest party it had ever seen - attracting millions of people to a sprawling festival, from Brooklyn up the Hudson River to Albany. This event, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, was meant to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the river bearing his name. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230211
ISBN
9780823230211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196189
ISBN
9781845196189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HPCD; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019536
ISBN
9780271019536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.29

paperback. Designed as a text for the second half of the US history survey course, this title is a collection of the best biographical essays from several volumes of "Human Tradition in America". Editor(s): Calhoun, Charles W. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051293
ISBN
9780842051293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.72

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