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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

paperback. Based on many original documents, this book surveys Iranian political history from 1941 through 1957, focusing on the Tudeh Party: the only substantial left-wing organization in Iran during this period. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366563
ISBN
9780850366563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Hardcover. The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of making the world safe for democracyA" was not shared by millions of people in many western countries. Editor(s): Kettenacker, Lothar; Riotte, Torsten. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451804
ISBN
9780857451804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.59

Paperback. On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe. Photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; HBT; MBNH2; RNQ; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248035
ISBN
9780851248035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633923
ISBN
9780691633923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.74

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFB; LAZ; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641744
ISBN
9780691641744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 302.92

Paperback. Examining the policies of the Thatcher governments helps us understand the economic and social conditions in Britain today. The book explores Thatcherite policies on the economy, social welfare, housing, education, crime, families, and social inequality, and examines what can be said about the legacy of Thatcherism for the 21st century. Editor(s): Farrall, Stephen; Hay, Colin. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JKS; JPFM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265703
ISBN
9780197265703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.25

Paperback. An illustrated revisionary account of the reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025). Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVWB; 1QDAZ; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521158831
ISBN
9780521158831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837879
ISBN
9781843837879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 480ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DSE; 3JJG; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403392
ISBN
9780887403392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57
€ 39.25

Num Pages: 240 pages, 345. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 314 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1948.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343575
ISBN
9780764343575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.93
€ 55.39

Paperback. Focuses on the impact of Sean Lemass - who sought to modernize Irish society - on Irish politics and society between 1945 and 1973. Although Lemass had been active in Irish politics from 1916 and became Minister for Industry and Commerce in 1932 in the first de Valera government, the essays here suggest that his influence was greatest after 1945. Editor(s): Girvin, Brian; Murphy, Gary. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558293
ISBN
9781904558293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Benito Mussolini, Gustav Mannerheim, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Harold Macmillan and Herbert Hoover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886349
ISBN
9781845886349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. The letters in this volume show the woman Rossetti was at this time in her life. By 1874 she was an established poet with a literary reputation among her contemporaries. But her personal life was overshadowed by the deaths and illness of close friends, and her own affliction with Graves' disease. In the VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE series. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917832
ISBN
9780813917832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.40

hardcover. The third volume of "Letters.." covers years in which Christina Rossetti lost several important family members, including her mother, her brother Dante, and a young nephew, Michael. In the face of her loss, she turned increasingly to religion and wrote works of devotional prose. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919294
ISBN
9780813919294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.30

Hardback. Editor(s): Terhune, Alfred McKinley; Terhune, Annabelle Burdick. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 688 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643199
ISBN
9780691643199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 332.12

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856830365
ISBN
9780856830365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917061
ISBN
9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918969
ISBN
9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.74

Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916514
ISBN
9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920283
ISBN
9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.89

Hardback. This is the penultimate volume in the continuation of Ralph L. Rusk's 1939 edition of Emerson's letters. Vol 9 covers the years 1860-1869, when Emerson switched from using small, local publishers to the prestigious firm of Ticknor and Fields. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 9
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081023
ISBN
9780231081023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.33
€ 111.91

Hardback. This final volume marks the twilight years of this American writer's life. These letters, including many to Henry David Thoreau, William Henry Furness, Margaret Fuller, and Thomas Carlyle among others offer an intimate portrait of Emerson. Num Pages: 515 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 10
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101837
ISBN
9780231101837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.33
€ 112.02

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 456 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300062144
ISBN
9780300062144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 496 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 43. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300062137
ISBN
9780300062137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.66

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