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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018266
ISBN
9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. The most powerful American of his time, Andrew Jackson saw himself as the people's "great avenger." Yet his ideas also limited the people's sovereignty, imposing one kind of law to inflict one sort of "justice." Drawing from new evidence about Jackson and the southern frontiers, Avenging the People boldly reinterprets the man and his age. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199751709
ISBN
9780199751709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Avon's 1875 Cape Cod pattern glass dinnerware, made from 1975 to 1993, is one of the most beautiful deep ruby patterns. Over 130 photos show the shapes and the original mold drawings, and the captions relate the date each design was approved, the designers' names, and number of molds used. Num Pages: 111 pages, 136 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764336799
ISBN
9780764336799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. The book recounts the Vulcan's final raid in the Falklands War and sat in the best-seller charts for months after initial publication. Num Pages: 496 pages, Approx 300 mono. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473886674
ISBN
9781473886674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437618
ISBN
9780801437618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRGC; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 262 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Self-Realization Fellowship
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876126233
ISBN
9780876126233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.60
€ 57.33

Hardback. With unprecedented access to a closed culture, Lacroix offers an account of Islamism in Saudi Arabia. Tracing the last half-century of the Sahwa, or "Islamic Awakening," he explains the brand of Islam that gave birth to Osama bin Laden--one that has been exported, and dangerously misunderstood, around the world. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049642
ISBN
9780674049642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. In 1957 the UK Design Centre launched the first annual Designs of the Year Awards to identify the very best of British design. This beautifully designed book introduces and illustrates the quirky breadth of the awards. Iconic objects by Kenneth Grange and David Mellor sit alongside such retro classics as the Barbican basin and Globoot wellies. Num Pages: 108 pages, 85 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; ACXJ; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 264 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
108
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776733
ISBN
9781851776733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786978
ISBN
9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2,000 small, inherently stealthy, naval craft to perform special operations and conventional naval missions. This volume details the history, weapons, and operations of German, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 186 x 3. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472801227
ISBN
9781472801227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. By mid-1944 the Axis missile guidance systems were systematically interfered by the Allies superior technology. As an emergency measure, Germany was forced to use the Soviet tactics of fighter-taran against the American bombers, while Japan used the terminal dive bomber ritual against the invasion fleets and designed new airplanes to that purpose. Num Pages: 288 pages, 128 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555651
ISBN
9781781555651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. With archival photographs and 1/96 scale drawings, this volume describes the American B-17 Flying Fortress day bomber units. The detailed text includes crews explaining their experiences in battle during the massive daylight bombing raids on Germany. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 112 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841760216
ISBN
9781841760216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. The Boeing B-17 epitomizes the American war effort in Europe. This second of two volumes covers the 14 bomb groups of the Third Air Division. First hand accounts, photography, profile artworks and nose art scrap views bring to life aircraft from each of the groups within the Third Air Division. Illustrator(s): Styling, Mark. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764344
ISBN
9781841764344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.48

Paperback. Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B-17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an all-American icon. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 mono. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848846913
ISBN
9781848846913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. RAF Liberators over Burma provides an insight of operational flying in the Far East, including an examination of the importance of bombing bridges and railway constructions to thwart the Japanese transit infrastructure. In many cases the efforts and sacrifice by dedicated Commonwealth aircrew are recounted from their own flying logbooks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555194
ISBN
9781781555194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Although built in greater numbers than the B-17, the B-24 has always lived in its brother's shadow, even though it could fly further, faster and with a greater payload. This detailed text on the B-24 includes scale drawings of all the variants and crews explaining their flying experiences. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855329010
ISBN
9781855329010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.59

Paperback. The B-24 was heavily utilized in the North African and Mediterranean theatres by the US Air Force, with operations over the Ploesti oilfields in Rumania. This title relates the experiences of the crews who flew the "heavy" of World War II, and of the aircraft itself. Illustrator(s): Styling, Mark; Rolfe, Mark; Wyllie, Iain. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841760810
ISBN
9781841760810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.60

Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324239
ISBN
9780764324239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.64
€ 46.30

Paperback. The B-25 Mitchell was the most successful and most prolific USAAF bomber of World War II. This book features first-hand accounts from them men who flew the machine that represented the backbone of the USAAF's medium bombing force in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Illustrator(s): Tullis, Tom. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762845
ISBN
9781841762845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.51

Hardback. Arranged chronologically, this study takes the reader through Traven's career, from his arrival in Mexico to his final writings in 1940. Detailed discussions of all his novels are provided, showing how Mexican history inspired him and shaped his work. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KLCM; 2ACG; 2ADF; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023924
ISBN
9780842023924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762787876
ISBN
9780762787876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Featuring a collection of comic book stories, this book chronicles the work of various Golden Age artists. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DQ; FX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 260 x 197 x 25. .
Publisher
Hermes Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613450956
ISBN
9781613450956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.47
€ 43.06

Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows - chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like - between 1890 and 1945. This book describes the strange phenomenon of blackface performances by women, both black and white, and considers how black expressive artists navigated racial segregation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASZH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341574
ISBN
9780822341574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 95 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBP; ACV; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175753
ISBN
9780231175753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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