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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468815
ISBN
9780752468815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226639468
ISBN
9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. This title introduces these warm-hearted yet naive young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours and bodily fluids. It shows the camaraderie that develops in evening study sessions, sneaked trips to the cinema and mischievous escapades with the young trainee doctors. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPG; BM; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091937959
ISBN
9780091937959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBLX; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813141060
ISBN
9780813141060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.53

Hardcover. Barack Obama's presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level. This title examines the expansion of black leadership from grassroots to the national arena, beginning with Booker T Washington and W E B DuBois and progressing through contemporary leaders including Harold Ford Jr, Jesse Jackson Jr, and Obama. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JFSL3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125602
ISBN
9780813125602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

Paperback. Recalls life in North Georgia from the 1890s to World War II, recording vanished folklore. This title is built on experience and memory, but its characters and narrative transcend reminiscence to depict life as it really was. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321936
ISBN
9780820321936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 624 pages, Over 150 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300615
ISBN
9780764300615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Hardback. Examines representations of modernity in Yiddish literature between the Russian revolution of 1905 and the beginning of World War I. Within Jewish society, and particularly Eastern European Jewish society, modernity was often experienced as a series of threats to traditional Jewish life. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 3JJC; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804735469
ISBN
9780804735469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

hardcover. Editor(s): Renouf, Alice; Ryan-Maher, Mary Beth. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BJ; DQ; VSW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442212695
ISBN
9781442212695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926936901
ISBN
9781926936901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

A discussion of a century of music in Japan, detailing the music that was inspired by Western music after the Meiji Restoration in the 19th century, and its development through to the end of the 20th century. It also explores the aesthetical and theoretical aspect of Japanese musical thought. Translator(s): Mayes, Martin. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w photographs, line illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843257
ISBN
9780810843257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296283
ISBN
9789652296283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. As the sixties faded away, seventies style brought York into the modern age. Series: Ten Years That Changed a City. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640662
ISBN
9781445640662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback. Series: York Notes Companions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 148 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408266649
ISBN
9781408266649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.72

Paperback.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844159178
ISBN
9781844159178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The Yoruba, one of the most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. This title traces the history of women in Yorubaland from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence. It shows how and why women's roles and status changed during the 19th century and the colonial era. Editor(s): McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220547
ISBN
9780253220547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. Assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. This book reinvigorates the subject of free speech in American society. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFD; JFMD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631507
ISBN
9780815631507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909360419
ISBN
9781909360419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280414
ISBN
9780571280414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. "First published in 1914."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613216934
ISBN
9781613216934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; AVRJ; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412422
ISBN
9781770412422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Discover what it was like to be a barber surgeon in the sixteenth century and why it was a terrible time for people to be sick. Sharpen your saw before amputating an infected leg, learn how to make false noses and ears for patients injured on the battlefield and don't treat victims of the plague without your special mask! Illustrator(s): Antram, David. Series: You Wouldn't Want to be.. Num Pages: 40 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 240 x 190 x 3. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Salariya Book Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909645295
ISBN
9781909645295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. Get ready: as a 12-year-old girl living in Britain in the 1880s, you are about to start work for a wealthy family. You will be busy all day long as a Victorian servant. This humorous title can be used as a background approach to wider issues in Victorian times, such as class divides, daily life and the position of men and women. Illustrator(s): Antram, David. Series: You Wouldn't Want to be. Num Pages: 40 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 5AH; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 356 x 696 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Salariya Book Company Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910706480
ISBN
9781910706480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. This book brings together the study of silent cinema and the study of British cinema, both of which have seen some of the most exciting developments in Film Studies in recent years. The result is a comprehensive survey of one of the most important periods of film history. Editor(s): Higson, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; APF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897174
ISBN
9780859897174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.92

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