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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. A manual in English on Yasukuni, the controversial Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo, dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It carries multiple Chinese perspectives and also contributions from Western commmentators who offer their own insights on the shrine and its place in post war Japanese diplomacy, ideology and history. Editor(s): Breen, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; AMGD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659075
ISBN
9781850659075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 color photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301384
ISBN
9780764301384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.27

Paperback. Captures in detail the end of the Ottoman world and a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. This book presents a picture of daily life in the besieged city. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287501
ISBN
9780520287501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Hardback. Captures the end of the Ottoman world and a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. This title follows the misadventures of an Ottoman soldier stationed in Jerusalem. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259553
ISBN
9780520259553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. The first general history published in English of the mass killings of 1915 in which the Ottomans sought to extirpate the Aramaic-speaking Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians of the Middle East. Translator(s): Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046428
ISBN
9781849046428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Translator(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462674
ISBN
9781608462674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. A new and provocative reassessment of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688115
ISBN
9781611688115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Ian Buruma's wonderful book is about a time, immediately after the end of the war, which has somehow fallen between the cracks of history, and which the author has now devastatingly brought to light.. A compelling and astounding addition to the literature of the war' Daily Mail Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848879393
ISBN
9781848879393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. A story of passion and heartache. A story of a way of life that will long be remembered - with people and places as real as the emotions of the heart. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9780008235888
ISBN
9780008235888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. For France, the decade and a half before the Great War were years of plenty. The author examines daily life, the prevailing national mood, and the attitudes of France's prime ministers in July 1914 and August 1939, the months preceding the two world wars. Num Pages: 189 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804682
ISBN
9780875804682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. For the first time in paperback, the classic, bestselling memoir of perhaps the most important Secretary of State Num Pages: 1152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857207197
ISBN
9780857207197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.15

Hardcover. An examination of the career of William Butler Yeats with special emphasis upon his connection with English Renaissance literature. Amongst other topics, it looks at the influence on his work of such writers as Arnold, Spenser, Jonson, Milton and Donne. Series: Studies in Anglo-Irish literature. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005158
ISBN
9780333521779
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Based on a wide range of Arab and Western sources, the author analyzes contemporary foreign policy issues and security matters - notably that of the Arabian peninsula and the Red Sea, where Yemen is a significant player. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 51. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437727
ISBN
9781850437727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.47
€ 137.74

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
€ 16.61

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
€ 22.27

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
€ 14.33

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

€ 39.64

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

€ 45.92

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

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

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

€ 82.16

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

€ 140.64

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

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

€ 172.75

Paperback. As the fifties faded away, sixties style swept York into the modern age. Series: Ten Years That Changed a City. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640631
ISBN
9781445640631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

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