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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Discusses the complexities of a trading network in this period, outling commodity chains, links between colonies and colonial centres, and tensions between local polities and competing empires. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270699
ISBN
9781783270699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. An accessible and concise introduction to early European expansion overseas, explaining how and why western seafarers visited the Caribbean, South America and Africa. Num Pages: 108 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSAS; 3H; 3JB; JFC; JP; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415232067
ISBN
9780415232067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

Hardback. Trade and technology networks developed in the Yangzi Delta in the early twentieth century. The complexities of the machinery trade and the fragmentation of the Chinese market drove them to rely on foreign trade, surviving in wartime Shanghai and in postwar Hong Kong. These networks were the pioneers of the reform and opening up process in China. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTK; KCK; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137494047
ISBN
9781137494047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838449
ISBN
9781843838449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.12

Paperback. The collapse of Britain's powerful labor movement has been one of the most significant and astonishing stories in political history. In analyzing how an entirely new industrial relations system was constructed after 1979, this work offers a revisionist history of British trade unionism in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130408
ISBN
9780691130408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.73

Hardcover. A look at why the official trade unions of the Soviet era continue to survive and thrive and new, independent unions remain small and weak despite massive Western assistance. The author covers many factors ranging from state policy to labour power, as well as the early years of post-Soviet Russia. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JP; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333920749
ISBN
9780333920749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.79

Hardcover. In this sweeping collection of essays, one of America's leading colonial historians reexamines struggles between Native peoples and Europeans in early America in terms of how each understood the material basis of power. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245004
ISBN
9780812245004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. In this sweeping collection of essays, one of America's leading colonial historians reexamines struggles between Native peoples and Europeans in early America in terms of how each understood the material basis of power. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223804
ISBN
9780812223804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Hardcover. Ellis Goldberg examines the development of cotton production in Egypt and the long term consequences. Goldberg shows how the cotton industry became dependent on cheap, largely child labour, and links this to the slow development of a country that is held back by an under-educated workforce. Num Pages: 222 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; KCF; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312296292
ISBN
9780312296292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, 56 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPL; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840337662
ISBN
9781840337662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. This books examines the Hudson's Bay company exploration efforts beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean from 1793 to 1843 -- which led to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JF; 3JH; KNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806138
ISBN
9780774806138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Paperback. This work explores the role played by party politics in US trade policy. The author offers detailed case studies of almost all of the major trade issues of the Reagan, Bush and Clinton eras, including administrative and legislative efforts to curb auto, steel and other imports. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBT; JPL; JPQB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 585.
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227924
ISBN
9780807849750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476099
ISBN
9780801476099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.47

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801449024
ISBN
9780801449024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.17

Paperback. Published as part of a year-long celebration of the centennial of the School of Information Sciences, this volume interweaves anecdotes about individuals with facts and dates to provide a detailed history and a picture of the people who made the school what it is today. Num Pages: 196 pages, 20 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJ; GLM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840881
ISBN
9780810840881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

Paperback. Relations between the Choson and Qing states are often cited as the prime example of the operation of the 'traditional' Chinese 'tribute system.' This work contends that the motivations, tactics, and successes (and failures) of the late Qing Empire in Choson Korea mirrored those of other nineteenth-century imperialists. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060739
ISBN
9780674060739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.45

Hardcover. This book examines the challenges of modernity to the development, understanding and practice of the traditions of architecture, sculpture, textiles and paintings of South Asia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Branfoot, Crispin. Series: Saffron Asian Art & Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 275. BIC Classification: 1FK; 2B; 3J; 4K; 4P; 5AX; AB; AC; AF; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
EAPGROUP United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872843322
ISBN
9781872843322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 48.64

hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727204
ISBN
9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.79

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781591543
ISBN
9781781591543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. The bestselling account of the Battle of Trafalgar, by the authors of FINEST HOUR - 'A landmark book' - Observer Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340830284
ISBN
9780340830284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

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