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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230295445
ISBN
9780230295445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Hardcover. This title examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333973745
ISBN
9780333973745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. In 'British Emgiration 1603-1914' Alex Murdoch argues that British emigration history cannot be written without reference to sectarian and political developments in Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333764916
ISBN
9780333764916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

Paperback. With the end of the Second World War it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names. This illustrated book looks at the British cars that were available to the post-war family. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WCC; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807124
ISBN
9780747807124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardback. Studies the literary climate of Britain through a critical assessment of 1930s fiction. The works depict, in various ways, a culture under the stress of seemingly insoluble economic and intensifying international dilemmas. Novelists treated include Richard Aldington and Henry Green. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333519769
ISBN
9780333519769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.08

Paperback. Offers an history of 1970s British Cinema. This title draws a map of British film culture in the 1970s and provides a history of the period. It examines the cross-cultural relationship between British cinema and other media, including popular music and television. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681693
ISBN
9780748681693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. The definitive guide to the motorcycles of the British armed forced Num Pages: 304 pages, 180 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; JWMV1; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970235
ISBN
9780750970235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. This text explores Britain's role in international affairs from the age of Gladstone and Disraeli to the end of the World War One. It explores such themes as the scramble for Africa and the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury. Series: Questions and Analysis in History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415203388
ISBN
9780415203388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30

hardcover. A study of British foreign policy following the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Policy towards Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, USA and the Far East is examined alongside themes such as the role of Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Cabinet in policy formulation. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780333642771
ISBN
9780333642771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403913210
ISBN
9781403913210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

Hardback. An invaluable guide with information to help researchers understand the nature and significance of sources so they can determine where to focus, how to allot time, and how best to approach materials in the archives. Current information on public and private archives, libraries, research institutes, Series: Guides to European Diplomatic History Research and Research Materials. Num Pages: 391 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023108
ISBN
9780842023108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.48

Hardback. From 1955 to 1964 Britain was increasingly having to adapt its international commitments to the financial limitations, technological progress, and external challenges of the bipolar post-war world. This book examines British foreign policy during that period. Editor(s): Kaiser, Wolfram; Staerck, Gillian. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333681930
ISBN
9780333681930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.94

Hardback. A major review of New Labour's foreign policy from leading experts. This book re-imagines policy thinking, away from Churchill's idea of Britain as at the intersection of 'three circles' (the English speaking world, Europe, and the Commonwealth) and towards a new conceptual model that takes into account identity, ethics and power. Editor(s): Daddow, Oliver J.; Gaskarth, Jamie. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
Edition
2011th Edition
SKU
V9780230280427
ISBN
9780230280427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92

Hardback. This monograph provides an interpretation of the friendly societies in Britain. It shows the role of the friendly societies in the political activism of workers, changing understandings of masculinity and femininity, the ritualised expression of social tensions and the origins of the welfare state. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKSB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333990315
ISBN
9780333990315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.84

Paperback. aeo Author is a thea known person in the field. aeo Elections are the benchmarks of political life but there is no similar overview. aeo Fully updated to cover 1992 general election and its aftermath. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFD; JPHF; JPLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198284
ISBN
9780631198284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637228
ISBN
9780691637228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.85
€ 189.75

Paperback. In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 b/w; 27 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811165
ISBN
9781472811165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Series: Palgrave historical & political facts. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333215128
ISBN
9780333215128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.81

Hardcover. In the half century before Walter Scott's Waverley, dozens of popular novelists produced historical fictions for circulating libraries. This book examines eighty-five popular historical novels published between 1762 and 1813, looking at how the conventions of the genre developed through a process of imitation and experimentation. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230246294
ISBN
9780230246294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Meeting your AS/A Level History needs. Editor(s): Eddy, Steve. Num Pages: 296 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 269 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902796192
ISBN
9781902796192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Hardcover. British Images of Germany is the first full-length cultural history of Britain's relationship with Germany in the key period leading up to the First World War. Richard Scully reassesses what is imagined to be a fraught relationship, illuminating the sense of kinship Britons felt for Germany even in times of diplomatic tension. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 152 black & white illustrations, 6 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230301566
ISBN
9780230301566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Hardback. A book which throws light on the approaches of those politicians , civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing relations with her colonies and the Commonwealth since the 1930s. Much of the source material used is original and hitherto unpublished. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 619 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 933.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
619
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333385135
ISBN
9780333385135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.27

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138221291
ISBN
9781138221291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138817739
ISBN
9781138817739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.44

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