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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734707
ISBN
9780804734707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. In the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work, a dead body is locked inside - a man has been stabbed. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene and is quick on the trail for clues. Series: British Library Crime Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJH; FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357838
ISBN
9780712357838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Calculating compassion examines the origins of British relief work in late-nineteenth-century wars on the continent and the fringes of Empire. The author draws on new archival research to reveal the preoccupations of nineteenth-century relief workers, and the legacies for relief work today. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand. Series: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719078101
ISBN
9780719078101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; ASZP; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927330005
ISBN
9781927330005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200+ photos & sketches. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJC; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344541
ISBN
9780764344541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. As the Swinging Sixties come to a close, the author leaves behind her adventures as a student midwife and fulfills her dream of becoming a district nurse in the Highlands. With a brand new job to do, she faces up to fresh challenges with her usual positive outlook. In this book, she offers insight into the world of the district nurse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JJPK; BM; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0002309
ISBN
9781845027384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Publisher
Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907991004
ISBN
9781907991004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.22

paperback. Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827871
ISBN
9780753827871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
Edition
1st Phoenix Edition
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823835
ISBN
9780753823835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.34

hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885187
ISBN
9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

Hardcover. An account of how one Labour Party politician, after suffering the biggest setback of his political career, used the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations in Grosvenor Square, the battle over trade union reform and the Troubles in Northern Ireland to propel himself to No 10. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230579583
ISBN
9780230579583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardback. Using previously unpublished material including log books and private correspondence, together with interviews with surviving family members, this book provides an extraordinary insight into the British at war. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458885
ISBN
9780752458885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. Sheds light on the origin of Calvinism and the Reformed faith through a history of its progress in the Pays de Vaud. Series: Studies in Early Modern Religious Tradition, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; HRCC93. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402041938
ISBN
9781402041938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.83

Paperback. Series: Studies in Early Modern Religious Tradition, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2005
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048170661
ISBN
9789048170661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.41

Paperback. This text seeks to set the southern Ohio Welsh in the context of Welsh immigration as a whole from 1795 to 1850, and explores how these strict Calvinists responded to the moral dilemmas posed by leaving their native land and experiencing economic success in the United States. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 354 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTP; HRCC93; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226448534
ISBN
9780226448534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist returns to Cambodia thirty years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge to report on the country's struggle to recover from its past Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391832
ISBN
9781610391832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. Stimulating and informative new essays on many aspects of nineteenth-century culture. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. Num Pages: 326 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. 326 pages, 13 b/w illus. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Stimulating and informative new essays on many aspects of nineteenth-century culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 526.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521715065
ISBN
9780521715065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

hardcover. This new history of the Christian Right considers how conservative evangelicals in the modern American South forged a political identity. Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HRCC99; JPFM; JPHC; LNDM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107060555
ISBN
9781107060555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Paperback. This classic work by David Ricardo, originally published in 1817, is one of the founding texts of modern economics. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108075435
ISBN
9781108075435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414. Europe 1789-1849. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. 216 pages, 1 colour book. An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; YQH. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 12. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521567343
ISBN
9780521567343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Paperback. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature & Culture. 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521089807
ISBN
9780521089807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

hardcover. This book explores the significance of the peach as a cultural icon and viable commodity in the American South. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South. Num Pages: 316 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNAC; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107071728
ISBN
9781107071728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Editor(s): Elster, Jon. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 320 pages. Editor(s): Elster, Jon. This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Dimension: 144 x 215 x 17. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521718912
ISBN
9780521718912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.28

Paperback. Reveals how Cornwallis was able to use his aggressive strategy to great effect and how the overconfidence of the re-formed American forces under Horatio Gates was to result in a shocking defeat on the night of 15 August 1780 - a defeat that would allow Cornwallis to push deep into North Carolina the following year, and more. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 b/w; 44 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 269 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812858
ISBN
9781472812858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.52

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