Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. A history connecting Chicago's swampy beginnings in the 1600s, its growth as the world's "hog butcher", and its late-20th-century balance of politics, race and ethnicity. Synthesizing a vast body of literature, Robert Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805832
- ISBN
- 9780875805832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.85
€ 19.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Winner of the DEBUT POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 A searing, energetic portrait of life in modern Tehran - 'deeply researched yet as exciting as a novel' Simon Sebag Montefiore Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225128
- ISBN
- 9781780225128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239782
- ISBN
- 9780393239782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.86
€ 29.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. A groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax's tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; JKV; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774822053
- ISBN
- 9780774822053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.55
€ 40.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307454300
- ISBN
- 9780307454300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.58
€ 19.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. In a single, definitive narrative, CITY OF SEDITION tells the spellbinding story of the huge--and hugely conflicted--role New York City played in the Civil War. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 16-page black-and-white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455584178
- ISBN
- 9781455584178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493088
- ISBN
- 9781908493088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.66
€ 17.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. An analysis of the complex moral interpretations crime was given by Mexico's urban poor and of the evolving institutional responses to crime and punishment in modern Mexico. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 17 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327479
- ISBN
- 9780822327479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.42
€ 42.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. This fabulous collection of images perfectly evokes memories of early 20th century London. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655086
- ISBN
- 9781445655086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.15
€ 30.15
Hardback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231107440
- ISBN
- 9780231107440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.89€ 83.03
€ 109.89
€ 83.03
Hardback. Documents from the middle ages through to the mid sixteenth century provide rich evidence for London's vibrant dramatic activities. Editor(s): Lancashire, Anne. Series: Records of Early English Drama. Num Pages: 1795 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 51. Weight in Grams: 4060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843993
- ISBN
- 9781843843993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.21
€ 244.21
Hardcover. Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001388
- ISBN
- 9780691001388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.58€ 68.76
€ 89.58
€ 68.76
Hardback. Chinese civil examinations, a piece of social engineering worked out over centuries, prefigured the regime of meritocratic exams that undergirds higher education around the globe today. This book describes how education, examinations, and civil service fostered the world's first professional class based on demonstrated knowledge. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724952
- ISBN
- 9780674724952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.27€ 52.61
€ 57.27
€ 52.61
Hardcover. This volume is a lively and scholarly illustrated account of the tumultuous events in key countries in the Middle East and North Africa during and since the period of the Arab Spring that began in December 2010. Editor(s): Roberts, Adam; McCarthy, Rory; Ash, Timothy Garton. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; JPB; JPHV; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198749028
- ISBN
- 9780198749028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.95
€ 81.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389898
- ISBN
- 9781934389898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Hardback. Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded. Editor(s): Bermeo, Nancy Gina; Nord, Philip G. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695492
- ISBN
- 9780847695492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.67
€ 202.67
Paperback. Provides information about places to visit and things to do to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War and provides descriptions and images for each entry, plus clear directions on where to look or how to get there. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772070
- ISBN
- 9780762772070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.36
€ 16.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. William Watson spent two years evading Union gunboats and dealing with the "sharpers" who fed off the misfortune of the Civil War. In 1892, using log books, personal papers, and business memoranda, he published this account of events. The result was a classic adventure tale. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585441525
- ISBN
- 9781585441525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. The first effort to gather together into one book the wartime experiences of the populations who lived outside the dominant white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant citizenry of nineteenth-century America Editor(s): Ural, Susannah. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785706
- ISBN
- 9780814785706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardback. A military, political, religious, and family history, told against the backdrop of disunion, war, violence, and grief Num Pages: 395 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814773017
- ISBN
- 9780814773017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnston, Roy. Series: Classics of Irish History S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 116 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621304
- ISBN
- 9781900621304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. In observance of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, this book aims to involve kids in Civil War activities. The book covers 50 interactive and fun ways for kids to learn about and honor those who fought in the War. Full color. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 12.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762782055
- ISBN
- 9780762782055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.88
€ 14.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, this title traces the development of the conflict between the pro-slavery elements from Missouri and the New England abolitionists who migrated to Kansas. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803281264
- ISBN
- 9780803281264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
Hardback. Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. On the eve of the Civil War, the city elected a conservative, pro-Union approach to the sectional crisis. This book provides a study of this city, looking at both Petersburg's civilian experience and the city's place in Confederate military strategy and administration. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925707
- ISBN
- 9780813925707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.74
€ 40.99
€ 36.74