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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Tells the story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This book shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign challenged the nuclear priorities of the great powers and, ultimately, thwarted their nuclear ambitions. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Stanford University Press California
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756327
ISBN
9780804756327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Confronting the Bomb tells the dramatic, inspiring story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756310
ISBN
9780804756310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardback. An original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042932
ISBN
9781849042932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.75

Based on extensive research in the Russian archives, this book examines the Soviet approach to the Vietnam conflict between the 1954 Geneva conference on Indochina and late 1963, when the overthrow of the South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem and the assassination of John F. Kennedy radically transformed the conflict. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747127
ISBN
9780804747127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.17

Paperback. The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648446
ISBN
9780745648446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Hardback. The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648439
ISBN
9780745648439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status - and importantly the status of slavery within them - paralyzed the nation. This book examines these issues. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419779
ISBN
9780821419779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. Provides an analysis of the recent changes - both quantitative and qualitative - that have occurred in the wake of the landmark 1992 elections. Comprehensive statistics and other data cover the campaign finances and roll-call voting behaviour of all 40 members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819195616
ISBN
9780819195616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.23

hardcover. In 1774 delegates from twelve English colonies in North America assembled in congress. This assemblage laid the foundation for the first national political body in the United States. This is a study of the Congress from 1774 to 1789, the 15 years of its existence. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 line diagrams 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722933
ISBN
9780804722933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.52

Paperback. Argues that Hitler's rise to power was financed and supported by the US and Britain to prevent Germany allying with Russia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745321813
ISBN
9780745321813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.92

Hardback. "Ruderman uncovers a fascinating episode in the history of European Jewry and Jewish-Christian intellectual relations. Connecting the Covenants is compelling as both narrative and history."-Matt Goldish, The Ohio State University Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240160
ISBN
9780812240160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Hardback. This book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish Empire in the years, 1750-1850, taking a transatlantic approach to the history of science. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084935
ISBN
9780719084935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.88

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of race, health, and colonization in a specific cross-cultural contact zone in the Texas borderlands between 1780 and 1861. Throughout this eighty-year period, ordinary health concerns shaped cross-cultural interactions during Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo colonization. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6 photos, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285880
ISBN
9780803285880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290901
ISBN
9780571290901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. An evocative illustrated record of Cunard ships at the end of their heyday in full colour Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 247 x 9. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553503
ISBN
9781781553503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.15

Hardback. Editor(s): West, Donna E.; Anderson, Myrdene. Series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics. Num Pages: 459 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HPJ; HRAB; JHB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319459189
ISBN
9783319459189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.55

hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Clarion Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873797327
ISBN
9781873797327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Clarion Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873797310
ISBN
9781873797310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Margaret Thatchera s departure from office and the arrival of her successor, John Major, have had a profound impact on the way Britain is governed -- and in this new edition of Consensus Politics, the authors examines the legacy of Thatcherite "conviction politics" and assesses the state of consensus in Britaina s government today. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631192282
ISBN
9780631192282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Hardcover. Examines the oratory and rhetoric of twelve key figures from Conservative Party politics Editor(s): Hayton, Richard; Crines, Andrew Scott; Crines, Andrew. Series: New Perspectives on the Right. Num Pages: 264 pages, Tables, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 342 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719097249
ISBN
9780719097249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

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