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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

paperback. Ends of Enlightenment explores three realms of remarkable innovation in eighteenth-century Europe that remain active in today: the realist novel, philosophical thought, and the physical sciences, especially human anatomy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804742122
ISBN
9780804742122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. This collection of essays offers a fresh perspective on the definition and origins of terrorism, broadening the field to include slave revolts and urban tensions, and considering how the "war on terrorism" had already matured by 1870 as a way to justify often bloody campaigns against labor unions, nationalist freedom fighters, and reformers. Editor(s): Land, Isaac. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604599
ISBN
9780230604599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166407
ISBN
9780813166407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.94

Hardcover. A documentary history telling the story of how the Comintern (Communist International) participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. The author analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument and victim of terror using archival documents. Translator(s): Staklo, Vadim A. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 560 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082425
ISBN
9780300082425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.10
€ 59.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx 30 b/w photos & colour section. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 570. The Real Guy Gibson. 288 pages, approx 30 b/w photos & colour section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight: 616.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791182
ISBN
9780859791182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. New paperback edition of critically acclaimed, lively and gripping account of the British invasion and occupation of Iraq and of the Arab revolt against it, the most serious armed uprising against British rule in the twentieth century. Vividly brings to life key players such as Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Sir Mark Sykes. Num Pages: 503 pages, 7 maps, 15 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561702
ISBN
9780863561702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

paperback. This text examines the efforts of the Tudor regime to implement the English Reformation in Ireland during the sixteenth century. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; HBJD1; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521369947
ISBN
9780521369947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.64

This group biography investigates the personal and professional histories of what is often referred to as the World War II Generation of Historians, a group that includes Daniel Boorstin, Hugh Trevor Roper and Barbara Tuckman. It is based on personal interviews and readings of their work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122069
ISBN
9780813122069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.95

Hardback. Engaging the Line explores how the First World War forever changed the Canada-US border by examining reactions to increasingly strict security measures in six adjacent border communities. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 484 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774832748
ISBN
9780774832748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

hardcover. The development of the modern social security state in Canada saw an ideological shift away from the mother and welfare entitlements based on family reproduction, and toward state policies that promoted men's paid labour in the workplace. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047687
ISBN
9780802047687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118929032
ISBN
9781118929032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.27

Hardcover. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Ziemann, Benjamin; Schumann, Dirk. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279070
ISBN
9780230279070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. Documents the forging of a fresh relationship between technology and politics in Revolutionary France, and the inauguration of a distinctively modern form of the 'technological life'. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; TBX; TTMW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012643
ISBN
9780226012643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. This work is an informal "status report" on electrical and electronics engineering and its potential for human society. It seeks primarily to identify key questions and opportunities, rather than to offer final answers. Num Pages: 324 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780780353626
ISBN
9780780353626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.19

Hardback. Nishiyama's work offers lessons to policymakers interested in how a country can recover successfully after defeat. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412665
ISBN
9781421412665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086151
ISBN
9780719086151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.65

Hardcover. The Engines of Empire explores the complex relationship between Victorians and their greatest invention: the steamship. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798068
ISBN
9780804798068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardcover. An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290877
ISBN
9780230290877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Paperback. This study introduces students to England's foreign policy during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. The book addresses the key questions facing students and each reign is analyzed in turn, providing a narrative and explanation of the major events and policy decisions of the period. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPSD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582289918
ISBN
9780582289918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.39

Paperback. Christopher Tyerman offers this book-length study of the role of England in the Crusades which focuses on the courtroom and council chamber rather than the battlefield. Tyerman seeks to demonstrate the impact of the Crusades on the political and economic functions of English society. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226820132
ISBN
9780226820132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. The year 1819 in England was notable for the quality, value and topicality of its literature, while parliamentary and political reforms were widely demanded, especially by "Romantic" writers. This book argues that the writing demonstrates an awareness of its place both in history, and as history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101095
ISBN
9780226101095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. * Challenges previous assumptions about the 1670s. * Based on and quotes a wide range of manuscripts, newsletters, correspondence, contemporary diaries, poems, plays and other documents and printed works. * Includes literary sources not only to enrich the coverage of the period, but for interdisciplinary approach to the period. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222538
ISBN
9780631222538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. The 1670s were the heyday of Restoration England - a period of experimentation, politicization, and strife. This work explores the richness and complexity of the decade, challenging existing assumptions about it. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631192565
ISBN
9780631192565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

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