Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. The first part of a three-volume study, this work examines early Russian-American relations between the American Revolutionary War and the purchase of Alaska. The author argues that these early contacts were more extensive, important and congenial than has been reported before. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604388
- ISBN
- 9780700604388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.94
€ 71.94
Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218307
- ISBN
- 9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Paperback. Presents the history of interior design from the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement onwards. This book analysis major styles and trends, including Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, the Modern Movement and Art Deco through to Post-Modern and Hi-Tech Design. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 217 illustrations, 72 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AMR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500203972
- ISBN
- 9780500203972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Paperback. A comprehensive survey discuses the genre's major subjects and issues, citing the works of such contributors as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Miguel Calder n while discussing how their achievements reflect current movements as well as the politics, society, and art of their periods. Original. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 178 illustrations, 45 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500203569
- ISBN
- 9780500203569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.83
€ 26.83
Paperback. In late 1942, along with so many others who signed up to support the war effort, thirty-year-old Mildred Radawiec left a comfortable position as a nurse at the University of Michigan Hospital and postponed her marriage to a soon-to-be doctor to volunteer as a surgical nurse in the major battle theaters of the war. Num Pages: 454 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033317
- ISBN
- 9780472033317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465007660
- ISBN
- 9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.67
€ 28.67
Paperback. Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues. Num Pages: 94 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; JKVC; JKVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 6. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415635530
- ISBN
- 9780415635530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.96
€ 55.96
Paperback. Adolf Hitler is one of the most notorious political figure. This biography looks at Hitler's life from his childhood, his time as a drop out, his awakening as a revolutionary and his then relatively conventional ascent to power. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415436465
- ISBN
- 9780415436465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
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
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
paperback. This study argues that a full understanding of the origins and development of racism in Europe after 1870 needs to examine the structure and inter-relationships between anti-Semitism and anti-black racism. Series: European Culture & Society Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001 ed.
- SKU
- V9780333711200
- ISBN
- 9780333711200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.15
€ 60.15
Offers a look into the Victorian world, including a chapter on electronic research. This volume features a glimpse into Victorian daily living, including women's roles; 'Victorian Morality'; leisure; health and medicine; and life in various settings, from workhouses to country estates. It is suitable for students and teachers alike. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313350344
- ISBN
- 9780313350344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.60
€ 86.60
Paperback. This edition of the pamphlet includes selections from Paine's other writings from 1775 and 1776 - additional essays that contextualize "Common Sense" provide unusual insight on both the writer and the cause for which he wrote. Editor(s): Slaughter, Thomas P.; Davis, Natalie Zemon; May, Ernest R. Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312201487
- ISBN
- 9780312201487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback. "Frederick the Great (1712--1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as" Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306809088
- ISBN
- 9780306809088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190328
- ISBN
- 9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300185126
- ISBN
- 9780300185126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.20
€ 80.20
Hardcover. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154139
- ISBN
- 9780300154139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardback. On a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this grueome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns that existed in this small English port town? Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099850
- ISBN
- 9780300099850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.69
€ 74.69
hardcover. The story of Fleet Street's construction of the "Jack the Ripper" murders. It examines how 14 daily and weekly newspapers - including two East End "weeklies" - featured news of Jack the Ripper, in the process revealing the social, political and sexual anxieties of late Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JH; BTC; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300088724
- ISBN
- 9780300088724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.20
€ 80.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300085266
- ISBN
- 9780300085266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
This text explores the clash between communism and Islam in the Soviet campaign against Central Asia between 1917 and 1941. Shoshana Keller utilizes documents from Moscow and Tashkent, including the former Communist Party Archive of Uzbekistan. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FC; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HRH; JFSR2; JPFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275972387
- ISBN
- 9780275972387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.83
€ 137.83
paperback. A collection of 71 documents which have either defined America's place in the world, or reflected a significant episode in the history of US foreign affairs. Originally designed to supplement a course covering US diplomatic history, it can also be used as a resource book for history undergraduates. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275953256
- ISBN
- 9780275953256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. The role of government in the regulation of cannabis is as hotly debated now as it was a century ago. In this lively study James Mills explores the historical background of cannabis legislation, arguing that the drive towards prohibition grew out of the politics of empire rather than scientific or rational assessment of the drug's use and effects. Num Pages: 260 pages, 8pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199278817
- ISBN
- 9780199278817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.68
€ 80.68
Thirty-seven essays providing a comprehensive overview, covering the most essential aspects of Atlantic history from c.1450 to c.1850, offering a wide-ranging and authoritative account of the movement of people, plants, pathogens, products, and cultural practices-to mention some of the key agents-around and within the Atlantic basin. Editor(s): Canny, Nicholas; Morgan, Philip D. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16 halftones and five maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 246 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1364.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199210879
- ISBN
- 9780199210879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 222.87
€ 222.87
paperback. Editor(s): Lassiter, Matthew; Crespino, Joseph. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 black and white halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384758
- ISBN
- 9780195384758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.92
€ 55.92