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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. The must-read bestselling memoir of the year Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782113393
- ISBN
- 9781782113393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Patrice Lumumba was the foremost leader of the African independence movement. After his execution in 1961, when he had been prime minister of the newly-liberated Congo for only seven months, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. Zeilig tells the story of Lumumba's transition from nationalist to international symbol of African liberation. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323941
- ISBN
- 9781908323941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The incredible true story of what really happened in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War. Num Pages: 80 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445640372
- ISBN
- 9781445640372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Klin, George. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218664
- ISBN
- 9780812218664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. 1917, post-Russian Revolution, an unlikely and eccentric band of British spies are smuggled into newly Soviet Russia to thwart Lenin's plan to destroy British rule in India, as a precursor to toppling the democracies of the West. The spies, under Mansfield Cumming, were the unsung founders of the present-day MI6. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737042
- ISBN
- 9781444737042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750963909
- ISBN
- 9780750963909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Elizabeth II has lived through Abdication, the Blitz and World War Two, the sex and spy scandals of the swinging sixties, the Cold War and the nuclear threat and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK and Ronald Reagan, and other world leaders like President Mandela and Pope John XXII. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919123
- ISBN
- 9780670919123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A book of proven success, authority and readability reprinted to mark the Centenary of the Royal Navy's Submarine Service. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473853454
- ISBN
- 9781473853454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Hardcover. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Num Pages: 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1288. The German Offensives on the Flanks and the Third Soviet Counteroffensive, 25 August-10 September 1941. 624 pages, 19 b/w photos, 94 maps, 32 tables. Describes the Red Army's attempts to thwart German offensive plans by defeating Army Group Center in the Smolensk region with a general counter offensive by three Red Army fronts. This volume deals with two major military operations which, for political and military reasons, Soviet historians concealed from view, largely because they both failed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 59. Weight: 1286.
- Publisher
- Helion Pub
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033903
- ISBN
- 9781906033903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.23€ 54.72
€ 71.23
€ 54.72
Paperback. Using history, painting, literature and food, this book sheds light on southern Italy's legacy of political corruption and violent crime. It takes you on a journey into the dark heart of Sicily. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595809
- ISBN
- 9780099595809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784780265
- ISBN
- 9781784780265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; 3JJF; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960274
- ISBN
- 9780750960274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748693023
- ISBN
- 9780748693023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 103.50
€ 106.94
€ 103.50
Paperback. Features essays that examine three generations of international scholars of muralism - Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siquieros - to their successors in Mexico, the United States, and across Latin America. This title shows how these artists' murals transcended borders to engage major issues raised by different modernity. Editor(s): Anreus, Alejandro; Greeley, Robin Adele; Folgarait, Leonard. Num Pages: 394 pages, 10 color illustrations, 96 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; ACXD; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896. A Critical History. 394 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Anreus, Alejandro; Greeley, Robin Adele; Folgarait, Leonard. Features essays that examine three generations of international scholars of muralism - Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siquieros - to their successors in Mexico, the United States, and across Latin America. This title shows how these artists' murals transcended borders to engage major issues raised by different modernity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; ACXD; AFC. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 28. Weight: 896.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271623
- ISBN
- 9780520271623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II. Series: Blackwell History of Russia. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169608
- ISBN
- 9781405169608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.66
€ 38.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight in Grams: 744. 1120 pages. Editor(s): Noble, Andrew; Hogg, Patrick Scott. Drawing on extensive scholarship and the author's own letters, this book offers information about his life, early hardships, political beliefs, and literary contexts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 51. Weight: 888.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953809
- ISBN
- 9781841953809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712679954
- ISBN
- 9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. In 21st century Britain, a 'perfect storm' seems to have engulfed many of its institutions. This book is the first wholesale consideration of the crisis of legitimacy that has taken root in Britain's key institutions and explores the crisis across them to determine if a set of shared underlying pathologies exist to create this collective crisis. Editor(s): Richards, David; Smith, Martin; Hay, Colin. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 figures, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPH; JPQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137334381
- ISBN
- 9781137334381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Hardcover. Describes in detail Finnish Air Force bombers used during World War II, illustrating camouflage and markings of the aircraft obtained from the USA, Netherlands, Germany, UK and USSR. Illustrator(s): Holda, Karolina. Series: White Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, Full colour artwork; colour & b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Mushroom Model Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788365281036
- ISBN
- 9788365281036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66€ 56.38
€ 59.66
€ 56.38
Paperback. * Now in paperback, a history of one of the most controversial personalities of fifteenth--century England, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. * The first full study of this powerful and compelling figure within the context of political life of late medieval England. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235934
- ISBN
- 9780631235934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the garments in the V&A's superlative 19th-century fashion collection. This title gives the reader a unique opportunity to examine historical clothing that is often too fragile to be on display. Series: Victoria and Albert Museum. Num Pages: 240 pages, 478 illustrations, 163 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1196.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292648
- ISBN
- 9780500292648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471131523
- ISBN
- 9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. An account of an epic tragedy, the battle of Gallipoli. It explains that from the initial landings - which ended with so much blood in the sea it could be seen from aircraft overhead - to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of attrition that followed, it was a lunacy that was never going to succeed. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681615
- ISBN
- 9781846681615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Bestselling author A. C. Grayling explains how--fueled by original and unorthodox thinking, war, and technological invention--the seventeenth century became the crucible of modernity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408870020
- ISBN
- 9781408870020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06