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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Koreans and Burakumin, two of the largest minority groups in modern Japan, share a history of discrimination that spans the decades of Japan's modernization and imperial expansion. Bayliss explores the historical processes that cast them as "others" on the margins of the Japanese empire and that also influenced their views of themselves. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066687
ISBN
9780674066687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.33

Paperback. This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on the country and weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps, 4 tables and 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192893185
ISBN
9780192893185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.03

Hardback. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, factories had become an inescapable part of the townscape. This book looks at the architecture, planning and design of those factories that were part of the second wave of the industrial revolution. It covers the Victorian and Edwardian eras, 1837- 1910, and the period leading up to the First World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour and black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785001895
ISBN
9781785001895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 300 b&w and colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 3JJ; AKB; AKR; AMB; BGF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 190 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716532767
ISBN
9780716532767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 34.36

Paperback. Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students. Series: Access to History. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 192 x 241 x 8. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471838286
ISBN
9781471838286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.48

Paperback. The House of Tudor ruled England and its realms from 1485 until 1603, during which time five monarchs sat on the throne: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. This expert guide charts the lives of Tudor lay folk (including Shakespeare!) as well as all the infamous Tudor kings and queens. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470687925
ISBN
9780470687925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Series: Haynes Automotive Repair Manuals. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Haynes Manuals, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563929953
ISBN
9781563929953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. Studying John Strachey, an important 20th-century British Left intellectual, this book provides a detailed exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and pitfalls of British socialists during the mid-century. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 487. Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Biography - War & Espionage - World War II,Subjects - Biography - Historical - 1901 Onwards,Subjects - Biography - Historical - Britain - 1901 Onwards,Subject"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1993rd Edition
SKU
KHS0048370
ISBN
9780333511541
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 98.82

Paperback. A study of the Russo-Japanese War. It explains the background and outbreak of the war, then follows the course of the fighting at Yalu River, Sha-ho, and finally Mukden, the largest battle anywhere before World War I. It also demonstrates how Japan emerged from this conflict as a Great Power. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 168 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764467
ISBN
9781841764467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170168
ISBN
9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. These twenty-two cleverly linked stories, written over two decades, trace a life from childhood to middle age. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Unthank Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910061251
ISBN
9781910061251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

paperback. Explores the lives and experiences of those whose fortunes rose and fell with the West Indian empire. From the ambitious and brilliant entrepreneurs, to the grandees wielding power across the Atlantic, this title presents the story of how a few small islands and a handful of families decisively shaped the British Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558453
ISBN
9780099558453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. This annual publication gives the longitudes of all the planets for each day and their latitudes and declinations for every other day, and includes tables of houses for London, Liverpool and New York. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBCY; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 121. Weight in Grams: 50.
Publisher
Amer School of Astrology
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780572016401
ISBN
9780572016401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.22

Hardcover. A radical interpretation of the divisions leading up to the declaration of war, August, 1914. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Verso
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781683507
ISBN
9781781683507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.43

Hardcover. A charming look at the Lake District as it was in 1922. Series: Black's Sketchbooks. Num Pages: 32 pages, 16 pencil sketches. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JJG; AFF; WQN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
32
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408115541
ISBN
9781408115541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.80

Hardback. Ellen Wilkinson viewed herself as part of an international radical community and became involved in socialist, feminist, and pacifist movements that spanned the globe. By focusing on the extent to which Wilkinson s activism transcended Britain s borders, Laura Beers adjusts our perception of the British Left in the early twentieth century." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 44. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971523
ISBN
9780674971523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.22

Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316428
ISBN
9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.99

Hardback. The arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the head of the Yukos oil company, in October 2003, was a key turning point in modern Russian history. In this book, the author examines the rise and fall of Yukos and considers the relationship between Putin's state and big business during Russia's traumatic shift from the Soviet planned economy to capitalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 in 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPVR; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764597
ISBN
9781780764597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 48.94

Paperback. Stephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781314951
ISBN
9781781314951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. The Spanish Civil War was the training ground of the German military forces that struck across Europe in the Blitzkrieg of 1939-40. A detailed analysis of the German Army's vehicles, equipment, weapons and their tactical development. Num Pages: Highly illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473878839
ISBN
9781473878839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.03

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