Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Drawing on declassified documents, this book reveals missions as remarkable as a plot to assassinate Mussolini and plans to arm the Mafia, and brings home the risks that secret agencies run when trying to undermine well-entrenched regimes. It features a tale of desperate daring, tragic sacrifice and long-held wartime secrets. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571299195
- ISBN
- 9780571299195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302327
- ISBN
- 9780230302327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.52
€ 69.52
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333614518
- ISBN
- 9780333614518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Paperback. Dame Cicely Saunders was the founder of the Hospice Movement, in which Britain leads the world. Her work transformed our approach to the care of the dying, and also the debate about euthanasia. She died in 2005 and her memorial service was held in Westminster Abbey in March 2006. This biography includes chapters that cover the years after 1984. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BGT; MBP; MQCL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281058891
- ISBN
- 9780281058891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups. This volume explores the aims and achievements of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842206
- ISBN
- 9780192842206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. Patton's last battle Series: Spellmount Siegfried Line. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862271494
- ISBN
- 9781862271494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Acutely sensitive to rhythms of the countryside, Edward Thomas's lyrical, passionate, and sometimes political writing merges natural history with folk culture, and gives us a free-form record of the feelings and observations of one of the great poets of the English language. First published 1909 by J.M. Dent & Sons Illustrator(s): Daglish, Eric Fitch. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w wood engravings + line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJC; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956254511
- ISBN
- 9780956254511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. An analysis of the changing attitudes to poverty from Victorian times up until the outbreak of the First World War in which the author reviews the old system of poor relief and looks at the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which became a milestone in social legislation. In the SEMINAR STUDIES IN HISTORY series. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582315549
- ISBN
- 9780582315549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.76
€ 48.76
Paperback. Examining a number of players in the jazz scene, including Sidney Bechet, Inez Cavanaugh, and Kenny Clarke, this book identifies how they performed both as musicians and as African Americans. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279353
- ISBN
- 9780520279353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. This compelling, easy-to-read biography is illustrated by New Yorker artist John O'Brien. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 137 x 193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448478630
- ISBN
- 9780448478630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.88
€ 7.88
Paperback. Surveys the efforts to promote equal rights in the fifties and sixties, and examines government policy changes. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467. "Includes index. Bibliography: p. 309-326. Commissioning organisation: Cynthia Harrison. xxii, 337 p. 23 cm. Paperback. A good copy." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Women's Studies - Feminist Criticism,Education Reso"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0036434
- ISBN
- 9780520066632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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: 3JJPL; GBCY; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 122 x 3. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Publisher
- W Foulsham & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780572010027
- ISBN
- 9780572010027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.24
€ 8.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, 108 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 280. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857232034
- ISBN
- 9788857232034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444031
- ISBN
- 9780752444031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. In this study all aspects of the Khrushchev era:are explored, including reforms in agriculture, economic policy, crises in Eastern Europe, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's attempts to reform the Communist Party. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 maps, chronology, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPH; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582277762
- ISBN
- 9780582277762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.29
€ 48.99
€ 47.29
Paperback. This oral history collection brings together extended interviews with fifteen women, illuminating the part that gender roles play in ensnaring women in cycles of domestic abuse and homelessness and highlighting the physical stresses. It also challenges liberal myths about homeless people, and homeless women in particular. Editor(s): Hellegers, Desiree. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBTD; JFFB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116580
- ISBN
- 9780230116580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91
€ 69.91
Paperback. How do you drive a steam locomotive? Read this official period manual issued during the great age of steam to find out! Editor(s): Maggs, Colin G. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445616803
- ISBN
- 9781445616803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical fiction and non-fiction alike. Num Pages: 400 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123769
- ISBN
- 9780349123769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Interpreting the German-Polish relationship according to a paradigm of 'synthesis' between nations, this book examines the process and socio-political effects of how conflict and contradiction between Germans and Poles gave rise to mentalities and behaviours that were 'transnational'; representing the harmonization of the national dichotomy. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284166
- ISBN
- 9780230284166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. September 1940. With calm deliberation, Polish Army officer Witold Pilecki walked into a Nazi German street roundup in Warsaw.. and became Auschwitz Prisoner No. 4859. Translator(s): Garlinski, Jarek. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607720102
- ISBN
- 9781607720102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.58
€ 44.58