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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.48
€ 53.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards Num Pages: 496 pages, 42 black and white illustrations; 12 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669035
- ISBN
- 9780199669035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743243032
- ISBN
- 9780743243032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Acquaints the reader with the history of the ASR service during this conflict and the ways in which rescue techniques were developed in response to the increasingly perilous challenges of the war. Num Pages: 144 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JKSW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473861305
- ISBN
- 9781473861305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. On 16 May 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took off from Scampton airbase in Lincolnshire. For six weeks they had been trained to fulfil one mission that was near impossible: to destroy three dams deep within Germany's Ruhr Valley. In this book, Johnny relives every moment of that fatal night - and the aftermath. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957759
- ISBN
- 9780091957759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Lothians. Series: Airfields Series. 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight: 302.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741067
- ISBN
- 9781846741067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.13
€ 29.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951610
- ISBN
- 9781845951610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008469
- ISBN
- 9781493008469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.59
€ 27.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939. This book presents an account of one of the most effective fighting force in modern history by the man who commanded it. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042855
- ISBN
- 9780141042855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. During her lifetime Marie de Gournay was celebrated as one of the seventy most famous women of all time. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. This volume includes previously unpublished work. Translator(s): Hillman, Richard; Quesnel, Colette. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305561
- ISBN
- 9780226305561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of detente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy and culture. Editor(s): Bange, Oliver; Niedhart, Gottfried. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454913
- ISBN
- 9781845454913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Paperback. Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290815
- ISBN
- 9780803290815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447270201
- ISBN
- 9781447270201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
CD-Audio. At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. In this audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in bright red London buses. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- BBC Physical Audio
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910281239
- ISBN
- 9781910281239
CD
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.84
€ 18.99
€ 13.84
Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192049
- ISBN
- 9780300192049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. Leading sexuality scholars explore queer lives and cultures in the first full post-war decade through an array of sources and a range of perspectives. Drawing out the particularities of queer cultures from the Finland and New Zealand to the UK and the USA, this collection rethinks preconceptions of the 1950s and pinpoints some of its legacies. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike; Cook, Matt. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300699
- ISBN
- 9780230300699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.68
€ 134.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209299
- ISBN
- 9780872209299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.09
€ 20.99
€ 17.09
Hardback. David M. Robinson explores how grand displays like the royal hunt, archery contests, and the imperial menagerie were presented in literature and art in the early Ming dynasty. He argues these spectacles were highly contested sites where emperors and court ministers staked competing claims about rulership and the role of the military in the polity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 color photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073371
- ISBN
- 9780674073371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.23€ 49.02
€ 53.23
€ 49.02
Hardback. Little is known about these Nigerian Islamist insurgents, and the author sheds invaluable light Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JM; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044912
- ISBN
- 9781849044912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.47
€ 32.99
€ 27.47
Hardback. The Business of News in England, 1760-1820 explores the commerce of the English press during a critical period of press politicization, as the nation confronted foreign wars and revolutions that disrupted domestic governance. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables, 7 graphs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336385
- ISBN
- 9781137336385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.41
€ 135.41
Hardcover. This title serves a source of data for those involved in marine law and insurance, historians of the region and naval warfare specialists. It focuses on the hundreds of merchant vessels which were attacked during the Iran-Iraq war. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTM; JPS; JWL; LBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640322
- ISBN
- 9781860640322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.03
€ 204.03
Paperback. Henry Stratford Persse was a customs official and distiller in the town of Galway whose sons emigrated to Boston then New York. His letters provide a striking account of Galway life, Irish misgovernment and American democracy by a lively, unconventional observer. Editor(s): Roy, J.C. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181416
- ISBN
- 9781859181416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196189
- ISBN
- 9781845196189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47
€ 129.47
Hardback. Beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer. Illustrator(s): Hartland, Jessie. Num Pages: 40 pages, f-c (reflective); uncoated jkt + int; (spfx: heavy spot gloss). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 5AD; YNM; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 239 x 318 x 14. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481452496
- ISBN
- 9781481452496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.49
€ 15.99
€ 11.49