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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardcover. Lauren Faulkner Rossi plumbs the moral justifications of Catholic priests who served willingly and faithfully in the German army in World War II. She probes the Church's accommodations with Hitler's regime, its fierce but often futile attempts to preserve independence, and the shortcomings of Church doctrine in the face of total war and genocide. Num Pages: 345 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674598485
ISBN
9780674598485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452871
ISBN
9780801452871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Hardcover. Focuses on the pivotal years of 1638-44 where debates around non-conformity within the Church of England morphed into a revolution between Parliament and its king Series: Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096341
ISBN
9780719096341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.28

Paperback. In 1960s Bristol, a family is overshadowed by tragedy While Susan, a typically feisty seven-year-old, is busy being brave, her mother is struggling for courage. Though bound by an indestructible love, their journey through a world that is darkening with tragedy is fraught with the kind of misunderstandings that bring as much laughter as pain. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598749
ISBN
9780099598749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. On 8th May 1902, Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. This work presents the story of the destruction of a town in Martinique by an erupting volcano, a man who survived it, and a history of the island itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; 3JJC; BT; HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNH0011434
ISBN
9780747568438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic and developmental aspects. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour and b&w photographs, drawings, charts. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402098
ISBN
9780887402098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. The Vietnam War is an outstanding collection of primary documents related to America s conflict in Vietnam which includes a balance of original American and Vietnamese perspectives, providing a uniquely varied range of insights into both American and Vietnamese experiences. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196789
ISBN
9781405196789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.50

Paperback. This text covers the secession and the war - the years 1861-1865. Its focus is the interaction of the military progress of the war, Union and Confederate politics, and social change, particularly emancipation. This treatment integrates literature on the war, society, and politics. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319738
ISBN
9780582319738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Paperback. Series: Warfare in the Victorian Age. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 colour photo, 1 colour ill, 35 b/w photos, 14 b/. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBWM; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512387
ISBN
9781911512387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. Stoltzfus explores the tension between a country preparing to enter into a world war and a people whose history of martyrdom for their pacifist beliefs goes back to their sixteenth-century Reformation beginnings. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411279
ISBN
9781421411279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312007
ISBN
9781846312007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 800 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJH; HBWN; HBWQ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332449
ISBN
9780764332449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.43
€ 71.97

Paperback. This text encompasses aspects of the transformation that raised Japan from the ashes of defeat to "an economic model". It relates economic growth to social change and politics, and shows how these upheavals reverberated upon the Japanese value system, collective mind, way of living and culture. Translator(s): Derrick, Jonathan. Num Pages: 394 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655695
ISBN
9781850655695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Two spectacular dead bodies-Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, found dumped and posed in a vacant lot in January 1947, and Marilyn Monroe, found dead in her home in August 1962-bookend this new history of Hollywood's postwar transition. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; APF; BTC; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284326
ISBN
9780520284326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 400 b/w and color photographs, line drawings, charts. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JWM; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2098.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305610
ISBN
9780764305610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 49.98

Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556014
ISBN
9780199556014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 475 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2264.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321658
ISBN
9780764321658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 49.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 446 pages, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197377
ISBN
9781845197377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Paperback. A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. It will appeal to anyone interested in Britain s railways and the evolution of rail transport." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 73 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784420338
ISBN
9781784420338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

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