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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? This book argues that he was following the core political beliefs and style - the Blair identity - manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. It reconstructs Blair's wars, tracing his personal influence on British foreign policy and international politics during his tumultuous tenure. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719079993
ISBN
9780719079993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Looks beyond the sound and fury of the 2010 British general election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the poll, placing the election in a broader context. Editor(s): Baldini, Gianfranco; Hopkin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719083709
ISBN
9780719083709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Hardback. Hard sell explores advertising in Britain in the 1950s and 60s through extensive new archival research in Britain and America, combining the study of business practices with analysis of television and press advertisements. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFDT; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719085376
ISBN
9780719085376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. Unearths new evidence to provide a richer understanding of the life of the Labour minister Ellen Wilkinson Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719087202
ISBN
9780719087202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. Combines research on a wide variety of leisure activities in the early modern and modern periods, providing an unprecedented transnational perspective to the study of European leisure history. Editor(s): Borsay, Peter; Furnee, Jan Hein. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719089695
ISBN
9780719089695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. This book explores both the social history of livestock and veterinary history in South Asia, and integrates both of them seamlessly within its narrative. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; MZD; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719089725
ISBN
9780719089725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardcover. Explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government. Editor(s): Williams, Chris; Edwards, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719090714
ISBN
9780719090714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardcover. Studies why and how successful forms of workers' interest representation could emerge in a hostile, post-communist context Num Pages: 240 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 1DVWR; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPWF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719091124
ISBN
9780719091124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

Hardcover. Examines the oratory and rhetoric of twelve key figures from Conservative Party politics Editor(s): Hayton, Richard; Crines, Andrew Scott; Crines, Andrew. Series: New Perspectives on the Right. Num Pages: 264 pages, Tables, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 342 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719097249
ISBN
9780719097249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. A kaleidoscopic picture of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781781852545
ISBN
9781781852545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardcover. This book examines both the policies of church boards and town councils in organising charitable appeals, as well as the general population's giving behaviour. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3J; HBG; HBLH; JFFA; JKSN; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789089647931
ISBN
9789089647931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

Hardcover. An examination of the themes in Shakespeare's plays, following on from Robert Fallon's "Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare". Fallon discusses the revelations about human nature that give the plays substance, weight and such an enduring quality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634571
ISBN
9781566634571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Editions Heimdal France
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9782840482871
ISBN
9782840482871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366 477pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.02

Paperback. This text studies the structures of a bastard feudal society in the context of aristocratic power and domination as it was exercised over a period of five centuries or more. A range of specialist studies are brought into focus and their general significance is evaluated. Series: The Medieval World. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582060920
ISBN
9780582060920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.48
€ 59.00

Paperback. The federated Iroquois tribes were essential to the British during their various colonial campaigns in eastern North America. This work looks at the material culture, social organization and religion of these people and tells the story of the many frontier campaigns they fought. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764900
ISBN
9781841764900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.09

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Editor(s): Figgis, Nicola. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 295 x 252 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179200
ISBN
9780300179200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.99
€ 77.22

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; ACX; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 293 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179231
ISBN
9780300179231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

Paperback. Michael Mallin was a devout Catholic, a temperance advocate, father of four young children and husband to a pregnant wife when he was executed for his part in the Easter Rising. In this revealing new book, the first ever biography of Mallin, Brian Hughes asks what led such a man, with so much to lose, to wage war against the British in 1916? Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy, as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0026126
ISBN
9781847172662
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.00

Paperback. Examines constructions of racial identity through the exploration of passing narratives including forties jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow's memoir Really the Blues Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325154
ISBN
9780822325154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

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