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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had myriad influences. In this title, the author takes readers on a journey back in time, marking the changes that economics, popular culture, and even politics have made to style over the years. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AKTH; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812005
ISBN
9780747812005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.89

Paperback. For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behaviour among her students, and bad publicity for the college. So her prim and cosy world is turned upside down when the drowned body of the college bursar is found floating in her canoe. Series: British Library Crime Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357265
ISBN
9780712357265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. This is the oral account of the city's most influential bands, including Kraftwerk, NEU!, DAF, Die Krupps and many more. Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 x black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AVGV; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785581199
ISBN
9781785581199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 758 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; LAQ; LAZ; LN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
758
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849462730
ISBN
9781849462730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 49.38

Paperback. This book is open access under a CC BY license and explores the under-researched history of male mental illness from the mid-twentieth century. It argues that statistics suggesting women have been more vulnerable to depression and anxiety are misleading since they underplay a host of alternative presentations of 'distress' more common in men. Series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JFFH; JFSJ2; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137556264
ISBN
9781137556264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Schonhorn, Manuel. Series: Dover Maritime. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486404882
ISBN
9780486404882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. A picture can say a thousand words and the images caught on camera during the Victorian and Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. This book lets you explore the pastimes, hobbies, sports and other entertainments enjoyed by the Victorians and Edwardians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807209
ISBN
9780747807209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226462202
ISBN
9780226462202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. A challenge to the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of knowledge construction in botany, cartography, terrestrial surveying, linguistics, education and colonial administration, Raj demonstrates the crucial role of intercultural encounter and circulation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238503
ISBN
9780230238503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.52
€ 124.82

Paperback. An original conceptual exploration of Shanghai which examines the emergence today of the 'City of Tomorrow'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFSG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043601
ISBN
9781849043601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardcover. Charts one of the most important interludes within the Russian cultural Renaissance of the early 20th Century. Num Pages: 424 pages, 243 Colour, 14 B&W. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 241 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2612.
Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851496884
ISBN
9781851496884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.74
€ 48.93

Hardback. A new and chilling study of lethal human exploitation in the Soviet forced labor camps, one of the pillars of Stalinist terror Series: The Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; JKVP; JPFC; JPHX; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179415
ISBN
9780300179415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 48.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; AGB; AMX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983912
ISBN
9780141983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. An in depth study of the IRA in the years leading up to the conflict that broke out in 1969. This book explores the internal divisions that existed within the IRA and Sinn Fein in this period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091209
ISBN
9780719091209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.21

Paperback. The first book to examine the "Little Blitz" of January 1944 and its effect on London Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553084
ISBN
9781781553084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198705048
ISBN
9780198705048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816652754
ISBN
9780816652754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Late on the evening of 24 January 1991 the patrol was compromised deep behind enemy lines in Iraq. A fierce fire-fight left the eight men unscathed, but they were forced to run for their lives. This title tells the story of courage under fire, of hairbreadth escapes, of the trained soldiers in the world fighting against adverse conditions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BTM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS3; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556671
ISBN
9780099556671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardcover. William Jervois was a military engineer who rose to prominence as a result of Lord Palmerston's extensive programme of fortification against a feared French invasion in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ramparts of Empire is a detailed and engaging study of his life and works. Num Pages: 322 pages, c. 150 b&w illustrations, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMX; TBX; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 273 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816040
ISBN
9781905816040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50+ b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314445
ISBN
9780764314445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25
€ 46.30

Paperback. This is the first book to collect the most important contributions to the theory of the postmodern novel over the last forty years and to guide readers through the complex questions and wide-ranging debates. The selections in this book will enable readers to place the theory of postmodern fiction in a broader intellectual and cultural context. Editor(s): Nicol, Bran. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614790
ISBN
9780748614790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

paperback. In 1749, Francois Bonis, a medical student in Paris, found himself hauled off to the Bastille for distributing an abominable poem about the king. So began the Affair of the Fourteen, a police crackdown on ordinary citizens for unauthorized poetry recitals. Why was the official response to these poems so intense? This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066045
ISBN
9780674066045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 411 colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 257 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346187
ISBN
9780764346187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.41

Hardback. An analysis of the often contradictory reasons why President George W Bush went to war in Iraq and of the war's impact on future US armed intervention abroad. Drawing on various assessments of Bush's presidency, it contends that Bush's invasion of Iraq was more about the arrogance of post - Cold War American power than it was about Saddam Hussein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974370
ISBN
9781597974370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

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