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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. Num Pages: 280 pages, map, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037387
- ISBN
- 9780691037387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.86
€ 45.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Tells the story of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen. This title analyzes the chemistry of a woman's soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. It describes Marie Antoinette in the King's bedroom, and with her children. Translator(s): Paul, Eden; Paul, Cedar. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906548308
- ISBN
- 9781906548308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. A revealing memoir of life below stairs Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444735864
- ISBN
- 9781444735864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of County Durham. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 122 x 2. Weight in Grams: 24.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Facsim.of 1894 Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850543346
- ISBN
- 9780850543346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99
€ 6.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 348 images, 175 templates. BIC Classification: 3JH; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 285 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345494
- ISBN
- 9780764345494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Paperback. A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. It covers topics that include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages. Num Pages: 448 pages, tables, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140138191
- ISBN
- 9780140138191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 4KLR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 319 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471876431
- ISBN
- 9781471876431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.52
€ 14.99
€ 14.52
Hardback. Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage--the adopted children of European history. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967632
- ISBN
- 9780674967632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.32
€ 41.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, showing how the raffish and rakish style of eighteenth-century society, having reached a peak in the Regency, then succumbed to the new norms of respectability popularly known as 'Victorianism'. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199218912
- ISBN
- 9780199218912
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Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. Following his first three successful books, describing his long career as a military pilot, Mike Brooke completes the story with more tales of test flying during the 1980s and '90s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969857
- ISBN
- 9780750969857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. An abridged edition of Saul Friedlander's definitive two-volume history of the Holocaust: THE YEARS OF PERSECUTION and THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827567
- ISBN
- 9780753827567
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908096951
- ISBN
- 9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.71
€ 17.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. In the summer of 1944, plans began for a complex operation to seize a Rhine river bridge at Arnhem in the Netherlands. This title features photographs, maps and color artwork that complement extensive archival research revealing the successes of those American airborne missions, largely overshadowed by the failure of the operation as a whole. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782008163
- ISBN
- 9781782008163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.35
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€ 17.35
Paperback. Provides encyclopedic coverage of communism and its impact throughout the world in the 20th century. This book explains what communism was, the forms it took, and the enormous role it played in world history from the Russian Revolution through the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond. Editor(s): Pons, Silvio; Service, Robert. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 214 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1772.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154299
- ISBN
- 9780691154299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 54.23
€ 70.08
€ 54.23
Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152938
- ISBN
- 9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.88
€ 29.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801434150
- ISBN
- 9780801434150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 629 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348297
- ISBN
- 9780764348297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.74€ 56.76
€ 74.74
€ 56.76
Hardback. The story of Saatchi & Saatchi as it has never been told before: as a multiple eyewitness account - by the people who were really there. Num Pages: 208 pages, Colour photographs, illustrations and advertisements. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782436584
- ISBN
- 9781782436584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.89
€ 29.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. Presenting a scathing attack on the French revolution's attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, this work makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs. It argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change, and deplores the influence the revolution might have in Britain. Editor(s): O'Brien, Conor Cruise. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432046
- ISBN
- 9780140432046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. Superb color photographs, including multiple full-views and detail shots, depict over 150 helmets of Germany, Britain, France, United States, Austria, Turkey, and others from World War I. Previously unpublished World War I photographs show the helmets as they were worn. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 500 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2060.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310201
- ISBN
- 9780764310201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.58€ 60.97
€ 80.58
€ 60.97
Hardcover. Drawing from the Bodleian Library's collections, this richly-illustrated book features extracts from letters, journals, diaries and memoirs written by a diverse cast of onlookers. Put into context with introductory notes, these first-hand accounts give a fascinating insight into the tumultuous year of 1917. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244607
- ISBN
- 9781851244607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341895
- ISBN
- 9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. This book traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically 'useless' and emotionally 'priceless,' from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034591
- ISBN
- 9780691034591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.94
€ 45.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. The first truly transnational history of cinema's role in decolonization, this powerful book weaves a unified historical narrative out of the experiences of three colonial powers in diverse geographic settings. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; APFA; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416410
- ISBN
- 9781421416410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53