Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951362
- ISBN
- 9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.73
€ 18.99
€ 13.73
Hardback. A study of Indian foreign policy under Jawaharlal Nehru, concentrating on the fundamental questions of war and peace. Looks at Nehru's handling of the disputes over the fate of Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir in 1947-48; the refugee crisis in East and West Bengal in 1950; the Kashmir crisis in 1951; and the boundary dispute with China 1949-62. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242159
- ISBN
- 9780230242159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.08
€ 178.08
Hardcover. A graphic account of how England has changed over the last 90 years through the impact of road transport on the landscape. Num Pages: 306 pages, 155. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AMX; WGC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Publisher
- English Heritage
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848020870
- ISBN
- 9781848020870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.65
€ 72.65
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616640
- ISBN
- 9780700616640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.16
€ 86.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 656 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 16 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982963
- ISBN
- 9781909982963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.26€ 54.27
€ 71.26
€ 54.27
Paperback. Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, this book explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0013707
- ISBN
- 9781472809100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 414 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1790.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350740
- ISBN
- 9780764350740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06€ 53.37
€ 76.06
€ 53.37
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451805
- ISBN
- 9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.88
€ 55.88
Paperback. Suppose that everything we think we know about 'The Victorians' is wrong? That we have persistently misrepresented the culture of the Victorian era, perhaps to make ourselves feel more satisfyingly liberal and sophisticated? What if they were much more fun than we ever suspected? This book provides the answers for us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571206636
- ISBN
- 9780571206636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Hardcover. Before becoming one of the all-time greats of the comicbook world, the author fought in World War II - and he took his sketchbook with him. From basic training in the US, through Europe to VE Day in Paris, he documented everything, in vivid sketches and watercolors that show both the humor and horror of war. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781165331
- ISBN
- 9781781165331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.10
€ 26.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Covers Bath in the Great War from the commencement of war in July 1914 to the Armistice in November 1918, featuring many forgotten news stories of the day. Describes what was happening in the city during the conflict including people's everyday lives, entertainment, spies and the internment of aliens living within the city. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 pages integrated illustations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823495
- ISBN
- 9781473823495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471156519
- ISBN
- 9781471156519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198412625
- ISBN
- 9780198412625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Hardback. At the turn of the twentieth century women played a key role in debates about the nature of the Irish nation. Examining women's participation in nationalist and rural reform groups, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of Irish identity in the prelude to revolution and how it was shaped by women. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294370
- ISBN
- 9780230294370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Paperback. This text looks at the roots of the struggle in Northern Ireland and of British intervention, setting both in the longer perspective of the Anglo-Irish troubles. The book seeks to place the use of the army within the wider British context of dealing with political violence. Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0296675
- ISBN
- 9780582100732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 172 illus., 16 in color. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJF; 3JJG; AMC; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 4531. .
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741413
- ISBN
- 9780295741413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Hardback. Presents a comparative overview of the cultural imaginations of nuclear weapons and the anticipation of nuclear destruction. It considers representations of elements of the Cold War in popular culture and thought across Europe, Japan, USSR and the USA, providing a significant addition to Cold War historiography. Editor(s): Grant, Matthew; Ziemann, Benjamin. Series Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994402
- ISBN
- 9781784994402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.77
€ 160.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532392
- ISBN
- 9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. This title focuses on performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period - Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279773
- ISBN
- 9780520279773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034013
- ISBN
- 9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.33
€ 15.99
€ 14.33