Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. A unique account of the lives and raids of British bomber crews during the Second World War, based on original research and written by the bestselling author of THE DAMBUSTERS. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117966
- ISBN
- 9780349117966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Grounding their analysis in a deep understanding of the country's past, this title features scholars of Afghan history, politics, society, and culture who show how the Taliban was less an attempt to revive a medieval theocracy than a complex, and adaptive force rooted in the history of Afghanistan and shaped by modern international politics. Editor(s): Crews, Robert D.; Tarzi, Amin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRAM6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032248
- ISBN
- 9780674032248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossing over the Andes, they explored the unknown eastern forests and jungles, launching expeditions that were often disastrous and always disappointing. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSX; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645537
- ISBN
- 9780745645537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.38
€ 24.38
Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218288
- ISBN
- 9780823218288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
€ 41.99
€ 37.83
Hardcover. From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Num Pages: 396 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804484
- ISBN
- 9780875804484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. In the mid-sixteenth century, Jesuit missionaries working in what is now Brazil were struck by what they called the inconstancy of the people they met, the indigenous Tupi-speaking tribes of the Atlantic coast. This title situates the Jesuit missionaries' accounts of the Tupi people in historical perspective. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201013
- ISBN
- 9780984201013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.41
€ 13.41
Paperback. This is a detailed study of the most consistently successful troops in the Vietnam War - the Australians and New Zealanders. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 8 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767024
- ISBN
- 9781841767024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Hardcover. A piece of Plymouth Rock. A lock of George Washington's hair. Wood from the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. Kept in museum collections across the US, such objects are the touchstones of our popular engagement with history. This book explores the history of private collections of items like these, illuminating how Americans view the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226059600
- ISBN
- 9780226059600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.09
€ 48.99
€ 38.09
Hardcover. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240795
- ISBN
- 9780393240795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 41.72
€ 50.99
€ 41.72
Paperback. This is the diary of the late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya who was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record his story daily. Editor(s): Wells, Warner. Translator(s): Wells, Warner. Num Pages: 350 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWMN; MMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845479
- ISBN
- 9780807845479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. An insider's view of the idealism, anger and vitality of the much-maligned group known as the Young Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Latin American empowerment in the US. From their emergence in the 60's to their fracture in 1972, this is the story of how one group took on the establishment - and won. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535593
- ISBN
- 9780813535593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Loriaux, Michael. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPC; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680061
- ISBN
- 9780816680061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5SG; DS; HBL; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912492
- ISBN
- 9781439912492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. The first book to survey the history of Northern Ireland migration from partition in 1921 to the present, including the personal stories of individuals who emigrated to many destinations abroad, some of whom later returned. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383063
- ISBN
- 9781781383063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
Paperback. This is a chronological study of the musical life of the Beatles, from 1956 up to 1965. The main focus is on the materials and structures of the Beatles' melodies, harmonies, counterpoint, rhythms, and the ways these portray the themes of their poetry. The book also addresses performance practice, recording procedure, historical context and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, numerous music examples and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195141054
- ISBN
- 9780195141054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209362
- ISBN
- 9780631209362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33
paperback. This text argues that Kant's continuing efforts to find a metaphysics that could provide a foundation for the sciences is vital for understanding the development of his philosophical thought, from its earliest beginnings in the thesis of 1747 to his last unpublished writings on the "Opus postumum". Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HPC; HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674500365
- ISBN
- 9780674500365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18€ 47.69
€ 52.18
€ 47.69
Paperback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; 3JH; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475382
- ISBN
- 9780801475382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.26
€ 31.99
€ 28.26
hardcover. Xiaoyuan Liu shows how the history of the Chinese Communist Party was, from the Yan'an period onward, intertwined with the ethnopolitics of the Chinese "periphery." As a Han-dominated party, the CCP had to adapt to an inhospitable political environment, particularly among the Hui (Muslims) of northwest China and the Mongols of Inner Mongolia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBT; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749602
- ISBN
- 9780804749602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. Running for Freedom, Fourth Edition, updates historian Steven Lawson s classic volume detailing the history of African-American civil rights and black politics from the beginning of World War II to the present day. Offers comprehensive coverage of the African-American struggle for civil rights in the U.S. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118836545
- ISBN
- 9781118836545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.43
€ 54.43
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408115572
- ISBN
- 9781408115572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.91
€ 7.91
paperback. "Gripping, intense.. Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air]."-Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JMC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393345414
- ISBN
- 9780393345414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.00
€ 17.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Cramer, Jane K.; Thrall, A. Trevor. Series: Routledge Global Security Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415782135
- ISBN
- 9780415782135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.85
€ 50.99
€ 50.85
Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102636
- ISBN
- 9780231102636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45