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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Surviving the "Essex" tells the captivating story of a ship's crew battered by whale attack, broken by four months at sea, and forced-out of necessity-to make meals of their fellow survivors. Exploring the Rashomon-like Essex accounts that complicate and even contradict first mate Owen Chase's narrative, David O. Dowling examines the vital role of Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611689075
ISBN
9781611689075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. A spectacular example of collective violence, the Great Strikes of 1877 was the first national strike and the first major strikes against the railroad industry. This title investigates topics ranging from long-term effects on state militias and national guard units, to developing tension between capitalism and racial equality in United States. Editor(s): Stowell, David O. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNXB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074776
ISBN
9780252074776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

hardcover. Challenging much received wisdom about nation-states - how they form, what sustains them, why they fail - this study of subaltern social groups in the Chachapoyas region of Peru analyzes the emergence of the modern nation-state from below. Num Pages: 420 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727822
ISBN
9780804727822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.02

Paperback. Challenging much received wisdom about nation-states - how they form, what sustains them, why they fail - this study of subaltern social groups in the Chachapoyas region of Peru analyzes the emergence of the modern nation-state from below. Num Pages: 420 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804729581
ISBN
9780804729581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBG; HBJM; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522866674
ISBN
9780522866674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

Paperback. Series: Middle East@War. Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 b/w ills, 2-3 colour ills, 15 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096610
ISBN
9781911096610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300099140
ISBN
9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.05

paperback. Questions the assumption that "clans" are static structures that hamper political centralization. By reconstructing the history of kings and clans in the Kivu Rift Valley at a time of social change, this book enlarges our understanding of social process and the growth of state power in Africa. Num Pages: 392 pages, 14 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JFC; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299128944
ISBN
9780299128944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. Explores the convergences of U.S. water policy and the literature of the American West Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067565
ISBN
9780472067565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.10

Paperback. A study of the struggle for environmental justice, focusing on conflicts over solid waste and pollution in Chicago. Series: Urban and Industrial Environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262661874
ISBN
9780262661874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 black & white photographs, 5 illustrations, 2 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609384234
ISBN
9781609384234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.59

Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889905
ISBN
9780801889905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. Livingstone concludes with contemporary examples to remind us that what scientists can say and what others can hear in different venues differ today just as much as they did in the past. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HRAM3; HRCC93; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413266
ISBN
9781421413266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.80

hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781610393010
ISBN
9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.97

Hardback. "..valuable and fascinating..marvelous insight into the frantic schedules and cost-cutting that dictated the production style of the Columbia two-reelers from the 1930s to the late Fifties." -FILMFAX Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 531 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
531
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823143
ISBN
9780810823143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.19

Num Pages: 200 pages, over 400 black and white photographs, drawings, and charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764318887
ISBN
9780764318887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. The jet powered Volksjger actually saw combat during the late war months. Series: X Planes of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 96 pages, over 200 b/w photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 7. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309557
ISBN
9780764309557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

paperback. This new study of early Canadian law delves into the court records of the Niagara District, one of the richest sets of records surviving from Upper Canada, to analyze the criminal justice system in the district during the first half of the 19th century. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBT; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086884
ISBN
9780802086884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

Hardcover. This volume is the first sustained attempt to provide an overview of the First World Festival of Negro Arts, held in Dakar in 1966, and of its multiple legacies. Editor(s): Murphy, David. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPK; ACBK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383162
ISBN
9781781383162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.96

Hardback. An in-depth reassessment of the disastrous 1917 French offensive on the Western Front. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592922
ISBN
9781781592922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13