Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. A major study of the Holland Park Circle, this is both a narrative of the lives, works and influence of the artists, architects and their patrons and a perceptive analysis of the subtle relationships between high Victorian taste and mercantile values. This was the period of art as great fashion. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 colour plates, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 201 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300081640
- ISBN
- 9780300081640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.39
€ 76.39
paperback. "Calista Education and Culture, January 2015." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232938
- ISBN
- 9781602232938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
hardcover. Russia encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. This book focuses on this foundational period in Arctic cartography. Translator(s): Black, Lydia T. Series: Rasmuson Library Historic Translation Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 75 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232518
- ISBN
- 9781602232518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.30
€ 105.30
Paperback. From the turn of the twentieth century in interior Alaska, dog team mail carriers were charged with maintaining the trail systems and carrying the mail, until they were replaced in the late 1930s and '40s by airplane mail service. Chronicling the history of this unique postal service, this work also pays tribute to the men who carried the mail. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602231672
- ISBN
- 9781602231672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. A century ago, Treadwell, Alaska, was a featured stop on steamship cruises, a rich town that was the most prominent and proud in all Alaska. This book presents first-person accounts from the sons and daughters of the miners, machinists, hoist operators, and superintendents who together dug and blasted the gold that made Treadwell rich. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602231184
- ISBN
- 9781602231184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.12
€ 20.12
Paperback. During the Great Depression, Franklin D Roosevelt gave more than two hundred families from some of the poorest areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan the opportunity to start their farms anew in the undeveloped land of Matanuska in Alaska. This title examines several case studies of these original families. Num Pages: 341 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230538
- ISBN
- 9781602230538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.61
€ 25.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Examines the first encounters between the native Tikigaq people and Anglo-Americans during the nineteenth century. This title is suitable for historians, ethnographers, and anthropologists. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230385
- ISBN
- 9781602230385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.26
€ 41.99
€ 36.26
Paperback. A collection of essays, which cover World War II as seen by Alaskan eyes, including the Japanese invasion of Attu and Kiska the effects of the war on Aleutian islanders, and the American campaign to recover occupied territory. Editor(s): Chandonnet, Fern. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602230132
- ISBN
- 9781602230132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.60
€ 33.99
€ 32.60
Hardback. In 2004, Carolyn Han left her comfortable life and position as a lecturer in English at Hawaii Community College and went to live in one of the most remote and mysterious places in the Middle East-Yemen, known in the West primarily for providing a haven for terrorists affiliated with al Qaeda. Num Pages: 296 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977258
- ISBN
- 9781597977258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.89
€ 30.99
€ 27.89
Public Opinion and International Intervention: Lessons from the Iraq W...
. Ed(S): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barret...
paperback. Rarely has a foreign policy event spawned such interest in international public opinion as has the Iraq War. Editor(s): Sobel, Richard; Furia, Peter; Barrett, Bethany. Num Pages: 322 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBWS5; JPS; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974936
- ISBN
- 9781597974936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Hardback. As the bloodshed in Iraq intensified in 2005, Afghanistan quickly faded from the nation's front pages to become the "other war," supposedly going well and largely ignored. In fact, the insurgency in Afghanistan was about to break out with renewed force, the drug problem was worsening, and international coordination was losing focus. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974271
- ISBN
- 9781597974271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.31
€ 40.31
Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974257
- ISBN
- 9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973045
- ISBN
- 9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.27
€ 30.99
€ 28.27
Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972857
- ISBN
- 9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.04
€ 26.99
€ 26.04
Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971744
- ISBN
- 9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.58
€ 83.58
hardcover. In 1955, after assignments at the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and on board a destroyer, Marvin Durning arrived at ONI's office in Munich, Germany. During this year, he participated in the final stages of transforming Germany from a defeated enemy into a respected democracy. World Turned Upside Down is Durning's account this period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971348
- ISBN
- 9781597971348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.63
€ 25.99
€ 23.63
hardcover. In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, to war-torn Afghanistan to help the Afghans assemble a successor government to the Taliban. Num Pages: 192 pages, b+w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970839
- ISBN
- 9781597970839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.69
€ 25.99
€ 23.69
paperback. What distinguishes Richard F. Miller's "A Carrier at War" is its focus on individual officers and sailors and shipboard morale as distinct from the usual "bomb and bullet" reporting. The USS Kitty Hawk's mission paralleled the tortuous course of events leading up to the Iraq War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781597970471
- ISBN
- 9781597970471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.16
€ 18.16
Hardback. Tells the story of northern Iraq during the transition from US occupation to local sovereignty. Undoing Saddam goes beyond the attacks and violence to detail the day-to-day problems of rebuilding a nation, including constructing schools, digging wells, completing roads, and building new power plants. Num Pages: 226 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 maps, timeline illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JPHV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970242
- ISBN
- 9781597970242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardback. New Deal photographs reveal the inexorable "pull of the city" even as they lament the demise of rural America Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139972
- ISBN
- 9781592139972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.34
€ 79.34
Paperback. How Muslim-American identity has been shaped by 9/11 and its after effects Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139835
- ISBN
- 9781592139835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Hardback. From the 1940s to the 1970s, millions of women were exposed prenatally to the synthetic estrogen DES, a 'wonder drug' intended to prevent miscarriages. However, DES actually had damaging consequences for the women born from DES mothers. This title recounts the experiences of this generation of 'victims'. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; MFKC; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139187
- ISBN
- 9781592139187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.04
€ 80.04
Hardback. At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. This work chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. Num Pages: 82 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 288 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589660519
- ISBN
- 9781589660519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. An original and stimulating critique of American empire Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584659310
- ISBN
- 9781584659310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50