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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Born in Massachusetts in 1745, Edward Bancroft moved to England as a young man in the 1760s and began building a respectable resume as both a scientist and a man of letters. In recognition of his works in natural history, Bancroft was unanimously elected to the Royal Society. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187458
ISBN
9780300187458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. The first major history of witchcraft in America - from the Salem witch trials of 1692 to the present day. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBLL; HRQX2; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198745389
ISBN
9780198745389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.55

Hardcover. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Num Pages: 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478. 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243846
ISBN
9781851243846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. Examining the production of 'people's literature' in China, this study provides a new interpretive framework with which to understand socialist literature and presents a sympathetic understanding of culture from a period in China's history in which people's lives were greatly and obviously affected by political events. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJPG; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137306982
ISBN
9781137306982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99

Paperback. Surveys the relationships of workers and trade unions to the state in Egypt, bringing to light the often overlooked effect of workers' collective actions in shaping public policy. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBL; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106931
ISBN
9780231106931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.75

hardcover. Men and the Making of Modern British Feminism calls fresh attention to the forgotten but foundational contributions of men to the creation of modern British feminism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763110
ISBN
9780804763110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.43

Paperback. World War II profoundly changed America: not only did it serve as the impetus for far-reaching changes in all aspects of life at home, but it also dramatically altered the perception of America internationally. Editor(s): Piehler, G. Kurt. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331202
ISBN
9781444331202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109435
ISBN
9780813109435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.31

Hardcover. Reconsidering the fossil speculation, the museum displays, and the media frenzy that ushered dinosaurs into the American public consciousness, this work takes us back to the birth of dinomania, the modern obsession with all things Jurassic. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; GM; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074726
ISBN
9780226074726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Paperback. A Seattle Times selection for one of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan AwardWinner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Craft Award, Book Division, First Place"A compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics." Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340020
ISBN
9780393340020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.93

Hardcover. The notebooks of bishops of Carlisle reveal a wealth of detail concerning clerical life at the time. Editor(s): Platt, Jane. Series: Publications of the Surtees Society. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Surtees Society
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440740
ISBN
9780854440740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333966112
ISBN
9780333966112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
597
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343410
ISBN
9780393343410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Presents a political-process model explaining the rise/decline of the black protest movement in the US. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, the book focuses on the role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges and Southern chapters of the NAACP. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555539
ISBN
9780226555539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 49, 16 colour illustrations, 29 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451461
ISBN
9780801451461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.38

Hardcover. This account of the extra parliamentary political activity that has taken place in Great Britain since 1970 discusses issues such as demonstrations, direct action, counter cultural protest, industrial unrest, urban disorder and politically motivated violence. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333657669
ISBN
9780333657669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.74

Paperback. British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
New in paperback
SKU
V9780719069758
ISBN
9780719069758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.28

Paperback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFS; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736930
ISBN
9780804736930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.37

Paperback. Studies the creation of a distinctive 'high' culture in the industrial cities of Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester in the mid-nineteenth century and its incipient decline from the 1880s. This book argues for the importance of ritualised modes of social behaviour in understanding the construction of authority in the nineteenth-century city. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075469
ISBN
9780719075469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Essays explore the social impact of America s global network of military bases by examining interactions between U.S. soldiers and members of host communities in South Korea, Japan/Okinawa, and West Germany. Editor(s): Hohn, Maria; Moon, Seungsook. Num Pages: 453 pages, 31 photographs, 6 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JFS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
453
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348276
ISBN
9780822348276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058139
ISBN
9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239466
ISBN
9780312239466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Michael Collins played a crucial role in rekindling Ireland's aspirations for freedom. A leading figure in the nation's bloody resistance to British Rule, he played a key part in reshaping Ireland's history as we know it today. This is an account of a major turning point in Ireland's history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 164 Irish Military. 224pp. 2007 reprint
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781840184273
ISBN
9781840184273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. Insider account of Colombia's guerrilla war, assessing the future of armed struggle in Latin America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745328768
ISBN
9780745328768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.84
€ 80.49

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