Modern History
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Expanding media histories: Cultural and material perspectives [Hardback]
Sune Bechmann Pedersen (Editor); Marie Cronqvist (Editor); Ulrika Holgersson (Editor)
£36.95ISBN: 9789189361676
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Contemporary media history is a rapidly growing field that extends far beyond traditional studies of technology or institutions such as radio, film, and television. This volume expands the scope further still to analyse ephemeral, mundane phenomen... .... Learn More -
Knowledge Actors: Revisiting Agency in the History of Knowledge [Hardback]
Johan Östling (Editor); David Larsson Heidenblad (Editor); Anna Nilsson Hammar (Editor)
£45.95ISBN: 9789189361652
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Historical actors are as central to the history of knowledge as to all historical scholarship. Every country, every era has its biographies of eminent scientists, intellectuals, and educational reformers. Yet the theoretical currents that have lef... .... Learn More -
Restraining Air Power: Escalation Management between Peer Air Forces [Hardback]
Robert C. Owen (Author); Lazar Berman (Author); Benjamin S. Lambeth (Author); Forrest E. Morgan (Author); Steven Paget (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9780813196015
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Aviation & Air Power
Is it possible for two combatants who possess equally strong air forces to conduct limited warfare by restraining air operations? In Restraining Air Power, Robert C. Owen asks this question and allows contributing authors to provide theoretical an... .... Learn More -
A Strange Whim of the Sea: The Wreck of the USS Macaw [Hardback]
Tim Loughman (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780813196220
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
On January 16, 1944, the submarine rescue vessel USS Macaw (ASR-11) ran aground at Midway Atoll while attempting to get a towing line to the stranded submarine USS Flier (SS-250). The Flier was pulled free six days later, but another three weeks o... .... Learn More -
“Onder faveur van ’t canon”: VOC-Artillerie, 1602-1796: Technologische vernieuwingen, logistiek en beleid [Paperback]
John R. Verbeek (Author)
Regular Price: £55.00
Special Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9789464280425
Published by : Sidestone Press
Het zeer gedegen werk van John R. Verbeek (1955-2021) voert de lezer rechtstreeks naar het militair optreden van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) in haar octrooigebied in Azië.
Degenen die in Nederland – toen de Republiek der Ze... .... Learn More -
“Onder faveur van ’t canon”: VOC-Artillerie, 1602-1796: Technologische vernieuwingen, logistiek en beleid [Hardback]
John R. Verbeek (Author)
Regular Price: £115.00
Special Price: £110.00
ISBN: 9789464280432
Published by : Sidestone Press
Het zeer gedegen werk van John R. Verbeek (1955-2021) voert de lezer rechtstreeks naar het militair optreden van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) in haar octrooigebied in Azië.
Degenen die in Nederland – toen de Republiek der Ze... .... Learn More -
The Finest Place We Know: A Centennial History of Murray State University, 1922-2022 [Hardback]
Robert L Jackson (Author); Sean J. McLaughlin (Author); Sarah Marie Owens (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780813196299
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
"The work of this institution has only begun I want to see this faculty continue to develop in not only teaching ability, but heart power—the ability to lead and inspire I want to see the fullest opportunities furnished to students I want to see y... .... Learn More -
Stories of the Past: Viewing History through Fiction [Paperback]
Chris Green (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789464280333
Published by : Sidestone Press
This study contends that the creation and consumption of fiction has not been looked at in a holistic way in terms of an overall process that takes us from author to consumer with all of the potential intermediate steps. It proposes and describes... .... Learn More -
Stories of the Past: Viewing History through Fiction [Hardback]
Chris Green (Author)
£95.00ISBN: 9789464280340
Published by : Sidestone Press
This study contends that the creation and consumption of fiction has not been looked at in a holistic way in terms of an overall process that takes us from author to consumer with all of the potential intermediate steps. It proposes and describes... .... Learn More -
Camel Tracks: A history of exploration, warfare and policing in the modern Imperial Age [Paperback]
Andrew S. Goudie (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781914268014
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Camels, one of creation's most remarkable animals, are celebrated through this fascinating historical study of their place in the modern imperial era. Goudie's wide-ranging research into the exploration and use of camels reveals dramatic stories a... .... Learn More
