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Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898539
- ISBN
- 9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
Paperback. This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752403564
- ISBN
- 9780752403564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. This work presents analysis of the evolution and development of the social sciences. It reconsiders how knowledge actually changes and advances. Challenging the accepted belief that social sciences are in a perpetual state of progress, this work contends that there is a core set of principles. Num Pages: 276 pages, 16 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001012
- ISBN
- 9780226001012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. In this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226000992
- ISBN
- 9780226000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. Andrew Anthony was shocked by the response of liberal friends and colleagues after 9/11- a belief that America had it coming, a determination to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. This memoir offers an account of his political education in Thatcher's Britain and the painful midlife reassessment. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KTG0007763
- ISBN
- 9780099507857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023519
- ISBN
- 9780226023519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.34€ 78.06
€ 94.34
€ 78.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489919
- ISBN
- 9780752489919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. A momentous event that sent shock waves across Europe, the battle of Crecy marked a turning point in the English king's struggle with his Valois adversary. This book assesses the significance of Crecy, and offers interpretations of both the battle itself and the campaign that preceded it. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833062
- ISBN
- 9781843833062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. This book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTW; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827027
- ISBN
- 9780774827027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Paperback. A revealing investigation into the origins, development, and impact of Canada's space program from 1945 to 1974. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774819602
- ISBN
- 9780774819602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. This book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827034
- ISBN
- 9780774827034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289710
- ISBN
- 9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
hardcover. An exploration of how the Middle Ages are manipulated ideologically in today's communication. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844631
- ISBN
- 9781843844631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.73
€ 40.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, c 40 colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJH; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982772
- ISBN
- 9781909982772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.77
€ 31.99
€ 27.77
Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820141
- ISBN
- 9780774820141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. * Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment. * Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances. Editor(s): Ballantyne, Andrew. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229445
- ISBN
- 9780631229445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. Popular interest in Cromwell has often exceeded the originality of what has been written about him. Barclay's study comes out of meticulous research on a huge range of newly discovered primary sources, transforming our understanding of the life and career of Oliver Cromwell during the period from his birth in 1599 until 1642. Series: Political and Popular Culture in the Early Modern Period. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138661226
- ISBN
- 9781138661226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Hardcover. More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers' voices were heard and revered inside and outside their countries. This study considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 tables, 8halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226867663
- ISBN
- 9780226867663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.41
€ 42.99
€ 33.41
Paperback. A cultural history of the Scottish Highlands Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930001
- ISBN
- 9781909930001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.57
€ 19.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. The Danube is the longest river in western and central Europe. Rising amidst the beautiful wooded hills of Germanys Black Forest, it touches or winds its way through ten countries and four capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea through a vast delta whose silt-filled channels spread across eastern Romania. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955665
- ISBN
- 9781904955665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.64
€ 19.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955245
- ISBN
- 9781904955245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. Providing a comprehensive survey of the Irish Diaspora from a global perspective, this text contains a collection of articles by historians, demographers, economists, sociologists and geographers. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Longman London
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780582369979
- ISBN
- 9780582369979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.85
€ 80.85
Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617869
- ISBN
- 9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.13€ 101.60
€ 106.13
€ 101.60
Paperback. Blaikie explores how our different ways of seeing influence the relationship between place and belonging. He argues that our memories, however brief or complex, invoke imagined pasts. But do our recollections share a common frame of reference? Blaikie's cross-disciplinary exploration sets out to answer this question. Includes numerous case studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b+w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617876
- ISBN
- 9780748617876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60