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A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582292895
ISBN
9780582292895
Condition: New

€ 66.69

Hardcover. This study offers an analysis of the technological and entrepreneurial features of the Victorian telegraph service, together with the companies which ran it until nationalization in 1869. It shows a historical reconstruction mainly based on original and unedited documents belonging to a variety of archives. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; KJVN; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137406514
ISBN
9781137406514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A study of Victorian political thought on France and the French. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349422180
ISBN
9781349422180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Hardcover. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime. It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values. Editor(s): Davis, Jim. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221598
ISBN
9780230221598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174464
ISBN
9780691174464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Paperback. The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349308552
ISBN
9781349308552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.93

Paperback. An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. This book will be set out as a how-to guide of advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Num Pages: 176 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 10. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592861
ISBN
9781781592861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Multiple-component retail product. Contains a set of 9 maps of England and Wales taken from early black and white Ordnance Survey sheets. Series: Victorian Maps, England and Wales 1897 S. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 930 x 635 x 4. Weight in Grams: 104. New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2005
Edition
Folded
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590461
ISBN
9781873590461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Multiple-component retail product. Contains a set of 9 maps of England and Wales taken from early black and white Ordnance Survey sheets. Series: Victorian Maps, England and Wales 1897 S. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 950 x 635. . New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2005
Edition
Folded
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590430
ISBN
9781873590430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. Presents an account of the men who 'made' Britain. Ranging from Brunel to Telford, this book takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the 'invention' and mastery of gas and electricity. It examines the creations that made Britain's empire great. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946575
ISBN
9780750946575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival resources, this book brings to life the educational, medical, and social reformists who lived and worked in Victorian Bloomsbury and who led crusades for education, emancipation, and health for all. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154474
ISBN
9780300154474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Victorian Britain made sport 'sporting' - respectable, rule-bound and a nationwide obsession. Ancient sports, such as archery and fencing, were revived. New sports, such as tennis and cycling, were invented. Foreign sports, including polo, judo and lacrosse, were imported. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806660
ISBN
9780747806660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339327
ISBN
9781349339327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.92

Hardcover. Victoria's Madmen is the story of those who were outcasts by temperament and choice; the non-conformists of the Victorian Age. Clive Bloom's readable account of the dark underbelly of Victoria's Britain captures the unrest bubbling under the surface of strait-laced Victorian society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230313828
ISBN
9780230313828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 263 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137596918
ISBN
9781137596918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294104
ISBN
9789652294104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DVP; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403932204
ISBN
9781403932204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Kampmark, Binoy. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTZ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624178610
ISBN
9781624178610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 70.85

hardcover. Vichy Law and the Holocaust in France raises fundamental and disturbing questions about the ease with which democratic legal systems can be subverted. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9783718658923
ISBN
9783718658923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

paperback. Presents an examination of the political and social construction of gender under the Vichy regime. This book argues that the regime used symbolic violence to reshape a liberal culture once based on individual rights into one of deference to hierarchical authority. Translator(s): Johnson, Kathleen A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327745
ISBN
9780822327745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

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