×


 x 

Shopping cart

20th century

Results 4341 - 4360 of 12381

20th century

Paperback. In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, a look at innovative and avant-garde sculpture in relation to contemporary events, festivals, commissions and the changing functions of museums. Explores Anti-form, minimalism, Earth Art, Performance Art and other forms, presenting a holistic picture of post-war sculpture which will stimulate future debate. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour and black and white halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX; AFKB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842053
ISBN
9780192842053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJF; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Sort of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908745491
ISBN
9781908745491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

hardcover. This title treats the polysemy of science fiction film. It examines the science fiction genre and analyzes the nature of science and its representation in western culture, especially in the 50s when the film medium assumes significance for the genre. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840232
ISBN
9780810840232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.20

hardcover. This reference guide provides detailed discussions of over 50 movies about American politics and politicians. It shows how the patterns in the genre of films have played out over the decades. It includes the portrayal of redeeming politicians in the films of the 1930s. Series: Studies in Film Genre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APF; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780810845817
ISBN
9780810845817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.41

Paperback. A study of European art cinema's postwar heyday. This book presents an argument that cinematic modernism was not a unified movement. It traces the emergence of art cinema as a historical category. It explains the main formal characteristics of modern styles and forms as well as their intellectual foundation. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 432 pages, 102 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451657
ISBN
9780226451657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445996
ISBN
9780801445996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.38

Paperback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18, 15 black & white halftones, 1 charts, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501713620
ISBN
9781501713620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

paperback. A sophisticated comparison of U.S. and Cuban reactions to Cuban revolutionary films Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077487
ISBN
9780252077487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. The Leo Frank case of 1913 was one of the most sensational trials of the early twentieth century, capturing international attention. This title examines the feature films and television programs produced in response to the trial and lynching of Leo Frank. Num Pages: 400 pages, 120 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; APT; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332390
ISBN
9780820332390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

Paperback. The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 300 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908059000
ISBN
9781908059000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212372
ISBN
9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Presents the real story of Scotland's soldiers in the First World War. This book focuses on the experiences of those who served in the Scottish divisions. It charts the course of emotions from initial enthusiasm in August 1914 through to outright disillusionment with the continuation of the war in 1917. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439501
ISBN
9780752439501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Acclaimed children's author Allan Burnett turns his attention to the First World War in a book of explosively exciting and emotionally charged tales of bravery and adventure. All based on true stories! Num Pages: 112 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841589329
ISBN
9781841589329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.03

Paperback. Steve Bruce explores Scotland's transformation from the devout Presbyterian country of 1900, to the diverse society of today, with less than 10 per cent of Scots attending church. He bases his study on historical, ethnographic and statistical research, to provide both a coherent description of Scotland's current religious complexion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; 3JMC; HRAM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474408400
ISBN
9781474408400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. 'Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.' Irvine Welsh, Guardian A dramatic and intriguing history of how Scotland produced the institutions, beliefs and human character that have made the West into the most powerful culture in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition Thus.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841152769
ISBN
9781841152769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. This book is the first full account of the history of twentieth-century Scottish education, by Lindsay Paterson, a leading specialist in the area. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615902
ISBN
9780748615902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304. Lothians. Series: Airfields Series. 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 12. Weight: 302.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741067
ISBN
9781846741067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Discover Scottish women's history, from the 1690s to the 1960s. This colourful book tells the stories of a host of unusual characters from witches to bodysnatchers; aristocrats to female Jacobites; as well as revealing what life was once like for ordinary Scottish women Num Pages: 190 pages, 20-30 illustrations (16-page plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592717
ISBN
9781781592717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. Part of the "Flashbacks Oral History" series, this title offers an introduction to the Women's Land Army in the First and Second World Wars that is followed by reminiscences, recorded by the editor, of ten ex-Land Girls. Series: Flashbacks. Num Pages: 144 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267323
ISBN
9781905267323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!