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Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207172
ISBN
9780520207172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Linking the personal and the political, this book depicts the making of the working class in Britain as a 'struggle for the breeches.' Focusing on Lancashire, Glasgow, and London, it contrasts the experience of artisans and textile workers, demonstrating how each created distinctively gendered communities and political strategies. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 415 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208834
ISBN
9780520208834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Novels have been a respectable component of culture for so long that it is difficult for twentieth-century observers to grasp the unease produced by novel reading in the eighteenth century. This title shows how the earliest novels in Britain, published in small-format print media, provoked early instances of the modern anxiety. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212961
ISBN
9780520212961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Hardback. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
810
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215528
ISBN
9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Paperback. A study of early 20th-century literary and artistic culture. The text focuses on the turbulent later years of the 1920s and 1930s, tracking the dissolution of modernism in the interwar years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AB; ACX; APFA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216488
ISBN
9780520216488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.10

Paperback. Between 1800 and 1850, political demonstrations and the tumult of a ballooning street life not only brought novel kinds of crowds onto the streets of London, but also fundamentally changed British ideas about public and private space. This book demonstrates the influence of these crowds, riots, and demonstrations on the period's literature. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press Los Angeles California
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219175
ISBN
9780520219175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Examines the changing representations of "home" in 20th-century English literature. The text argues that literary allegiances are always more complicated than expected and yet curiously visible in textual reformulations of "home". Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220126
ISBN
9780520220126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Explores a key period in the making of the modern West. Although the notion of 'dual revolutions,' economic in Britain and political in France, has been vigorously challenged, this book finds that 'revolutionary' is an apt description of the important cultural transformations that took place in both France and Britain at the onset of modernity. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; Wahrman, Dror. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229679
ISBN
9780520229679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. What can the performance of a single play on one specific night tell us about the world this event inhabited so briefly? This title explores this question. Num Pages: 312 pages, 68 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251861
ISBN
9780520251861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.08
€ 64.67

Paperback. Examines the nature and ideas, as well as the underlying social interests and motives, of the reform movements of the early-19th century. It also pays attention to other agitations of the period, including Luddism, co-operative socialism and the Factory Movement. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631139522
ISBN
9780631139522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.39

Hardback. This is a biographical study of the English writer and social activist Vera Brittain, author of Testament of Youth . Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631147152
ISBN
9780631147152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.97

Hardback. Describes the fiscal resources that were available to the English crown and the political culture of early Tudor England. This book sheds light on the political conditions and attitudes prevalent in England under the early Tudors. It considers the critical position that parliamentary taxation occupies in constitutional history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; 3JB; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631152316
ISBN
9780631152316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Paperback. Gives an account for twenty years of the interaction between English and Norman traditions and institutions following the Conquest. This work shows how reform movements in the western church, increasing literacy in government, population growth and changing patterns of trade all played their part in shaping the Anglo-Norman realm. Series: History of Medieval Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631154396
ISBN
9780631154396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Hardback. This is an account of the lives of the families and the servants of the British country house from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the onset of the Great War. It is a pioneering history based on contemporary records, diaries, private and public autobiographies, and on the childhood recollections of living descendants. Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631155669
ISBN
9780631155669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Paperback. A critical review of lively controversy over the established interpretations of the industrialization processes in Britain and Europe before 1950. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631160397
ISBN
9780631160397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Paperback. An analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPQB; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631160557
ISBN
9780631160557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Hardback. This is a history of the secret activities of the British government in response to threats to the nation's well-being and stability during the twentieth century. It is based on intensive and widespread research in private and public archives and on documents many of which have only recently come to light or been made available. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631160663
ISBN
9780631160663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

Paperback. * A thoroughly revised edition of the standard UK text in the area* All statistics bought up to date* A wealth of new material, particularly on taxation. . Num Pages: 500 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCC; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631162087
ISBN
9780631162087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91

Hardback. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, is one of the controversial personalities of 15th century England. This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It deals with this figure within the context of political life in late medieval England. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631162599
ISBN
9780631162599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.07

Paperback. From the heights of the Fells and Snowdonia to the flat fenlands of East Anglia, from the bleakness of Dartmoor to the abundance of the Weald -- England and Wales show a variety of landscape unparalleled in the world. Num Pages: 404 pages, 113 figures, 32 plates, maps, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; RBG; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631163671
ISBN
9780631163671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.76

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