Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Gitta Sereny is one of the world's most respected journalists and historians. This book gathers together her writing on Germany. It amounts to a portrait of the country and its people, how they have come to terms with their Nazi past, both collectively and in specific instances - and how the burden of their guilt has altered the national identity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DN; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140292633
- ISBN
- 9780140292633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313283
- ISBN
- 9780226313283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.95
€ 30.99
€ 23.95
Hardback. Offers an account of French writers and literary institutions from the beginning of the German Occupation through France's passage of amnesty laws in the early 1950s. To understand how the Occupation affected French literary production as a whole, this book uses Pierre Bourdieu's notion of the "literary field." Translator(s): Doriott Anderson, Vanessa; Cohn, Dorrit. Num Pages: 672 pages, 5 tables, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJH; 3JJPG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1125.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351788
- ISBN
- 9780822351788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.81
€ 153.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170168
- ISBN
- 9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.28
€ 24.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. Uncovers the history of male homosexual and homosocial relations in the late imperial era. Drawing particularly on overlooked works of pornographic fiction, this title offers an exploration of the importance of same-sex love and eroticism to the evolution of masculinity in China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226857923
- ISBN
- 9780226857923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 50.66
€ 59.43
€ 50.66
Paperback. In the last 2 centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding success story. Agriculture has fed population with a variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book explains how these feats were accomplished. It covers various factors that have affected agricultural performance. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138534
- ISBN
- 9780691138534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Features a treatise on polite behavior. As relevant today as it was in Renaissance Italy, this title deals with subjects as varied as dress codes, charming conversation and off-color jokes, eating habits and hairstyles, and literary language. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212197
- ISBN
- 9780226212197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.46
€ 16.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880384
- ISBN
- 9780801880384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 348 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887550
- ISBN
- 9780801887550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.36
€ 41.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- LID Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907794360
- ISBN
- 9781907794360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.53
€ 26.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. This book concludes with an examination of the forces which have shaped and are poised to undermine America's world power. Num Pages: 400 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673049
- ISBN
- 9781844673049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.33
€ 26.99
€ 24.33
Models of the History of Philosophy: from its Origins in the Renaissan...
Giovanni . Ed(S): Santinello
Hardback. Gives a comprehensive description of the various forms and approaches in the literature of the history of philosophy from the fifteenth to the middle of the seventeenth century. This title describes several traditions, from the well known 'prisca theologia' and 'perennis philosophia' traditions of Marsilio Ficino and Augustino Steuco. Editor(s): Santinello, Giovanni. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 534 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322009
- ISBN
- 9780792322009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.57
€ 165.57
Paperback. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben looks closely at the literature of the survivors of Auschwitz, probing the philosophical and ethical questions raised by their testimony. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; DNF; DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951177
- ISBN
- 9781890951177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardcover. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 488 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216. .
- Publisher
- National Gallery London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857093391
- ISBN
- 9781857093391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.15€ 72.12
€ 89.15
€ 72.12
Paperback. Studies the way in which status symbols operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power in the hierarchical world of Louis XIV's court. Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754350
- ISBN
- 9780198754350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.73
€ 65.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992606
- ISBN
- 9781784992606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Hardback. This book studies 18th-century Yangchow paintings as artistic products shaped by collective social and cultural experiences, and by constant exchanges between the artists and their audience. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732529
- ISBN
- 9780804732529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.52
€ 100.52
Paperback. An innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 b&w photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340379
- ISBN
- 9780822340379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 356 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JJH; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343391
- ISBN
- 9780764343391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.46
€ 48.99
€ 32.46
Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491977
- ISBN
- 9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardback. "Voice in Motion is a book of interdisciplinary reach, solid scholarship, and imaginative resonance."-Bruce Smith, University of Southern California Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812240061
- ISBN
- 9780812240061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. Friedrich Gilly was an important figure in Berlin's architectural tradition. In addition to presenting five of Gilly's most influential essays, this volume contains archival records that clarify the intellectual context in which Gilly developed his thoughts on architecture. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 260 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892362813
- ISBN
- 9780892362813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.66
€ 34.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in historical, cultural and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brook's inspiration, thus making this a rich portrait of this figure and a transitional era in American protestantism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699612
- ISBN
- 9780847699612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.30
€ 78.30
Paperback. This volume is about how London was perceived by Wenceslaus Hollar, the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666. It is because of his panoramas that we know what Old St Paul's was like, before it was completely destroyed and subsequently rebuilt by Wren. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AFH; AGB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667579
- ISBN
- 9780712667579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58