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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

hardcover. Emerging in 1918 from the devastation of WWI, the modern pacifist movement expanded rapidly and soon became organized on a transnational basis. These essays present aspects of the movement's development to the end of WWII. Editor(s): Brock, Peter; Socknat, Thomas P. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; GTJ; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 895.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802043719
ISBN
9780802043719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.50

hardcover. Offering an approach to the history of the modern state, this text concentrates on the 18th century and on two cases, those of Britain and Germany. Using a comparative study, it deconstructs certain cliches about the two states and forces one to rethink how to study states in the early modern era. Editor(s): Brewer, John; Hellmuth, Eckhart. Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; JFCX; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199201891
ISBN
9780199201891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.43

hardcover. Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an important gap in the history of Victorian thought. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A.; Conlin, Jonathan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265871
ISBN
9780197265871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.01

hardcover. A collection of essays that examines the idea of future in early modern European literature, politics, religion, science, and social life. Investigating how both elite and popular writers represented their access to or control over the future, it proposes fresh insights into one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Editor(s): Brady, Andrea; Butterworth, Emily. Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415995405
ISBN
9780415995405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.90

paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195125122
ISBN
9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.55

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the presence of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Bosher, Kathryn; Macintosh, Fiona M.; McConnell, Justine; Rankine, Patrice D. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 944 pages, 94 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2AHA; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 182 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199661305
ISBN
9780199661305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.38

Paperback. Where do most of the former members of Congress go after leaving office? This book is a chronicle of where former members are living, what they are doing, how they happened to leave Congress-voluntarily or not-and what they see for themselves in the future. Editor(s): Borders, Rebecca; Dockery, C.C. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819198204
ISBN
9780819198204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.23

Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919959
ISBN
9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.95

Hardback. In 1900, China chose to take on imperialism by fighting a war with the world on the parched north China plain. This multi-disciplinary volume explores the causes behind what is known as the Boxer war, examining its particular cruelties and its impact on China, foreign imperialism in China, and on the foreign imagination. Editor(s): Bickers, Robert; Tiedemann, R. G. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553941
ISBN
9780742553941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.53

Hardback. 52 entries by leading economists from within and working on South Africa bringing together perspectives on a range of issues: micro, macro, sectoral, country wide and global. Editor(s): Bhorat, Haroon; Hirsch, Alan; Kanbur, Ravi; Ncube, Mthuli. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; 3JM; KCB; KCG; KCP; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 193 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689248
ISBN
9780199689248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.41

hardcover. In this book an international group of scholars examines China's acceptance and ultimate rejection of Soviet models and practices in economic, cultural, social, and other realms. Editor(s): Bernstein, Thomas P.; Li, Hua-Yu. Series: The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
562
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739142226
ISBN
9780739142226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.82

paperback. Culture does not become 'culture' until it is consumed. This is a radical new interpretation of early modern social history by leading specialists from North America and Europe, who explore a wide variety of topics. Editor(s): Bermingham, Ann; Brewer, John. Num Pages: 664 pages, 61 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415159975
ISBN
9780415159975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.68

Hardback. Bringing together historians and political scientists, this unique collaboration compares nineteenth-century civil societies that failed to develop lasting democracies with civil societies that succeeded. Editor(s): Bermeo, Nancy Gina; Nord, Philip G. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695492
ISBN
9780847695492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.88

Hardback. This annual review is dedicated to research on jazz and its related musical forms. It contains numerous musical examples, a book review section, a portfolio of jazz photographs, and bibliographic surveys. Articles include treatments of McCoy Turner, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker and Jimmy Smith. Editor(s): Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry; Morgenstern, Dan. Series: Annual Review of Jazz Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; AVGJ; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840560
ISBN
9780810840560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.35

Paperback. Challenges simple understanding of cultural "authenticity" even as it celebrates the dynamic role of performance in the American Indian pursuit of self-determination Editor(s): Bellin, Joshua David; Mielke, Laura L. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226326
ISBN
9780803226326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.79

Paperback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024174
ISBN
9780842024174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.10

Hardback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024167
ISBN
9780842024167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.14

Paperback. This volume records impressions of life on the 19th- and early-20th-century American frontier by 21 artists better known for their paintings, sculptures and photographs. Most, but not all, of the selections come from journals or diaries kept during trips to the West. Editor(s): Barclay, Donald A. (Librarian, Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas, USA); Maguire, James H. (Professor of English, Boise State University, Idaho, USA); Wild, Peter (Professor of English, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652429
ISBN
9780875652429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.75

Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745328133
ISBN
9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20
€ 83.84

Hardback. Offers a portrait of Virginia's wartime economic, political, and social institutions. This work includes essays that examine such concerns as the war's effect on slavery in the state, the wartime intersection of race and religion, and the development of Confederate social networks. Editor(s): Ayers, Edward L.; Gallagher, Gary W.; Torget, Andrew J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps & graphs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925523
ISBN
9780813925523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

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