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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
889
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215092
ISBN
9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.56
€ 76.16

Hardback. Chinese civil examinations, a piece of social engineering worked out over centuries, prefigured the regime of meritocratic exams that undergirds higher education around the globe today. This book describes how education, examinations, and civil service fostered the world's first professional class based on demonstrated knowledge. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724952
ISBN
9780674724952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.83
€ 52.13

Hardback. A previously unpublished photo series by Irwin Klein of northern New Mexican counterculture communes from 1967-1971 blended with modern essays on the topic. Editor(s): Klein, Benjamin. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 photographs, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJPK; AJB; AJC; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 7112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285101
ISBN
9780803285101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Hardback. The first biography in over sixty years of a great American artist whose paintings are more famous than the man who made them. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 pages of color, 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066166
ISBN
9780393066166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JNK; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976123
ISBN
9781403976123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.53

Paperback. This study explores the history of the New School that developed in the postwar period and its role in communicating antifascism to young people in the Soviet zone. Blessing traces how the decisions about how to educate young people after the National Socialist dictatorship became part of a broader discussion about the future of the German nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBTB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230107304
ISBN
9780230107304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336826
ISBN
9780880336826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.71

paperback. Editor(s): Hobuss, Steffi; Jager, Benedikt. Num Pages: 170 pages, 15 b&w, 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBG; HBTR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837634792
ISBN
9783837634792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.70

Hardback. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137579775
ISBN
9781137579775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.71

Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015790
ISBN
9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bencivenni, Amedeo; Carideo, Romana. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614706304
ISBN
9781614706304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.29
€ 115.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645995
ISBN
9780691645995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.43

paperback. A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 images and 9 maps in text (B 1x8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
9780753829219
ISBN
9780753829219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrations. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408800935
ISBN
9781408800935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383899
ISBN
9780316383899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. "Watt casts an illuminating light on those strange figures he calls parents, and on ours." --"Publishers Weekly" Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408845103
ISBN
9781408845103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Series: History in Focus. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719577130
ISBN
9780719577130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.80

Paperback. Explores "how Hollywood and especially the big studios went along with German demands to censor movies not only before but especially after the Nazi seizure of power"--Back of dust jacket. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; APF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088108
ISBN
9780674088108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Hardback. Examines the formation of modern Vietnamese literature under French colonialism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823273133
ISBN
9780823273133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.74

Paperback. Examines the formation of modern Vietnamese literature under French colonialism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273140
ISBN
9780823273140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636009
ISBN
9780691636009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.29

Paperback. When British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they confronted a terrible challenge, inside the camp were people, who would die unless they received immediate medical attention. This is the story of the men and women who faced that challenge to save the inmates of Belsen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135400
ISBN
9781844135400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KCX; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165578
ISBN
9780691165578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393247213
ISBN
9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.26

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