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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

paperback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360414
ISBN
9780822360414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360230
ISBN
9780822360230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardback. In this important new book the renowned historian Serge Gruzinski returns to two episodes in the sixteenth century which mark a decisive stage in global history and show how China and Mexico experienced the expansion of Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745667119
ISBN
9780745667119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback.

In this important new book the renowned historian Serge Gruzinski returns to two episodes in the sixteenth century which mark a decisive stage in global history and show how China and Mexico experienced the expansion of Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745667126
ISBN
9780745667126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Hardback. A comprehensive, at times intimate, portrait of Verdun and Verdunites, both English and French, during the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 15 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812603
ISBN
9780774812603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt is the first comprehensive anthology to encompass Roosevelt as whole, highlighting both his multi-faceted personality and his skilled diplomacy. It provides background and interpretive reading for the non-specialist while also addressing the needs of scholars seeking in-depth knowledge. Editor(s): Ricard, Serge. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331400
ISBN
9781444331400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336925
ISBN
9780880336925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 528 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JM; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 240. .
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857233604
ISBN
9788857233604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.50

Hardback. A major new history of the experiences and activities of Irish nationalist women in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578. Scarce. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014045
ISBN
9781107047747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.00

Hardback. This volume seeks to revise the Saidian analytical framework which dominated research on the subject of colonial knowledge for almost two decades, which emphasized colonial knowledge as a series of representations of colonial hegemony. It seeks to contribute to research in the field by analyzing knowledge in colonial India as a dynamic process. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; 3JH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113374
ISBN
9780230113374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. The twentieth century experienced by over 75% of Britons had little to do with the one we've been taught. The People tells OUR story for the first time. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848548824
ISBN
9781848548824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. The Anglo-German rivalry in battleship building at the beginning of the twentieth century has been blamed by many as a major cause of the First World War, yet 'the Great Naval Race' has not received the attention that its notoriety would merit. Editor(s): Epkenhans, Michael. Series Editor(s): Jones, Dr. Ben. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
558
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472440938
ISBN
9781472440938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Ball, Stuart. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403932426
ISBN
9781403932426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia, this work explores systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, it focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. Editor(s): Selden, Mark; So, Alvin Y. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523913
ISBN
9780742523913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.39

Hardback. Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia, this work explores systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, it focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. Editor(s): Selden, Mark; So, Alvin Y. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523906
ISBN
9780742523906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.94

Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125314
ISBN
9780231125314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. '..a tightly argued and excellent book.' - William D. Wray, Journal of Japanese Studies How did Japan, despite her lack of natural resources, become the world's leading iron and steel producing country? This book examines how the collaboration between government and industry created this economic miracle. Series: Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCC; KCZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 591.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333611319
ISBN
9780333611319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.94

hardcover. Throughout the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher dominated political life in the UK. This work analyzes the responses of NALGO (The National and Local Government Officers Association) members, activists, leaders, and officials to the government's public sector reform and restructuring programme. Num Pages: 468 pages, 3 black and white plate sections, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPQB; KJ; KNV; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199240753
ISBN
9780199240753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.49

Hardcover. Traces the Islamic healing tradition's interaction with Indian society and politics as these evolved in tandem from 1600 to 1900, and demonstrates how an in-house struggle for hegemony can be as potent as external power in defining medical, social and national modernity. A pioneering work on the social and medical history of Indian Islam. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554382
ISBN
9780230554382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.08

Hardback. Seema Alavi challenges the idea that all pan-Islamic configurations are anti-Western or pro-Caliphate. A pan-Islamic intellectual network at the cusp of the British and Ottoman empires became the basis of a global Muslim sensibility--a political and cultural affiliation that competes with ideas of nationhood today as it did in the last century. Num Pages: 501 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674735330
ISBN
9780674735330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.64
€ 50.74

Hardback. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 88 duotones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1284. The End of the Road. Series: Series in Contemporary Photography. 152 pages, 88 duotones. Highlights the larger meaning of what is happening to the author's subjects with an imagery that testifies to the fundamental dignity of all humanity while simultaneously protesting its violation by war, poverty, and other injustices. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJPN; AJB; AJC; WTM. Dimension: 290 x 291 x 18. Weight: 1284.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241701
ISBN
9780520241701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 60.56

Paperback. Ancient travellers called the Caucasus the mountain of languages. Its history is a tragic one - for centuries it has been ravaged by virtually continuous war. The conflict to sweep across the area began when Vladimir Putin invaded Chechnya in 1999. This title tells the story of the conflict between this nation of mountain tribes. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850439790
ISBN
9781850439790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Num Pages: 256 pages, over 380 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; AJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 316 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1832. A View from the Trenches on the Western Front. 256 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; AJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Dimension: 239 x 316 x 28. Weight: 1832.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330933
ISBN
9780764330933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Hardcover. This is a revisionist study of the literary and visual representation of the nation in the century following the formation of the British state. It argues that the most engaging accounts of Great Britain subject their imagery to sustained artistic pressure, threatening to dismantle the national vision at the moment of its construction. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137290106
ISBN
9781137290106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

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