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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Vaughn Rasberry turns to black culture and politics for an alternative history of the totalitarian century. He shows how black writers reimagined the standard anti-fascist, anti-communist narrative through the lens of racial injustice, with the U.S. as a tyrannical force in the Third World but also an agent of Asian and African independence. Num Pages: 410 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971080
ISBN
9780674971080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 51.13

Hardback. Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. This book helps us to understand the work of Inigo Jones in its national religious and political context. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 colour images + 130 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141498
ISBN
9780300141498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Explores how two countries, Britain and Canada, traditionally noted for their humanitarian treatment of refugees have responded to the refugee crisis of the 1980s and 90s, how they have recast their admission criteria, developed reception policies and constructed resettlement programmes. Editor(s): Robinson, Vaughan. Series: Refugee Studies Programme S. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTF; JFFD; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333540596
ISBN
9780333540596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Paperback. A Dramatic close-up view of the ruthless Eastern Front air war written from the rare first-hand perspective of a Soviet pilot. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 297 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328037
ISBN
9781848328037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403911698
ISBN
9781403911698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardcover. Using German and previously closed or underutilized Soviet archives, this work brings to date the historiography of one of the most important aspects of twentieth-century international relations: the steps by which Germany and Soviet Russia would find common ground and establish a relationship whose impact would be felt throughout World War II. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006447
ISBN
9780230006447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Seven people signed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 - four of them were poets. To commemorate its centenary, Cork City Council has commissioned four of Ireland's leading contemporary writers to reflect on the meaning of this single most important artefact of the 1916 Rising. Editor(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848893122
ISBN
9781848893122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.60

Paperback. Offers a comparative history of European girlhood from 1750 to 1960, with a focus on Britain, France, and Germany. This volume covers diverse issues in the lives of girls, from sexuality and leisure to social roles in the family and the economy. Editor(s): Maynes, Mary Jo; Soland, Birgitte; Benninghaus, Christina. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217103
ISBN
9780253217103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardcover. This dictionary of 17th-century British philosophers construes "philosophy" as wide in scope including not just logic, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology, but those many aspects of religion, politics, mathematics and science that are of philosophical importance. Editor(s): Pyle, Andrew. Num Pages: 1000 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BG; GBC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 188 x 115. Weight in Grams: 2386.
Publisher
Thoemmes Continuum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855067042
ISBN
9781855067042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 920.87
€ 726.97

Paperback. The tumultuous 1960s saw a generation of Latin American youth enter into political life in unprecedented numbers. In this book, the author explores how the Uruguayan student movement of 1968 shaped leftist politics in the country for decades to come. Translator(s): Perez Carrara, Laura. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290013
ISBN
9780520290013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Editor(s): Calotychos, Vangelis. Num Pages: 258 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHM; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474657
ISBN
9781611474657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 145.57

Paperback. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Num Pages: 243 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356. Early Mass Culture in Fin-de-Siecle Paris. 243 pages, 52 b&w photographs, 1 map. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221680
ISBN
9780520221680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Explores the affinity between the French and American film industries, breaking down myths of American imperialism and French cultural protectionism. This book illuminates the vital role that cinema has played in the globalization of culture. It also probes the profitable influences that Hollywood and Paris exerted on each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 62 colour plates, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226742434
ISBN
9780226742434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780785
ISBN
9781783780785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403911704
ISBN
9781403911704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardcover. British Television Animation 1997-2010 charts a moment in TV history where UK comic animation graduated from the margins as part of a post-Simpsons broadcast landscape. Shows like Monkey Dust, Modern Toss and Stressed Eric not only reflected the times but they ushered in an era of ambition and belief in British adult animation. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330932
ISBN
9781137330932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Traces the ways in which US culture and politics continue to be shaped by the legacy of the New Left's social movements, from feminism to gay liberation to black power. This work demonstrates that the America that emerged in the 1970s was a nation profoundly, even radically democratized. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JFC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132010
ISBN
9781592132010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137489494
ISBN
9781137489494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; JFC; JPW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626567658
ISBN
9781626567658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.57

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