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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; 3JH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006743
ISBN
9780747596486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. What do we mean when we identify a composer as the creator of a piece of music? Does a printed piece of music embody the work, even if the composer is not the person who puts the work on paper? In this cultural history of Western music's adaptation to print, this title looks at how the concept of musical authorship took root. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 8 tables, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AVGC2; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276505
ISBN
9780520276505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

paperback. Red Feminism provides a more complex view of the history of the modern women's movement, showing how key Communist activists came to understand gender, sexism, and race as central components of culture, economics, and politics in American society. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780801871115
ISBN
9780801871115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Presents a tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak. This book aims to trace the rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams - except her self-destructive desires. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451839
ISBN
9780099451839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Abandoned in Paris by her aristocratic husband, Josephine's future did not look promising. But while her friends and contemporaries were sent to the guillotine during the Terror that followed the Revolution, she survived prison and emerged as the doyenne of a wildly debauched party scene. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551423
ISBN
9780099551423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Aims to recover the buried reputation of one of America's most popular writers from 1873 to 1914. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630883
ISBN
9780815630883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

Paperback. The Queen of Grip-lit is back..'A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!' HEAT'A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a page-turner, but don't read it before bed if you're easily spooked!' SUNTHE TRUTH WON'T STAY LOCKED UP FOREVER Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 1DBKEWD; 2AB; 3JMG; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008209131
ISBN
9780008209131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover. A collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included, as well as works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford and Salman Rushdie are discussed. Editor(s): Filmer, Kath. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333569542
ISBN
9780333569542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.09

Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of new source material, Sisters in Arms gives a bracing account of how radical feminism was enacted by key German leftist organizations, such as the infamous Red Army Faction and June 2 Movement. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 204 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFK; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335341
ISBN
9781785335341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Paperback. Katharina Schutz Zell (1498 - 1562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry. This book contains the translations of her publications, aiming to offer modern readers an opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HRCC1; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979670
ISBN
9780226979670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078750
ISBN
9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.98

Paperback. The Revenge Tragedy flourished in Britain in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Each of the four plays here defines the problems of the revenge genre, and deals with fundamental moral questions about justice and the individual, while registering the strains of life in an increasingly fragile social hierarchy. Editor(s): Maus, Katharine Eisaman. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199540532
ISBN
9780199540532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.35

Hardback. Women are shown to have played an important and very visible role in society at the time. Series: St Andrews Studies in Scottish History. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836810
ISBN
9781843836810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardback. Women's bodies and the study of anatomy in Italy between the late thirteenth and the mid-sixteenth centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 62 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781890951672
ISBN
9781890951672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. The shocking, poignant story of rejection, eviction and the fight for a home Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JMG; JFSL1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689491
ISBN
9781851689491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.67

Hardback. An unprecedented exploration of the relationship between art, architecture, social history, and public policy in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AJC; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300207859
ISBN
9780300207859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704383
ISBN
9781501704383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816667550
ISBN
9780816667550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271021256
ISBN
9780271021256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.37
€ 65.98

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