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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created the large canvases of soup cans and Pop icons that defined Pop Art. This book deals with this period. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACX; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189420
ISBN
9780141189420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Hardcover. The third in the multi-volume series on Warhol's complete artworks. Editor(s): Printz, Neil. Num Pages: 572 pages. Dimension: 264 x 301 x 70. Weight in Grams: 4274.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714856988
ISBN
9780714856988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 416.17
€ 405.80

Paperback. The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JMC; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326641
ISBN
9780745326641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. This book looks at the reasons behind the emergence of a Catalan nationalist movement from the late 1880s, one of the most important developments that took place in nineteenth-century Spain, with the 'Catalan question' thereafter never far from the centre of the Spanish political stage. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137354488
ISBN
9781137354488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Paperback. The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival. It has also been the site of numerous 'culture wars' since it began in 1947. This book explores the 'culture wars' of 1945-1970 and is the first major study of the origins and development of this leading annual arts extravaganza. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJP; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694051
ISBN
9780748694051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844139347
ISBN
9781844139347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234251
ISBN
9780812234251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.85

hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 341 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; HBTD; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319461939
ISBN
9783319461939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 235. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publisher
Ludion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789491819292
ISBN
9789491819292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.72
€ 55.39

Paperback. In this text, Angela N.H. Creager introduces the reader to the plant virus that taught much of what we know about all viruses, including the lethal ones, and that also played a crucial role in the development of molecular biology. Num Pages: 398 pages, 30 halftones, 31 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX; PSGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226120263
ISBN
9780226120263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardback. Angela Ho shows how Dutch painters in the mid- to late 17th century used repetition to project a distinctive artistic personality. Series: Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black and white; 65 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 81.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789462982970
ISBN
9789462982970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.05

Hardcover. A biography of Patience Darton that tells the story of this young, upper middle-class nurse in the 1930s who becomes dramatically caught up in Spain's civil war and the passionate political issues of her times, but whose intimate writings reveal emotions and attitudes that strike a chord with most self-aware and determined women. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195144
ISBN
9781845195144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Developed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE history controlled assessment, this text allows students to take the exam with confidence. Editor(s): Leonard, Angela. Series: Edexcel GCSE Modern World History. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 275 x 217 x 4. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846906459
ISBN
9781846906459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.09

Using a range of written, verbal, and visual sources, this book examines distinctive aspects characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077616
ISBN
9780719077616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 157.10

hardcover. This book provides a social, cultural, and political history of migration, ethnicity, and madness in New Zealand between 1860 and 1910. Series: Migrations and Identities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781381625
ISBN
9781781381625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 9.66

Paperback. Addresses a neglected element of English welfare history, examining the role and significance of English almshouses in the period 1550 - 1725 and the contribution they made within the developing welfare systems of the time Num Pages: 291 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271788
ISBN
9781783271788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Vintage Books Ed
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679771265
ISBN
9780679771265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRKN; HRLF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987293
ISBN
9780226987293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. The record of the young Angelica Garnett's struggle to emerge from the extraordinary and intense milieu of the Bloomsbury Set as a mature and independent woman. She creates a poignant picture of her mother, Vanessa Bell, of her own emerging individuality, and of the Bloomsbury era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712662666
ISBN
9780712662666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816681655
ISBN
9780816681655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Narrative and analysis of the role of 4th Canadian Armoured Division in the Normandy campaign Num Pages: 289 pages, 16 b/w maps, approx. 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473870710
ISBN
9781473870710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.91

Hardcover. This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the colonized. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HBL; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108868
ISBN
9780230108868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. A glorious photographic survey of the London churches built in the sixty years after the Great Fire Num Pages: 384 pages, 280 colour and black and white photographs and illustrations; 65,000 words. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 281 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2020.
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258088
ISBN
9781910258088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 58.82

Paperback. The Italian art cinema of the 1960s is known worldwide for its brilliance and vitality. This title argues for an understanding of that cinema as a negotiation between a national aesthetic tradition of realism and a nascent post-modern image culture. It is suitable for scholars and students in different areas of film studies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPK; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327998
ISBN
9780822327998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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