Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Born into wealth in 1860's London, Beatrix Potter always had a vivid imagination. Her early interests included natural history and archaeology, and Potter delighted in sketching fossils and fungi. Potter wrote and illustrated her well-known book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit and his animal friends have become cultural touchstones. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 137 x 194 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Dgs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448483054
- ISBN
- 9780448483054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.22
€ 8.99
€ 8.22
Paperback. This work looks at the massacre at the village of Oradour in 1944, and how the French State has preserved the entire ruins of the village, which is now a tourist destination. Through interviews and research, the history of a shattering event and its memorial afterlife are investigated. Num Pages: 317 pages, 25 black-and-white photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224834
- ISBN
- 9780520224834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.32
€ 35.99
€ 26.32
Hardcover. This text links two areas of inquiry: crime and delinquency with war and social change. In a study based on archival research, Sarah Fishman reveals the impact of the Vichy regime on one of history's most silent groups - children - and offers enlightening information about the Vichy administration. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFSP1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007550
- ISBN
- 9780674007550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.66€ 82.83
€ 90.66
€ 82.83
Hardcover. A notalgic illustrated history of the British seasidde, in the vein of Aurum's own Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds and Britain's Lost Railways. Num Pages: 192 pages, Colour and b/w images throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 296 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313053
- ISBN
- 9781781313053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.86
€ 15.86
Hardback. Starting in the late 1990s, European governments began developing national incarnations of the "Righteous among Nations," the most prominent of which was the "Righteous of France," honoring those who protected Jews during the Vichy regime. This book uses this instance of appropriation to illuminate debates over memory and nationhood. Translator(s): Throssell, Katharine. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 401 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332548
- ISBN
- 9781785332548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
Paperback. 346pp. Keywords: "General, Women, Memoirs, Rural, Iowa" illustrations. Series: A Bur Oak Original. Num Pages: 325 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KHS0065782
- ISBN
- 9780877454229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth I's throne.Drawing on contemporary sources, Sarah Gristwood has painted a portrait of a woman in the turbulent years when the Tudor gave way to the Stuart dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815214
- ISBN
- 9780553815214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity, modern Jewish thought, and continental philosophy. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HPCF; HRAM2; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315126
- ISBN
- 9780226315126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.91
€ 32.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. The compelling story of the only concentration camp for women by the acclaimed author of A Life in Secrets. Num Pages: 848 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120034
- ISBN
- 9780349120034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Compelling account of a legendary Palestinian resistance fighter. From refugee camp to international infamy. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329512
- ISBN
- 9780745329512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.43
€ 23.99
€ 16.43
Hardback. Not Fit to Stay reveals how officials used panic about public health concerns as a basis for excluding early twentieth-century South Asian immigrants from entering Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 584 pages, 8 images, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774832182
- ISBN
- 9780774832182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585369
- ISBN
- 9781568585369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.63
€ 29.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. The source of tremendous power and focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charming in the early eighteenth century, and the thin lips thought desirable by Victorians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747808398
- ISBN
- 9780747808398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. The broader Regency period 1795 to 1820, stands alone as an incredible moment in fashion history, unlike anything that went before it. This book explores the fashion revolution and the innovation that inspired a flood of fashions taking influence from far afield. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807674
- ISBN
- 9780747807674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BM; JFSR1; JKVG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- DoppelHouse Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997003475
- ISBN
- 9780997003475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Hardback. Where does courtly literature come from? What is the meaning of courtly love? What is the relation between religious and secular culture in the Middle Ages, and why does it matter? This book addresses these questions by way of contradiction, which is central both to medieval logic and to most modern protocols of reading. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730792
- ISBN
- 9780804730792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.65
€ 106.65
Hardback. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 colour images + 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; ACXD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184532
- ISBN
- 9780300184532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
CD-Audio. 1917 was a year of decisive events. Germany raised the stakes at sea, America eventually declared war; the Nivelle offensive almost destroyed the French army; and, following two revolutions in February and October, Russian forces collapsed. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 125. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785297540
- ISBN
- 9781785297540
CD
Condition: New
€ 16.00€ 13.83
€ 16.00
€ 13.83
hardcover. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776912
- ISBN
- 9780804776912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
Paperback. Samora Machel led FRELIMO, the Mozambican Liberation Front, to victory against Portuguese colonialism in 1974, and the following year became independent Mozambique's first President. This biography presents the many different faces of the man Nelson Mandela called 'a true African revolutionary'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041942
- ISBN
- 9781849041942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.63
€ 29.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. This book explores responses to poverty in eighteenth-century England, with an eye to some of the odder manifestations of charity and poor relief. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078835
- ISBN
- 9780719078835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.16
€ 160.16
Hardcover. Lynch offers a close historical analysis of the educational landscape of Lyons, showing how schools and teachers were organised and how they interacted with each other and with ecclesiastical and municipal authorities. Series: Knowledge Communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; 3JB; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089649867
- ISBN
- 9789089649867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47
€ 135.47
Paperback. On an August evening in 1933, in a quiet, working-class neighborhood in Paris, eighteen-year-old Violette Noziere gave her mother and father glasses of barbiturate-laced "medication", which she told them had been prescribed by the family doctor; one of her parents died, the other barely survived. This title tells the story of Violette. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464. A Story of Murder in 1930s Paris. 352 pages, illustrations. On an August evening in 1933, in a quiet, working-class neighborhood in Paris, eighteen-year-old Violette Noziere gave her mother and father glasses of barbiturate-laced "medication", which she told them had been prescribed by the family doctor; one of her parents died, the other barely survived. This title tells the story of Violette. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JHB; JKV. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 22. Weight: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272729
- ISBN
- 9780520272729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): McPherson, Sarah; Blue, Elfreda V. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823562
- ISBN
- 9781634823562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.45€ 214.30
€ 287.45
€ 214.30