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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. From whitened doorsteps to polished boots, starched pinafores to scrubbed floors, this title tells the story of how Victorians and Edwardians engaged in the pursuit of cleanliness and the battle against grime in domestic life. It reveals how cleanliness and dirt were perceived and understood at this period of history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850521
ISBN
9781848850521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.83
€ 125.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353126
ISBN
9780822353126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. An innovative study of student activism during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-85) and an examination of the very notion of student activism, which changed dramatically in response to the student protests of 1968. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352983
ISBN
9780822352983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Hardback. Between 1948 and 1960, the British military leaders inspired the evolution of a distinct organisational culture, known as small wars culture. This book explores how military leaders embedded and transmitted this particular military organisational culture within the British army. Series: International Library of Security Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 line. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857742
ISBN
9781848857742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.65
€ 135.20

Printed Access Code. Series: REVISE Edexcel GCSE History 09. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292169736
ISBN
9781292169736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.13

Paperback. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters tells the story of the battle for access to leisure space in cities across the United States. This detailed and eloquent history shows how African Americans fought to enter segregated amusement areas not only in pursuit of happiness but in connection to a wider movement for racial equality. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223286
ISBN
9780812223286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from street-level reporting that give readers a sense of what is at stake with a bird's-eye view of the geopolitics of the region and the globe, the author guides us through the dramatic changes in players, politics, and economics in the Middle East over the years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293267
ISBN
9780520293267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. A "bottom-up" perspective on democratization, correcting analyses that view the process in Mexico as flowing down from the President. The author challenges existing theories by stressing the importance of strong social institutions for the development of democracy. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034597
ISBN
9780268034597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Hardback. Historians and students of Russian culture agree that the creation of a Russian literary language was key to the formation of a modern secular culture. This title traces the growth of a vernacular language from the 'hybrid Slavonic' of the late seventeenth century through the debates between 'archaists and innovators' of the early 19th century. Translator(s): Levitt, Marcus. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843123
ISBN
9781934843123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.81

Hardback. From Conrad to Rushdie, from Du Bois, to Nggi, Worlds Within explores the changing form of novels, nations, and national identities, by attending to the ways in which political circumstances meet narratives of the psyche. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804754903
ISBN
9780804754903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.25

Paperback. Provides an intervention in the social and cultural history of India by examining the nature of peasant discourses and practices during the 19th and 20th centuries. This book shows that peasants in Gujarat were active in production and circulation of political ideas. It argues that nationalists in Gujarat established power through use of coercion. Num Pages: 329 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 275 x 56. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
329
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250789
ISBN
9780520250789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.92

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752498768
ISBN
9780752498768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Based upon first-hand testimony, this is the story of how one German Division changed the course of the invasion - and almost the war. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752471457
ISBN
9780752471457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635576
ISBN
9780691635576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.29

paperback. "As good a second-by-second reconstruction of the assassination and its aftermath as I've read." Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Series: Movie Tie-in Editions. Num Pages: 688 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
9780393347333
ISBN
9780393347333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005331
ISBN
9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. By looking at the activities of Taoist clerics in Peking, this book explores the workings of religion as a profession in one Chinese city during a period of dramatic modernisation. It focuses on ordinary religious professionals, most of whom remained obscure temple employees. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRAX; HRKN5; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025059
ISBN
9780674025059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Hardback. Pitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418247
ISBN
9781421418247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.52

Paperback. The Titanic sunk on a cold April night in 1912 and its sinking is the most famous sea tragedy. Why was the ship built and what were the dreams of those who built her? This book traces the voyage from Europe, the collision with the iceberg, and the sinking - focusing on the heroism, bravery or cowardice of both passengers and crew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 5AH; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905172412
ISBN
9781905172412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584603
ISBN
9781937584603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.97

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