Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272439
- ISBN
- 9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.66
€ 84.08
€ 64.66
Hardback. Braccialini bags are different, surprising. Each one is the protagonist of a special story, the product of a unique technique. In this book, Carla Braccialini and her three sons Riccardo, Massimo, and Lorenzo celebrate their first sixty years in business by revealing the hidden places and secrets of the Braccialini world. Num Pages: 184 pages, 191 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AKT; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857224510
- ISBN
- 9788857224510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.80
€ 52.99
€ 46.80
paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9786162150166
- ISBN
- 9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. Looks at a number of authors who started writing in Iraq in or around the 1950s to explore a pivotal moment in Iraqi novel writing. This monograph on Iraqi fiction focuses on Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman (1927-1990), Mahdi Isa al-Saqr (1927-2006) and Fu'ad al-Takarli (1927-2008), and a selection of works by Dhu al-Nun Ayyub and Abd al-Malik Nuri. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; 3JJPG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641413
- ISBN
- 9780748641413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 95.55
€ 106.58
€ 95.55
Paperback. This book is the first systematic study of the relations between German high society and the Nazis. It uses unpublished archival material, private diaries and diplomatic documents to take us into the hidden areas of power where privileges, tax breaks, and stolen property were exchanged. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643120
- ISBN
- 9780745643120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. Front-line despatches on the global crisis - China to Cyprus, Madrid to Moscow, Iraq to Iceland - from Channel Four's prize-winning Economics Editor. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCBM; KCLF; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011300
- ISBN
- 9781781854105
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 4.99
€ 19.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452192
- ISBN
- 9780801452192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.33
€ 140.33
Paperback. This study of John Jacob Thomas (1841-1889) looks at the work of this leading member of the newly emergent intelligentsia in 19th century Trinidad. It puts his texts in context with other narratives by local and international Pan-Africanists and Victorian intellectuals. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; 3JH; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921433
- ISBN
- 9780813921433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.23
€ 34.23
Hardback. An unprecedented women's history of the Civil Rights Movement, from sit-ins to Black Power Editor(s): Holsaert, Faith S.; Noonan, Martha Perscod Norman; Richardson, Judy; Garman Robinson, Betty; Smith Young, Jean; Zellner, Dorothy M. Num Pages: 656 pages, 27 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTD; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035579
- ISBN
- 9780252035579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
Hardback. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJ; RNF; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326199
- ISBN
- 9780792326199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 278.64
€ 278.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Edward A.; Bloom, Lillian D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555741
- ISBN
- 9780199555741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.92
€ 19.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. The "Wild" West is full of stories told and retold. The captivity narrative, in which people are captured by usually "uncivilized" or "barbaric" enemies, is a curious category of literature, and the American genre more so. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626364226
- ISBN
- 9781626364226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.24
€ 16.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. A selection of the journals and letters of 19th century writer, Fanny Kemble. This collection provides an insight into the best-selling author's life and work, tracing her intellectual development - particularly her views on women and slavery, of which she was a passionate abolitionist. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JH; APB; BGA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674004405
- ISBN
- 9780674004405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.77
€ 35.99
€ 30.77
Hardback. Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life in Music tells the extraordinary story of one of the twentieth century's most inspirational British women. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; AVH; AVRG; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 373 x 356 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber Music Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571539185
- ISBN
- 9780571539185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.04
€ 33.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414779
- ISBN
- 9781137414779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.90
€ 70.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298393
- ISBN
- 9789652298393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75
Hardback. With interesting facts, statistics, and comparisons presented in almanac style as well as the expertise of prominent scholars, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s is the most complete guide to an enduringly fascinating era. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113724
- ISBN
- 9780231113724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.10
€ 148.10
Hardback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JM; HRAM9; JKVP1; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972687
- ISBN
- 9781620972687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.95
€ 26.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Offers a look inside a country torn apart - from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides - while revisiting the author's own family's deep roots to the land. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061934704
- ISBN
- 9780061934704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.29
€ 17.29
Paperback. This book offers an innovative collaborative approach to the study of a particular region of the Ottoman empire, the southwestern Peloponnese (or Morea), Greece. Num Pages: 310 pages, 93 b/w illus, 19 tbs, CD-Rom. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876615348
- ISBN
- 9780876615348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.55
€ 98.55
Hardback. A new diplomatic and military history of South Asia's 'Forgotten War' and of its impact on India and Pakistan A compellingly told history of a nasty five week war that involved some of the largest tank battles since the end of the Second World War and led to thousands of casualties on both sides, many details of which are still little known. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042307
- ISBN
- 9781849042307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.51
€ 40.99
€ 36.51
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary study of violence and the modern Irish experience, this book contributes to both Irish studies and the broader examination of violence in the modern world. Editor(s): Danine, Farquharson; Farrell, Sean. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; JFFE; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184240
- ISBN
- 9781859184240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. An inquisitive socio-historical analysis of the long road Iran has traveled in quest of constitutionalism and democracy. The book explicates the paradox that after over a hundred years of struggle for freedom, the Iranian people currently have less of it than they did a hundred years ago at this time. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3J; HBJF1; JHMC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429131
- ISBN
- 9781137429131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; GTJ; JHB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 221 x 2. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137586773
- ISBN
- 9781137586773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.98
€ 123.98