Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Officially known as the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico has also been the Land without Law, the Land of Heart's Desire, the Land of the Well Country, the Land of Pueblos, and the Land of Sunshine. This title presents a narrative history of New Mexico's 19th and 20th century identities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 55 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135747
- ISBN
- 9780890135747
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
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Paperback. Medieval Douai left an enormous archive of documents. This text reveals how these documents were produced in an effort to regulate property and gender relations. At the centre was a shift to a property regime based on contract. The book explores why the law changed and assesses its effects. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK; JHBK; LNCJ; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226355160
- ISBN
- 9780226355160
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City, the authors recall how they gained entry to the New York graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s and describe the techniques that they used to photograph it. Num Pages: 128 pages, 153 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 338 x 11. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292129
- ISBN
- 9780500292129
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292444
- ISBN
- 9780520292444
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JD; 3JF; HRQX; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725492
- ISBN
- 9780292725492
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. The blood of the Hambletons is the blood of Maryland, a rich land stretching from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the tidal basins of the mighty Chesapeake to the mountains of the west, a poetic framework that illuminates one truly American family that continues its legacy of building new generations of strong Americans. Num Pages: 690 pages, 406, 181 black & white illustrations, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3J; HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996594400
- ISBN
- 9780996594400
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Condition: New
€ 76.05€ 69.42
€ 76.05
€ 69.42
Paperback. Find yourself plunged straight back into Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, feel the frozen ground of the Finno Russian war, the continent-wide Japanese invasion of China, the massacres in Java, the murderously naive intervention in Vietnam and the USA's dirty little wars in Central America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780601052
- ISBN
- 9781780601052
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
paperback. If you want to know about writing, about how to make others share the horror and intensity of an experience, try the first piece in this collection, Justice at Night Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DNJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780601045
- ISBN
- 9781780601045
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030510
- ISBN
- 9780674030510
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. How did individual Americans respond to the shock of President Lincoln's assassination? Diaries, letters, and intimate writings reveal a complicated, untold story Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219753
- ISBN
- 9780300219753
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Kumar's lively account of lessons learned and pitfalls encountered during past presidential transitions provides an essential road map for presidential aspirants and their advisers, as well as campaign workers, federal employees, and political appointees. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416595
- ISBN
- 9781421416595
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40
Paperback. Exploring the effects of social change thrust upon communities against their will, this book examines the history of agrarian labour in Hungary from World War I to the early 1980s. It argues that socialist policies themselves played a crucial role in the development of capitalism. Num Pages: 410 pages, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; JHBL; JPF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468303
- ISBN
- 9780226468303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314600
- ISBN
- 9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.61
€ 46.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. Presenting a view of working-class life in an enclosed community during the period, this book covers the decline of the docks, family life, work, housing and leisure as well as tackling more esoteric subjects such as health, gender roles and attitudes towards Jews. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447094
- ISBN
- 9780752447094
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles kindly on her and she is given the opportunity to get off the streets for ever. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading the normal life she has so long dreamt of. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967031
- ISBN
- 9781845967031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774567
- ISBN
- 9780804774567
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Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Provides an overview of French art circa 1500, a dynamic, transitional period when the country, resurgent after the dislocations of the Hundred Years' War, invaded Italy and all media flourished. Editor(s): Wolff, Martha. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 208 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; ACND; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170252
- ISBN
- 9780300170252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Analyzing the rise of art in the 18th century, this treatise demonstrates how painting, sculpture and literature were not regarded as valuable art forms before the emergence of a new bourgeois culture. The author reveals how Romantic poets and philosophers invented "art" as we know it today. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; ABA; ACV; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106016
- ISBN
- 9780231106016
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Num Pages: 288 pages, 734 color & 180 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2200.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345760
- ISBN
- 9780764345760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.03€ 58.00
€ 76.03
€ 58.00
Hardcover. From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Num Pages: 396 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804484
- ISBN
- 9780875804484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268647
- ISBN
- 9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Focuses on backroom politics and gives readers an insider's perspective on the efforts of policymakers from three presidential administrations to get past the naysayers and effect real and lasting policy changes. This title offers an overview of policymaking during the Clinton and George W Bush administrations. Editor(s): Levin, Martin A.; DiSalvo, Daniel; Shapiro, Martin M. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7, 4 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405087
- ISBN
- 9781421405087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.10€ 64.25
€ 70.10
€ 64.25
paperback. "War Against Cliche" is a collection of essays. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422228
- ISBN
- 9780099422228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Analyses the production and reception of recent Iraq war films, asking why they have become known as a 'Toxic Genre'. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; APFN; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331294
- ISBN
- 9780745331294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81