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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. This ambitious and pioneering work rewrites German cinematic history queerly. It shows how, since the Weimar era, German cinema has played a leading role in the innovation of gay and lesbian cinema, with the tantalizing sexual illegibility and gender instability of German films of the 1920s anticipating the queer sensibilities of the 1990s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739955
- ISBN
- 9780804739955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740012
- ISBN
- 9780804740012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. The Cult of Art in Nazi Germany presents a new interpretation of National Socialism, arguing that art in the Third Reich was not simply an instrument of the regime, but actually became a source of the racist politics upon which its ideology was founded. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; ACX; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743266
- ISBN
- 9780804743266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
paperback. Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 552 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221718
- ISBN
- 9780812221718
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardcover. In The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914-1924, Robert E. Hannigan challenges the conventional belief that the United States entered World War I only because its hand was forced and disputes the claim that Washington was subsequently driven by a desire "to make the world safe for democracy." Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248593
- ISBN
- 9780812248593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Takes us behind the screen to explore what is changing in television, why its changing, and why these changes matter Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APT; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752203
- ISBN
- 9780814752203
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322894
- ISBN
- 9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. A cultural history of sexual content in television shows and TV advertising during the 1970s. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 b&w photos, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339199
- ISBN
- 9780822339199
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Unavailable until now, these eight lectures delivered by Stuart Hall in 1983 at the University of Illinois introduced North American audiences to the intellectual history of British cultural studies while simultaneously presenting Hall's original engagements with the theoretical positions that contributed to the formation of cultural studies. Editor(s): Slack, Jennifer Daryl; Grossberg, Lawrence. Series: Stuart Hall: Selected Writings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPN; DSBH5; JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362487
- ISBN
- 9780822362487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardback. This detailed study of children's everyday practices in a small deprived neighbourhood of post-socialist Bratislava, provides a novel insight on the formation of children's agency and the multitude of resources it comes from. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJPR; 3JM; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322740
- ISBN
- 9781447322740
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Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Hardcover. Tells the forgotten story of post-Rossinian opera buffa, with attention to masterpieces by Donizetti and fascinating comic works by Luigi Ricci, the young Verdi, and other composers. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580462938
- ISBN
- 9781580462938
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Condition: New
€ 157.64
€ 157.64
Paperback. This book offers a timely analysis of the UK government's sustainable transport policy 10 years after the publication of "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone". Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JPQB; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420725
- ISBN
- 9781847420725
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. This original book provides an overview of changes in social and fiscal policy since the 1970s, using a unique lifetime simulation approach to analyse how changes in these policies would affect people of low median and high income living in 1979, 1997 and 2008 if they lived their whole lives under the policy rules in place in these years. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423047
- ISBN
- 9781847423047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424082
- ISBN
- 9781847424082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.62
€ 31.99
€ 30.62
Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424556
- ISBN
- 9781847424556
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Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardcover. A timely and critical review and analysis of the development and implementation of New Labour's rural policies since 1997. Editor(s): Woods, Michael. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349323
- ISBN
- 9781861349323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.61
€ 105.61
Paperback. "London Voices, London Lives" addresses a question of great current importance for urban policy: what kind of a place is London in the 21st century, and how does it differ significantly from other parts of urban Britain? It addresses these questions in a unique way: over one hundred ordinary Londoners provide their answers in their own voices. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTD; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349835
- ISBN
- 9781861349835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. This is the first detailed study of the recent geographical distribution of poverty and wealth in Britain. It presents the most comprehensive estimates of the changing levels of poverty and wealth from the late 1960s. A free pdf version of this report is available online at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349958
- ISBN
- 9781861349958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.23
€ 28.23
Hardback. An innovative study of the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through the violent eruptions of the two world wars, and through the dictatorships of Nazism and then Communism that succeeded them. Num Pages: 528 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 45. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199287208
- ISBN
- 9780199287208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.60
€ 133.60
Hardback. A political, social, cultural, and economic portrait of a city at the centre of the Middle East peace negotiations. This work discusses Jerusalem's administration and demography, urban planning and housing, its three religious communities, and the role of the international community in Jerusalem. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106405
- ISBN
- 9780231106405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
paperback. A cross-country road trip in the tradition of Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFCA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223449
- ISBN
- 9780253223449
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unacknowledged. This work talks about the sensitive topic of wartime collaboration between the Chinese and their Japanese occupiers. Num Pages: 302 pages, 13 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023987
- ISBN
- 9780674023987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Hardcover. Focusing on Japan's Kwantung Leasehold and Railway Zone in China's northeastern provinces, Emer O'Dwyer traces the history of Japan's prewar Manchurian empire over four decades to show how South Manchuria was naturalized as a Japanese space and how this process contributed to the success of the Japanese army's early 1930s takeover of Manchuria. Num Pages: 526 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 41. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504332
- ISBN
- 9780674504332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.39€ 55.04
€ 59.39
€ 55.04
Paperback. Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000992
- ISBN
- 9780691000992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.72€ 57.63
€ 73.72
€ 57.63