Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of the USS Flier that has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192246
- ISBN
- 9780813192246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive examination of the PLA from the Cold War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This title charts the development of China's armed forces against the backdrop of Chinese society and links China's military modernization to the country's growing international and economic power. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 photos, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192406
- ISBN
- 9780813192406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
Paperback. Examines political, social, and cultural changes that have radically altered farming. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192420
- ISBN
- 9780813192420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192598
- ISBN
- 9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback. In 1298 Pope Boniface VIII published a decree, referred to as "Periculoso", announcing that nuns were to be perpetually cloistered. This text surveys precedents for "Periculoso" and some of the problems Boniface VIII hoped to solve, and it analyzes the commentary and attempts to enforce the decree. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HRCC7; HRCX1; HRCX8; JFSJ1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813209494
- ISBN
- 9780813209494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.31
€ 27.31
Paperback. A study of the early years of the Field Day Theatre Company, which has been a vital presence on the Irish cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. Drawing on reviews, pre-production publicity and personal interviews, it discusses Field Day's evolving aims and achievements. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPN; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210759
- ISBN
- 9780813210759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93
Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210827
- ISBN
- 9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Paperback. Expresses a desire for Europe to rediscover and renew its foundational Christian sources in order to recover a deeper sense of integrity. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215440
- ISBN
- 9780813215440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.86
€ 29.86
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Sheed and Ward, 1942. With new introd. Translator(s): Keating, Michael J. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813218809
- ISBN
- 9780813218809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813220161
- ISBN
- 9780813220161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Paperback. In The Gods of Revolution, Christopher Dawson brought to bear, as Glanmor Williams said, his brilliantly perceptive powers of analysis on the French Revolution. . . . In so doing he reversed the trends of recent historiography which has concentrated primarily on examining the social and economic context of that great upheaval. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813227092
- ISBN
- 9780813227092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.76
€ 32.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306853
- ISBN
- 9780825306853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.99
€ 27.99
€ 23.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562. The Dynamics of a Critical Rivalry. 264 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754191
- ISBN
- 9780838754191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Hardcover. This title, which includes a candid interview with the Grottas as well as detailed photography and text commenting on every nook in the residence, is essential reading for the modern architect or anyone who aspires to commission a house. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; AMKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847830091
- ISBN
- 9780847830091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.10
€ 48.99
€ 43.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 pages b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APFD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853039068
- ISBN
- 9780853039068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardcover. Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse. He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Editor(s): Clark, Rex; Lubrich, Oliver. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 3JH; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610. Alexander von Humboldt in Cultural Criticism. 364 pages, 7 ills. Editor(s): Clark, Rex; Lubrich, Oliver. Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse. He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JH; RGR. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452665
- ISBN
- 9780857452665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.93
€ 174.93
Hardcover. In the spring of 1933, German society was deeply divided - in the Reichstag elections on 5 March, only a small percentage voted for Hitler. Yet, once he seized power, his creation of a socially inclusive Volksgemeinschaft, promising equality, economic prosperity and the restoration of honor and pride after the humiliating ending of World War I. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548. Violence Against Jews in Provincial Germany, 1919-1939. 328 pages. In the spring of 1933, German society was deeply divided - in the Reichstag elections on 5 March, only a small percentage voted for Hitler. Yet, once he seized power, his creation of a socially inclusive Volksgemeinschaft, promising equality, economic prosperity and the restoration of honor and pride after the humiliating ending of World War I. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 21. Weight: 550. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453228
- ISBN
- 9780857453228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.31
€ 163.31
Postcolonial Migrants and Identity Politics: Europe, Russia, Japan and...
Ulbe Bosma, Jan Lucassen, And Gert Oostindie
World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492. Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in Comparison. Series: International Studies in Social History. 270 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight: 492.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453273
- ISBN
- 9780857453273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Hardcover. This book analyzes the highly complex interconnections among the cultural-political concepts of various ideological groups and asks why the most artistically ambitious art forms were viewed as politically important by all cultured (or even semi-cultured) Germans in the period from 1933 to 1945.. Translator(s): Hill, Victoria W. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536. Nazi Fascism, Inner Emigration, and Exile. 272 pages, Illustrations. This book analyzes the highly complex interconnections among the cultural-political concepts of various ideological groups and asks why the most artistically ambitious art forms were viewed as politically important by all cultured (or even semi-cultured) Germans in the period from 1933 to 1945. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight: 536. Translator(s): Hill, Victoria W.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455901
- ISBN
- 9780857455901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.09
€ 163.09
Hardcover. The period between 1917 and 1957, starting with the birth of the USSR and the American intervention in the First World War and ending with the Treaty of Rome, is of the utmost importance for contextualizing and understanding the intellectual origins of the European Community.. Editor(s): Hewitson, Mark; D'Auria, Matthew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 maps & ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457271
- ISBN
- 9780857457271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.93
€ 174.93
Paperback. A collection of original essays by distinguished historians on the works of topographical writers who described and recorded the landscape of South-West England in the period c. 1540-1900. Editor(s): Brayshay, Mark. Num Pages: 214 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; HBTP; PDX; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press England
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894241
- ISBN
- 9780859894241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.98
€ 36.98
Paperback. British Theatre and the Red Peril examines how communism was portrayed in plays in the British theatre between 1917 and 1945, and how at a time when the capitalist system seemed on the verge of collapse, the theatre played a significant part in communicating and manipulating political propaganda in order to influence audiences. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; AN; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896375
- ISBN
- 9780859896375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Hardcover. For the first time, this book tells the 'lost' story of the 1930s Western. Written from a concern to understand Western films primarily as products of Hollywood's studio system, it recovers the context in which Westerns were produced, exhibited and viewed in the 1930s. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896931
- ISBN
- 9780859896931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Hardcover. This is the third part of Steve Nicholson's four-volume analysis of British theatre censorship from 1900 until 1968, based on previously undocumented material in the Lord Chamberlain's Correspondence Archives in the British Library and the Royal Archives at Windsor. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AN; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897501
- ISBN
- 9780859897501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.23
€ 144.23