Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Translator(s): Steinberg, M. S. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226533995
- ISBN
- 9780226533995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.65
€ 53.48
€ 45.65
Paperback. Surrealist artist Max Ernst defined collage as the 'alchemy of the visual image'. This book demonstrates that the artist had a profound and abiding interest in alchemical philosophy and often used alchemical symbolism in works created throughout his career. It helps you understand a multilayered complexity of Ernst's works. Series: The Surrealist Revolution Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 73 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD7; AGB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292791367
- ISBN
- 9780292791367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Num Pages: 448 pages, 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222562
- ISBN
- 9780300222562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Hardback. This book follows the lives and careers of two Jewish boxers, Max Baer and Barney Ross. Fighting in the 1920s and 1930s when anti-Semitism was rampant, American Jews found symbols of strength and courage in these two world champions. This book provides a vivid picture of Baer and Ross as they fought opponents in the ring and prejudice outside it. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BGS; HBT; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442269323
- ISBN
- 9781442269323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49
€ 58.49
Hardcover. A few years before he died, James MacGibbon confessed to his closest family members that he had spied for the Soviet Union during World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537739
- ISBN
- 9781784537739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 49.24
€ 53.48
€ 49.24
Paperback. The incredible story of legendary Algerian musician, Maurice El Medioni Editor(s): Reinhardt, Max. Translator(s): Walton, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924426
- ISBN
- 9781910924426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
paperback. This text offers a reappraisal of the Irish Revival by focusing on the progressive energies of self-help movements such as the Abbey Theatre, Sinn Fein and the Co-operative Movement. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859183656
- ISBN
- 9781859183656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Hardback. Gerald Postema presents the collected writings on legal, political, and moral theory of a key thinker of the 17th century, Sir Matthew Hale. Hale develops a unique and sophisticated account of the nature and foundations of common law, with extended reflections on natural law, moral and legal reasoning, and the legal limits of political authority. Editor(s): Postema, Gerald J. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HPCD; LAB. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234929
- ISBN
- 9780199234929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.39
€ 115.39
Hardcover. In 1944, a number of Sonderkommando-"special squads" of Jewish prisoners who kept the gas chambers running smoothly-buried on the grounds of Auschwitz a series of remarkable eyewitness accounts. This study reconstructs their history and textual content, revealing literary works that raise troubling questions about the nature of testimony. Num Pages: 276 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389989
- ISBN
- 9781782389989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 414 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1790.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350740
- ISBN
- 9780764350740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.04€ 53.37
€ 76.04
€ 53.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664328
- ISBN
- 9781624664328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442205864
- ISBN
- 9781442205864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 78 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint Edition of the Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236554
- ISBN
- 9781442236554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.06
€ 22.06
Hardcover. How Matisse bowed out in a riot of colorful shapes and patterns BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836534277
- ISBN
- 9783836534277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.47
€ 21.47
Hardcover. Written by a foremost authority on Matisse, this book traces the evolution of his art from the sombre palette of his first works in the 1890s, through his Fauvism, drawings and sculpture, to the dazzling paper cut-outs of his final years. The text is backed by over 900 representative illustrations. Num Pages: 752 pages, 930 illustrations, 220 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACXD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 338 x 251 x 59. Weight in Grams: 3990. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0018825
- ISBN
- 9780500091661
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 80.00
€ 80.00
Hardcover. Presents an essay on the development of Chebyshev's theory of approximation of functions, later called 'Constructive function theory', an essay of the development of the calculus of variations, and a study of the history of finite differences, in whose development Soviet mathematicians have played a prominent role. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764358457
- ISBN
- 9783764358457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Hardback. Presents a study of the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. This book describes the development of geometry. It discusses analytic function theory, and shows how the work of mathematicians like Cauchy, Riemann and Weierstrass led to fresh ways of understanding functions. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PBM; PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350482
- ISBN
- 9783764350482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.18
€ 150.18
paperback. Covers the evolution of mathematics in the nineteenth century as a whole. This book discusses useful concepts, methods, and algorithms. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P.; Shenitzer, A. Translator(s): Grant, Hazel; Sheinin, O. B. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2nd rev. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364427
- ISBN
- 9783764364427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.37
€ 128.37
Mathematicians Fleeing from Nazi Germany: Individual Fates and Global ...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
paperback. The emigration of mathematicians from Europe during the Nazi era signaled an irrevocable and important historical shift for the international mathematics world. This book presents an account of this exodus. It describes the flight of more than 140 mathematicians, their reasons for leaving, and the political and economic issues involved. Num Pages: 504 pages, 59 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140414
- ISBN
- 9780691140414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.79
€ 83.18
€ 63.79
Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 491
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319219837
- ISBN
- 9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.28
€ 147.28
Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454669
- ISBN
- 9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.48
€ 155.48
Hardback. Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KJW; 3JF; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083129
- ISBN
- 9780719083129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Paperback. Materialist Feminisms investigates the crucial theoretical and political debates that have determined the course of British and American feminism over the last thirty years. Num Pages: 284 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861856
- ISBN
- 9781557861856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119328575
- ISBN
- 9781119328575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29