Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Presents an history of the activists, intellectuals, and movements that played a crucial role in shaping civil society and civic thought throughout Japan's postwar period. The author traces the development of a new vision of citizenship based on political participation, self-reliance, popular nationalism, and commitment to daily life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262713
- ISBN
- 9780520262713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJC; HRAX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493873
- ISBN
- 9781137493873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681370804
- ISBN
- 9781681370804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.51
€ 19.99
€ 17.51
Making History: Edward Augustus Freeman and Victorian Cultural Politic...
. Ed(S): Bremner, G. A.; Conlin, Jonathan
hardcover. Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an important gap in the history of Victorian thought. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A.; Conlin, Jonathan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265871
- ISBN
- 9780197265871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.52
€ 141.52
Paperback. Collects twelve previously unpublished essays by one of Britain's most eminent historians, David Cannadine, including his inaugural and valedictory lectures at the Institute of Historical Research. A unique volume discussing the study and nature of History itself and a range of key topics and periods in British and Imperial History. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302402
- ISBN
- 9780230302402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.77
€ 33.77
Paperback. This text reconstructs how freed men and women in tobacco-growing Central North Carolina worked to secure a place for themselves in a ravaged region and hostile time. It has a micro-economic history of Gainville County, drawn from public records, that looks at individual's stories. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324425
- ISBN
- 9780820324425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.34
€ 36.34
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441257
- ISBN
- 9780801441257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. A fascinating study of the contribution of ordinary men and women to Spain's democratic transition of the 1970s. Radcliff argues that participants in neighbourhood and other associations experimented with new practices of civic participation that put pressure on the authoritarian state and made the building blocks of a future democratic citizenship Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241053
- ISBN
- 9780230241053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.08
€ 69.08
Paperback. Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. Num Pages: 280 pages, map, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037387
- ISBN
- 9780691037387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Hardcover. This work reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. It argues that the European model of democracy was created in the Revolution, a model with stark differences to Anglo-American liberal democracy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006249
- ISBN
- 9780674006249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.32€ 88.00
€ 96.32
€ 88.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037351
- ISBN
- 9781594037351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.28
€ 29.99
€ 26.28
Hardcover. Using German and previously closed or underutilized Soviet archives, this work brings to date the historiography of one of the most important aspects of twentieth-century international relations: the steps by which Germany and Soviet Russia would find common ground and establish a relationship whose impact would be felt throughout World War II. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006447
- ISBN
- 9780230006447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741390
- ISBN
- 9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741383
- ISBN
- 9780295741383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.81
€ 141.81
Hardback. In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate the country's cinemas, many of Mexico's cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui Invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In this book, the author contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356417
- ISBN
- 9780822356417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and focusing on the experiences of its employees, this book explains how the establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, a chronic need for housing and a strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen employees were killed. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750943284
- ISBN
- 9780750943284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.52
€ 30.99
€ 27.52
A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890567
- ISBN
- 9780801890567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Hardcover. This book examines fictional representations of India in novels, plays and poetry produced between the years 1772 to 1823 as historical source material. It uses literary texts as case studies to investigate how Britons residing both in the metropole and in India justified, confronted and imagined the colonial encounter during this period. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111264
- ISBN
- 9780230111264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive study of how U. S. immigration policies have shaped-demographically, economically, and socially-the six largest Asian American communities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723602
- ISBN
- 9780804723602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book offers a social and cultural history of American culture in the formative years of the twentieth century, examining forms such as vaudeville, early film, popular songs, modernist art, and many others in the context of contemporary social changes. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360. A Social History, 1900-1920. 264 pages, illustrations. This book offers a social and cultural history of American culture in the formative years of the twentieth century, examining forms such as vaudeville, early film, popular songs, modernist art, and many others in the context of contemporary social changes. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105843
- ISBN
- 9780230105843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24