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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

hardcover. Explores the resonance American conservatives felt with the defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek and his exile to Taiwan, which they lamented as the loss of China to communism and the corrosion of traditional values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226252711
ISBN
9780226252711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.09

Hardcover. This authoritative biography offers a comprehensive and highly accessible account of one of the most prominent and prolific religious scholars in Islamic history. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGX; HRH; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684151
ISBN
9781851684151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.19

Paperback. Showcases images from Steve Salter's photographic archive. This book guides us through Old Ashford, as it used to be, illustrating long-lost landmarks and reminding us of what has gone - as well as pointing out historic features that still remain. It focuses on streets and buildings, but social and economic changes aren't forgotten. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 130 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942232
ISBN
9780750942232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Examines the wartime destruction and post-war rebuilding of three prominent sites in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath. This title reveals aspects of the Spanish Civil War and the evolution of the Franco regime from an original and fruitful angle. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194369
ISBN
9781845194369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. When Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; WSBX; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444760897
ISBN
9781444760897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The stooping figure of my mother, waist-deep in the grass and caught there like a piece of sheep's wool, was the last I saw of my country home as I left it to discover the world' Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780241953280
ISBN
9780241953280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. The autobiography of Jean Paul Getty, American oil executive, multimillionaire and art collector. Getty tells how he amassed his fortune, discusses the prospects of democracy, lists the seven things men should know about women, and recounts conversations at Oxford with the future King of England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 64 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGBA; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367009
ISBN
9780892367009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. The new memoir from the author of "Maidens' Trip" and "The Great Western Beach"; a remarkable story of a young woman growing up against the backdrop of the Second World War, and postwar life in India, Paris and bohemian Chelsea. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835630
ISBN
9781408835630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953740
ISBN
9780750953740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. The true story of a German soldier's escape from a Siberian prison camp following World War II, and his struggle for survival during an 8000-mile journey to freedom across some of the most treacherous and inhospitable conditions on earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JJP; BG; BTP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197265
ISBN
9781841197265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Providing an insight into the mind of one of the leading intellectuals of the modern age, this title chronicles the cultural, moral, and political journeys of this renowned critic and artist at the height of her powers. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954461
ISBN
9780241954461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Features 150 alphabetical entries that explain the who, when, where, and what of postwar and contemporary art, from Abstract Expressionism to zeitgeist. In this title, 80 images, most in full color, illustrate iconic works of the movements discussed. It also includes key terms of contemporary Chinese art - from Rustic Realism to Political Pop. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789211514
ISBN
9780789211514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Explores in detail the world of commercial art, its illustrators, publishers, art directors, photographers and painters. This study examines the historical implications of 20th-century artists in commerce, and reveals how they ultimately facilitated the consolidation of high culture in the USA. Num Pages: 440 pages, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AC; AKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226063089
ISBN
9780226063089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.48

Hardback. A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 colour + 44 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; ACXD; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197471
ISBN
9780300197471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. This work seeks to broaden the comprehension of the student of Italian Renaissance painting by concentrating not on the works of art themselves, but on the various artistic theories which influenced them or were expressed by them. The text includes the writings of Michelangelo and Vasari. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198810506
ISBN
9780198810506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 452 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVN; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333712
ISBN
9780764333712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 53.79

Paperback. The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3J; HBJF1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859609
ISBN
9781848859609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446214
ISBN
9780801446214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.17

Paperback. This work presents in detail the uniforms of the foot artillery between 1786 and 1815. Formal in style, and indeed austere, the uniforms illustrated here were the very ones worn by those who participated in during the most crucial and of the Empire. Num Pages: 80 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 241 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Histoire and Collections
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9782352503965
ISBN
9782352503965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148601
ISBN
9780691148601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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