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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Drawing on the discourses of psychoanalysis, evolutionary biology, and other fields of study that informed Richards Wagner's world, the author traces the influence of Gesamtkunstwerk and eroticism from their classic expressions in Tristan und Isolde into the work of the generation of composers that followed, including Zemlinsky, and Strauss. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226082134
ISBN
9780226082134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.80

Num Pages: 167 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343476
ISBN
9780764343476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.76
€ 46.95

Paperback. The federated Iroquois tribes were essential to the British during their various colonial campaigns in eastern North America. This work looks at the material culture, social organization and religion of these people and tells the story of the many frontier campaigns they fought. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764900
ISBN
9781841764900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.06

Hardback. A wide-ranging analysis of whether tribes and tribal identities are becoming more rather than less pronounced in the contemporary Middle East. Editor(s): Rabi, Uzi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043458
ISBN
9781849043458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.20

Hardback. Traces the history of the Bakhtiyari tribal confederacy of the Zagros Mountains through momentous times that saw the opening of their lands to the outside world. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 303 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989945
ISBN
9780295989945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.36

Paperback. Traces the history of the Bakhtiyari tribal confederacy of the Zagros Mountains through momentous times that saw the opening of their lands to the outside world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989952
ISBN
9780295989952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Shedding new light on regional developments in class, race, and culture, this groundbreaking study is the first to consider all Native Americans throughout southern New England. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13, 11 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898198
ISBN
9780801898198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.70

Paperback. Exploring everything from fantasy architecture to neo-tribal sports and from Emirati dress codes to neo-Bedouin poetry contests, this title explodes the idea that the tribal is primitive and argues instead that it is an elite, exclusive, racist, and modern instrument for branding nations and shaping Gulf citizenship and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280106
ISBN
9780520280106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardcover. Contributors argue that the last hundred years have seen the way Europe imagines Natives shifting from exoticism to outright fantasy, mirroring the changing European perception of America itself. Editor(s): Mackay, James; Stirrup, David. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 265 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137288813
ISBN
9781137288813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardcover. Presents the story of the Beecher-Tilton scandal that shook American culture in the 1870s because the key players were such vaunted moral leaders. The book offers a tale of love, deception, faith and the indeterminacy of truth. It revises the conception of 19th-century morals and passions. Num Pages: 430 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259383
ISBN
9780226259383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. The Trial of the Haymarket Anarchists is the culmination of seven years of research into the 1886 Haymarket bombing and subsequent trial. It not only overturns the prevailing consensus on this event, it documents in detail how the basic facts, as far as they can be determined, have been distorted, obscured, or suppressed for seventy years. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116603
ISBN
9780230116603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Hardback. This book illuminates what judicial modernity actually meant to the Chinese state and society in the early twentieth century and how the judicial reform resulted in paradoxical consequences due to a lack of resources and a disjunction between the national reform agenda and local social ecology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755863
ISBN
9780804755863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Editor(s): Mayer, Thomas F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HR; LNF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442605190
ISBN
9781442605190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346908
ISBN
9781612346908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Pursued by British forces, Washington and his remaining 5,000 men resolved on a risky strike against the British and Hessian positions across the Delaware River. This book shows how, crossing the river, Washington took the Trenton garrison for the loss of only four men, before outflanking Cornwallis' 8,000-strong force and marching on Princeton. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846033506
ISBN
9781846033506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.46

Hardback. Trent, the Catholic Church's attempt to put its house in order after the Reformation, has long been praised and blamed for things it never did. This one-volume history, the first in modern times, explores the volatile issues that pushed several Holy Roman emperors, kings and queens of France, five popes, and all of Europe to the brink of disaster. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JB; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066977
ISBN
9780674066977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.96

Paperback. Why does Catholicism in the early modern era go by so many names? Taking up such questions, John O'Malley works out a guide to the intellectual and historical developments behind the concepts of Catholic reform, the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Catholicism. Num Pages: 240 pages, color frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008137
ISBN
9780674008137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.70

hardcover. Identifies the specificity of Japanese management and the reasons behind its continued competitiveness. The authors explore the strategy and structure of Japanese manufacturing corporations, to investigate the features of their management systems and worldwide potential. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JM; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9780333929704
ISBN
9780333929704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.60

Hardback. Presents an overview of the tree physiology research within the European tree physiology Eurosilva network. Editor(s): Huttunen, Satu; Jarvis, Paul; Heikkila, Hannele (Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland); Sundberg, Bjorn; Bucher, Jurg; Matyssek, Rainer. Series: Tree Physiology. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000232
ISBN
9781402000232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.37

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Tells the history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing an insight into trench warfare on the Western Front. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472801326
ISBN
9781472801326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACX; AFK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848846371
ISBN
9781848846371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Argues that the Haitian Revolution nonetheless had an enduring cultural and political impact, particularly on peoples and communities that have been marginalized in the historical record and absent from the discourses of Western historiography. This book interrogates the literary, historical, and political discourses that the Revolution produced. Editor(s): Garraway, Doris L. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926865
ISBN
9780813926865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.73

Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463711
ISBN
9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

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