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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888038
ISBN
9780801888038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.21
€ 55.84

Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269750
ISBN
9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

hardcover. Dressed to Kill reconciles Zayas's Desenga os with the age in which it was written, contextualizing the book in baroque poetics, the Spanish honour code, and fifteenth-century martyr saints' lives. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JD; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643505
ISBN
9781442643505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Paperback. The extraordinary and unique memoir of the first ever British female Apache pilot Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755319626
ISBN
9780755319626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFCA; JFCK; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629919
ISBN
9781469629919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Paperback. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 426. Tuesday, 13 February, 1945. 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747570844
ISBN
9780747570844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Riggio, Thomas P.; West, James L. W., III. Series: The University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ABM; 3JJG; BG; DSBH; DSK; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 259 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812280913
ISBN
9780812280913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.47

Paperback. By presenting a picture of the pro-Southern justices on the Court, this work offers readers an understanding of how they came to their opinions, even as they failed to anticipate the impact their decision would have - a miscalculation that to some degree undermined the Court's power and authority within the American political system. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615032
ISBN
9780700615032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195382938
ISBN
9780195382938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.44

Paperback. Telling the story of the author's grandparents and parents, and of his brothers' involvement in the violent Mau Mau uprising, this title etches a tumultuous era, capturing the landscape of Kenya, the people and their culture, and the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 2AB; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548522
ISBN
9780099548522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGHA; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782119258
ISBN
9781782119258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061689
ISBN
9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

Paperback. Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. This book considers not just the men but also the historical significance of the time and place where their ideas took form. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272467
ISBN
9780226272467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746878
ISBN
9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558616059
ISBN
9781558616059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. In Drawn With the Sword, James W. McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on some of the most enduring questions of the Civil War. Each essay in Draw With the Sword reveals McPherson's own profound knowledge of the Civil War and of the controversies among historians, presenting all sides in clear and lucid prose. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195117967
ISBN
9780195117967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 208 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Walker Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780992882709
ISBN
9780992882709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. An evocative childhood memoir by the much-loved illustrator of "Winnie the Pooh" and "The Wind in the Willows". In this autobiography, E.H. Shepard describes a classic Victorian childhood. Recalling this time with charm and humour, Shepard illustrates these scenes in his own distinctive style. Num Pages: 190 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; AGB; AKLB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413753007
ISBN
9780413753007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Hardcover. Marks the 50th anniversary of the battle against the French. The battle brought abour the end of French colonial Indochina, the independence of Vietnam and the split of the country in tow, so setting the stage for the Vietnam War. Tam was an offical war artist embedded with the Vietminh troops and recorded the wars events. Editor(s): Buchanan, Sherry. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; AGB; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Asia Ink United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953783939
ISBN
9780953783939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; HBJK; HBLL; TNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119141808
ISBN
9781119141808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.98

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