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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. The history of postwar German cinema has most often been told as a story of failure, a failure paradoxically epitomized by the remarkable popularity of film throughout the late 1940s and 1950s. Through the analysis of 10 representative films, Hester Baer reassesses this period.. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456054
ISBN
9781845456054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.57

Paperback. Analyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line illus., 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049267
ISBN
9780691049267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.77

Hardback. Disintegration in Frames explores the relationship between aesthetics and ideology in the Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav cinema, with emphasis on issues of nationalism, internationalism, and interethnic relations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804753685
ISBN
9780804753685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240339
ISBN
9780520240339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.61

Paperback. This important Canadian case study addresses the democratic deficit from a wide range of perspectives, providing scholars, observers, and citizens with an accessible account of politics and elections in Manitoba, while illuminating an issue that resonates across the country. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773554
ISBN
9780889773554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.84

paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203549
ISBN
9780520203549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.64

hardcover. The Seven Years' War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. The author demonstrates how disease played a vital role in shaping strategy and campaigning, British state policy, and imperial relations during the Seven Years' War. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226180007
ISBN
9780226180007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.21
€ 44.97

hardcover. Addresses fundamental issues about the last decades of Tsarist Russia. This book focuses on successive outbreaks of cholera in the city of Saratov on the Volga. It explains why a medical and social disaster that had long since been overcome in other parts of Europe continued much later in Russia. Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; MBN; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415547949
ISBN
9780415547949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628103
ISBN
9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Paperback. This book, first published in 1998, examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w illus. 14 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; HBG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 43.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780521598354
ISBN
9780521598354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GTJ; HBLW; HBWQ; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 258 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
201
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620817957
ISBN
9781620817957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.32
€ 160.69

Paperback. The first book on the tabloid news machine and its phone-hacking scandals in the mould of bestselling Flat Earth News. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFFX; JFM; JPZ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
GIBSON SQUARE BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908096951
ISBN
9781908096951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

paperback. Offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, Appendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland,bibliographical essay, notes, references. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
SKU
V9780745320533
ISBN
9780745320533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.14

Hardcover. Includes a Foreword by leading documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning film 'The Civil War'. The highly visual approach makes the reader experience the excitement of finding unusual stories in the Archives. A "must-have" for anyone interested in US history in general and the Civil War in particular. Num Pages: 208 pages, 185 col, 70 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832911
ISBN
9781904832911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.83

Hardback. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1984. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151924
ISBN
9780231151924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 85.15

Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151931
ISBN
9780231151931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A guided tour of the Golden Age of New York City. It is a warm salute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation and the city that embraced, thrilled and entertained them during World War II. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402653
ISBN
9781908402653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Paperback. Discounted Labour is an essential new work for anyone interested in the historical struggle for gender equality in Canada. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802078186
ISBN
9780802078186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. "-from the foreword by Stanley I. Kutler Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801860058
ISBN
9780801860058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.86

Paperback. The 1970s tend to be allocated a slender role in American cultural and social history. The essays in Disco Divas reveal that the 1970s, far from being an era of cultural stasis, were a time of great social change, particularly for women. Editor(s): Inness, Sherrie A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218411
ISBN
9780812218411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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