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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In this text, Christopher Wilson examines narratives of police power in crime news, popular fiction and film, showing how they reflect and influence the real strategies of law enforcement on the beat, in the squad room and in urban politics. Num Pages: 286 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226901336
ISBN
9780226901336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. "Cool" colors were hot for fabrics in the late 1960s. Hundreds of splashy colors and designs from the offerings of 1960s European and American textile manufacturers are presented in full color photos. Full descriptions and fabric content information make this a useful resource for designers and historians. Series: Schiffer Design Books. Num Pages: 112 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AKTA; AKTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303425
ISBN
9780764303425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372. 408 pages, Illustrations. Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second instalment in Kenny Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 19. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857866202
ISBN
9780857866202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.26

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248328
ISBN
9781909248328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.49

Hardback. This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire. In addition, it addresses the issue of gender in the state's use of two distinct groups of single women as colonizers, orphan girls and reformed prostitutes, each given state-awarded dowries if they agreed to relocate overseas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733595
ISBN
9780804733595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.33

Paperback. A searingly honest and moving memoir of a young woman's political awakening and disillusionment, and a gripping first-person account of life in Communist Czechoslovakia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083388
ISBN
9781847083388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Hardback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925240399
ISBN
9781925240399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257702
ISBN
9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.88
€ 57.93

Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257719
ISBN
9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099151
ISBN
9780719099151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 38.61

Hardcover. The Protestant and Catholic Reformations thrust the nature of conversion into the center of debate and politicking over religion as authorities and subjects imbued religious confession with novel meanings during the early modern era. The volume offers insights into the historicity of the very concept of "conversion." Editor(s): Luebke, David Martin; Poley, Jared; Ryan, Daniel C.; Sabean, David Warren. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453754
ISBN
9780857453754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Hardcover. A digitally remastered facsimile edition of Danny Lyon's seminal 1971 photobook, highly influential in the history of documentary photography. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPL; AJB; AJCR; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 291 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714870519
ISBN
9780714870519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 38.61

Hardcover. Offers a firsthand portrayal of the so-called Butcher of the Balkans, the Serbian president whose ambitions sparked the Bosnian conflict. At its heart the book is a portrait of an autocrat who rode the tiger of nationalism to serve his own ends and to promote those who furthered his agenda. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349435
ISBN
9780820349435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425271544
ISBN
9780425271544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 3JF; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801441103
ISBN
9780801441103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; ACQ; AFWH; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064535
ISBN
9781606064535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JHBD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573923439
ISBN
9781573923439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.94

Hardback. Sets Hoggs' contributions for this 19th century periodical in full cultural context, with detailed annotation and a convenient and complete editorial apparatus. Editor(s): Richardson, Thomas C. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 655 pages, music. BIC Classification: 3JH; D. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
655
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624881
ISBN
9780748624881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 108.53

Hardback. Like other well-known writers of the time, Hogg was a contributor to the annuals, and this book brings together all the Hogg texts that were either written for, or first published in, annuals and gift-books. Editor(s): Currie, Janette; Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615278
ISBN
9780748615278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 108.53

Paperback. The Bavarian army which fought the War of 1866 was not greatly distinguished for its performance, but a translation of the Bavarian general staff history of the war is a document which should be available in English, since it gives an official analysis of the conflict. Translator(s): Sutherland, Stuart. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033668
ISBN
9781906033668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

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