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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Examines how early modern England transformed itself into the centre of a worldwide empire. This work argues that the new study of geography played a crucial role in fuelling England's imperial ambitions, and that it helped create an ideology of empire which made imperialism possible. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTQ; JNM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116075
ISBN
9780226116075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) was a remarkable personality who inspired all who knew her. From the 1880s onwards, Mason has been venerated across the USA primarily by home-schooling evangelical parents, valuing the Christian underpinning of her educational ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 502 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894023
ISBN
9780718894023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD; AGB; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450271
ISBN
9781633450271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Hardcover. Based on original research from Charles Urban's own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFB; APFX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898829
ISBN
9780859898829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.48

Paperback. Charles Taylor's work as an intellectual historian, epistemologist and normative political theorist has made him a leading figure in contemporary social philosophy. This book examines the problem of political fragmentation through an analysis of Taylor's thought and politics. Series: 20th Century Political Thinkers. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521278
ISBN
9780742521278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.29

Hardback. Charles R. Cockerell (1788-1863) was one of the most significant nineteenth-century British architects and a major player in the cultural shift from the Georgian eighteenth to the Victorian nineteenth century. Num Pages: 322 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JH; AMB; BJ; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272068
ISBN
9781783272068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

hardcover. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 497 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; PDX; PGG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 955.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319445175
ISBN
9783319445175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.90

Hardback. This is an account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen. His life embraces many historical issues, he conspired in the first political murder of modern German history, fled to Switzerland, then America where he was instrumental in the importation of German ideas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674110113
ISBN
9780674110113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.99
€ 69.36

Paperback. Few lives of great men offer so much interest, and so many mysteries, as the life of Charles Darwin, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than 100 years after his death. His biography is recounted here, by trained biologist and historian of science, Janet Browne. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844133147
ISBN
9781844133147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.23

Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712668378
ISBN
9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226280394
ISBN
9780226280394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653020
ISBN
9780691653020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.06

Hardback. New examinations of the figure of Charlemagne in Spanish literature and culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844204
ISBN
9781843844204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. The essays in this volume explore continuities and changes in the role of philanthropic organizations in Europe and North America in the period around the French Revolution. Included is an analysis of policies towards poverty in different countries, and the development of welfare states. Editor(s): Cunningham, Hugh; Innes, Joanna. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333674048
ISBN
9780333674048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933310
ISBN
9780861933310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781441146489
ISBN
9781441146489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

By tracing the varied role of women as producers and distributors of welfare during the period 1780-1930 in both metropolitan and provincial contexts, this collection argues that philanthropy predated, shaped and co-existed with the formation of the "classical" welfare state. It highlights the bias of gender and class in social work. Editor(s): Jordansson, Birgitta; Vammen, Tinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383396
ISBN
9788778383396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719052408
ISBN
9780719052408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.02

Hardback. "Lisa Freeman's excellent cultural analysis .. demonstrates that character is a contested site in England's attempt to negotiate a changing sociology of class, gender, and nation even as it retained fundamental forms of patriarchy."-Albion Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812236392
ISBN
9780812236392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardcover. An interdisciplinary examination of the Enlightenment character and its broader significance. Whilst the main focus of the book is the Scottish Enlightenment, contributors also employ a transatlantic scope by considering parallel developments in Europe, and America. Editor(s): Ahnert, Thomas; Manning, Susan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104143
ISBN
9780230104143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Hardcover. In her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113675
ISBN
9780472113675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HPS; JPQB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137548610
ISBN
9781137548610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardback. The United Nations (UN) must either remain a "decision frozen in time" or develop an agenda to be relevant to 21st-century global governance. This study examines UN change processes, assessing learning strategies that would allow the UN to maintain relevance amidst evolving global governance. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; JFFS; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801512
ISBN
9780333801512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Paperback. Focusing on world-historical events of empire, revolution, war, and peace, this work shows how American reformers invented a new politics built around progressive internationalism. It retrieves the progressive tradition in American politics and makes it available to contemporary debates. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFCX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691122359
ISBN
9780691122359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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