Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. On its first publication The Picture of Dorian Gray was regarded as dangerously modern in its depiction of fin-de-siecle decadence. Although sin is punished in the end the book has a flavour of the elegantly perverse.With an Afterword by Peter Harness." Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827831
- ISBN
- 9781509827831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.65
€ 14.99
€ 12.65
Paperback. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. 224 pages, illustrations. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748654604
- ISBN
- 9780748654604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Hardcover. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748654611
- ISBN
- 9780748654611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 103.24
€ 111.88
€ 103.24
Hardcover. The Photographed Cat presents readers with an examination of how human-cat relationships are depicted in early twentieth-century photography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AGN; AJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610267
- ISBN
- 9780815610267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.34
€ 24.34
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362234
- ISBN
- 9780792362234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.09€ 54.79
€ 153.09
€ 54.79
Hardback. Martin Scorsese is one of the most significant filmmakers in the history of American cinema. This work uses Scorsese's films as vehicles for exploration of philosophical concepts such as friendship and egoism, vigilantism, libertarianism, Buddhist ethics, desire and self-restraint, the criminal mind, beatitude and unhappiness, and the absurd. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124445
- ISBN
- 9780813124445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Hardback. "This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018." Editor(s): Lasser, Ethan W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 326 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; ABC; ACQ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300225921
- ISBN
- 9780300225921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.58
€ 53.00
€ 42.58
The Philosophers' Quarrel. Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Und...
Zaretsky, Robert; Scott, John T.
Paperback. The rise and spectacular fall of the friendship between the two great philosophers of the eighteenth century, barely six months after they first met, reverberated on both sides of the Channel. This title explores the unfolding rift between two of the greatest of Enlightenment thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164282
- ISBN
- 9780300164282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. Explores the connections between two central functions of Third World governments - development and security - in an analysis of Corazon Aquino's six years as President of the Philippines. Information in the book is updated to reflect recent events, including the changes of leadership. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTF; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press New York
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312055936
- ISBN
- 9780312055936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.75€ 87.71
€ 106.75
€ 87.71
Paperback. A study of the often misunderstood Philippine War. From the pitched battles of the early war to the final campaigns against guerrillas, it traces the entire course of the war. The text is grounded in original documents, including the letters and diaries of soldiers from both sides. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 442 pages, 21 photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612253
- ISBN
- 9780700612253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Paperback. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0 b/w; 0 col. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819208
- ISBN
- 9781472819208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.41
€ 23.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. When 46-year-old crane driver and former comedy stunt-diver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121. The sport's ruling classes went nuclear, and banned him for life. But he entered tournaments again and again. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WSB; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224083171
- ISBN
- 9780224083171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 1KBBSX; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989471
- ISBN
- 9781605989471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Hardback. At last, here's a book that tells the full story of Rentokil's rise into an international powerhouse - and the pest problems it encountered and solved along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; KJZ; TVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857195074
- ISBN
- 9780857195074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. A study of David Octavius Hill (1802-70), pioneer photographer, painter and lithographer. It analyzes his photographic partnership with Robert Adamson, offering an understanding of its remarkable success, and explains the purpose and intelligence of this work in the context of Hill's life. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 105 b/w + 41 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; ACV; AJB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 284 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300095340
- ISBN
- 9780300095340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. How can we account for the persistent appeal of glossy commercial pop music? Why do certain performers have such emotional power, even though their music is considered vulgar or second rate? This title gives an account of a group of American popular music performers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275997
- ISBN
- 9780520275997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473710
- ISBN
- 9780226473710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.29
€ 27.99
€ 23.29
The Performing Century. Nineteenth-Century Theatre's History.
. Ed(S): Davis, Tracy C.; Holland, Peter
Paperback. This book, now available for the first time in paperback, looks at modes of performance and forms of theatre in Nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland. On a variety of subjects, the authors redefine what theatre and performance in the Nineteenth century might be. Editor(s): Davis, Tracy C.; Holland, Peter. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250406
- ISBN
- 9780230250406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardback. Offering theatrically informed readings of plays by a broad range of Renaissance dramatists including Marlowe, Jonson, Marston, Webster, Middleton and Ford, this volume addresses the question of pleasure: both erotic pleasure and aesthetic pleasure. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 294 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995570
- ISBN
- 9780333995570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardback. Describes how the French Revolution, which seemed to promise an era of Franco-British partnership, led to an even more bitter estrangement between the two nations. This study illuminates late 18th-century nationalism and xenophobia. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV; JPFN; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731482
- ISBN
- 9780333731482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40