Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate and celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were some of the most recognised names in Antarctic and Polar history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning to its dramatic escape to its final resting place at Dulwich College. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892125
- ISBN
- 9781848892125
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. When the mighty Endurance becomes trapped in the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton's dream to cross the Antarctic becomes a fight to save the thirty-one souls that set sail with him. The first illustrated retelling of the greatest feat of leadership and survival ever recorded. Illustrator(s): Butler, David. Num Pages: 96 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; BGH; FZG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892811
- ISBN
- 9781848892811
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. The first comprehensive biography in a generation of the great explorer Num Pages: 464 pages, 30 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747071
- ISBN
- 9781780747071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Frank A Worsley was the Captain of the H M S Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship's party of twenty-eight drifted in an ice floe for five months. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJF; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665742
- ISBN
- 9780712665742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
paperback. The story of the Mongolian mare, who, despite only measuring about thirteen hands high, became an American hero for her actions during the Korean War, being awarded two Purple Hearts for her valor and being officially promoted to staff sergeant twice, a distinction never bestowed upon an animal before or since. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS1; JWF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Regnery History United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781621573814
- ISBN
- 9781621573814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.62
€ 17.99
€ 16.62
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612344751
- ISBN
- 9781612344751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.60
€ 35.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. The definitive account of the old-school robbery that gripped Britain and the hunt for the gangsters behind it. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784298166
- ISBN
- 9781784298166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.74
€ 12.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; JPA; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482533
- ISBN
- 9780801482533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
hardcover. Offering a revisionist account of the genre of the epyllion, Ellis transforms theories of sexuality, literature, and politics of the Elizabethan age, making an erudite and intriguing contribution to the field. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780802087355
- ISBN
- 9780802087355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.85
€ 80.85
Paperback. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801878916
- ISBN
- 9780801878916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.94
€ 34.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Including documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the late-20th-century gay culture to emerge, this text aims to provide a definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the USA from 1940 to 1970. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSG; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142678
- ISBN
- 9780226142678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Hardcover. Based on rich source material, this book charts cultural changes that are hallmarks of the modern era, such as the rise of the companionate marriage, the role of expert advice in intimate matters, and the body as a source of pleasure and anxiety. These changes are evidence of a dramatic shift in attitudes from a form of scientific inquiry.. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453372
- ISBN
- 9780857453372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.06
€ 152.06
Hardback. Considers how Enlightenment print culture built modern national and racial identity out of images of sexual order and disorder in public life. The title refers to a premise in utopian and exoticist fiction about the southern portion of the globe: sexual order defines the character of the state. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746632
- ISBN
- 9780804746632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.90
€ 92.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Heike. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5SG; DS; HBL; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912492
- ISBN
- 9781439912492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.74
€ 37.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; DSBD; JFFN; JFSR2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823274611
- ISBN
- 9780823274611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. Presents an account of what it was like to be young and hip, growing up in East Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Charting the clashes which occurred between teenage rebels and the authorities, this book explores what happened when gender, sexuality, Nazism, communism and rock 'n' roll collided during this period. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815323
- ISBN
- 9781571815323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.82
€ 152.82
Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of changing views of political virtue in the 18th century and the origins of the modern dilemma over probity and suitability for high public office Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208450
- ISBN
- 9780300208450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.73€ 62.74
€ 82.73
€ 62.74
Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745598
- ISBN
- 9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081668
- ISBN
- 9780252081668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.31
€ 29.31
Paperback. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the public had had enough of sex and death. This title offers a new way to understand sensationalism in both newspapers and reform movements. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021539
- ISBN
- 9780226021539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27