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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Changes in Japanese law in the 1990s enabled erotic images to be published without fear of prosecution, and many shunga picture-books have since appeared. This book offers an assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. It seeks to re-establish shunga in a proper historical frame of culture and creativity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894328
ISBN
9781861894328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

Hardback. In responding to the perceived threat posed by venereal diseases in Germany's colonies, doctors took a biopolitical approach that employed medical and bourgeois discourses of modernization, health, productivity, and morality. Their goal was to change the behavior of targeted groups, or at least to isolate infected individuals from the healthy.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 196 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385912
ISBN
9781782385912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.83

Hardback. aeo The first in depth study of American sexuality at the time of the conquest of the Americas. aeo Sheds new light on conventional ways of examining the sexual relations, mainly between males, encountered by the Spaniards and Portugese entering the Americas during the Conquests. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL9; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607276
ISBN
9780745607276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

Paperback. This collection provides an illuminating and enjoyable guide to the popular genres, contexts and styles of film production, key films and film-makers of British cinema in the 1970s, addressing films such as 'The Wicker Man', genres such as punk and sexploitation, and series such as the Bond and 'Carry On' films. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572731
ISBN
9781844572731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.19

Hardcover. Book Two in the V&A's groundbreaking new series presents 17 patterns for garments and accessories from a seventeenth-century woman's wardrobe. Full step-by-step drawings of the construction sequence are given for each garment to enable the reader to accurately reconstruct them. Editor(s): North, Susan; Tiramani, Jenny. Num Pages: 160 pages, 400 colour illustrations, 600 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 277 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776856
ISBN
9781851776856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.80

Hardcover. This breathtakingly detailed book presents dress patterns, construction details, embroidery and making instructions for fifteen garments and accessories from a seventeenth-century woman's wardrobe. Full step-by-step drawings of the construction sequence are given for each garment alongside photographs of the objects and x-ray photography. Editor(s): North, Susan; Tiramani, Jenny. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 colour, 700 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; AKTH; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 279 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1492.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776313
ISBN
9781851776313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.84

Paperback. Provides work by fifty poets in texts freshly credited from contemporary sources. Offers much fuller annotation than customarily available. Includes canonical poets and works as well as works of writers rarely anthologised. Editor(s): Cummings, Robert. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210665
ISBN
9780631210665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401577
ISBN
9780226401577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.58
€ 48.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jullien, Vincent. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 499 pages, 161 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319001302
ISBN
9783319001302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.71

Hardcover. Bruce Nightingale joined The British Council in 1965, and his postings abroad include Malawi, Japan, Malaysia and Romania. He retired in 1992, and these memoirs survey a career overseeing cultural relations, providing an insight into the practical business of building cultural bridges. Num Pages: 225 pages, halftones, maps, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBJD1; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641312
ISBN
9781860641312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 53.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455532
ISBN
9781926455532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Andrea, Alfred J.; Holt, Andrew. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664038
ISBN
9781624664038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Andrea, Alfred J.; Holt, Andrew. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664045
ISBN
9781624664045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36
€ 51.68

Paperback. Robert E. Lee's first major campaign drove the Union forces back from the gates of Richmond. This book traces the course of this short yet crucial campaign. Illustrator(s): Embledon, Gerry. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w & 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766829
ISBN
9781841766829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.04

Hardback. Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938318
ISBN
9780813938318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; DSB; HBG; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JFSK2; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816690602
ISBN
9780816690602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. 'A gripping account of the terrible, confused struggle for mastery of Central Asia that followed the Russian Revolution' Evening Standard Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1FCA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564505
ISBN
9780719564505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.78

Hardback. Presents historical perspectives on the theory, practices, and policies of nutrition science in Western Europe and the United States from the 1860s to the 1960s. Editor(s): Neswald, Elizabeth; Smith, David F.; Thoms, Ulrike. Num Pages: 238 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFF; MBNH3; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465762
ISBN
9781580465762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.22

Paperback. Over the twentieth century, American Indians fought for their right to be both American and Indian. This title traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in both domestic and international contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066236
ISBN
9780674066236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853156451
ISBN
9780853156451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378. 238pp. Edges are damp stained. Usual library markings
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KLN0023105
ISBN
9780853156468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An original, authoritative look at the social history of the 20th century, brilliantly retold through the eyes of the household servants. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408842706
ISBN
9781408842706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Hardcover. This text traces the halting rise of a pluralistic attitude in hiring and promotion procedures within the federal government. It reveals how circumstances in each of these eras shaped how federal managers conceptualized merit for female and African-American workers from 1933 through 1953. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; JPHV; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820323626
ISBN
9780820323626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.81

Paperback. In the late 19th century, Irish-American women were leading their ethnic group into the lower-middle-class occupations of civil service, teaching, and health care. Janet Nolan argues that the roots of this female-driven mobility can be traced to immigrant women's education in Ireland. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036607
ISBN
9780268036607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

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