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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. In mid-nineteenth-century Britain, there existed a dominant discourse on what it meant to be a man -denoted by the term 'manliness'. Based on the sociological work of R.W. Connell and others who argue that gender is performative, Robert Hogg asks how British men performed manliness on the colonial frontiers of Queensland and British Columbia. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 1MBFQ; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230250178
ISBN
9780230250178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

paperback. A vivid account of the changing status of men and masculinity as Britain moved into the modern period reveals the significance of social over sexual conduct for eighteenth century definitions of masculinity, using personal stories and diverse public statements drawn from conduct books, magazines, sermons and novels. Series: Women & Men in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582319875
ISBN
9780582319875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Paperback. Captures the character of rural life before modern agriculture altered the landscape and changed forever they way we eat and live. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, B/w line drawings and colour lithographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JJG; TV; WND; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
70th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956254528
ISBN
9780956254528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.31

hardcover. Men and the Making of Modern British Feminism calls fresh attention to the forgotten but foundational contributions of men to the creation of modern British feminism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763110
ISBN
9780804763110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardcover. Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527462
ISBN
9781137527462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. Men of Capital reveals how Palestinian businessmen and British colonial officials used economy to shape territory, the nation, the home, and the body. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796613
ISBN
9780804796613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

In explaining the institutions and individuals that permitted this type of negotiation, O'Connell offers a historical example of an early modern empire at the height of imperial expansion. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 2 maps, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891458
ISBN
9780801891458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.39

Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611976
ISBN
9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Focuses on the men who shaped the events that led to secession and the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 186 pages, biographies, map, chronology, tables, bibliography, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028189
ISBN
9780842028189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.13

Hardback. PUBLISHED BY FRONTLINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL TRUST. This title tells the stories of the men who earned the award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp between July 10 and October 31 1940. Num Pages: 606 pages, 1,200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 304 x 52. Weight in Grams: 3176.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Expanded, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473847675
ISBN
9781473847675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.91

Hardback. Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222014
ISBN
9780230222014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302327
ISBN
9780230302327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBWN; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781722862
ISBN
9781781722862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.98

Paperback. Here are color lithographs and line drawings of men dressed for work in the 1890s and hundreds of heavy woolen and cotton cloth swatches from their clothes of a century ago. Now they have become antiques themselves. Vintage clothing collectors and designers will marvel at their variety. Num Pages: 112 pages, 130 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306167
ISBN
9780764306167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.97

Hardcover. This work examines how the concept of the poet as a male professional emerged during the Restoration and 18th century. The book proposes that during this period, discourse about the poet's social role both revealed and produced a crucial shift in configurations of masculinity. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312237585
ISBN
9780312237585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback. Men, ideas and tanks reviews the development of British military ideas on armoured forces from 1903 to 1939. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HB; JWD; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719048142
ISBN
9780719048142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Hardcover. Charting the growing religious pluralism of British society, this book investigates the diverse formations of masculinity within and across specific religions, regions and immigrant communities. Contributors look beyond conventional realms of worship to examine men's diverse religious cultures in a variety of contexts. Editor(s): Delap, Lucy; Morgan, Sue. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137281746
ISBN
9781137281746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. A historic Holocaust survivor's story: Two young brothers orphaned and separated by the Shoah. Translator(s): Berman, Shulamit. Series: Holocaust Remembrance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658797
ISBN
9781445658797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Hardcover. Examines Mendelssohn's relationship to the past, shedding light on the construction of historical legacies that, in some cases, served to assert German cultural supremacy only two decades after the composer's death. Editor(s): Thym, Jurgen. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464741
ISBN
9781580464741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Paperback. Examines the notorious Nazi's life. Num Pages: 408 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410065
ISBN
9780815410065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Describes the world of mental patients and their doctors in the first half of the twentieth century. This book shows how well-intentioned physicians could rationalize and regard as therapeutic treatments that often had dreadful consequences, and how much the social and cultural world is inscribed within the practice of biological psychiatry. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205475
ISBN
9780520205475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

Hardcover. The early Cold War was a period of dramatic change. New superpowers emerged, the European powers were eclipsed, colonial empires tottered. Political leaders everywhere had to make immense adjustments. This volume explores their hopes and fears, their sense of their place in the world and of the constraints under which they laboured. Editor(s): Casey, Steven; Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230249066
ISBN
9780230249066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Hardcover. Mental Maps in the Era of Detente and the End of the Cold War recreates the way in which the revolutionary changes of the last phase of the Cold War were perceived by fifteen of its leading figures in the West, East and developing world. Editor(s): Casey, Steven. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137500953
ISBN
9781137500953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Hardcover. This book explores the 'mental maps' of leading political figures of the era of two world wars. Chapters focus on those giants whose ideas cast a compelling shadow: Lloyd George, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Roosevelt, Churchill, Briand and Stresemann, as well as other important figures: Poincare, Atatuerk, BeneA!, Chiang and Mao. Editor(s): Casey, Steven; Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230007161
ISBN
9780230007161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

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