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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Focusing on "Amos 'n' Andy", a nightly American radio comedy in the 1930s, this text unveils a tale of America's shifting colour line, in which two professional directors of blackface minstrel shows produced a series so complex that it won admirers ranging from ultra-racists to racial egalitarians. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APW; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
10th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920924
ISBN
9780813920924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.38

Paperback. Eddie Fung has the distinction of being the only Chinese American soldier to be captured by the Japanese during WWII. This memoir tells how his background helped him endure forty-two months of humiliation and cruelty and how his experiences as the sole Chinese American member of the most decorated Texan unit of any war shaped his later life. Editor(s): Yung, Judy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987545
ISBN
9780295987545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.39

Hardback. A pocket hardback edition of Mark Twain's classic novel of the American South Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 20. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827992
ISBN
9781509827992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.72

Hardback. Mark Twain's funny and heartwarming story of a Mississippi childhood. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; FC; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 18. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue, Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509828005
ISBN
9781509828005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. An examination of the philosophical origins of discourse ethics through the prism of Karl-Otto Apel's thought. It finds that Apel fundamentally transformed German philosophy, which had become stagnant in the years before World War II, and influenced later thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512207
ISBN
9780742512207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.00

Paperback. An examination of the philosophical origins of discourse ethics through the prism of Karl-Otto Apel's thought. It finds that Apel fundamentally transformed German philosophy, which had become stagnant in the years before World War II, and influenced later thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512214
ISBN
9780742512214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.82

Paperback. This volume looks at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb. Based on participants experience of "Project Superbomb", and declassified papers the book explains the background to this acceleration of the nuclear arms race. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717144
ISBN
9780804717144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Minor Compositions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570273186
ISBN
9781570273186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. Identifies the early Russian avant-garde (1910-1918) as a distinctive movement in its own right and not a preliminary stage to the Constructivism of the 1920s. This title also identifies aesthetics of anarchy - art-making without rules - that greatly influenced early twentieth-century modernists. Num Pages: 360 pages, 68 scattered halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 716. Art and Ideology in the Early Russian Avant-Garde. 360 pages, Illustrations. Identifies the early Russian avant-garde (1910-1918) as a distinctive movement in its own right and not a preliminary stage to the Constructivism of the 1920s. This title also identifies aesthetics of anarchy - art-making without rules - that greatly influenced early twentieth-century modernists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACXD. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268760
ISBN
9780520268760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.45

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319421704
ISBN
9783319421704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.49

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645070
ISBN
9780691645070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.20

Hardback. Offers a study of Japanese cultural expression. This title reveals how a particular, often seemingly innocent aesthetic sensibility - present in novels, essays, popular songs, film, and political writings - helped create an 'aesthetic of fascism' in the years leading up to World War II. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; HBJF; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245051
ISBN
9780520245051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.25
€ 64.99

Paperback. A full-length study of the visual poetry of the early twentieth century. Bohn illuminates the works of Apollinaire, Josep-Maria Junow, Guillermo de Torre, and others. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11ill.48figs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226063256
ISBN
9780226063256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 528 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762. Nations and Nationalism in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939. Series: Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. 528 pages, 47 tables, 4 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN; JPQB. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight: 734.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486777
ISBN
9780801486777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society from the perspective of the background to, and causes of, the 2008 global economic crisis. Each chapter takes a major theme of his book, distils Galbraith's arguments, and then discusses to what extent they cast light on current developments. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746423
ISBN
9780198746423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the "Chicago Defender", the "Pittsburgh Courier", the "Black Dispatch", and the "Jackson Advocate" - and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 205 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786426072
ISBN
9780786426072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 444 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HDD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634010
ISBN
9780815634010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HDD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634300
ISBN
9780815634300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JJF; FC; FJMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 17. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509826773
ISBN
9781509826773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.46

Hardback. This history of the Afrikaner peoples begins with their arrival in Southern Africa in 1652 and leads up to the present day. The account covers the establishment of the Dutch East India trading post in the Cape, the Great Trek of the 1830s and the democratic elections of 1994. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3J; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182047
ISBN
9780631182047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.47

Hardback. Since 1943, Jews have become deeply engaged in a Danish culture that presents very few barriers of anti-semitism. This book explores the questions that such inclusion raises for Danish Jews and what their answers can tell us about the meaning of religion, ethnicity and community in modern society. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJP; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239459
ISBN
9780312239459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137015341
ISBN
9781137015341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420769
ISBN
9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.37
€ 51.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFS; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620971307
ISBN
9781620971307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.11

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