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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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

€ 73.65

Tells the tale of a nineteenth-century black widow. This book deals with story of Minnie Walkup, a young woman from New Orleans who began her life of crime when she was only sixteen years old. It details her remarkable life and criminal activities. Series: True Crime History. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606350348
ISBN
9781606350348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.63

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

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

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

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

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

€ 82.73
€ 63.57

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

€ 112.02

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

€ 103.78

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

€ 82.73
€ 63.54

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

€ 36.99
€ 29.32

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

€ 46.99
€ 42.14

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.33

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

€ 87.24

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

€ 64.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319293844
ISBN
9783319293844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

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

€ 68.76

Hardcover. 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 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137015334
ISBN
9781137015334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

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

€ 55.35
€ 50.93

Hardcover. A critical assessment of one of Britain's foremost historians and university leaders of the second half of the 20th century. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137392572
ISBN
9781137392572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

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

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. The Age of Beethoven 1790-1830 Series: The New Oxford History of Music. Num Pages: 768 pages, plates, music examples. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 254 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780193163089
ISBN
9780193163089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 512.82

Paperback. Hobsbawm's brilliant history, beautifully repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780349104805
ISBN
9780349104805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.85

Hardback. One of Germany's leading historians presents an ambitious and masterful account of the years encompassing the two world wars Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204896
ISBN
9780300204896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. Explores a key period in the making of the modern West. Although the notion of 'dual revolutions,' economic in Britain and political in France, has been vigorously challenged, this book finds that 'revolutionary' is an apt description of the important cultural transformations that took place in both France and Britain at the onset of modernity. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; Wahrman, Dror. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229679
ISBN
9780520229679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503935419
ISBN
9781503935419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

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