Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624935
- ISBN
- 9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.78€ 103.24
€ 105.78
€ 103.24
Hardback. Focuses on the plays produced in England in the last two decades - a period that has received relatively little critical attention. The primary aim of the collection is to celebrate the range of British drama since 1970, by examining the work of 14 important and representative playwrights. Editor(s): Zeifman, Hersch; Zimmerman, Cynthia. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333491140
- ISBN
- 9780333491140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Paperback. * The first comprehensive introductory guide to contemporary British fiction from 1979 to the present. * Provides accessible chapters on a broad range of leading British writers, including Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Pat Barker, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis and Zadie SmithMartin Amis to Zadie Smith. Editor(s): Lane, Richard; Mengham, Rod; Tew, Philip. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628677
- ISBN
- 9780745628677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Hardback. A comprehensive introduction to British fiction from 1979 to the present. The volume outlines the main developments in contemporary fiction and engages with key themes such as cultural identity, gender, myth and history, postcolonialism and urban culture. Editor(s): Lane, Richard; Mengham, Rod; Tew, Philip. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745628660
- ISBN
- 9780745628660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. An examination of contemporary British industrial relations from the early post-war decades (1945-70) to the present. The book looks at the relationship between the law and industrial relations and employer and management strategies in the private sector. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333568156
- ISBN
- 9780333568156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.60
€ 72.60
paperback. Examining the phenomenon of the West End musical, the fringe and mainstream theatre, this book is concerned with the complex and dynamic theatre of the 1980s and early 1990s, reflecting the experience of artists living in a country that is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-national. Editor(s): Shank, Theodore. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333684061
- ISBN
- 9780333684061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Hardcover. Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. * Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Editor(s): Zheng, Yongnian. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655795
- ISBN
- 9780470655795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.02
€ 91.02
Paperback. Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. * Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Editor(s): Zheng, Yongnian. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655801
- ISBN
- 9780470655801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardback. This text features leading scholars describing and critically assessing the works of 16 major 20th-century Chinese philosophers. It explores these philosophers' attempts to revive and modernize traditional schools as well as their critiques of Western thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Cheng, Chung-Ying; Bunnin, Nicholas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217244
- ISBN
- 9780631217244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.01
€ 170.01
Paperback. Contemporary Chinese Philosophy features discussion of sixteen major twentieth--century Chinese philosophers. Leading scholars in the field describe and critically assess the works of these significant figures. * Critically assesses the work of major comtemporary Chinese philosophers that have rarely been discussed in English. Editor(s): Cheng, Chung-Ying; Bunnin, Nicholas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217251
- ISBN
- 9780631217251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardcover. This book casts a critical eye on scholarship in the field of criminal justice, and offers some new orientations to help develop explanations for twenty-first century criminology and criminal justice studies. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JKV; LNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615984
- ISBN
- 9780230615984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism analyses novels of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that explore ethnic and cultural diversity in London. It contributes to key, ongoing debates in literary and cultural studies and, in particular, to debates over the status and relevance of multiculturalism today. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307118
- ISBN
- 9781137307118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558873
- ISBN
- 9781904558873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.50
€ 33.99
€ 29.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Greenspahn, Frederick E. Series: Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479896806
- ISBN
- 9781479896806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Greenspahn, Frederick E. Series: Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479828944
- ISBN
- 9781479828944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Contemporary Italian Narrative and 1970s Terrorism: Stranger than Fact
David (The University Of Reading Uk) Ward
hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JJPL; DSBH; DSK; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319466477
- ISBN
- 9783319466477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. The second edition of this comprehensive study of recent Japanese history now includes the author's expert assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, including the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 324 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118315071
- ISBN
- 9781118315071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Hardback. Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change sincethe 1980s presents a comprehensive examination of the causes ofthe Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s and thesocio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 324 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191944
- ISBN
- 9781405191944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Hardback. Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139700
- ISBN
- 9781405139700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Paperback. Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139717
- ISBN
- 9781405139717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50