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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A study that illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historical literature in Arabic, it explores Egyptian historical thought and examines the careers of numerous critical historians. Num Pages: 406 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257337
ISBN
9780520257337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. Widely admired as the definitive cultural history of the 1960s, this groundbreaking workfinallyreappears in a new edition." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404329
ISBN
9780871404329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. The story of how three remarkable New Yorkers helped over 3000 African American slaves escape to a life of liberty in Canada, in the decades before the American Civil War Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737902
ISBN
9780198737902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Hardcover. The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393244076
ISBN
9780393244076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493010660
ISBN
9781493010660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. The neglected story of how Texan musicians pioneered and explored psychedelic rock, and the too-high price they often paid. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790945
ISBN
9781782790945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 300+ colour & bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 984.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342561
ISBN
9780764342561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Hardcover. Anyone who visits Barcelona will come across the works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. Gaudi created inspiring, visionary buildings and helped establish Barcelona (most notably with the still-unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral) as a city of the world. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836560283
ISBN
9783836560283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Traces the life of the nineteenth century French artist, looks at his most important paintings, drawings, and sculpture, and discusses influences on his work. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 182 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500202203
ISBN
9780500202203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. An eyewitness account of events in Gaza that brings home the horror of life in a war-zone, based on the author's candid and dramatic blog. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330242
ISBN
9780745330242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740199
ISBN
9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Series: History in Focus. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719577130
ISBN
9780719577130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00

Paperback. A guide to Britain's swinging fashion scene. It looks back at the emergence of London as a major player in the world of style during the 1960s. It explores how the trend began and developed, and lists the most with-it Carnaby St boutiques and looks forward to the fashions of the future. Num Pages: 72 pages, 15 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; AKTH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 104 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402561
ISBN
9781908402561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226577142
ISBN
9780226577142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.27

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, 582 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 314 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321535
ISBN
9780764321535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.46
€ 42.51

Paperback. This text proposes a different understanding of how gender relations were reformulated by both male and female writers in 19th-century France. It analyzes the different versions of gendered citizenship revealing a shift from single definition of citizenship to a double dialectical one. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847696956
ISBN
9780847696956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.32

Hardcover. Offers a reexamination of the Egyptian women's movement in light of class differences. This book describes the way in which elite feminism created a concept of womanhood that fed into the nationalist cultural ideal, one that was not necessarily progressive for all Egyptian women. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631705
ISBN
9780815631705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.94

An acute housing shortage was one of the defining features of Soviet life. This book explores the housing problem throughout the 70 years of Soviet history, looking at changing political ideology on appropriate forms of housing under socialism, successive government policies on housing, and the meaning and experience of 'home' for Soviet citizens. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081453
ISBN
9780719081453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.90

Paperback. Traces the genealogy of modern womanhood in the encounters between Koreans and American Protestant missionaries in the early twentieth century, during Korea's colonization by Japan. This book presents an historically specific, textured analysis that sheds light on the interplay between local and global politics of gender and modernity. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098695
ISBN
9780520098695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This volume makes a major contribution to Scottish, British and comparative gender, women's and labour history by combining personal testimony methodology, socio-economic and cultural analysis to reveal the dynamics of gender within a society considered by historians to be extremely misogynist Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639816
ISBN
9780748639816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.99

Paperback. This book explores the link between the everyday relations of gender and the reform of the rural political economy in the 1980's, and argues that the reconstitution of the Chinese state in the reform era draws force and authority from the inherent politics and power of gender. Editor(s): Judd, Ellen R. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804726986
ISBN
9780804726986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137536655
ISBN
9781137536655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.90

Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293024
ISBN
9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 74.83

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