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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732604
ISBN
9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Gerbino, Anthony. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 332 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; AMA; AMX; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319359236
ISBN
9783319359236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Barany, Imre; Pach, Janos; Boroczky, Karoly, Jr.; Fejes Toth, Gabor. Series: Bolyai Society Mathematical Studies. Num Pages: 389 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 93 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; PBMW; PBP; PBV; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662514511
ISBN
9783662514511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Malycha, Christian. Num Pages: 72 pages, numerous colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Germany
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903131675
ISBN
9783903131675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 737 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; WC; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 313 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2182. A Tradition of Splendid Silver. 312 pages, 937 colour and b&w photographs, price guide, index. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; WC; WFJ. Dimension: 238 x 313 x 32. Weight: 2184.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310898
ISBN
9780764310898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.79
€ 65.34

Paperback. Integrating intellectual biography, philosophical interpretation, and a critical examination of the history of academic disciplines, this book restores philosopher Georg Simmel to his rightful place as a major figure and challenges the frameworks through which his contributions to modern thought have been at once remembered and forgotten Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPCD1; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600737
ISBN
9781503600737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Integrating intellectual biography, philosophical interpretation, and a critical examination of the history of academic disciplines, this book restores philosopher Georg Simmel to his rightful place as a major figure and challenges the frameworks through which his contributions to modern thought have been at once remembered and forgotten Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPCD1; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798365
ISBN
9780804798365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.58

hardcover. Written in two volumes, this is the documentary biography of one of the most influential British graphic artists, who as a political and social caricaturist, was also a great commentator on his times. Num Pages: 560 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Lutterworth Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780718828721
ISBN
9780718828721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.24

Hardback. This is a companion to George Eliot's life and works, listing year by year the details of her biography, her wide reading and her literary output. The chronology also offers previously unavailable bibliographical information, listing Eliot's periodical publications. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333398364
ISBN
9780333398364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Hardcover. This text explores musical reference in George Eliot's work and investigates contexts such as Eliot's friendship with Wagner, the legacy of Romanticism, music's role in scientific theory and the ambivalent status of female musicality. Num Pages: 265 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; AV; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2003rd Edition
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333997574
ISBN
9780333997574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardback. Takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his approach to market research. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121323
ISBN
9780231121323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.94

Paperback. George Gallup's polling techniques achieved fame when he predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his comprehensive approach to market research. It takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121330
ISBN
9780231121330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
901
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248649
ISBN
9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.70
€ 43.46

Hardback. George Grove, founder of the "Dictionary of Music and Musicians", was also an engineer, biblical scholar, administrator, educationalist and writer. This study surveys his life and assesses the qualities that led him to play a major role in Victorian cultural life. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AVA; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948040
ISBN
9780333948040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190328
ISBN
9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.39

paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187779
ISBN
9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.08

paperback. The sixty-year reign of George III (1760-1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history. This biography deals comprehensively with the politics, the wars, and the domestic issues, and harnesses the richest range of unpublished sources in Britain, Germany, and the United States. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300136210
ISBN
9780300136210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.47

Hardcover. This text is a political study of the reign of George III which draws upon unpublished sources and takes account of recent research to present a rounded appreciation of one of the most important and controversial themes in British history. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333919620
ISBN
9780333919620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.28

paperback. This biography of George IV, king between 1820 and 1830, provides a reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation and achievement. E.A. Smith does not minimize the king's faults but focuses on the positive qualities of his achievement in politics and in the patronage of the arts. Series: The English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300088021
ISBN
9780300088021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 30.68

Num Pages: 288 pages, 790 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AFPC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304705
ISBN
9780764304705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.68
€ 39.78

Paperback. With nearly three hundred stunning images, this title provides an illustrated journey through the protest and psychedelic rock posters of the 1960s, the posters of Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential campaign, the poster explosion of George McGovern's 1972 campaign, and the best campaign posters from 1976 to 2012. Num Pages: 264 pages, 290 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278714
ISBN
9780803278714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. As the man whose voice and style came to define pop music in the eighties and beyond, George Michael will forever be remembered as one of the all-time greats of British music. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 195.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786064561
ISBN
9781786064561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 692 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3J; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624570
ISBN
9780691624570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138975156
ISBN
9781138975156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.60

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