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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Before publishing his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1849-1914) spent his first years in the US as an immigrant and itinerant laborer, until he landed a job as a muckraking reporter. This book places Jacob Riis' images in historical context. It explores Riis' reporting and activism within the gritty specifics of Gilded Age New York. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; AJB; AJCR; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 80 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226182865
ISBN
9780226182865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; DSB; HBTB; HBTQ; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 264 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270682
ISBN
9780823270682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

paperback. Explores the construction of hierarchy and difference in a Spanish colonial setting. This book describes how the meanings attached to the caste categories of Spanish, Indian, black, mulatto and mestizo were generated within that setting. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822331476
ISBN
9780822331476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

paperback. This is an analysis of how Heidegger, Brecht, Habermas, Adorno, and other German thinkers came to terms with the proliferation of technologies - technologies of bureaucratic democracy, of surveillance and military conquest, and those that affect the human psyche and soul. Editor(s): McCormick, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HPC; HPS; JPA; JPHV; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327882
ISBN
9780822327882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Offers an analysis of the forms and uses of individualism in colonial and anti-colonial India. This book presents an examination of how concepts of individualism functioned in support of and resistance to British imperialism in India. It highlights the complexity of the multiple narratives that constitute British colonial history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327684
ISBN
9780822327684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. As New Labour approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this bestselling book asks whether Britain is more equal than it was in 1997. This second volume, following on from the highly successful "A more equal society?", provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies. Editor(s): Hills, John; Sefton, Tom; Stewart, Kitty. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422019
ISBN
9781847422019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

paperback. Intends to stimulate and furnish a debate about how, at the beginning of the 21st century, society can offer effective rehabilitation opportunities to those who offend. This title is suitable for both students and practitioners within criminal justice, who have an interest in the rehabilitation of convicted individuals. Editor(s): Priestley, Philip; Vanstone, Maurice. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781843925293
ISBN
9781843925293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

Hardcover. A study of one of the major social reforms of 20th-century European history that presents an analysis built on hundreds of sources that include papers from state and municipal archives, material from the popular and professional press, legal tracts, films, novels, and personal accounts. Num Pages: 254 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804231
ISBN
9780875804231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

hardcover. This book examines the contest between local people, state officials, and foreigners to lay claim to urban streets, state institutions, historic monuments, and temples in Suzhou, one of China's most ancient and culturally rich metropolises, as it was transformed into a modern city. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 figures, 19 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804753593
ISBN
9780804753593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

hardcover. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This is an analysis of how seeing the Chinese as aspiring Americans shaped American attitudes toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725965
ISBN
9780804725965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725576
ISBN
9780804725576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

hardcover. This volume brings together the work of leading American, British, and Dutch scholars who present a series of interpretive case studies on a wide variety of political, economic, religious, and cultural issues surrounding the "Glorious Revolution". Editor(s): Hoak, Dale; Feingold, Mordechai. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724067
ISBN
9780804724067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

hardcover. The story of the bitter political struggles within a factionalized military elite, released in the 1920's from the constraints of the informal but unified system of Imperial leadership which had characterized the military in the Meiji era. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 line diagrams 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723756
ISBN
9780804723756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

hardcover. Looking at the history of communist China as a history of consciousness, this book makes an innovative departure from previous studies. It charts a journey that led from utopianism to nihilism and then to the hedonism and consumerism that pervade China today. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723541
ISBN
9780804723541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

hardcover. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Editor(s): Hale, Charles R. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722551
ISBN
9780804722551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804720816
ISBN
9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. A discussion of television and changes in the media over the last two decades of the 20th century. Having spent most of his career working with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Martin Esslin appraises American television with the eyes of both a detached outsider and a concerned insider. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765808882
ISBN
9780765808882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.38

paperback. Following its introduction to Korea in the late nineteenth century, Protestantism grew rapidly both in numbers of followers and in influence, and remained a dominating social and political force throughout the twentieth century. This book charts this stunning growth and examines the shifting political associations of Korean Protestantism. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables, notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; HRCC9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989303
ISBN
9780295989303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008404
ISBN
9780253008404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. It sheds new light on how cultural conceptions about nature influenced political policies for resource conservation and land management in Venice. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13, 3 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; RGBL; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892615
ISBN
9780801892615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.95
€ 60.63

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
SKU
9781910536698
ISBN
9781910536698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

hardcover. A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to the beginning of her political career in the early 1960s Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b/w bound as 2 x 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PAN Macmillan Adult
Condition
New
SKU
9781447256779
ISBN
9781447256779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 5.70

paperback. After his highly successful history of Prussia, the authorized biographer of Siegfried Sassoon examines the First World War through the lives of the poets who fought at the front. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJF; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
SKU
9781447242000
ISBN
9781447242000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.80

paperback. A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 images and 9 maps in text (B 1x8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
9780753829219
ISBN
9780753829219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

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