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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four extraordinary female letterate proved their parity as they lectured in prominent scientific and literary academies and published in respected journals. Editor(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Translator(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010557
ISBN
9780226010557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.69

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.44
€ 77.43

Paperback. A staple of American popular culture during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after World War II. However, as this book reveals, images of the freak show, with its combination of the grotesque, horrific and amusing, stubbornly reappeared in literature and the arts. Num Pages: 282 pages, 38 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZW; DSBF; DSBH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005393
ISBN
9780226005393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. Highlights parallels and contrasts between historical events, political regimes, and cultural movements to explore how religion has challenged and responded to secular Chinese modernity from 1898 onwards. This book integrates historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives in a comprehensive overview of China's religious history. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005331
ISBN
9780226005331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In the shadow of the Holocaust, the Soviet Union's quiet yet brutal campaign against Polish citizens is often overlooked. This book gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of victims of Soviet barbarism. It presents one of the darkest periods of European history and stands as an intimate chronicle of an atrocity yet to receive its historical due. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 3JJH; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004440
ISBN
9780226004440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004181
ISBN
9780226004181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Hardcover. Borrowing from translation and reading studies and weaving together the history of science with intellectual history, this title explores Darwin's global appeal from the perspective of several generations of Arabic readers and shows how Darwin's writings helped alter the social and epistemological landscape of the Arab learned classes. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001302
ISBN
9780226001302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.44
€ 77.43

Paperback. Explores the tale of political corruption and repression and immigrants' struggles against dominant social codes of race, ethnicity, and class. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544199
ISBN
9780813544199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.65

Paperback. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80ill.(10col.).3col.M. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 181 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855322851
ISBN
9781855322851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. Details one of the most important rescues in Irish American history Editor(s): Fennell, Philip; King, Marie. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727744
ISBN
9780814727744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
Updated Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368635
ISBN
9780195368635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Of the journey by travel writer Robert Byron to the Middle East, this serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now innaccessible to most Western travellers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1QDAP; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195325607
ISBN
9780195325607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. The 1869 English translation of the first full-length biography of the celebrated composer, incorporating reminiscences of his contemporaries. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108077972
ISBN
9781108077972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.03

Paperback. Murchison's authoritative study of 1849 which transformed contemporary understanding of European geology. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 1DS; 3JH; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108072564
ISBN
9781108072564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.51

Paperback. An 1853 account of an 1848-51 Arctic expedition, with detailed observations of the indigenous Chukchi people. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QMP; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108070836
ISBN
9781108070836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w illus. 11 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781108050210
ISBN
9781108050210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.56

Paperback. Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 848 pages, 28 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781108050203
ISBN
9781108050203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.95

Paperback. An American journalist's unflinching account, published in two volumes in 1891, of Russia's brutal penal system in Siberia. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - European History. Num Pages: 590 pages, 100 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; JKVP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781108048231
ISBN
9781108048231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Paperback. The extraordinary story, published in 1893, of Kate Marsden's journey to Siberia and her commitment to leprosy sufferers there. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe. Num Pages: 322 pages, 25 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JKSN1; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe. 322 pages, 25 b/w illus. 1 map. The extraordinary story, published in 1893, of Kate Marsden's journey to Siberia and her commitment to leprosy sufferers there. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JKSN1; WTLC. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108048217
ISBN
9781108048217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

Paperback. An eye-witness account, published in 1857, of a five-year Arctic voyage in extreme conditions, ending with the crew abandoning ship. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 654 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
654
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108033350
ISBN
9781108033350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.41

Paperback. Explorer James Clark Ross (1800-1862) published this two-volume account of his 1839-1843 expedition to the Antarctic in 1847. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 478 pages, 12 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 219 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108030854
ISBN
9781108030854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Paperback. A richly illustrated book exploring the origins of the modern fascination for heritage, comparing preservation in France, Germany and England. Series: New Studies in European History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; HBAH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781107595583
ISBN
9781107595583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.88

Paperback. This book examines how issues of nationalism, national identity and belonging played out in a multi-religious setting during the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 8 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107546011
ISBN
9781107546011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

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