×


 x 

Shopping cart

Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Results 18889 - 18912 of 21172

Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. In 1935, a Chinese woman by the name of Shi Jianqiao murdered the notorious warlord Sun Chuanfang as he prayed in a Buddhist temple. This work of history examines this well-publicized crime and the highly sensationalized trial of the killer. It traces the rise of a sentiment - "public sympathy" - in early twentieth-century China. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247185
ISBN
9780520247185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247017
ISBN
9780520247017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Offers an account of the violence and repression that defined the murderous Guatemalan civil war of the 1980s. Drawing on interviews with peasants, community leaders, guerrillas, and paramilitary forces, the author creates a richly detailed political portrait of Santa Maria Tzeja, where highland Maya peasants seeking land settled in the 1970s. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246751
ISBN
9780520246751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Accelerating seismic activity in late Meiji Japan climaxed in the legendary Great Nobi Earthquake of 1891, which rocked the main island from Tokyo to Osaka, killing thousands. This book presents the history of modern Japanese earthquakes and earthquake science. Num Pages: 346 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246072
ISBN
9780520246072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 97 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245259
ISBN
9780520245259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Offers a study of Japanese cultural expression. This title reveals how a particular, often seemingly innocent aesthetic sensibility - present in novels, essays, popular songs, film, and political writings - helped create an 'aesthetic of fascism' in the years leading up to World War II. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; HBJF; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245051
ISBN
9780520245051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. How did ordinary people live through the extraordinary changes that swept across modern China? How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites? How did the citizens of Shanghai cope with the epic upheavals - revolution, war, and again revolution - that shook their lives? In this carefully researched study, Hanchao Lu weaves rich. Num Pages: 473 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
473
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243781
ISBN
9780520243781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. Looks at the haunting, melancholy horror films Val Lewton made between 1942 and 1946 and finds them to be powerful commentaries on the American home front during WWII. This study demonstrates the film-maker's interest in those who found themselves alienated by wartime society and illuminates the dark side of the American psyche in the 1940s. Num Pages: 226 pages, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241008
ISBN
9780520241008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Focusing on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism. Num Pages: 424 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240698
ISBN
9780520240698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. A revisionist history of the origins of Egyptian nationalism and the revolution of 1919, focusing on gender and the family. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240230
ISBN
9780520240230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century. 336 pages. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239722
ISBN
9780520239722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 359 pages, 112 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. 1960-1969. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 359 pages, 112 b&w photographs, 6 tables. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238046
ISBN
9780520238046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Though they are almost completely absent from the historical record, Palestinian women were extensively involved in the unfolding national struggle in their country during the British mandate period. This history studies the development of the Palestine women's movement between 1920 and 1948. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st PAPERBACK
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237902
ISBN
9780520237902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardback. Revisits some of the sensational scandals of early Hollywood to evaluate their importance for our contemporary understanding of human deviance. Num Pages: 238 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237117
ISBN
9780520237117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 73.24

Hardback. Though known chiefly as a writer of novels and stories, Paul Bowles (1910-99) thought of himself first and foremost as a composer. This book collects the music criticism that Bowles published between 1935 and 1946 as well as an interview conducted by Irene Herrmann shortly before his death. Editor(s): Mangan, Timothy; Herrmann, Irene. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236554
ISBN
9780520236554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. This work examines the history of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1898-1956) and the Republic of Sudan that followed in order to understand how colonialism worked on the ground, affected local cultures, influenced the rise of nationalism, and shaped the postcolonial nation-state. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235595
ISBN
9780520235595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Presents a study of representations of Jews in eighteenth-century France - both by Gentiles and Jews themselves. This work offers fresh perspectives on the Enlightenment and French Revolution, on Jewish history, and on the nature of racism and intolerance. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 339 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 302 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235571
ISBN
9780520235571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Hardback. Parisian theatrical, artistic, social, and political life is explored in this history of the Paris Odeon, an opera house that flourished during the Bourbon Restoration. The book traces the complete arc of the Odeon's short but highly successful life from ascent to triumph, decline, and closure. Num Pages: 348 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 11 tables, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234451
ISBN
9780520234451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Hardback. The most feared man in China, Dai Li, was chief of Chiang Kai-shek's secret service during WWII. This work traces Dai's rise from obscurity as a rural hooligan and Green Gang blood-brother to commander of the paramilitary units of the Blue Shirts and of the Military Statistics Bureau: the world's largest spy and counterespionage organization. Num Pages: 672 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234079
ISBN
9780520234079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.54

Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233355
ISBN
9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.36
€ 65.36

Paperback. This study discusses Egypt's nationalist response to the phenomenon of colonialism, as well as examining colonialism and nationalism generally. It demonstrates how central the issue of the Sudan was to Egyptian nationalism and highlights ambivalence in Egyptian attitudes to empire. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 271 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233171
ISBN
9780520233171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. This selection of essays taken from "Hollywood Quarterly" reflect the astonishing eclecticism of the journal, with sections on animation, the avant-garde, and documentary to go along with a representative sampling of articles about feature-length narrative films. Editor(s): Smoodin, Eric; Martin, Ann. Num Pages: 417 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 12 line figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232747
ISBN
9780520232747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Exploring the phenomenon of divorce in American society, this book looks at divorce as a legal action, as an individual experience, and as a cultural symbol in its era of institutionalization. It analyzes the legal and legislative aspects of divorce and the public response to them. Num Pages: 249 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFC; JHBK; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520231962
ISBN
9780520231962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!