Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. This study covers the impact on Victorian Britain of the history and literature of Ancient Rome. It shows how scholars and poets, as well as engineers, soldiers, scientists and politicians, gained inspiration from the writing, theory and practice of their Roman predecessors. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDAR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180760
- ISBN
- 9780631180760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40
Hardback. * Eastern Europea s foremost historian writes on the distinguishing characteristic of the West* Offers unusual perspective on a fascinating, yet under--researched aspect of European social and cultural history* Draws on a wide range of literary and cultural evidence. . Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179634
- ISBN
- 9780631179634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
Paperback. Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued. Num Pages: 352 pages, charts, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179351
- ISBN
- 9780631179351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Hardback. Opening with a history of music and musicians in Tudor England, this book covers composition and performance, as well as the changing functions of music over the period. It also contains chapters that are devoted respectively to secular vocal music, to keyboard music, and to ensemble and lute music. Editor(s): Bray, Roger. Series: Blackwell History of Music. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; AVGC2; AVGC3; AVGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179245
- ISBN
- 9780631179245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.15
€ 227.15
Paperback. Outlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177951
- ISBN
- 9780631177951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardback. Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts. * Provides a close analysis of each of Milton's prose and poetry works. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176657
- ISBN
- 9780631176657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.79
€ 136.79
Hardback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems, and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175452
- ISBN
- 9780631175452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
Hardback. Offers a narrative account of the events, troubles and triumphs of the opening decade of the eighteenth century - of the life and death of Prince George, the trial of Dr Sacheverell, the Great Wind of 1703, the duke of Marlborough's victories in Europe, and of the union of Scotland with England and Wales - the creation of the British nation. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175445
- ISBN
- 9780631175445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. A comprehensive , ambitious, and demanding critique of eighteenth-century English and French fiction, Story and History rereads the major works of the period as components in a systematic exploration of how the ordering of experience by individuals might relate to larger orders of authority. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADF; 3JF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175124
- ISBN
- 9780631175124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174110
- ISBN
- 9780631174110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardback. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172314
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.71
€ 89.71
Hardback. Presents the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe. This companion conveys the "feel" of a particular period and the preoccupations of the public to which writers addressed their plays, novels, and poems. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; 3J; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171225
- ISBN
- 9780631171225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.99
€ 231.99
Hardback. An account of the early modern period in France, when relative social and economic stability provided a backdrop for the splendours of France's great Renaissance Prince, Francis I, and then for the tensions and bloodshed of later 16th-century France. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170273
- ISBN
- 9780631170273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.68
€ 141.68
Paperback. This Open University reader is a wide-ranging inter-disciplinary collection of material illustrating the relationship between cultural change and religious belief in 16th century Europe. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFC; JNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631169918
- ISBN
- 9780631169918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
Paperback. This book explores the history of Britain's membership of the European Community. It looks at the attitude of the various British governments to the evolution of the Community, the part that membership has played in domestic politics, and the effect of membership on life in Britain. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631168959
- ISBN
- 9780631168959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.85
€ 53.85
Hardback. Describes and analyzes the events and forces that led to Catholic emanipation in 1829. The book examines, in particular, the way in which the process of emancipation reveals the nature of the British and Irish political systems, and assesses the effects of the Bill. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 caartoons. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC7; JPH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167839
- ISBN
- 9780631167839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.98
€ 92.98
Paperback. This book explores the nature of electoral change in Britain during the last half century. The period from 1945--70 was the classic era of two--party dominance at every level of British politics: at Westminster, county hall, and in the electorate. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167167
- ISBN
- 9780631167167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.31
€ 51.31
Hardback. This is an account of the relationship between social and political change - how voting behaviour has been affected by the decline of the industrial working class and the rise of the "new" working class - and of how political activity and the mechanics of politics have altered. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167150
- ISBN
- 9780631167150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Paperback. Beginning with an account of the historical antecedents to the war, this book traces the history of the Second Republic, which culminated in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. It goes on to chart and analyze the dramatic chain of events of the Civil War itself. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631166177
- ISBN
- 9780631166177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.85
€ 53.85
Paperback. Assesses the main features of Lloyd George's career from his early days when he established a reputation as a fiery radical, his work as a social reformer, his stance vis-a-vis the Boer War, his career during World War I and his work in the peace-making process, and his later years out of office. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631166085
- ISBN
- 9780631166085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.54
€ 51.54
Hardback. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, is one of the controversial personalities of 15th century England. This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family loyalty. It deals with this figure within the context of political life in late medieval England. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631162599
- ISBN
- 9780631162599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.44
€ 140.44
Hardback. This is a history of the secret activities of the British government in response to threats to the nation's well-being and stability during the twentieth century. It is based on intensive and widespread research in private and public archives and on documents many of which have only recently come to light or been made available. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPSH; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631160663
- ISBN
- 9780631160663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.67
€ 63.67
Paperback. An analysis of developments in British defence policy since 1945. This text looks at how British defence policy has balanced the country's need to maintain the status of an independent nuclear power with its diminishing role in world politics. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPQB; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631160557
- ISBN
- 9780631160557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Hardback. This is an account of the lives of the families and the servants of the British country house from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the onset of the Great War. It is a pioneering history based on contemporary records, diaries, private and public autobiographies, and on the childhood recollections of living descendants. Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631155669
- ISBN
- 9780631155669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40