Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. This is a collection of inspiring biographical profiles that bring twenty notable African-Americans who lived during the Civil Rights Movement to life for young readers. These thoroughly researched stories highlight the courage and determination of these remarkable people during this turbulent and critical time. Series: Black Stars. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; YQH; YQN; YXZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471220688
- ISBN
- 9780471220688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471089704
- ISBN
- 9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.87
€ 40.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. A comprehensive bilingual representation of French poetic achievement in the twentieth century, from the turn-of-the-century poetry of Guillaume Apollinaire to the high modernist art of Samuel Beckett to the contemporary verse of scourge Michel Houellebecq. Editor(s): Caws, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143188
- ISBN
- 9780300143188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292725409
- ISBN
- 9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. One of the most prolific and respected directors of the Japanese cinema, Naruse Mikio (1905-69) made eighty-nine films between 1930 and 1967. This book illuminates Naruse's contributions to Japanese and world cinema. Num Pages: 488 pages, 66 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343127
- ISBN
- 9780822343127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JMC; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475405
- ISBN
- 9780801475405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardcover. Sana Aiyar chronicles the strategies by which Indians sought a political voice in Kenya, from the beginning of colonial rule to independence. She examines how the strands of Indians' diasporic identity influenced Kenya's leadership--from partnering with Europeans to colonize East Africa, to collaborating with Africans to battle racial inequality. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674289888
- ISBN
- 9780674289888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.60€ 56.15
€ 61.60
€ 56.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049550
- ISBN
- 9780520049550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.76
€ 44.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. The Age of Reconnaissance, as JH Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. This book examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520042353
- ISBN
- 9780520042353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393328516
- ISBN
- 9780393328516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.18
€ 18.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139878
- ISBN
- 9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.89
€ 42.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. Sex can be an oppressive force, a tool to shame, divide, and control a population. But it can also be a force for change, for the legal and physical challenge of inequity and injustice. The author uses court transcripts and criminal cases to provide a coherent picture of Mexican-American sexuality at the turn of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSL4; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532691
- ISBN
- 9780226532691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. This is the story of the Codona family - a fairground dynasty that has lasted in Scotland for over 200 years. Series: Flashbacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Museums Of Scotland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267453
- ISBN
- 9781905267453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 284 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580934244
- ISBN
- 9781580934244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.70
€ 46.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. 326 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPS. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 27. Weight: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364682
- ISBN
- 9780850364682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. An analysis of the discourses and cultural scripts used in telling stories about the relationship between teenage daughters and mothers in young adult novels and in short stories published between 1965 and 1998. It employs feminist theories and insights on female adolescence. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836921
- ISBN
- 9780810836921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.29
€ 107.29
Hardback. The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1826 journal. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 536 pages, 22 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225312
- ISBN
- 9780803225312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Hardcover. An edited collection examining the construction of popular culture in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Editor(s): Connell, Philip; Leask, Nigel. Num Pages: 332 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; ACV; DSBD; DSBF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 61.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521880121
- ISBN
- 9780521880121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Paperback. The stooping figure of my mother, waist-deep in the grass and caught there like a piece of sheep's wool, was the last I saw of my country home as I left it to discover the world' Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; BM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241953280
- ISBN
- 9780241953280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. This book supersedes all other accounts of modern Irish history". Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 486. 688pp. Reprint
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140132502
- ISBN
- 9780140132502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.10
€ 21.99
€ 15.10