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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

By tracing the varied role of women as producers and distributors of welfare during the period 1780-1930 in both metropolitan and provincial contexts, this collection argues that philanthropy predated, shaped and co-existed with the formation of the "classical" welfare state. It highlights the bias of gender and class in social work. Editor(s): Jordansson, Birgitta; Vammen, Tinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383396
ISBN
9788778383396
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9789059110717
ISBN
9789059110717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX; HRCM; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VU University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9789086596003
ISBN
9789086596003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292971
ISBN
9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. Rabbi Fishman has resurrected painful memories to soberly evaluate for history the barbaric acts that resulted in the near annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe. The story of his extraordinary tenacity and faith in the face of stark suffering while still a teen will inspire the reader to keep faith no matter how difficult the situation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296467
ISBN
9789652296467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. Dr. Avraham Albert Ticho was a Viennese-trained ophthalmologist who immigrated to Ottoman-ruled Jerusalem in 1912. There he married his cousin, the artist Anna Ticho, and together they made their mark on the history of the Land of Israel. In Days of Ticho, the Tichos' story is told in all its fascinating detail. Num Pages: 512 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296658
ISBN
9789652296658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297433
ISBN
9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Jensen, Frede P.; Beukel, Erik. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JJPG; HBJQ; HBTQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763525879
ISBN
9788763525879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.90
€ 53.96

paperback. Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. This title presents Fortune's daring trip. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099493426
ISBN
9780099493426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.98

paperback. From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. This title examines how the country has weathered thirty years of rapid transformation, and what these changes may mean in the long run. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184 227pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141017655
ISBN
9780141017655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.82

paperback. Explores one of the unresearched subjects of the First World War: the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141047652
ISBN
9780141047652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Presents a critique of the ancien regime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledges the reforms introduced under Louis XVI, and claiming that the post-Revolution state was in many ways as tyrannical as that of the King. This book raises questions about liberty, nationalism and justice. Translator(s): Bevan, Gerald. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141441641
ISBN
9780141441641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

paperback. Gallipoli remains one of the most poignant battlefronts of World War I and this account of that campaign brings this epic tragedy to life and stands as both a landmark chapter in the history of the war and a salutary reminder of all that is fine and all that is foolish in the human condition. Num Pages: 768 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 148 x 50. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780553815061
ISBN
9780553815061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. Known collectively as the "Great War", for over a decade the Napoleonic Wars engulfed not only a whole continent but also the overseas possessions of the leading European states. This title explores the cause and effects of the conflict, placing it in the context of the evolution of modern warfare. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712607193
ISBN
9780712607193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

paperback. In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the treacherous military campaigns of the period. This work focuses on this collusion of three iconic figures of the Italian Renaissance to unite three mighty strands of the period - war, politics and art. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951214
ISBN
9781845951214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. Presents Einstein's writings from the final period of his work in Switzerland. The material in this volume documents Einstein's search for a relativistic theory of gravitation, a search that ended in Berlin in the fall of 1915 with the completion of the general theory of relativity. Translator(s): Beck, Anna; Howard, Don. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJC; BGA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0021478
ISBN
9780691026107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.00

paperback. Presents Einstein's writings for the two-year period starting in October 1909. This volume concludes with the report that Einstein, by then a full professor at the German-language university in Prague, gave to the original Solvay Congress, the first international meeting devoted to the problems of radiation and the quantum theory. Editor(s): Klein, Martin J. (Professor of History of Science, Yale University, USA); Kox, A. J.; Renn, Juergen; Schulmann, Robert. Translator(s): Beck, Anna. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 447 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 885. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021479
ISBN
9780691102504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 40.00

hardcover. Over the course of more than 1000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the major figures involved in the Great War. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; GBCB; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415141796
ISBN
9780415141796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.46

Hardcover. In early modern Europe there were cases - specifically in England and Germany - when the idea of "self-defence" was used as a justification for what seems, to modern eyes, as extreme, unjustified violence. This text examines the notions beneath the claims in the context of the times. Series Editor(s): Cameron, Professor Euan; Gordon, Professor Bruce; Heal, Dr. Bridget; Mason, Professor Roger A.; Nelson Burnett, Professor Amy; Pettegree, Dr. Andrew; Von Greyerz, Professor Kaspar; Ryrie, Professor Alec; Heal, Dr. Felicity. Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Num Pages: 290 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754601777
ISBN
9780754601777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978728
ISBN
9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644771
ISBN
9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Hardcover. This text explores Churchill's predilection for direct diplomatic action, from his first tentative involvement in diplomacy in 1908 until his retirement as Prime Minister in 1955. Based on a scrutiny of official documents and private archives, its principal focus is the period 1945 to 1955. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094381
ISBN
9780300094381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50
€ 40.40

paperback. When Henry VIII died in 1547, he left three highly intelligent children to succeed him in turn, to be followed, if their lines failed, by the descendants of his sister, Mary Tudor. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532675
ISBN
9780099532675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

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