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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
889
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215092
ISBN
9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.88
€ 76.74

Hardback. The radical black left has largely disappeared from the struggle for equality and justice. Michael Dawson examines the causes and consequences, and argues that the conventional left has failed to take race seriously as a force in reshaping American institutions and civil society. Black politics needs to find its way back to its radical roots. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057685
ISBN
9780674057685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Hailed as a classic in the Portuguese language, this remarkable intellectual biography of the campaigner who fought to abolish slavery in Brazil is published for the first time in English. Editor(s): Bethell, Leslie. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493668
ISBN
9781908493668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 58 pages, b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; DN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Little Bookroom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892145024
ISBN
9781892145024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. Artusi?s masterpiece is not merely a popular cookbook; it is a landmark work in Italian culture. Translator(s): Baca, Murtha; Sartarelli, Stephen. Series: The Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 653 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
653
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086570
ISBN
9780802086570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

Paperback. The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 456 pages, 75 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 215 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081811
ISBN
9780252081811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. The Mount Stewart murder Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460208
ISBN
9780752460208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Glickman, Lawrence B. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFT; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484865
ISBN
9780801484865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. This book presents an account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past decades. It is suitable for those who wish to understand contemporary Italy. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124965
ISBN
9780140124965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267286
ISBN
9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. A powerful account of life and loss in the Great War, as told by British soldiers in their letters home Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b/w illus. & 16 pp. section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205381
ISBN
9780300205381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726833
ISBN
9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15
€ 59.01

Hardback. In 1915, C G Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to understand and codify fundamental individual differences of attention and consciousness. This volume provides an historical grounding for those who work with, or are interested in, Jungian psychology and psychological typology. Editor(s): Beebe, John. Series: Philemon Foundation Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; JMAJ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155616
ISBN
9780691155616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190456672
ISBN
9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Paperback. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376. The Story of an African Childhood. 464 pages. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596561
ISBN
9780747596561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509832507
ISBN
9781509832507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Using postcards and photographs, this book tells the story of one newspaper editor's vision and the men and women who brought the idea to fruition in Herbert Park. Series: Images of Ireland. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845885809
ISBN
9781845885809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99

Paperback. On 5 January 2003, former Special Forces soldier Ken Jones was caught in a devastating avalanche as he climbed in the frozen wilderness of the Transylvanian Alps. Heavily frostbitten and bleeding internally, Ken dragged himself to safety over three agonizing days only to discover that his true ordeal had yet to begin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066026
ISBN
9781782066026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Opening with David Mancuso's seminal "Love Saves the Day" Valentine's party in February 1970, this title tells the definitive story of disco - from its murky subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell's Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to the out-of-town networks that emerged in the suburbs and alternative urban hotspots. Num Pages: 528 pages, 73 photos and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774. A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979. 456 pages, 73 photographs & Illustrations. Disco is the music that America tried to forget. This book includes material from over three hundred interviews, including John 'Jellybean' Benitez, Michael Cappello, Ken Cayre, Alec Costandinos, Steve D'Acquisto, Michael Fesco, Rochelle Fleming and more. It contains a series of compiled discographies and a collection of more than seventy photos. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGV. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight: 774.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331988
ISBN
9780822331988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943276
ISBN
9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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