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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875807577
ISBN
9780875807577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wilcox, Wynn. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877277828
ISBN
9780877277828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Hardback. Kornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism." Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJP; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334556
ISBN
9780880334556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. This volume consists of twenty studies on problems related to "transition to democracy" in central and eastern Europe during the decade following the collapse of communist states. The book focuses on preconditions and problems of transitions, case studies, patterns of performance and consolidation and inter-regional comparative aspects. Editor(s): Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Vetik, Raivo. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334716
ISBN
9780880334716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardcover. This volume is a major contribution to Hungarian economic history since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this first volume of three on the evolution of that economy, the authors focus on the beginnings of the modern capitalist economy (1848-1914), on economic nationalism (1918-1944) and on the socialist attempt at modernization (1945-1989). Editor(s): Berend, Ivan T.; Csato, Tamas. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334822
ISBN
9780880334822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.86
€ 62.72

Hardback. Specialists focus on Hungary's outstanding achievments in various fields, notably technology, literature and the arts, and sport. The volume includes a biographical dictionary, map, and illustrations. Editor(s): Somlyody, Laszlo; Somlyody, Nora. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; JFC; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335331
ISBN
9780880335331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Hardcover. Historians have long speculated on the role played by the Enlightenment in the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This book offers a fresh perspective on this subject through an examination of the Greek Enlightenment, its aspirations, and its relationship to the larger European Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335812
ISBN
9780880335812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

hardcover. Laying out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of transition, the author addresses the problem of competence in party politics and democratization and the consequences of amateurism and inexperience. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336055
ISBN
9780880336055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. In January 1993, President Clinton established the National Economic Council (NEC) to "co-ordinate the economic policy-making process with respect to domestic and international economic issues". This book assesses the NEC's record, reviewing its performance across a range of issues. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
94
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322392
ISBN
9780881322392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Eubank, Keith. Series: European History S. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harlan Davidson Inc United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882952284
ISBN
9780882952284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.31

Paperback. Friedrich Gilly was an important figure in Berlin's architectural tradition. In addition to presenting five of Gilly's most influential essays, this volume contains archival records that clarify the intellectual context in which Gilly developed his thoughts on architecture. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 260 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AM; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892362813
ISBN
9780892362813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Hardback. A survey of the Getty Museum's 17th- and 18th-century French textiles. The book includes lists of artists and weavers, date and place of manufacture, and materials and techniques used. Also included is an accompanying commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 55 colour and 146 b&w illustrations, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; AC; AFWH; GBC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 306 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363797
ISBN
9780892363797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.94
€ 72.37

Paperback. This is a collection of photographs by avant-garde artist and photographer Man Ray, from the John Paul Getty Museum. The photographs date from 1910 to the 1940s, and each image is provided with a commentary. Also included is an edited transcript of a colloquium on Man's career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892365111
ISBN
9780892365111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. This set brings together three photographers who have strong European ties - Kertesz and Moholy-Nagy were born and grew to maturity there, and Man Ray spent almost 40 years there. Each was also active in America. The social and artistic ferment of two continents is reflected in their work. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 150 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892365685
ISBN
9780892365685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. In eight decades photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo created works of art that display an array of styles and themes. This volume contains 50 images with extended commentaries on each by Robert Tejada, a curator and critic. There is also a transcript of a symposium on Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366255
ISBN
9780892366255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. A catalogue of the almost life-size porcelain animals created for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, Augustus the Strong, in 1735. This was perhaps the most significant commission for porcelain ever executed in Europe. The text discusses the challenges and solutions the work demanded. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 colour & 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; AFPC; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 205 x 3. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366446
ISBN
9780892366446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.15

Hardcover. An examination of Bernardo Bellotto's "View of the Grand Canal", a visual record of life in 18th-century Venice. The volume presents the painting in a series of details that allow the reader to examine it closely and the book jacket opens to become a small poster of the entire painting. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366583
ISBN
9780892366583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. A study of the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who is credited with being the inventor of photography as we know it. It reproduces 50 of his photographs from the Getty Museum's collection, along with commentary on each. There is also an edited transcript of a colloquium on Talbot's career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366606
ISBN
9780892366606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

paperback. El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico, as well as settlers of Indian, African and European descent. Illustrated in colour, this volume uses text, paintings and photographs to create a portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 136 pages, 88 colour & 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780892366620
ISBN
9780892366620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Hardcover. In 1984 the Getty Museum acquired a collection of Italian Renaissance majolica, or tin-glazed earthenware. This volume catalogues this collection of 45 objects spanning 400 years, including a pair of 18th-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes and a tabletop with hunting scenes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 colour, 270 duotone & 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; AC; AFPC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1905.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366705
ISBN
9780892366705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.18
€ 72.92

Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892366712
ISBN
9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) - court physician to the King of Saxony - was a naturalist, amateur painter and theoretician of landscape painting, whose "Nine Letters on Landscape Painting" is an important document of early German Romanticism and an appeal for the integration of art and science. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; ACVC; AGB; AGN; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366743
ISBN
9780892366743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The Swiss scholar Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was one of the first great historians of culture and art. In his manuscript on the genres of Italian Renaissance painting - still unpublished in the original German and published here in English for the first time - Burckhardt assayed a transformative approach to the study of art history. Translator(s): Britt, David; Beamish, Caroline. Num Pages: 252 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892367368
ISBN
9780892367368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 45.21

Paperback. Examines the work experience, living conditions, and social relations of thousands of African men, women, and children on European-owned tobacco farms in colonial Zimbabwe from 1890 to 1945. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802032
ISBN
9780896802032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

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