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Paperback. Lucrecia de Leon lived on the fringes of the 16th-century Spanish royal court. As a teenager, Lucrecia had hundreds of dreams about Spain's future that became the stuff of political controversy. This book is based upon surviving transcripts of her dreams and on the records of her Inquisition trial. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201583
ISBN
9780520201583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Drawing on archives of visitors' books, letters, and pleas for patronage, this title reconstructs the lost social world of Renaissance and Baroque museums. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 449 pages, 30 b&w reproductions, 1 map, 6 museum floor plans, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; P; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
449
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205086
ISBN
9780520205086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire. Num Pages: 405 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 tables, 45 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AVGC9; HBT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209336
ISBN
9780520209336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.54

Paperback. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Series: The Discovery Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, 8 color illustrations, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 536. The Shaping and Reshaping of an Artistic Identity. Series: Discovery Series. 201 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 57 b&w photographs. Taking as case studies two paintings of circa 1621-22 attributed to Artemisia, this text examines the ways that identity, gender and market pressures interact both in the artist's work and in the criticism and conoisseurship that have surrounded it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGB; JFSJ. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 10. Weight: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Copyright 2001
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228412
ISBN
9780520228412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. A study of Italian colonial history and culture, this text gathers articles which highlight the ways in which colonial discourse has pervaded Italian culture from the post-unification period to the present. It delves into the controversy surrounding immigration from Africa to the Italian peninsula. Editor(s): Palumbo, Patrizia. Num Pages: 332 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1H; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232341
ISBN
9780520232341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome's noble families and the pope. This is a biography of the firebrand whose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers and dramatists, as well as historians. Num Pages: 456 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233966
ISBN
9780520233966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Paperback. Considers Italian filmmaking during the Fascist era and offers a different approach to the interwar years. This study investigates the complex relationship between the totalitarian regime and Italian cinema. It looks at the films themselves, the industry, and the role of cinema in daily life, and offers insights into this important period. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253568
ISBN
9780520253568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Feminist historians of science and philosophy have shown that during the Italian Renaissance, the profound shift in the concept of nature - from an organic worldview to the scientific - was assisted by the gender metaphor that defined nature as female. This book proposes that the larger shift was both anticipated and mediated by the visual arts. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color photographs and 241 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261525
ISBN
9780520261525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.42
€ 69.51

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

€ 55.34

Paperback. Traces the history of the Franks from their barbaric origins to the period of civil and military dominance in Western Europe. The book describes their society and culture, their conversion to Christianity, the way they ruled and their influence on subsequent ages. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 photographs, 25 maps, bibliogrpahy. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DST; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631179368
ISBN
9780631179368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Hardback. Presents the history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest. This book shows how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181859
ISBN
9780631181859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.63

Paperback. The seventeenth century has gained enormously from the resurgence of historical studies in Spain and from the contributions of historians outside the penninsula. In this book, John Lynch has taken account of this research to substantially revise and expand his Spain Under the Hapsburgs, Volume II . Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631193975
ISBN
9780631193975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, is a challenging and controversial account of the history of Spain in the eighth century. In it Roger Collins assesses the political and cultural impact on Spain of the first hundred years of Arab rule, focusing upon aspects of continuity and discontinuity with Visigoth Spain. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194057
ISBN
9780631194057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. This book is the first account of the period to consider both Christian and Muslim Spain. The author discusses the various societies, cultures and governments of Muslim and Christian Iberia in the centuries of their critical confrontation. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199649
ISBN
9780631199649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardback. * A reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. * Challenges the reputation of the Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression. * Looks at the wider role of the Inquisition as an educative force in society. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205999
ISBN
9780631205999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.76

Paperback. Challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression and looks at its wider role as an educative force in society. This book presents a reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206002
ISBN
9780631206002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.02

Paperback. aeo First up--to--date guide to the "Lombards" in the English language. aeo Scholarly -- sound synthesis and original research, including up--to--date archaeological research. aeo Well--written and accessible. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211976
ISBN
9780631211976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Hardback. * First book that presents a comprehensive discussion of Hispanic/Latino identity from a philosophical point of view. * Interdisciplinary approach including: philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies. * Introduction to Latino/Hispanic philosophy and thought. . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 1KL; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217633
ISBN
9780631217633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

Paperback. This book is the first single volume history of modern Spain to appear in over 30 years. It describes Spaina s emergence in the nineteenth century as the first modern post--imperial power and examines the vast social and economic changes which Spain witnessed during this period. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219132
ISBN
9780631219132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. * The first, full account of Etruscan politics, culture and society, placing Etruscans in their Mediterranean context. * Incorporate up--to--date finding from landscape archaeology. * Includes unique practical guide to more than 60 Etruscan sites. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220381
ISBN
9780631220381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

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