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Paperback. Explores the aftermath of the Franco era in Spain. This title presents an objective and nonpartisan view of the important aspects of contemporary Spanish history and society. It covers such topics as: the transition to democracy; regionalism and nationalism; key players in current affairs; and, politicized approaches to Spanish history. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; CF; CJBR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406319
- ISBN
- 9780878406319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Giuseppe Vasi's Rome: Lasting Impressions from the Age of the Grand To...
Tice, James T., Harper, James G.
Paperback. iGiuseppe VasiOs Rome Lasting Impressions from the Age of the Grand Touri breaks new ground in understanding a significant Italian artist and of RomeOs urban and social fabric in the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; ACQ; AFH; AGB; AGP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 286 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Arts
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871142979
- ISBN
- 9780871142979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Hardcover. During the 1990s, Naples' left-wing administration sought to tackle the city's infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city's cultural and architectural heritage. This book examines the conflicts surrounding the reimaging and reordering of the city's historic center through detailed case studies.. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622. Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. During the 1990s, Naples' left-wing administration sought to tackle the city's infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city's cultural and architectural heritage. This book examines the conflicts surrounding the reimaging and reordering of the city's historic center through detailed case studies. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG; RPC. Dimension: 243 x 185 x 24. Weight: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452795
- ISBN
- 9780857452795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.20
€ 167.20
Hardcover. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda.. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. Memory, Politics, and Nation Among Cubans in Spain. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. 240 pages. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452450
- ISBN
- 9780857452450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAF; HRCC2; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813228655
- ISBN
- 9780813228655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.69
€ 81.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226811
- ISBN
- 9780813226811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.33
€ 39.33
A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118123
- ISBN
- 9780813118123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.36
€ 48.36
Hardcover. The Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema provides a better understanding of the role Spanish cinema has played in film history through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on producers, directors, film companies, actors, and films. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859579
- ISBN
- 9780810859579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.88
€ 223.88
In explaining the institutions and individuals that permitted this type of negotiation, O'Connell offers a historical example of an early modern empire at the height of imperial expansion. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 2 maps, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891458
- ISBN
- 9780801891458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Culminating with the crisis precipitated by the failure of the Fourth Crusade, Madden's groundbreaking work reveals the extent to which Dandolo and his successors became torn between the anxieties and apprehensions of Venice's citizens and its escalating obligations as a Mediterranean power. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873171
- ISBN
- 9780801873171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Placing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 5 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801865480
- ISBN
- 9780801865480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Discover the world-famous cuisine of Rome and the surrounding region of Lazio in 25 classic recipes presented in a stylish gift book. Features a range of dishes, from soups, antipasti and pasta to fish, poultry, meat, vegetables, and cakes and desserts. Num Pages: 64 pages, Over 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 160. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754832126
- ISBN
- 9780754832126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.40
€ 7.40
Hardcover. A Guide to Ingredients, Techniques and 100 Traditional Dishes, Handed Down from Mothers to Daughters for Generations. 264 pages, Illustrations. A guide to Italian cooking, illustrated throughout with 765 photographs. It offers background information, practical advice, and 100 recipes from the cuisine. Combining traditional, regional and contemporary classics, it includes recipes for antipasti, soups, pasta dishes, risottos, gnocchi, fish and meat courses, and desserts and cakes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Dimension: 228 x 178 x 23. Weight: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754825456
- ISBN
- 9780754825456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.13
€ 14.13
Consanguinity, Inbreeding, and Genetic Drift in Italy
Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca; Moroni, Antonio; ...
Paperback. In 1951, the geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza was teaching in Parma when a student told him about rich church records of demography and marriages between relatives. After convincing the Church to open its records, Cavalli-Sforza, Moroni, and Gianna Zei embarked on a landmark study. This book assembles and analyzes the team's research. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089928
- ISBN
- 9780691089928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.82€ 67.89
€ 88.82
€ 67.89
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228530
- ISBN
- 9780631228530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardcover. Sicily has a timeless allure, and much of what one sees there today has changed little over the centuries. With Sicily's literary greats as a guide, the author discerns what lies behind the soul of its inhabitants, touching on history, archaeology, food, art, and politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page b&w photo insert & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312597054
- ISBN
- 9780312597054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.03
€ 36.99
€ 28.03
Hardback. Daniel Vitkus demonstrates that the theatrical representations inspired by England's encounter with exotic otherness helped to form the emergent identity of an English nation that was eagerly fantasizing about having an empire but was still in the preliminary phase of its colonizing drive. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DS; 1QFM; 1QSM; 2AB; 3J; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294526
- ISBN
- 9780312294526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.87
€ 64.87
Hardback. There is no European society whose modern history has been more deeply marked by disasters, both natural and social, than has Italy's. This volume brings new research on all aspects of the Italian experience of disaster from unification to the present day. Editor(s): Dickie, John; Foot, John; Snowden, Frank M. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239602
- ISBN
- 9780312239602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Hardback. Describes the history and current status of one of the submerged nations of Europe. Balcells (contemporary history, U. of Barcelona) recounts the origin of Catalonia and how its proto- democratic traditions brought it to a zenith of power in the Middle Ages, and how over four centuries it was gradu Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312126117
- ISBN
- 9780312126117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307267511
- ISBN
- 9780307267511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.72
€ 37.99
€ 33.72