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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€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Hardback. A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208528
- ISBN
- 9780300208528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.20
€ 36.99
€ 27.20
Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.39€ 64.59
€ 83.39
€ 64.59
Paperback. Editor(s): St.George, Robert Blair. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801483929
- ISBN
- 9780801483929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.32
€ 43.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AB; GM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415606011
- ISBN
- 9780415606011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
hardcover. Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415661904
- ISBN
- 9780415661904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.95
€ 136.95
Hardback. This book adopts novel theoretical approaches to study the diverse welfare pathways that have evolved across Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism. It highlights the role of explanatory factors such as micro-causal mechanisms, power politics, path departure, and elite strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JKSB; JPB; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230262
- ISBN
- 9780230230262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJ; 3JM; GTJ; HBW; JNA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576118
- ISBN
- 9781137576118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; GTB; GTJ; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536947
- ISBN
- 9781784536947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.03
€ 189.03
Hardback. Scholars often refer to the "peaceful coexistence" of various religious and ethnic groups under the Ottoman Empire before ethnonationalist conflicts dissolved that shared space and created legacies of division. Post-Ottoman Coexistence interrogates this "coexistence". Editor(s): Bryant, Rebecca. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 276 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; 1QDT; GTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331244
- ISBN
- 9781785331244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.07
€ 163.07
Paperback. Essential reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what capitalist globalization means for us. The grim social and political realities analysed in this book resonate far beyond the former USSR. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315973
- ISBN
- 9780745315973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.03
€ 46.99
€ 36.03
hardcover. Series: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- SKU
- V9781403998828
- ISBN
- 9781403998828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Series: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349547371
- ISBN
- 9781349547371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Sebastian explores the experience of statebuilding and constitution making after violent conflict, using the failed reform of Dayton in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a case study to reflect upon the fundamental questions of post-war statebuilding, reform and the role of local and external actors." Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349463589
- ISBN
- 9781349463589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to and resource for cinema of the "Maghreb". This book examines the political and cultural context of the films and the film industry in the post-independence era. It includes a dictionary of more than 135 North African filmmakers and a chronological filmography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HB; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217448
- ISBN
- 9780253217448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Num Pages: 166 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588166
- ISBN
- 9781137588166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.22
€ 72.22
Paperback. Many developing countries now exist in a "postconflict" environment, posing enormous development challenges for the societies affected, as well as for international actors." Postconflict Development" addresses these challenges and focus on the need to create new social and economic structures that can serve as the foundations for a lasting peace. Editor(s): Junne, Gerd; Verkoren, Willemijn. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588263032
- ISBN
- 9781588263032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.33
€ 37.33
Paperback. This special issue seeks to examine the effect of postmodernism on Chinese intellectual and creative activity. Editor(s): Zhang, Xudong; Dirlik, Arif. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822325444
- ISBN
- 9780822325444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Featuring summaries of postmodernisma s greatest literary, cultural, and political champions written by a diverse group of scholars, Postmodernism: The Key Figures captures the dominance of a theoretical paradigm that has done nothing less than re--define the very terms of our knowledge and experience. Editor(s): Bertens, Hans; Natoli, Joseph. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217978
- ISBN
- 9780631217978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Offers a critical analysis of China's "long 1990s," the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This title examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342304
- ISBN
- 9780822342304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758741
- ISBN
- 9780804758741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Series: Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691203
- ISBN
- 9780847691203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.43
€ 48.43
Hardback. This book presents developments of discourse analysis in France and applies its tools to key texts from five theorists of structuralism: Lacan, Althusser, Foucault, Derrida and Sollers. It pays special attention to enunciative pragmatics as a poststructuralist approach which analyzes the discursive construction of subjectivity. Series: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFGR; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442468
- ISBN
- 9781137442468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Series: Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; CFGR; DSA; GTE; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349495085
- ISBN
- 9781349495085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86