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paperback. This collection of essays exposes how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. Critics and historians of art, culture, design and literature have been brought together to examine the objects, the images, the documents and the fictions of 1851. Editor(s): Purbrick, Louise. Series Editor(s): Wallace, Jeff; Whale, John. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBT; KJP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719055928
- ISBN
- 9780719055928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.04
€ 24.99
€ 17.04
Hardcover. A panoramic, eye-opening history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078015
- ISBN
- 9780393078015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.05
€ 30.99
€ 26.05
Paperback. Dismissed in early years as a wasteland, the rolling open country that covers the interior parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is today one of the richest farmlands in the nation. This work is the story of its transformation. Meinig traces all of the aspects of its development by combining geographic description with historical narrative. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 598 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295974859
- ISBN
- 9780295974859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.93
€ 40.93
Hardback. Presents an account about the Cold War. This work provides insights into the mixture of insecurity, ignorance, and ambition that drove the rivalry between the two sides. It concludes that bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end was a far greater challenge than just 'being tough with the Soviets'. Series: Stanford Security Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 figures, 28 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760645
- ISBN
- 9780804760645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.24
€ 38.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292518
- ISBN
- 9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.01
€ 17.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. In The Great British Bobby, Clive Emsley traces the development of Britain's forces of law and order from the earliest watchmen and constables of the pre-modern period to the police service of today. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849161978
- ISBN
- 9781849161978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451683233
- ISBN
- 9781451683233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.90
€ 41.99
€ 35.90
Hardcover. A major new volume which examines the significance of six iconic objects throughout American history and within American culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56 b&w, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 247 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832973
- ISBN
- 9781904832973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.75
€ 51.99
€ 38.75
Hardback. The Great Abolition Sham Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500. The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade. 256 pages. The Great Abolition Sham. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight: 490.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934909
- ISBN
- 9780750934909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Britons may very well never be slaves, but British rule certainly meant slavery for others. This book explores the personalities and the issues behind the movement to abolish first the slave trade and later the condition of slavery. It reveals the passionate arguments on both sides of the abolition debate. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934916
- ISBN
- 9780750934916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.75
€ 7.75
Hardback. In this irresistible tour through the grand spas of Central Europe, noted historian David Clay Large traces their history from classical antiquity to the present. He vividly shows that they were not only centers of healing but hotbeds of artistic creation, nests of social intrigue, and gilded venues for high-level politicking. Num Pages: 476 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222366
- ISBN
- 9781442222366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.74
€ 57.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410690
- ISBN
- 9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.11
€ 13.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBT; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415232371
- ISBN
- 9780415232371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Hardcover. Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present. The book deals with three key time-periods and examines shifts in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and child-rearing. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137312266
- ISBN
- 9781137312266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
paperback. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP; JHBA; JHBK; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349457229
- ISBN
- 9781349457229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardback. The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165361
- ISBN
- 9780631165361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Tales of child sacrifice, demon lovers, incestual relations, and returns from the dead are part of English and Irish gothic literature. This book shows how Anglo-Irish gothic works written from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries reflect the destructive effects of imperialism on the children. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324140
- ISBN
- 9780822324140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.10
€ 32.99
€ 30.10
paperback. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; D; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349455027
- ISBN
- 9781349455027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. The Gothic and the Everyday aims to regenerate interest in the Gothic within the experiential contexts of history, folklore, and tradition. By using the term 'living', this book recalls a collection of experiences that constructs the everyday in its social, cultural, and imaginary incarnations Editor(s): Beville, Maria; Piatti-Farnell, Lorna. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488001
- ISBN
- 9781349488001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. Exploring the modern disease consciousness, Nancy Tomes shows how advances in bacteriology in the late-19th century showed people they could prevent disease by taking precautions. The work looks at the history and culture of a long-standing obsession with germs, and its relevance to our own lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; MJCJ; MMFM; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674357082
- ISBN
- 9780674357082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.06
€ 37.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294817
- ISBN
- 9781349294817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474743
- ISBN
- 9780801474743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551549
- ISBN
- 9781871551549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16