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Hardcover. * Features a grand survey of the historical, social, and aesthetic issues relevant to the development of contemporary art since 1945. * Collects 27 original essays by expert scholars describing the current state of scholarship in art history and visual studies, and pointing to future directions in the field. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 648 pages, 105. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405107945
ISBN
9781405107945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.06

Hardback. A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Editor(s): Addison, Paul; Jones, Harriet. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 600 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 186 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220404
ISBN
9780631220404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.99

Paperback. Covering the complete development of post--Kantian Continental philosophy, this volume serves as an essential reference work for philosophers and those engaged in the many disciplines that are integrally related to Continental and European Philosophy. Editor(s): Critchley, Simon; Schroeder, William R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 704 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; GBC; HPCD; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218500
ISBN
9780631218500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

Paperback. This Companion brings together thirty-two new essays by leading historians to provide a reassessment of British history in the early twentieth century. The contributors present lucid introductions to the literature and debates on major aspects of the political, social, and economic history of Britain between 1900 and 1939. Editor(s): Wrigley, Chris. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189996
ISBN
9781405189996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. A Companion to Europe since 1945, a collection of newly commissioned essays by leading scholars, offers a reflective analysis of the developments which took place in Europe during the Cold War era and also considers present-day Europe, as it has taken shape since the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Larres, Klaus. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118729984
ISBN
9781118729984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe. * Brings together contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars. * Provides an overview of current thinking on the period. Editor(s): Martel, Gordon. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338409
ISBN
9781444338409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Paperback. This wide-ranging Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts. It explores the cultural, social, economic and institutional agendas that readers need to engage with in order to appreciate modern theatre in all its complexity. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Mary. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 608 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332049
ISBN
9781444332049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.04

Hardback. Intended for students of modern European history, this work includes chapters on: population trends, the international economy, leisure and society, the rise of European feminism, revolutionary movements, and, European imperialism. Editor(s): Pugh, Martin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631192176
ISBN
9780631192176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.25

Paperback. Wide ranging and up to date, this is the single most comprehensive treatment of the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, John Rawls. Editor(s): Mandle, Jon; Reidy, David A. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJ; 3JMC; HPS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119144564
ISBN
9781119144564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

Hardcover. A Companion to Russian Cinema provides an exhaustive and carefully organised guide to the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia, of the Soviet era, as well as post-Soviet Russian cinema, edited by one of the most established and knowledgeable scholars in Russian cinema studies. Editor(s): Beumers, Birgit. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118412763
ISBN
9781118412763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.17

Hardcover. A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era. Editor(s): Morris, Nigel. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APFB; BGF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118726914
ISBN
9781118726914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.27

Hardback. A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era presents a collection of new historiographic essays covering the years between 1877 and 1920, a period which saw the U.S. emerge from the ashes of Reconstruction to become a world power. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118913963
ISBN
9781118913963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.22

Hardback. A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign provides an opportunity for World War I scholars to explore numerous facets of this battle, including its many controversies, in historiographical essays that reflect the current state of the field in each instance. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350944
ISBN
9781444350944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.96

Paperback. A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern American history. * Highlights issues of nationalism, culture, gender, and race. Editor(s): Young, Marilyn B.; Buzzanco, Robert. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149839
ISBN
9781405149839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.86

Paperback. In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history. This companion strives to make sense of this crowded poetical era. It offers critical and contextual coverage of the full range of English-language poetry in the last century. Editor(s): Roberts, Neil. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113618
ISBN
9781405113618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Hardback. A Companion to Woodrow Wilson presents a compilation of essays contributed by various scholars in the field that cover all aspects of the life and career of America s 28th president. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337372
ISBN
9781444337372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.02

Paperback. A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war crimes, occupations, film, and gender. Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 724 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
724
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119968702
ISBN
9781119968702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.93

Paperback. Challenges the understanding of the war that has turned Mozambique - a naturally rich country - into one of the world's poorest nations. This book combines frontline reporting, personal narrative, political analysis, and scholarship to present a picture of a Mozambique harrowed by local conflicts - ethnic, religious, political and personal. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082663
ISBN
9780520082663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. * An inspiring guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period. * Embraces diversity, covering Vietnam literature, gay and lesbian literature, American Jewish fiction, Italian American literature, Irish American writing, emergent ethnic literatures, African American writing, jazz, film, drama and more. Editor(s): Hendin, Josephine. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121804
ISBN
9781405121804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Paperback. Gives general readers and students a comprehensive history of the twelve years of the Third Reich - from political takeover of January 30, 1933 to the German capitulation of May 1945. This book's illustrations are treated as documents that illuminate the visual power of Nazi ideology. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 137 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253834
ISBN
9780520253834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845400460
ISBN
9781845400460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.53

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.33
€ 52.14

Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970533
ISBN
9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065819
ISBN
9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.49
€ 53.71

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