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c 1600 to c 1700

Paperback. This book provides the first account of the rise of these most distinctive, widespread, and powerful of social institutions in Georgian Britain: the British clubs and societies. The author describes their complex mosaic, ranging from freemasonry to bird-fancying, and examines the reasons for their successful development, and continuing influence. Series: Oxford Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12pp halftone plates, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248438
ISBN
9780199248438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.56

Paperback. aeo An important new study of one of the most famous texts of the Italian High Renaissance, Castiglionea s Book of the Courtier. aeo The author analyses the text itself as well as its diffusion and reception throughout Europe. aeo This is a major new work on the renaissance by one of the leading scholars in the field: it will do very well. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFC; WJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611518
ISBN
9780745611518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.98

Paperback. The money spent by the French government on the public image of Louis XIV was extensive and succeeded in making him into a god like figure. In this book the author gives an account of the contemporary representations of Louis XIV and illustrates the relationship between art and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; A; HBJD; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300059434
ISBN
9780300059434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. The concept of cultural history has in the last few decades come to the fore of historical research into early modern Europe. Due in no small part to the pioneering work of Peter Burke, the tools of the cultural historian are now routinely brought to bear on every aspect of history, and have transformed our understanding of the past. Num Pages: 472 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716. 400 pages, includes 20 b&w illustrations. From the world of the professional entertainer to the songs, stories, rituals and plays of ordinary people, this study shows how the attitudes and values of the otherwise inarticulate shaped - and were shaped by - the shifting social, religious and political conditions of European society between 1500 and 1800. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 30. Weight: 726.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754665076
ISBN
9780754665076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.59

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691621883
ISBN
9780691621883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248328
ISBN
9781909248328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.65

Paperback. The third volume of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial six-part History of England, taking readers from the accession of the first Stuart king, James I, to the overthrow of his grandson, James II. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447271697
ISBN
9781447271697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Takes readers to a time when both the Catholic Church and the main new Protestant denominations embraced a policy of endorsing religious persecution, coercing unity, and, with the state's help, mercilessly crushing dissent and heresy. This work shows how out of the same traditions came the beginnings of pluralism in the West. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121420
ISBN
9780691121420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466917
ISBN
9781608466917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.59

hardcover. This is the story of the workings and development of the English state and people between the accession of Edward VI and the death of Elizabeth I. This was a time of great cultural achievement - especially in drama and poetry - and also of intense danger from foreign invasion and religious dissent. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 644 pages, 16 pp plates, maps, tables and genealogies. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 248 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198228202
ISBN
9780198228202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 429 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JD; DSB; HBLL; HRCC8; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458249
ISBN
9780916458249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Was the Habsburg monarchy an empire like those of Great Britain, France or Spain? Drawing upon modern theoretical perspectives on European expansion to answer this question, Paula Sutter Fichtner argues that the Habsburg holdings did indeed constitute a form of European imperialism. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737286
ISBN
9780333737286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.66

Paperback. Rembrandt's life coincided with what the Dutch refer to as their "golden age". This study explores a society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past, a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen, to pursue an overseas empire that led to wealth and a cultivation of the arts. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722018
ISBN
9780804722018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

hardcover. Shows how the English came to believe between 1500 and 1740. This work examines social policy and institutions such as workhouses and hospitals in order to illustrate how contemporaries tried to shape their social and moral environment, and how they defined the notion of 'welfare'. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780198206613
ISBN
9780198206613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403900739
ISBN
9781403900739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.68

Hardcover. Paul Lockhart here presents a survey of the point in history when Sweden rose to pre-eminence in Europe. Drawing on the latest literature in Swedish and other languages, he examines the institutions of the Swedish 'empire' at the height of its influence, and considers questions regarding its rise and fall. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333731567
ISBN
9780333731567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176191
ISBN
9781590176191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. A series of biographies which introduce readers to key figures in history. Series: Who Was. Num Pages: 32 pages, Black and white and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 5AF; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 269 x 219 x 3. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750259897
ISBN
9780750259897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Hardback. Dryden's career is addressed chronologically and thematically. The book takes issue with those who impugned Dryden's integrity, and argues that he was a sincere, if sceptical, writer whose main subjects were the abuse of political power, the difficulties of sexuality and the pursuit of freedom. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333453797
ISBN
9780333453797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Hardback. Thanks to extensive archival research and a thorough examination of the published works of the university's professors, Grendler's history tells a new story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891717
ISBN
9780801891717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.58
€ 57.87

Hardback. A revisionist 1999 account of the career of Elizabeth I's 'favourite', the 2nd Earl of Essex. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History. Num Pages: 468 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521434850
ISBN
9780521434850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.25

Hardback. Now in a new edition, this penetrating study by noted Yale historian Paul Bushkovitch casts new light on the profound impact of Peter the Great, one of the most revered and enigmatic leaders in world history, whose influence ultimately paved the way for liberalism, Western-style nationalism, and communism in Russia. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442254619
ISBN
9781442254619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.23
€ 61.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Salzman, Dr Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549672
ISBN
9780199549672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. More than 100,000 Ulster Presbyterians of Scottish origin migrated to the American colonies in the six decades prior to the American Revolution. This book uncovers the ways in which migrants from Ulster - and thousands like them - forged new identities and how they conceived the wider transatlantic community. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074627
ISBN
9780691074627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

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