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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
€ 197.21
€ 197.21
hardcover. Offers a reassessment of the haphazard and regionally diverse process of state formation and market integration in early modern Spain, showing how local and regional agency paradoxically led to legitimate governance but economic backwardness. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 line illus. 16 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; 3JF; KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691144849
- ISBN
- 9780691144849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.99€ 20.21
€ 62.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. Provides a view of England between the Glorious Revolution and the deaths of George I and Isaac Newton. This is a survey, looking at politics, religion, economy, society, and culture. It also places England in its British, European, and world contexts. An annotated bibliography provides a guide through a minefield of secondary literature. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 620 pages, 16pp halftone plates, 8 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199251001
- ISBN
- 9780199251001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215386
- ISBN
- 9780823215386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.99
€ 38.99
€ 34.99
paperback. But why did Descartes think we should take these exaggerated doubts seriously? And if we do take them seriously, how did he think any of our beliefs could ever escape them? This work undertakes a study of Descartes's first three meditations to answer these questions and to present a fresh way of understanding precisely what Descartes was up to. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691117324
- ISBN
- 9780691117324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.15
€ 40.99
€ 28.15
Hardback. This study seeks to lay bare the relationship between the sociopolitical structures that shaped peasant lives in Manchuria (northeast China) during the Qing dynasty and the development of that region's economy. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752718
- ISBN
- 9780804752718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.07
€ 101.07
With the expansion of the publishing industry between the 16th and 18th centuries, reading for pleasure became possible for an increasing number of people. This work examines the proliferation of romances in early modern England, as well as their vilification by elite writers. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; FRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123785
- ISBN
- 9780231123785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.64
€ 129.64
Paperback. Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. This work covers the culinary attitudes, tastes, and techniques in colonial America. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129930
- ISBN
- 9780231129930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.31
€ 26.99
€ 24.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, Maps and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 811.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375703461
- ISBN
- 9780375703461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.81
€ 20.99
€ 20.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679781240
- ISBN
- 9780679781240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.84
€ 31.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. A new and insightful literary biography of the poet and libertine John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, placing his work firmly in the literary, intellectual and political contexts of his time. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892999
- ISBN
- 9780718892999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.94
€ 45.94
Paperback. What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was "superstition"? Where might it be found and how might it be countered? This text reveals attitudes to prophets, ghosts, saints and demonology, Catholic responses to the Reformation and the apparent presence of "superstition" in the reformed churches. Editor(s): Parish, Dr. Helen; Naphy, William G. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC9; HRQX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719061585
- ISBN
- 9780719061585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Paperback. This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072956
- ISBN
- 9780719072956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.88
€ 35.88
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087738
- ISBN
- 9780719087738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback. Offers new insights into the early modern sickness experience, through a study of the medical history of Wales Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JD; 3JF; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091254
- ISBN
- 9780719091254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.67
€ 33.67
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
The result, a masterful combination of science and history, will appeal to a broad audience of specialists as well as general readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; PDZ; PHK; PHVG; RGR; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871320
- ISBN
- 9780801871320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894435
- ISBN
- 9780801894435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.30
€ 90.30
His findings reshape our understanding of scientific discourse in this critical period and contribute to the growing field of cross-cultural Christian-Muslim studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QRM; 3JB; 3JD; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894763
- ISBN
- 9780801894763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.49
€ 74.49
Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237498
- ISBN
- 9780812237498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.08
€ 79.08
Reconsidering captivity narratives published between 1682 and 1707, The Captive's Position explores the ways in which two generations of New England Puritan ministers reacted to internal and imperial challenges to colonial authority by seizing upon representations of captive women to negotiate and to shape a distinctive male identity. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239584
- ISBN
- 9780812239584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Paperback. A biographical account of John Milton. It features readings, chronologies, and attention to symbol from etymology to archetype. The work seeks to take the reader into the most interior stirrings of a 17th-century mind. Series: Studies in the English Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190211
- ISBN
- 9780813190211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.90
€ 42.99
€ 38.90
Hardcover. Early modern Central Europe was the continent's most decentralized region politically and its most diverse ethnically and culturally. With the onset of the Reformation, it also became Europe's most religiously divided territory and potentially its most explosive in terms of confessional conflict and war.. Editor(s): Louthan, Howard; Cohen, Gary B.; Szabo, Franz A. J. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451088
- ISBN
- 9780857451088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.88
€ 155.88