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Paperback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418469
ISBN
9781421418469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. aeo This is the first history of exploration to focus on the experience of non--European peoples who were colonized. aeo It is an extremely wide--ranging work of comparative history, which draws its case studies from the cultural encounters and collisions initiated by the English, Spanish, Portugese and French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611570
ISBN
9780745611570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.98

Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067097
ISBN
9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.70
€ 55.16

Hardback. The first systematic study of the concept of shame from 1600-1900, showing good and bad behaviour, morality and perceptions of crime in British society at large. Single episodes in the history of shame are contextualized by discussing the historiography and theory of shame and their implications for the history of crime and social relations. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525702
ISBN
9780230525702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.08

hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226319445
ISBN
9780226319445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12
€ 46.84

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

Hardback. Explores how French queens and noblewomen of early modern France, used pleasure dairies to naturalize their status, display their cultivated tastes, and proclaim their virtue as nurturing mothers and capable estate managers. This title sheds light on architecture, self, and society in the ancient regime. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 color illustrations, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048997
ISBN
9780674048997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.70
€ 55.16

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Dalkeith and its surrounding villages have changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JD; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445652573
ISBN
9781445652573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.77

Paperback. An engaging overview of dance from the Medieval era through the Baroque Editor(s): Nevile, Jennifer. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ASD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219855
ISBN
9780253219855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. When David Gorlaeus (1591-1612) passed away at 21 years of age, he left behind two highly innovative manuscripts. Once they were published, his work had a remarkable impact on the evolution of seventeenth-century thought. However, as his identity was unknown, divergent interpretations of their meaning quickly sprang up. Seventeenth-century readers Series: History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HP; JHM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9789089644381
ISBN
9789089644381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403935892
ISBN
9781403935892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.74

Paperback. Controversial study of the principal battles of the English Civil War. The book Reconsiders Edgehill, Newbury I, Cheriton, Marston Moor, Newbury II, Naseby, Preston Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBLH; HBWE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783469758
ISBN
9781783469758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.43

Hardcover. A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up to the writing of the US Constitution to identify the influence of early modern history on the framing of the Constitution. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230114128
ISBN
9780230114128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.17

Hardback. The Reformation is generally regarded as a calamitous episode in the history of British art, with the rich artistic heritage of the medieval period eradicated and replaced by an austere Protestant culture of the word. This title argues that religious subject matter was common in the arts of Protestant Britain. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162820
ISBN
9780300162820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 40.56

Paperback. Examines the relation between humanism and science, referring to such seminal figures as Poliziano, Scaliger, Kepler and Wolf. this text demonstrates that humanism was neither a simple nor an impractical enterprise, but worked hand-in-hand with science in developing modern learning. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674195455
ISBN
9780674195455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.61

Hardback. Daniel Defoe, as the author of "Robinson Crusoe" and "Moll Flanders", can be described as, with some justification, the creator of the first novels in English. This book summarizes Defoe's life and achievements to offer a critical overview of his contribution to literature. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 162 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513286
ISBN
9780333513286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

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
€ 27.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Rossum, Matthias van; Kamp, Jeanette. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474215992
ISBN
9781474215992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. Examines the mechanisms through which 17th-century musicians simulated extreme affective states - desire, divine rapture, and ecstatic pleasure. This book demonstrates how major genres of the period, from opera to religious music to instrumental pieces based on dances, were part of this striving for heightened passions by performers and listeners. Num Pages: 360 pages, 75 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JD; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247345
ISBN
9780520247345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05
€ 62.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 49, 16 colour illustrations, 29 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451461
ISBN
9780801451461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 49, 16 colour illustrations, 29 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479168
ISBN
9780801479168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. Cork. Traces how rural society and farming evolved, and surveys the world of landowners and of the marginalized, of wealthy merchants and the teeming masses of the towns. This study sets the more familiar landmarks of the nineteenth century - agrarian conflict, structural poverty, and the collapse of food supply - in a complex historical framework. Num Pages: 760 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184035
ISBN
9781859184035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.50

Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226139449
ISBN
9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.45

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

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