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c 1700 to c 1800

Hardcover. The early modern execution was far more than a spectator sport. The period between the Restoration and the American Revolution witnessed the rise and fall of execution literature: last speeches and confessions; criminal trials and biographies, featuring the criminal as an Everyman (or Everywoman) holding up a mirror to the sins of his readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700. Execution in England, 1675-1775. 320 pages, 8 bw illustrations. The early modern execution was far more than a spectator sport. The period between the Restoration and the American Revolution witnessed the rise and fall of execution literature: last speeches and confessions; criminal trials and biographies, featuring the criminal as an Everyman (or Everywoman) holding up a mirror to the sins of his readers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JKVP. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847251718
ISBN
9781847251718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.36
€ 78.18

paperback. Reprinted from the posthumous edition of 1777 and edited with introduction, comparative tables of contents, and analytical index by L. A. Selby-Bigge. Third edition with text revised and notes by P. H. Nidditch. Num Pages: 464 pages, facsimile title-page and 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037638
ISBN
9780198245360
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This 1995 book explores the acts of iconoclasm as the means to recover the participation of ordinary Christians in the Reformation. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037024
ISBN
9780521472227
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The period between Burke's last years and the generation of Yeats and Joyce was a critical force in the development of modernist literature in the origins of Protestant Ascendancy ideology. This study uncovers the origins of Ascendancy and traces its cultural significance by means of a series of detailed critiques of central texts and concepts. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037012
ISBN
9780198128069
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A study of the debate that began as modern science separated itself from natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book explores the two dominant approaches to causation, as a metaphysical problem and as a scientific problem. Classical discussions of causation are also combined with recent thinking on the topic. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036683
ISBN
9780415914772
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A work which places Faraday and his innovative science in the context of the Sandemanians, the small Christian sect to which he belonged. His allegiance to this obscure fundamentalist sect was the foundation of both his social and political views and many aspects of his science. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BG; HRCC99; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038216
ISBN
9780333588024
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 914 pages, plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150. Weight in Grams: 1502. Volume IV only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038129
ISBN
9780198217428
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 50.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH. Weight in Grams: 673. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037913
ISBN
9780521202053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Rousseau, George Sebastian; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037906
ISBN
9780521225991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The human sciences,including psychology, anthropology and social theory, are widely held to have been born during the 18th century. This study of the Enlightenment sciences of humans explores the sources, context and effects of this major intellectual development. Editor(s): Fox, Christopher; Porter, Roy; Wokler, Robert. Num Pages: 357 pages, 5 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; JM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, lacking dj, showing a little age and wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
California University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037743
ISBN
9780520200104
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299302740
ISBN
9780299302740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

paperback. Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299178741
ISBN
9780299178741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. The author of this text explores notions of authenticity in German and American folklore studies from the 18th century to the present. She demonstrates how "authenticity" was used to foster national causes and uphold a belief in "cultural essence" against feelings of loss inherent in modernization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299155445
ISBN
9780299155445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. Questions the assumption that "clans" are static structures that hamper political centralization. By reconstructing the history of kings and clans in the Kivu Rift Valley at a time of social change, this book enlarges our understanding of social process and the growth of state power in Africa. Num Pages: 392 pages, 14 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JFC; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299128944
ISBN
9780299128944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. Exploring the relationships between the economies of Africa, Europe, and the South Atlantic that supported the slave trade, this work focuses on the history of the trade within the context of merchant capitalism in the 18th century. It illuminates the experiences of the slaves and their suffering. Num Pages: 800 pages, 15 maps, 12 figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1QSAS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299115647
ISBN
9780299115647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

paperback. This work addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, and the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299108748
ISBN
9780299108748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. This work provides a commentary on the landmarks of Irish agrarian history in the modern period. Editor(s): Clark, Samuel; Donnelly, James S. Num Pages: 468 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299093747
ISBN
9780299093747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

hardcover. The first volume of a two-volume intellectual biography of Auguste Comte, the founder of modern sociology and positivism. Series: Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 115. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001102
ISBN
9780521434058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at Napoleon's Guard Cavalry, the "Garde Imperiale", illustrating weapons, equipment and uniforms. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 187 x 3. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850452884
ISBN
9780850452884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

A comprehensive, illustrated history of African Americans from 1502 to 1880. From Chapter 5 of To Make Our World, this is a single volume edition. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 760 pages, 20 maps, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195162479
ISBN
9780195162479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

hardcover. This collection of essays pays tribute to the Victorian intellectual, William Whewell, whose influence can be traced in fields as diverse as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics and engineering. Editor(s): Fisch, Menachem; Schaffer, Simon. Num Pages: 418 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037373
ISBN
9780198249009
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Scripture Politics examines the role played by Ulster Presbyterians in the birth of Irish republicanism. Ian McBride restores the United Irishmen to their eighteenth-century social context, restructuring a world where religious doctrine, political theory, and social antagonisms remained inextricably linked. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC93; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037058
ISBN
9780198206422
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 70 x 100 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
KTS0036563
ISBN
9780226731285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Examines the role and impact of warfare in west Africa during the period of the slave trade and the founding of the Empire. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in European expansion, slavery and slave trade, African history, colonial history, and for military historians. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857283938
ISBN
9781857283938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.75

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