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Paperback. Since "Hedda Gabler" exploded on to European and American stages in the 1890s, the play and its title character have troubled and transfixed audiences, performers and critics the world over. This book sets the play within the contexts of Norwegian nationalism, the women's movement and the cultural movement of Naturalism. Editor(s): Innes, Christopher. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b&w photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; 3JH; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238199
ISBN
9780415238199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.27

Hardcover. This volume seeks to revive interest in the thought of Henry Adams. It extracts core ideas from his writings concerning both American political development and the course of world history and then shows their relevance to the contemporary longing for a democratic revival. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610877
ISBN
9780700610877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.39

Hardback. First biography of Henry Ayers, focuses attention on the complex character behind the name and examines all aspects of his life - from his humble origins in the naval city of Portsmouth in southern England, his migration to Australia and his career as a miner, businessman and eventually as Premier of South Australia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855632
ISBN
9781848855632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 53.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; YNM; YNN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 279. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731468
ISBN
9781613731468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.30

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120005
ISBN
9780231120005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSG; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120012
ISBN
9780231120012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137594471
ISBN
9781137594471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.66

Hardback. In the 1890s, when Henry James turned to the theatre, he was unceremoniously booed off the stage. Since the 1940s and 50s his fiction has nevertheless been consistently interpreted by composers and film directors. This book traces the historical development of these adaptations. Editor(s): Bradley, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJP; AN; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792148
ISBN
9780333792148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.42

Hardcover. This book explores the way Henry James's writing career was influenced by social upheavals in Victorian England, particularly in relation to sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918746
ISBN
9780333918746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493411
ISBN
9780752493411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477461
ISBN
9780801477461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.43

hardcover. A Heritage of Light is of equal importance to collectors and historians in the United States and Canada. This newly reprinted edition of Russell's classic 1968 study has a new introduction by Janet Holmes. Series: Rich: Reprints in Canadian History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 191 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802037657
ISBN
9780802037657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.48

Hardcover. The stage portrayal of the Victorians in recent times is a key reference point in understanding notions of Britishness, and the profound politicisation of that debate over the last four decades. This book throws new light on works by canonical playwrights like Bond, Edgar, and Churchill, linking theatre to the wider culture at large. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298897
ISBN
9780230298897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635095
ISBN
9780691635095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.23

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884182
ISBN
9780810884182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083349
ISBN
9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73
€ 70.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, Douglas L.; Davis, Rodney O. Series: The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039812
ISBN
9780252039812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.04

Hardback. When are people willing to sacrifice for the common good? What are the benefits of friendship? And how do communities deal with betrayal? Using the life histories of more than forty thousand Civil War soldiers, this book reveals the stories, social influences, and crucial networks that influenced soldiers' lives both during and after the war. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. 13 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691137049
ISBN
9780691137049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180060
ISBN
9780300180060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.18

This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories from a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084928
ISBN
9780719084928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.82

paperback. A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 images and 9 maps in text (B 1x8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
9780753829219
ISBN
9780753829219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. This study argues that, due to the 1842 Parliamentary bluebook on mines with its images of women at work, the female industrial worker became more dangerous to represent than the prostitute or male radical, because she exposed contradictions in the class and gender ideologies of the period. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821413883
ISBN
9780821413883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.71

Paperback. This text recreates the daily life of slaves at Poplar Forest, Jefferson's second home. It explores the relationships within the plantation and the resulting choices, compromises and limitations that slaves negotiated in the process of making a home in the confines of institutionalized slavery. Num Pages: 96 pages, 39 b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918679
ISBN
9780813918679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Peters, Catherine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555611
ISBN
9780199555611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.26

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