Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812246896
- ISBN
- 9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.26
€ 73.26
Hardcover. China is changing from a command economy to a market-based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one. This book demonstrates how the success of foreign companies depends on the extent to which they can benefit from structural transformation. Series: Asia Business Development S. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; KCS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763000482
- ISBN
- 9788763000482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 37.95
€ 53.99
€ 37.95
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War in 1945, the countries of Western Europe found themselves at crossroads. How should they react to the challenges posed by the peace, Germany's defeat and the newly won freedom? This book presents accounts and interpretations of the immediate postwar situation in leading Western European countries and regions. Editor(s): Lund, Joachim; Ohrgaard, Per. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Edition
- 1. Ed
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763002035
- ISBN
- 9788763002035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. A history of the society and economy of Sao Paulo from its origins to the introduction of coffee in the mid-19th century. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 tables, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748599
- ISBN
- 9780804748599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34
Paperback. A comprehensive study of Lyndon Johnson's China policy based on a range of recently declassified government documents. This book explores the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution and offers a new perspective on Johnson's capacity as a foreign policy leader and his role in the development of the Cold War Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096693
- ISBN
- 9780719096693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.55
€ 42.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Ally
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993473494
- ISBN
- 9780993473494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.92
€ 19.99
€ 17.92
Hardcover. Based on original research from Charles Urban's own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFB; APFX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898829
- ISBN
- 9780859898829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.74
€ 139.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171531
- ISBN
- 9780691171531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. The first ever biography of slave turned bare-knuckle boxing legend Bill Richmond (1763-1829). Num Pages: 264 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGS; JFSL3; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644899
- ISBN
- 9781445644899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts. Series: American furniture. Num Pages: 316 pages, 307 illus. (67 colour). 6 figs. End-paper illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; AFT; GBCY; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chipstone Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874518924
- ISBN
- 9780874518924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307718358
- ISBN
- 9780307718358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.02
€ 18.99
€ 17.02
paperback. This collection of essays exposes how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. Critics and historians of art, culture, design and literature have been brought together to examine the objects, the images, the documents and the fictions of 1851. Editor(s): Purbrick, Louise. Series Editor(s): Wallace, Jeff; Whale, John. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBT; KJP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719055928
- ISBN
- 9780719055928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.04
€ 24.99
€ 17.04
Hardcover. It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s.. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 382 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455224
- ISBN
- 9781845455224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.96
€ 167.96
Paperback. It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s.. Translator(s): Haydock, Juliet; Cameron, Allan. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538. European Identities in the Twentieth Century. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. It has often been assumed that Europeans invented and had the exclusive monopoly over courtly and romantic love, commonly considered to be the highest form of relations between men and women. This view was particularly prevalent between 1770 and the mid-twentieth century, but was challenged in the 1960s. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK5. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 20. Weight: 538. Translator(s): Haydock, Juliet; Cameron, Allan.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451767
- ISBN
- 9780857451767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
Hardback. Translator(s): Spedding, Alison. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857423344
- ISBN
- 9780857423344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.46
€ 38.99
€ 30.46
Paperback. On July 21, 1578, a small Mexican town awoke to the news of a scandal. Nailed to the door of its church was a double-faced effigy denouncing a neighbor as a Jew who should burn at the stake. Nine trials over the course of four years revealed a story of dishonor, revenge, and the Inquisition's relentless determination to defend its symbols. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HRAM9; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223163
- ISBN
- 9780812223163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Hardback. Algeria is noteworthy for its geopolitical position and the fact it has avoided destabilisation from grassroots uprisings along the lines of the Arab Spring and from hardline Islamists currently plaguing the region Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045872
- ISBN
- 9781849045872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
Paperback. In this work, Luis Cabral has compiled and placed into context the most important contributions to the literature of industrial economics (IO) since the 1980s. Editor(s): Cabral, Luis M. B. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCA; KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216179
- ISBN
- 9780631216179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.99
€ 71.99
Paperback. The history of the British-Spanish Society, an example of 'soft' or cultural diplomacy between countries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781382752
- ISBN
- 9781781382752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, this book argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSL4; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283695
- ISBN
- 9780520283695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Offering a history of youth culture based on interviews with former zoot-suiters, this book explores race, region, and the politics of culture in urban America during World War II. It argues that Mexican American and African American youths, along with many nisei and white youths, used popular culture to oppose accepted modes of youthful behavior. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261549
- ISBN
- 9780520261549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Through its story-telling dimension, this book traces the last 20 years of Western architecture focusing attention on the current situation that includes designers' eclecticism and style, the star system, urban and landscape design as well as the influence on architecture exerted by the so-called 'digital revolution'. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518908
- ISBN
- 9780470518908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.02
€ 42.99
€ 33.02
Hardback. From the idyll of his Sardinian childhood to the transformative experience of the anti-Fascist resistance, and from postwar militancy to the dismal regression of Italian culture, the author captures memories that are intensely personal and inseparable from political and intellectual experience. Translator(s): Elliot, Gregory. Series: Italian List. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420817
- ISBN
- 9780857420817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.82
€ 26.99
€ 21.82
Hardcover. Francis Bacon possessed the rare ability to transform unconscious compulsions into figurative, human-like forms that seem to evoke the raw emotions that bore them. Mixing realism and abstraction, Bacon delves beneath the surfaces of things, opening up the human body to reveal the chaos that lies within and struggling with all that is inexplicable. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD7; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836559690
- ISBN
- 9783836559690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.36
€ 19.99
€ 15.36