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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813020
ISBN
9780781813020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.44

Paperback. An evocative history of long frustration and ultimate failure, A Spirited Resistance tells of a creative people, whose insights, magic, and ritual add a much-needed dimension to our understanding of the American Indian. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801846090
ISBN
9780801846090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.31

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

€ 68.86

Paperback. We invent the past, Wood concludes, in our own image-as nineteenth-century villagers did quite literally and as suburban developers do today. Num Pages: 248 pages, 82, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801866135
ISBN
9780801866135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Hardcover. The author reconstructs the relation of the novel to 19th-century law courts. He argues that the courts, newly fashioned as a site in which to orchestrate voices and reconstruct stories, arose as a cultural presence influencing the shape of the English novel. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867552
ISBN
9780801867552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.88

The only full-length study of existentialism in America, this highly engaging and original work provides an invaluable guide to the history of American culture since the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HPCF3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870378
ISBN
9780801870378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Paperback. A collection of essays from feminist critics, each of which explores the history of the English novel, literature's place in cultural debate and women's studies. They begin with the fictions of the late 17th century and end with Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870958
ISBN
9780801870958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.43

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

€ 68.39

Firmly establishing the importance of the topic for understanding eighteenth-century English literature and culture, her work is bound to spur further discussion of the significance of incest discourses in the early modern period and beyond. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872044
ISBN
9780801872044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.45

David Macey, Jr., " Et in Arcadia Ego?: Thomas Amory, Mary Hamilton, and the (Re)Construction of Arcadia"Howard Irving, "John Marsh and the Ancient-Modern Polemic"Amy Wyngaard, "Revising Rousseau: Young Legrand d'Aussy and the Challenge to Enlightenment Constructions of the Peasantry, 1787-1794" Editor(s): Mostefai, Ourida; Ingrassia, Catherine. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872563
ISBN
9780801872563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.77

Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies-especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient-providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJC; MBG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881176
ISBN
9780801881176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882913
ISBN
9780801882913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.37

In the process, they provide insight into current debates on evolution and religious belief. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRCC7; HRCX6; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883897
ISBN
9780801883897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.52

Wilson Smith and Thomas Bender have assembled an essential reference for policymakers, administrators, and all those interested in the history and sociology of higher education. Editor(s): Smith, Wilson; Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886713
ISBN
9780801886713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.95

Presents essays that share a common concern with investigating Enlightenment categories of historical understanding and determining how these categories helped shape Enlightenment culture. This work addresses the question of how eighteenth-century writers make sense of the past for their own practical, aesthetic, and ideological purposes. Editor(s): Zionkowski, Linda; Thomas, Professor Downing A. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887956
ISBN
9780801887956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.37

Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889905
ISBN
9780801889905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Like its companion volume, Faces of the Civil War: An Album of Union Soldiers and Their Stories, this book offers readers a unique perspective on the war and contributes to a better understanding of the role of the common soldier. Num Pages: 312 pages, 78, 78 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890192
ISBN
9780801890192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.96

For those practicing and teaching pastoral counseling, it offers historical insights into the field. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRAX; HRCX4; HRLM5; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890475
ISBN
9780801890475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.56

A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890567
ISBN
9780801890567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Synthesizing the histories of masculinity, manners, and radicalism, Rakes, Highwaymen, and Pirates offers a fresh perspective on the eighteenth-century aristocratic male. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890888
ISBN
9780801890888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.10

Using an array of personal and public writings, The Overflowing of Friendship will transform our understanding of early American manhood as well as challenge us to reconsider the ways we think about gender in this period. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891205
ISBN
9780801891205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.75

Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership-or its absence-directly affects the outcome of wars. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891236
ISBN
9780801891236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.99

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

€ 72.66

Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891823
ISBN
9780801891823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.26

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