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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Written with the assistance, of those involved, including Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera, this book gives an account of how pop art, the avant garde underground of the 1960s, and the heady slipstream of London in the sixties was transformed into the fashion cults of revivalism, nostalgia and pop futurism in the early 1970s. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACXJ1; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571229864
ISBN
9780571229864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.14

Paperback. After the WWII, the need for reconstruction influenced the architectural style in Europe. This volume illustrates that the debate on the humanization of the built environment was carried out with great intensity in the East as well as in the West, irrespective of their political system, that led to similar concepts. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 376 pages, 170 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 170 farb. Abb., 3 schw.-w. Tab. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610154
ISBN
9783035610154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. As a reaction to rationalism and functionalist Moderne, the post-modern style developed in the 1970s; the idea was that architecture was to acquire a new identity by employing traditional means. This book analyzes discrepancies in architectural theory and the processes that led to a revaluation in the history of architectural production. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 336 pages, 145 colour illustrations, 145 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610178
ISBN
9783035610178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.26

Paperback. The twelve essays in this volume underscore the similarities between Chinese and American approaches to bilateral diplomacy and between their perceptions of each other's policy-making motivations. Editor(s): Ross, Robert S.; Changbin, Jiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005266
ISBN
9780674005266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.67

Hardcover. This book demonstrates that many domestic and regional sociopolitical and cultural changes credited to the 1952 revolutionaries began decades before the July coup. Arguing against the view of the pre-revolutionary era in Egypt as one of decay, the volume considers the 1919-1952 years as integral to nation-state formation and social transformation. Editor(s): Goldschmidt, Arthur; Johnson, Amy J.; Salmoni, Barak A. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Condition
New
SKU
9789774249006
ISBN
9789774249006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Huckabee, David C. Num Pages: 47 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 84.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
47
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590335093
ISBN
9781590335093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Fiehn, Terry. Series: Re-discovering the Past. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719585487
ISBN
9780719585487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Fiehn, Terry. Series: Re-discovering the Past. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 257 x 214 x 6. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719585449
ISBN
9780719585449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Martin, Dave. Series: Re-discovering the Past. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 272 x 213 x 5. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719585463
ISBN
9780719585463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. The controversial memoir of a top British spy which finally reveals what really went on behind the scenes of the Falklands War Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 34 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821862
ISBN
9780753821862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Raymond Williams is widely acknowledged to be one of the most original and influential thinkers of the post--war era. He wrote extensively across a wide range of subjects: from drama and the novel to politics, popular culture and mass communications. He was also a major novelist, well--known for books such as Border Country and Second Generation. Editor(s): Eagleton, Terry. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745603841
ISBN
9780745603841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.93

Hardcover. The most comprehensive monograph in print on this provocative artist, who has helped to redefine contemporary art Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXJ; AFF; AFJD; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 325 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2324.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714873695
ISBN
9780714873695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.93
€ 52.66

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Antique Collectors Club Dist
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851497911
ISBN
9781851497911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.45

Paperback. Analyses how Victorians used the pathology of disease to express deep-seated anxieties about a rapidly industrialising England's relationship to the material world. Drawing on medicine, literature, political economy, sociology, anthropology, and popular advertising, the author explores the industrial logic of disease. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326168
ISBN
9780822326168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Hardcover. A dynamic tale of art and friendship, set between the World Wars, against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world Num Pages: 336 pages, 215 illustrations, 145 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239551
ISBN
9780500239551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 550 pages, over 550 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1292. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 22. Weight: 1310.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342653
ISBN
9780764342653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.28
€ 51.85

Hardcover. Hundreds of thousands of workers toiled in Bohemian factories over the course of World War I, and their lives were inescapably shaped by the conflict. This study reconstructs their collective experience through explorations of food, labor, gender, and protest to assemble a fascinating case study in twentieth century social history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331282
ISBN
9781785331282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.73

Hardback. Explores the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula. This book analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy, religion, education, population, and public health. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black and white, 1 map, 19 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288317
ISBN
9780520288317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.50
€ 55.35

Paperback. Explores the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula. This book analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy, religion, education, population, and public health. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black and white, 1 map, 19 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288324
ISBN
9780520288324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Hardcover. Looks at the art of cookery in Britain during and immediately after the Second World War. Includes recipes which have been adapted for the modern kitchen, information on food, cooking equipment, kitchen designs and the serving of meals. Series: Cooking Through the Ages. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour photographs b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850748717
ISBN
9781850748717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.86

paperback. This book explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. The Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751032
ISBN
9780804751032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

Hardback. The explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged our American democracy through redistricting. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491627
ISBN
9781631491627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; BGH; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447245858
ISBN
9781447245858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. An eye-opening short biography of Rasputin, drawing on previously unpublished material, in which Frances Welch turns her inimitable wry gaze on one of the great mysteries of Russian history. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722320
ISBN
9781780722320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

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