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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 585 pages, 187 b/w photographs, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1028. Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980-1989. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 585 pages, 185 b&w photographs, 38 tables. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight: 1028.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
585
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232662
ISBN
9780520232662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.30

Paperback. A study of the origins of the revolution in social and physical planning in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Reveals the rationale for the expansive building programme post-1750 and identifies key personnel. Analyses the qualities of urban form of selected towns in relation to the original plans. Num Pages: 198 pages, c. 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3JF; 3JH; AMVD; HBJD1; HBLL; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951531
ISBN
9781849951531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.97

Hardcover. A New World of Labor connects developments in seventeenth-century Britain with the British experience of slavery on the West African coast and with the initial development of African chattel slavery in Barbados, whose labor system played a foundational role in defining how plantation slavery developed throughout British America. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245196
ISBN
9780812245196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; AN; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376126
ISBN
9781910376126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399690
ISBN
9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 colour plates, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781501704451
ISBN
9781501704451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBTZ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443060
ISBN
9780801443060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.82

Hardback. In focusing on China's social survey movement, this title analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267862
ISBN
9780520267862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.44
€ 62.16

Paperback. Hanged for treason in 1798, James Coigly was a Catholic priest from Armagh. This biography puts into relief the political and sectarian conflicts that engulfed Armagh and spawned the Orange Order in 1795. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC7; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 111.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181423
ISBN
9781859181423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardcover. The route is 247 miles long and divided into eighteen stages. With maps and illustrations inspired by the work of the great AW, this labour of love is essential for all those who wish to follow in Wainwright's footsteps. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 line/map, 55 bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; WSZG; WTH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 20. .
Publisher
Sigma Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910758144
ISBN
9781910758144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381440
ISBN
9789382381440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tulika Books
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381808
ISBN
9789382381808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620971833
ISBN
9781620971833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595581259
ISBN
9781595581259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. An alternative, narrative history of the Russian Revolution published in its centenary. Series: Left Book Club. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399034
ISBN
9780745399034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328027
ISBN
9780745328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.04

Hardback. Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328034
ISBN
9780745328034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.50
€ 79.98

Paperback. Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, this book follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Num Pages: 960 pages, Over 100 contemporaneous photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
100th Anniversary edition with NEW INTRODUCTION
Condition
New
SKU
9781847924513
ISBN
9781847924513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 18.27

Hardcover. A selection from the work of the photographic partnership of Hill and Adamson. Accompanies an exhibition starting at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh (27 May - 1 October 2017) before touring internationally. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AGC; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 205. .
Publisher
National Galleries Of Scotland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911054047
ISBN
9781911054047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JPFQ; LBBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228953
ISBN
9781925228953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. An eye-witness account, published in 1857, of a five-year Arctic voyage in extreme conditions, ending with the crew abandoning ship. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 654 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
654
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108033350
ISBN
9781108033350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.59

Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036731
ISBN
9780691036731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.53
€ 51.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008220099
ISBN
9780008220099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192813206
ISBN
9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.41

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