Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
hardcover. This volume brings the history of the Zimmern family to English readers. The author not only offers a new solution to the problem of the text's authorship, but examines the chronicle in the context of broader current debates. Num Pages: 232 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; DNF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754603429
- ISBN
- 9780754603429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.13
€ 201.13
hardcover. A poet who 'began as a prodigy and has gone on to become a virtuoso' (Michael Hofmann) and hailed by Seamus Heaney as 'one of the era's true originals', Paul Muldoon seems almost to defy definition in his work. This selection, chosen by the poet himself, will serve new readers as an introduction to his work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Price sticker inside front flap, otherwise as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031164
- ISBN
- 9780571327959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
paperback. The reign of Queen Anne was a period of significant progress for the country, but the Queen has received little credit for these achievements. This biography seeks to shatter the image of a weak and ineffective monarch and establish her as a personality of integrity and invincible stubbornness. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300090246
- ISBN
- 9780300090246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.72
€ 46.99
€ 36.72
paperback. This biography of George IV, king between 1820 and 1830, provides a reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation and achievement. E.A. Smith does not minimize the king's faults but focuses on the positive qualities of his achievement in politics and in the patronage of the arts. Series: The English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300088021
- ISBN
- 9780300088021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 30.68
€ 44.99
€ 30.68
Singapore: An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation
Rodolphe de Konick, Julie Drolet, Marc Girard
Hardcover. Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. This book illustrates the nature and depth of the territorial changes that have occurred from the early 1960s onwards. Editor(s): Koninck, Rodolphe De; Drolet, Julie; Girard, Marc. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693978
- ISBN
- 9789971693978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.96
€ 31.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 color, 21 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JH; WQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888208203
- ISBN
- 9789888208203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 379 pages, 40 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139903
- ISBN
- 9789888139903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.83
€ 40.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCM; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139798
- ISBN
- 9789888139798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.80
€ 62.80
Paperback. Translator(s): Tenison, William Hanbury. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; BGXA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139675
- ISBN
- 9789888139675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139590
- ISBN
- 9789888139590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.62
€ 24.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083114
- ISBN
- 9789888083114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Hardcover. Brewitt-Taylor was the first to fully translate a traditional Chinese novel into English. His life, in teaching and the Chinese Imperial Customs, makes a fascinating study of an Englishman in Qing and early Republican China. His personal story is marked by sadness, bereavement and his wife's madness. Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099616
- ISBN
- 9789622099616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Hardcover. Tracing the changes and continuities Tsinghua University has experienced since 1911, this book presents an analysis of how the university strives to maintain autonomy while taking a leading role in implementing China's policy of higher education. Series: Education in China: Reform and Diversity. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099364
- ISBN
- 9789622099364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. Featuring about 140 coloured illustrations by various Chinese artists and six essays whose themes range from the sociohistorical impact of Mao to the visual representation of trauma and memories, this work brings a multidimensional view to our understanding of the influence of the Cultural Revolution on contemporary China. Editor(s): Jiang, Jiehong. Num Pages: 172 pages, 135 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098701
- ISBN
- 9789622098701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
Hardback. Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for the next quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking adman. This work presents his story which gives us a view of Shanghai and China during those years. It is aimed at those with an interest in Shanghai and China of this period. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098022
- ISBN
- 9789622098022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.23
€ 35.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. This book looks beyond the articulated goals and accomplishments of the modernization of higher education in China. It delves into the grass roots reality and identifies the true achievements, the unintended outcomes and the major obstacles that still have to be overcome. Editor(s): Agelasto, Michael; Adamson, Bob. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622094505
- ISBN
- 9789622094505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Hardcover. Analyzing well-known films by Chinese stars and crew, as well as the broad influence they have had on Hollywood directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the author describes how notions of Chinese identity, culture, and popular film genres have been reinvented and repackaged by major US studios. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622090552
- ISBN
- 9789622090552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardback. This illustrated work introduces the world of "fin-de-siecle" Prague, and charts the effects of the emergence of modernism and the search for Czech national identity on both the fine and the applied arts, as well as on architecture, music and literature. Editor(s): Becker, Edwin; Prahl, Roman; Wittlich, Petr. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; 3JJC; AC; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 253 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789040093913
- ISBN
- 9789040093913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.54
€ 77.54
Paperback. This is a survey of the evolving relationship between China and Denmark since first contact was made. One area that should be of particular interest to non-Danes is how the non-imperialistic Danish approach to China wrought a different perception of, and relationship with, the Chinese. Editor(s): Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik; Kirkebaek, Mads. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; GT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- NIAS Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787062718
- ISBN
- 9788787062718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 391 colour plates, 67 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Editorial Tenov S.L. Spain
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788493923105
- ISBN
- 9788493923105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Hardback. New York - quintessential metropolis and global icon - shown in a vast variety of views that form a unique kaleidoscope of more than 900 full-colour plates. Editor(s): Kramer, Thomas; Adam, Andreas. Num Pages: 560 pages, 900 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 227 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783858817136
- ISBN
- 9783858817136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.76
€ 89.76
Hardcover. In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty. This book deals with this subject. Num Pages: 360 pages, 220 illustrations, 185 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JF; AFPC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 252 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777427959
- ISBN
- 9783777427959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.19
€ 177.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 263 illustrations, 222 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AFPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 240 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777424859
- ISBN
- 9783777424859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.69
€ 107.69
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag Germany
- Edition
- 50 Anv
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777420202
- ISBN
- 9783777420202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.37
€ 26.37