Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893130
- ISBN
- 9781861893130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.68
€ 32.68
Hardcover. The French Revolution was marked by a wealth of imagery and visual symbolism that inspired the masses to fight for freedom. This book surveys the rich and multifaceted visual culture of this time, exploring its creation and how it conveyed the new revolutionary sensibilities of the era. Translator(s): Attwood, Corinne. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; ACQH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893123
- ISBN
- 9781861893123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42
€ 59.42
Paperback. Explains and evaluates the historic and political roots of conflicts in South Asia in a systematic and thematic way. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892577
- ISBN
- 9781861892577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.71
€ 33.71
Paperback. Economic theory in modern times imagines a giant clockwork of events, with economists attempting to find the perfect mathematical model of a mechanical movement. This book offers a fresh synthesis of economic history and theory. It may also interest the general reader looking for an impartial description of the state of the global economy. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892423
- ISBN
- 9781861892423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback. Nuclear bombs and geopolitical controversy are often the first things associated with the isolated Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea and its volatile leader Kim Jong-il. Yet behind the secretive curtain also lies a little known and slowly expanding world of art. This book explores the role of art in North Korea. Num Pages: 192 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJ; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892362
- ISBN
- 9781861892362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Paperback. In this work, Nancy Stepan explores the ways in which the Tropics, in particular tropical nature, places, animals and people, were imagined and presented in European culture from the 19th century on. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 89 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AB; HBTB; JFC; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891464
- ISBN
- 9781861891464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.35
€ 35.35
Paperback. An architectural and social history that covers the globe from the 1830s to the 1930s, and also takes note of the most the refurbishments. It explores different aspects of this all-but-vanished world of opulence, from the entrepreneurs, architects and designers who made it possible to the ambitious individuals and dynasties that kept it going. Num Pages: 304 pages, 184 black & white illustrations, 216 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AMC; AMK; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891211
- ISBN
- 9781861891211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. In this title, the author thinks about what constitutes identity in present-day Europe. Looking at people and cities from the periphery, he tries to discover an "archaeology of streets and faces" which could bring him closer to himself. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; JFC; JFSG; JHBA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books London
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890931
- ISBN
- 9781861890931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.57
€ 36.57
paperback. As mass air transport shrinks the world and requires airport complexes large enough to be regarded as self-contained cities. This book argues that airspace - that transitional area stretching from terminal to terminal, across time zones or between the check-in desk and the baggage carousel - must be regarded as a discrete destination on any map. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AMG; JFC; JHBA; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890900
- ISBN
- 9781861890900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.78
€ 37.78
hardcover. Provides an account of the mapping of the United States from its colonial origins to 1900. Many of the significant maps and mapmakers are discussed in a chronological narrative that begins with the first European mappings of the New Netherlands and concludes with the McNally atlases of the 1890s. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTP; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890863
- ISBN
- 9781861890863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.19
€ 47.19
Hardback. Looks at the struggle between the processes of globalization and geopolitical forces since 1850. The 20th century witnessed a struggle between geopolitical states who wanted to control earth space and resources and globalizing ones who wished to open up the world to the flow of goods and services. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890856
- ISBN
- 9781861890856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Hardcover. Down With the Crown! looks at the issue of anti-monarchism in British politics from the French revolution to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 250 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890498
- ISBN
- 9781861890498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89
€ 58.89
Hardcover. Jeremy Black considers the causes of war from 1450 to the present, using global examples to illustrate his argument. This study bridges the disciplines of history, political science and international relations. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890177
- ISBN
- 9781861890177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.84
€ 51.84
Hardback. Looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFZ; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890146
- ISBN
- 9781861890146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
Hardback. Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various sometimes punishing means made to fit in with feminine physical ideals. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 185 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AC; HBTB; JFCK; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890047
- ISBN
- 9781861890047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
Hardcover. All you need is love? Not according to this essential guide to finding, wooing, and securing a suitable partner. Originally published in 1855, this brisk, no-nonsense handbook still has much to teach lovers and their suitors today. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 92. A Facsimile. 40 pages. All you need is love? Not according to this essential guide to finding, wooing, and securing a suitable partner. Originally published in 1855, this brisk, no-nonsense handbook still has much to teach lovers and their suitors today. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; VFVG. Dimension: 150 x 118 x 11. Weight: 92.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243457
- ISBN
- 9781851243457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.61
€ 10.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DD; DSBH; DSG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841500676
- ISBN
- 9781841500676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.86
€ 36.86
Paperback. Robert Altman: In the American Grain examines the development of Altman's artistic method, from his earliest days in industrial film to his work as a TV director, feature film-maker and later return to television work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 201 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235226
- ISBN
- 9781780235226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.93
€ 36.93
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230368
- ISBN
- 9781780230368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.47
€ 48.47
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230252
- ISBN
- 9781780230252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. Retrospectives of the 1960s routinely include the face of youth rebellion: long-haired students occupying campus buildings, young men burning draft cards, hippies dancing at Woodstock. In Younger Than That Now, Holly V. Scott explores how the idea of "youth" served as a tactic in the political and social activism of these years. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342171
- ISBN
- 9781625342171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Paperback. Although much has been written about the Kerner Commission, the analysis has focused primarily on its affect on the American press. In The Riot Report and the News, Thomas J. Hrach instead explores how the commission came to its conclusions, in order to understand why and how its report served as a catalyst for change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342119
- ISBN
- 9781625342119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; ASZ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341990
- ISBN
- 9781625341990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.85
€ 64.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Michigan State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611861204
- ISBN
- 9781611861204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.83
€ 35.99
€ 30.83