Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. This tells the story of Douglas Engelbart's revolutionary vision, reaching beyond conventional histories of Silicon Valley to probe the ideology that shaped some of the basic ingredients of contemporary life. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JH; PDX; UBJ; UKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037804
- ISBN
- 9780804738712
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The human sciences,including psychology, anthropology and social theory, are widely held to have been born during the 18th century. This study of the Enlightenment sciences of humans explores the sources, context and effects of this major intellectual development. Editor(s): Fox, Christopher; Porter, Roy; Wokler, Robert. Num Pages: 357 pages, 5 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; JM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, lacking dj, showing a little age and wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- California University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037743
- ISBN
- 9780520200104
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This 2001 biography reassesses philosopher Karl Popper's life and works within the context of interwar Vienna. Num Pages: 626 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 971. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAM0001178
- ISBN
- 9780521470537
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Tracks the growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Biblereading public. In exploring the use of poetry and spectacle in the promotion of popular science, this book attempts to prove that geology's success owed much to the literary techniques of its authors. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 colour plates, 89 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1176. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAM0001173
- ISBN
- 9780226616681
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 644 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 43. Weight in Grams: 970. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAM0001170
- ISBN
- 9780226744100
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Today, the moving image is ubiquitous in global contemporary art. This book tells the story of the postwar expanded cinema. It travels back to the 1950s and 1960s when the rise of television caused movie theaters to lose their monopoly over the moving image, leading cinema to be installed directly alongside other forms of modern art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AFKV; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226842998
- ISBN
- 9780226842998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.24
€ 32.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCN; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813144781
- ISBN
- 9789813144781
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Condition: New
€ 65.14
€ 65.14
paperback. Deals comprehensively with German fashion from World War I through to the end of the Third Reich. This book explores the failed attempt by the Nazi state to construct a female image. It details the inner workings of a government-supported fashion institute and an organization established to help aryanize the German fashion world. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 542 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859737170
- ISBN
- 9781859737170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.83
€ 49.99
€ 41.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826495778
- ISBN
- 9780826495778
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. An overview of sex education films in the context of American culture, from 1914 to the present. The author demonstrates how film and video used for sex education have provided a complex ideological framework in which questions of sexuality, gender, and race are foregrounded. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526379
- ISBN
- 9780813526379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.68
€ 56.68
paperback. Under the leadership of Clement Attlee, the Labour governments of 1945-1951 presided over major changes both at home and abroad. In this volume, Kevin Jeffreys examines the Attlee governments' performance, the impact at the time and the course they set for subsequent administrations. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP; YQN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 187 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582061057
- ISBN
- 9780582061057
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Condition: New
€ 61.29
€ 61.29
Paperback. A revealing look at the complicated and continual negotiation between the Cuban state and society over the meaning of socialism Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; JFSL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472052615
- ISBN
- 9780472052615
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Condition: New
€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Paperback. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299302740
- ISBN
- 9780299302740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299289546
- ISBN
- 9780299289546
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Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
Paperback. In the 17th century, the Dutch established a trading base at the Indonesian site of Jacarta. What began as a minor colonial outpost under the name Batavia would become, over the next three centuries, the flourishing economic and political nucleus of the Dutch Asian Empire. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of Batavia's social world. Series Editor(s): Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1FMN; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299232146
- ISBN
- 9780299232146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67
paperback. Series: George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299189846
- ISBN
- 9780299189846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.04
€ 25.04
Paperback. Drawing on more than 90 newspapers, this is a detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the 19th century. It traces the evolution of popular understandings and proposed solutions to the "Irish question," focusing particularly on the interrelationship between the press, the public, and the politicians. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 49 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299186647
- ISBN
- 9780299186647
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Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41
paperback. The 1960s was a pivotal decade in dance, an era of intense experimentation and rich invention. In this volume a range of dance critics and scholars examine the pioneering choreographers and companies of the era. Editor(s): Banes, Sally; Harris, Andrea. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 b&w photographs, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299180140
- ISBN
- 9780299180140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.25
€ 31.25
paperback. Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299178741
- ISBN
- 9780299178741
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Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. As cinema developed from a novelty to popular entertainment, filmmaking also changed. This study looks at the changes by examining various films, especially: "The Boy Dectective"; "The Forgotton Watch"; "Rose O'Salem-Town"; "Cupid's Monkey Wrench"; "Belle Boyd"; "A Confederate Spy"; and "Suspense". Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film. Num Pages: 352 pages, 132 film stills, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299173647
- ISBN
- 9780299173647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Paperback. This study demonstrates how the influence of advertising and publishing on consumers affected writers in Britain and America between 1890 and 1920. Reading works by Joyce, Shaw, T.S. Eliot and others, it shows that these contexts affected the techniques and concerns of literature itself. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299169244
- ISBN
- 9780299169244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.12
€ 28.12
paperback. The author of this text explores notions of authenticity in German and American folklore studies from the 18th century to the present. She demonstrates how "authenticity" was used to foster national causes and uphold a belief in "cultural essence" against feelings of loss inherent in modernization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299155445
- ISBN
- 9780299155445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Paperback. A compilation of articles on the cinematic period from 1919 to 1945. Many treat such early film-makers as Mary Ellen Bute and Theodore Huff and there is a listing of American avant-garde films produced before World War II and a bibliography of relevant criticism, literature and news accounts. Editor(s): Horak, Jan-Christopher. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299146849
- ISBN
- 9780299146849
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Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
paperback. This text documents Ethiopian agricultural practices since the early 19th century by examining travel narratives, agricultural surveys and farming systems research. It also traces the ways practices evolved in the 20th century in response to population growth, urban markets and new technologies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; HBTB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299146146
- ISBN
- 9780299146146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37