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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

hardcover. A study of British history from 1945 to 1989, examining the transformation of post-war Britain from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the ethic of Thatcherism. The author examines the paradoxes of modern life in Britain: growing prosperity and peace, coupled with disillusion and discontent. Num Pages: 572 pages, 32 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1138. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037548
ISBN
9780198227649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Argues that the social environment of early twentieth-century Britain created a substantial market for science books and magazines aimed at those who had benefited from better secondary education but could not access higher learning. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037174
ISBN
9780226068633
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This 1995 book explores the acts of iconoclasm as the means to recover the participation of ordinary Christians in the Reformation. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037024
ISBN
9780521472227
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The period between Burke's last years and the generation of Yeats and Joyce was a critical force in the development of modernist literature in the origins of Protestant Ascendancy ideology. This study uncovers the origins of Ascendancy and traces its cultural significance by means of a series of detailed critiques of central texts and concepts. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037012
ISBN
9780198128069
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A study of the debate that began as modern science separated itself from natural philosophy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The book explores the two dominant approaches to causation, as a metaphysical problem and as a scientific problem. Classical discussions of causation are also combined with recent thinking on the topic. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036683
ISBN
9780415914772
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. The author argues that the global violence of this century is the consequence of the rapid process of westernization and the traumas this has caused to countries suddenly forced to "catch up" with Europe. Num Pages: 418 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038236
ISBN
9780195049077
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A work which places Faraday and his innovative science in the context of the Sandemanians, the small Christian sect to which he belonged. His allegiance to this obscure fundamentalist sect was the foundation of both his social and political views and many aspects of his science. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BG; HRCC99; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038216
ISBN
9780333588024
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This Companion volume provides an examination of all aspects of Smith's thought. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HPCD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038215
ISBN
9780521779241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. An examination of The Troubles in Northern Ireland which sets out to unravel the mystery of a conflict involving informers, agents and double agents. It offers evidence of the way in which the terrorists and the intelligence agencies target, undermine and penetrate each other's ranks. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSH; JPWL; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038203
ISBN
9780099845201
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH. Weight in Grams: 673. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037913
ISBN
9780521202053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. The thirteen original essays in this book examine the status and development of the sciences in the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Rousseau, George Sebastian; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037906
ISBN
9780521225991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789813144781
ISBN
9789813144781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berg Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859737170
ISBN
9781859737170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052615
ISBN
9780472052615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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