Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. This Reader explores the extent of Oriental influence on European thought, primarily in the period of the Enlightenment and the nineteenth-century period of doubt and scepticism that followed it. It is the first Reader to bring together in one place a series of specific historical and textual studies of Oriental influence upon European thinkers. Editor(s): Macfie, A. L. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000574
- ISBN
- 9780748617418
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An exploration of the history of ideas in Europe from the revolutions of 1848 to the beginning of World War I. The text is populated with the great thinkers of the age - among them Mill, Nietzsche and Wilde - and examines the impact of scientific and social concepts such as social Darwinism. Series: Yale Intellectual History of the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000556
- ISBN
- 9780300097184
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, which will overturn human understanding of time and nature forever. Now he must publish and take the consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000537
- ISBN
- 9780571216093
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Nicholas Whyte's study of the role of science in Ireland examines the activities of Irish scientists during the period 1890 to 1930. It reveals the impact that Irish political events had on the fate of a number of distinguished Irish institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 307. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000532
- ISBN
- 9781859181850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This study describes how two late 19th-century electronic technologies - the telephone and the electric light - were publicly envisaged both by specialized engineering trade journals and the popular media. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; THRS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000529
- ISBN
- 9780195063417
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000524
- ISBN
- 9780300143164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Situating Hume's famous work "Of Miracles" in the context of the 18th century debate on miracles, this book shows that it is largely unoriginal. It also discusses the issues of eyewitness testimony to establish the credibility of marvelous and miraculous events. It aims to contribute to the history of ideas, the philosophy of religion, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 489. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no DJ as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000486
- ISBN
- 9780195127379
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Presents the story of Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great talents and minds of his times than in the exercise of his power. Rarely leaving Prague Castle, he gathered around him a galaxy of famous figures: the Italian painter, Giuseppe Arcimboldo; the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe; and the German mathematician, Johannes Kepler. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000450
- ISBN
- 9780436205217
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1785 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. This title investigates two such automata depicting piano-playing women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000428
- ISBN
- 9780226034027
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A monograph that investigates the origins of state policy toward population and the family in Eastern Europe. It reconstructs the evolution of state legislation in the field of social policy toward the family in Bulgaria between the two World Wars, colored by concerns about the national good and demographic considerations. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9789639776661
- ISBN
- 9789639776661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.49
€ 192.49
hardcover. Deals with the period of takeover and of 'high Stalinism' in Eastern Europe (1945-1955), the years that are considered to be fundamentally characterized by institutional and ideological transfers based upon the premise of radical transformism and of cultural revolution. Editor(s): Tismaneanu, Vladimir. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639776555
- ISBN
- 9789639776555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.48
€ 237.48
Hardback. Presents the life story of a Serbian woman, preserved in memoirs, letters and mostly diaries, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of a life that takes place against the backdrop of turbulence in the Balkans. This title covers more than half a century, five wars (including the two world wars), and four ideologies. Editor(s): Irvine, Jill; Lilly, Carol. Num Pages: 514 pages, maps and photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; BJ; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639776234
- ISBN
- 9789639776234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.92
€ 261.92
Hardback. A study on nineteenth-century Polish women prose writers including Klemenntyna Hoffmanowa, Narcyza michovska, Eliza Orzeszkowa and Zofia Nakowska through a feminist perspective to asses their contribution to European thought. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 2AGP; 3JH; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639241039
- ISBN
- 9789639241039
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Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
hardcover. A re-examination of Russia's agrarian history and failure to transform to a rapidly changing world economy. Using literary, agronomic and statistical information, peasant life is unravelled to demonstrate the inherent limits of farming at that time. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; JPFC; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639116948
- ISBN
- 9789639116948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.24
€ 245.24
hardcover. Addresses the history of British policy towards Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland following the creation of nation states in Central Europe at the end of the First World War. Lojko argues that the absence of trust in the political settlement and the discrediting of the traditional channels of diplomacy resulted in British influence in the region. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVH; 1DVKC; 1DVP; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789637326370
- ISBN
- 9789637326370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.55
€ 209.55
Hardback. Broken Masculinities portrays the post-dictatorial novel of the 1970s in all its complexity, and introduces the reader to a 1968-era Turkey, a period which challenges Turkey's now reinforced Islamic image by portraying the quest for sexual liberation and critical student uprisings. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJPL; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786155225253
- ISBN
- 9786155225253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.27
€ 186.27
hardcover. This narrative of peasant unrest in Russia during 1905 - 1906 combines a chronology of incidents drawn from official documents, with close analysis of the villages associated with the disorders based upon detailed census materials compiled by local specialists. The analysis concentrates on a single province: Kursk Oblast. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustration. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786155225178
- ISBN
- 9786155225178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.48
€ 237.48
paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0034846
- ISBN
- 9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Mark Peterson makes an extraordinary claim in this fascinating book focused around the life and thought of Galileo: it was the mathematics of Renaissance arts, not Renaissance sciences, that became modern science. Painters, poets, musicians, and architects brought about a scientific revolution that eluded the philosopher-scientists of the day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 line illustrations; 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBLH; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034819
- ISBN
- 9780674059726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034731
- ISBN
- 9780271016627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00