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Hardcover. Blood awakens associations with ancient ideas. But we know very little about the historical representations of blood in Western cultures. The contributors attempt to follow the use of blood in mapping family and kinship relations in European culture from the ancient world to the present. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Jussen, Bernhard; Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon. Num Pages: 372 pages, 6 ills, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610. Matter and Metaphor from Ancient Rome to the Present. 372 pages, 6 ills, 1 table. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Jussen, Bernhard; Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon. Blood awakens associations with ancient ideas. But we know very little about the historical representations of blood in Western cultures. The contributors attempt to follow the use of blood in mapping family and kinship relations in European culture from the ancient world to the present. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JHMC. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457493
ISBN
9780857457493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.22

Hardback. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, transnational familiesA" are to be found long before the nation state was in place. Editor(s): Johnson, Christopher H.; Sabean, D. W.; Teuscher, Simon; Trivellato, Francesca. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451835
ISBN
9780857451835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12, 5 black & white halftones, 3 colour tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801453984
ISBN
9780801453984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 377 pages, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137597397
ISBN
9781137597397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Hardback. On April 28, 2004, 60 Minutes II broadcast the now-infamous photos of prisoner abuse by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib. The news quickly spread worldwide, undermining the U.S. presence in Iraq. Despite several Department of Defense investigations and eleven courts-martial convictions, important questions remain about the events at Abu Ghraib. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974417
ISBN
9781597974417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. Drawing on hundreds of sermons, essays, speeches, letters, journals, plays, poems, and newspaper articles, the author of this volume explores how intellectuals, preachers, and polemicists transformed both the forms and the substance of public discussion in 18th-century Connecticut. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 524 pages, 18 illustrations, 4 figures, index, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBP; CFG; GTC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
524
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227922
ISBN
9780807847725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains an enigma to many, who see it as a confusing montage of the alien and the familiar, the ancient and modern. The aim of this Very Short Introduction is to explode the myths and explore the reality of modern Japan - by taking a concise look at its history, economy, politics, and culture. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 67 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199235698
ISBN
9780199235698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. This book provides all that is needed to study Plato's Atlantis story: Greek text, commentary, vocabulary of Greek terms, new translation and full introduction. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940155
ISBN
9781786940155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. This book provides all that is needed to study Plato's Atlantis story: Greek text, commentary, vocabulary of Greek terms, new translation and full introduction. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940162
ISBN
9781786940162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.11

Paperback. From the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS; JPS; JPVK; JPWS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139081
ISBN
9780691139081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 188 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1914.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166127
ISBN
9781909166127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.74

Hardcover. Offers a full coverage of various aspects of aerial operations throughout the whole of the Mediterranean area. This title helps readers to follow the wartime careers of units and personnel involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117076
ISBN
9781908117076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.06
€ 45.69

Paperback. 56p. Paperback. P.B. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0574677
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809854
ISBN
9780875809854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. This work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803036
ISBN
9780875803036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807447
ISBN
9780875807447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Goscha, Christopher E.; Ostermann, Christian. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769433
ISBN
9780804769433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047010
ISBN
9780141047010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.20

Hardback. Finally, he examines the relation of the Dreyfus Affair to the "culture of forcethat marked French society during the prewar years, thus accounting for the rise of the youthful athlete as a more compelling manly ideal than the bookish and sedentary intellectual. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874338
ISBN
9780801874338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.38

Paperback. Joan Thirsk was the leading English agrarian historian of the late 20th century. Her research explored regional farming, rural industry, changing tastes and fashions, and innovations in the rural economy. This book demonstrates Thirsk's relevance for historians today, presenting new work that has been influenced by her. Editor(s): Dyer, Emeritus Professor of Local History Christopher (Emeritus Professor of Local History University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester); Jones, Richard (Manchester Metropolitan University). Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291560
ISBN
9781909291560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.49

paperback. Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. This book presents a fresh view of the British economy from the ninth to the sixteenth century and an account of medieval life. Series: The New Economic History of Britain Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300101911
ISBN
9780300101911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.75

paperback. Dunn argues that the Great Pyramid was a source of harmonic resonance that converted the Earth's vibrational energies to electricity. Did this technology of harmonic resonance provide the ancient world with endless supplies of energy-and was this the same energy discovered by Nicholas Tesla? Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bear & Company
Condition
New
SKU
9781879181502
ISBN
9781879181502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.20

paperback. Dunn argues that the Great Pyramid was a source of harmonic resonance that converted the Earth's vibrational energies to electricity. Did this technology of harmonic resonance provide the ancient world with endless supplies of energy-and was this the same energy discovered by Nicholas Tesla? Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bear & Company
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0026184
ISBN
9781879181502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 22.99
€ 16.20

Paperback. Looks at a country in thrall to a charismatic dictator. Tracing fascism from its conception to its legacy, this title unpicks why the regime enjoyed so much support among the majority of the Italian people. It examines the extraordinary hold the Duce had on Italy and how he came to embody fascism. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539896
ISBN
9780099539896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

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