History
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History
paperback. Explores our rich classical heritage - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of history, such as Alexander the Great, and Nero. The author invites you into the places where Greeks and Romans lived and died, from the palace at Knossos to Cleopatra's Alexandria - and reveals the often hidden world of slaves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250495
- ISBN
- 9781781250495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
paperback. Contains chapters that include Street Life, Earning a Living: Baker, Banker and Garum Maker (who ran the city), and The Pleasure of the Body: Food, Wine, Sex and Baths. This book offers an insight into the workings of a Roman town. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861975966
- ISBN
- 9781861975966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287587
- ISBN
- 9780520287587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.29
€ 20.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. An introduction to the history, culture, and politics of the world s largest country, from the earliest written accounts of the Russian people to today. Editor(s): Barker, Adele Marie; Grant, Bruce. Series: The World Readers. Num Pages: 784 pages, 96 photos, incl. 8 pg color insert, 1 table, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346487
- ISBN
- 9780822346487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.56
€ 36.99
€ 34.56
Paperback. Brings history, politics, and research to the author's study of four resettlement communities, including refugee centers in Palawan and Bataan, the early refugee community in New Jersey, and the largest of all Vietnamese communities Little Saigon, in southern California's Orange County. This title looks at diasporic Vietnamese in each location. Num Pages: 218 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD; JFFN; JHBT; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396868
- ISBN
- 9781566396868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774165962
- ISBN
- 9789774165962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.93
€ 24.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Originally published: 2009. With a new foreword by the author. Num Pages: 408 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157931
- ISBN
- 9780691157931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New with a new chapter on the twenty-first-centur
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169156
- ISBN
- 9780691169156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCU; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454097
- ISBN
- 9780801454097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282155
- ISBN
- 9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.56
€ 35.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. A special session of the UN General Assembly was held in Abuja, the new Nigerian capital in May 1988. This volume reproduces the major papers, lines of discussion and conclusions of the conference. Editor(s): Adedeji, Adebayo; Bugembe, Patrick; Teriba, O. Num Pages: 824 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1400. Hardback in very good condition, dustjacket in very good condition.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232176
- ISBN
- 9780714633886
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Editor(s): Addison, Paul; Jones, Harriet. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167307
- ISBN
- 9781405167307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.52
€ 61.52
Paperback. Presents the history of Anglophone political science which argues that the field's transformation shouldn't be mistaken for a case of simple progress and increasing scientific precision. This book shows that political science is deeply historically contingent, driven both by its own inherited ideas and by the history in which it has developed. Editor(s): Adcock, Robert; Bevir, Mark; Stimson, Shannon C. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128740
- ISBN
- 9780691128740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.99
€ 52.99
€ 37.99
paperback. Illustrator(s): Smith, E. Boyd. Num Pages: 397 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803250000
- ISBN
- 9780803250000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Hardcover. First edition - Very good in dustwrapper - Foxing to prelims and edges - KAW0504 - 291pp. - Angus and Robertson, Sydney
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson Sydney
- Number of pages
- 291
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1937
- SKU
- KCK0002438
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 85.00
€ 85.00
Hardback. The years 1790 to 1793 marked the beginning of the American republic. Vice President John Adams chaired Senate sessions even as he was prevented from participating in any meaningful fashion. Abigail joined him when her health permitted. This volume offers insight into the family and a commentary on life that many expected from the Adamses. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Barzilay, Karen N.; Claffey, Mary T.; Woodward, Hobson; Karachuk, Robert F.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032750
- ISBN
- 9780674032750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.21€ 115.76
€ 130.21
€ 115.76
Hardback. As in the previous volumes in this series of the Adams Papers, the correspondence presented here offers a unique perspective on the eighteenth century from a preeminent American family. Editor(s): Taylor, C. James; Hogan, Margaret A.; Cecere, Anne Decker; Walker, Celeste; Lint, Gregg L.; Woodward, Hobson; Claffey, Mary T. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015746
- ISBN
- 9780674015746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.40€ 116.78
€ 131.40
€ 116.78
Hardcover. Vols. 3-4: L.H. Butterfield and Marc Friedlaender, editors. Num Pages: 621 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 89. Weight in Grams: 3087.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 621
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004061
- ISBN
- 9780674004061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 309.04€ 278.64
€ 309.04
€ 278.64
Hardcover. Volume 12 opens with John Adams's inauguration as president and closes just after details of the XYZ affair become public in America. Through private correspondence, and with the candor and perception expected from the Adamses, family members reveal their concerns for the well-being of the nation and the sustaining force of domestic life. Editor(s): Martin, Editor in Chief Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society); Taylor, Former Editor in Chief Adams Papers C James (Massachusetts Historical Society); Millikan, Assistant Editor Neal E (Massachusetts Historical Society); Norton, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Amanda Mathews (Massachusetts Historical Society); Woodward, Associate Editor Adams Papers Hobson (Massachusetts Historical Society); Sikes, Assistant Editor for Digital Projects Adams Papers Sara B (Massachusetts Historical Society); Lint, Series Editor of the Papers of John Adams Gregg L; Georgini, Assistant Editor Adams Papers Sara (Massachusetts Historical Society). Num Pages: 677 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504660
- ISBN
- 9780674504660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.97€ 91.86
€ 102.97
€ 91.86
Hardback. The fiery debate over funding Jay Treaty sets political stage, and austic exchanges between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans row as rumors surface of George Washington's impending retirement. This title spans the period from July 1795 to the eve of John Adams' inauguration, with growing partisan divide to election playing a central role. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Martin, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Millikan, Neal E.; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 654 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 173 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072442
- ISBN
- 9780674072442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.71€ 96.78
€ 107.71
€ 96.78