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paperback. The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled. Witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English and American sources, many hitherto neglected, Ronald Ridley has compiled an endlessly vivid and thought-provoking collage-portrait of Rome through the centuries. Num Pages: 330 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DQ; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843681403
- ISBN
- 9781843681403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
paperback. The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled. Witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English and American sources, many hitherto neglected, Ronald Ridley has compiled an endlessly vivid and thought-provoking collage-portrait of Rome. Num Pages: 300 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DQ; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Pallas Athene
- Edition
- Reprinting February 2024
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781843681397
- ISBN
- 9781843681397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.86
€ 32.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. First edition - 8vo Very good copy - KAW0506 - 174pp. - Butterworths, Sydney
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Butterworths Sydney
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- SKU
- KCK0002440
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862819620
- ISBN
- 9780862819620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Paperback. Presents a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571297405
- ISBN
- 9780571297405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.79
€ 17.99
€ 14.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571312061
- ISBN
- 9780571312061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In his second book Ronan Moore, author of Irishology, has created a humorous and irreverent guide to every county in Ireland. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; WHL; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717171217
- ISBN
- 9780717171217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 335 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226380537
- ISBN
- 9780226380537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.00€ 28.00
€ 31.00
€ 28.00
paperback. Editor(s): Shagrir, Iris. Series: Crusades - Subsidia. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138259751
- ISBN
- 9781138259751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. The British military failure against the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942 is a well-documented and closely examined episode. But far less attention has been paid to the role of the colonial governor and his staff during this period, an oversight Ronald McCrum corrects with this insightful history. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814722391
- ISBN
- 9789814722391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.66
€ 44.66
paperback. This vital guide provides an educational companion for all those reading about the Holocaust. It will challenge student use of primary resources and encourage extra-disciplinary analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 line figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415161442
- ISBN
- 9780415161442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.18
€ 56.18
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164900
- ISBN
- 9780231164900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. This book provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Editor(s): Roorda, Eric Paul; Derby, Lauren Hutchinson; Gonzalez, Raymundo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 85 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBJK; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356882
- ISBN
- 9780822356882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.20
€ 116.20
Hardback. An original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042932
- ISBN
- 9781849042932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.97
€ 49.99
€ 44.97
Paperback. The first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224589
- ISBN
- 9781780224589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. In May 2003, journalist Rory McCarthy went to Iraq to cover what was claimed to be the triumphant rebuilding of the country after the American invasion. From the survivor of one of Sadaam's mass graves to the insurgents of Najaf, this book shows men and women living the dilemmas of Iraq. It provides an overview of a nation in turmoil. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0017063
- ISBN
- 9780701180560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A lively analysis of the Arab Gulf states' stunning rise to global power over the last half-century and of the daunting challenges they confront today Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192346
- ISBN
- 9780300192346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 744 pages, 32 pp. illus.; maps; plans. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205480
- ISBN
- 9780300205480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- IRISH ACADEMIC PR
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0021837
- ISBN
- 9780716533979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Offers a complex consideration of the relationship of mass terror and utopianism under the fascist government of wartime Croatia. Editor(s): Yeomans, Rory. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465458
- ISBN
- 9781580465458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTV; JHMC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040276
- ISBN
- 9780252040276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993443
- ISBN
- 9781784993443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. 8vo. 20th century ireland. Illustrated. Covers a little worn otherwise a good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Celtic Isle
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- SKU
- KEX0282251
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00