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Hardback. The Cup of Song explores the symbiotic relationship of the symposion and poetry across Greek literary history. Each chapter discusses one aspect of sympotic engagement by key authors across the major genres of Greek poetry, leading to a characterization of the full spectrum of sympotic poetry from its beginnings through to the Hellenistic age. Editor(s): Cazzato, Vanessa; Obbink, Dirk; Prodi, Enrico Emanuele. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687688
- ISBN
- 9780199687688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.26
€ 218.26
Paperback. Boudica has been immortalised throughout history as the woman who dared take on the Romans - an act of vengeance on behalf of her daughters, tribe and enslaved country. Her known life is a rich tapestry of wife, widow, mother, queen and Celtic quasi-Goddess. This title describes her life, her adversaries, and the turbulent era she bestrode. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091898205
- ISBN
- 9780091898205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.73
€ 23.99
€ 16.73
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.67
€ 53.99
€ 44.67
Paperback. A lively and informative short volume that shows that France is not a faded glory but rather a place that has defined and shaped the key issues of our contemporary world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195389418
- ISBN
- 9780195389418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.08
€ 14.08
Paperback. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Num Pages: 243 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356. Early Mass Culture in Fin-de-Siecle Paris. 243 pages, 52 b&w photographs, 1 map. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221680
- ISBN
- 9780520221680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. The tumultuous 1960s saw a generation of Latin American youth enter into political life in unprecedented numbers. In this book, the author explores how the Uruguayan student movement of 1968 shaped leftist politics in the country for decades to come. Translator(s): Perez Carrara, Laura. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290013
- ISBN
- 9780520290013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911556
- ISBN
- 9781439911556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.88
€ 35.99
€ 32.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911549
- ISBN
- 9781439911549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Paperback. Sent to the Congo (Zaire) in the 50s, as fieldworker for a Belgian cultural agency, Vansina helped to found the field of African history as a scholarly speciality. This memoir describes Vansina's life and career on three continents, against the background of the collapse of colonialism in Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; BGHA; HBTQ; HBTR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299143244
- ISBN
- 9780299143244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 580
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652870
- ISBN
- 9780691652870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 313.96
€ 313.96
Paperback. Includes facsimile of Congress comments on the draft Independence bill, with Nehru's corrections and signature. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626666
- ISBN
- 9780691626666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.84€ 68.59
€ 88.84
€ 68.59
Paperback. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies XXIII
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Foreign Policy Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1938
- SKU
- KDK0013715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Num Pages: 180 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 524. 180 pages, 300 illustrations. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Dimension: 204 x 210 x 12. Weight: 526.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067430
- ISBN
- 9781870067430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. The Nation, 1876, complete apart from No. 2 & No. 18. Founded by Thomas Davis, Charles Gavin Duffy & John Blake in October 1842, this nationalistic staple served as a mouthpiece for what became known as 'Young Ireland'. The newspaper, whose contributors included Lady Speranza, Charles Kickham and William Carleton was said to have "wound itself into the fabric of the Irish heart" and remained very influential even after 1848. Fraying to edges, and discolouration from age, o/w good. Revolutionary Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Dublin
- Publication date
- 1876
- SKU
- KNW0013626
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 495.00
€ 495.00
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.26
€ 9.99
€ 9.26
58pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- China Recontructs
- Publication date
- 1960
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- PT00000308
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Volume 15 number 18 of this weekly publication which includes an article by Chie Hua on the Chinese Soviet Revolution. 28pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- William Massey London
- Publication date
- 1935
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- PT00000320
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 4to. Good copy in slightly worn printed wrappers.Proceddings of the Royal irish Academy Section C papers.Irish Archaeology.Early Ireland.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- 1976
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- SKU
- KEX0283138
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
paperback. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- SKU
- KST0011687
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Hardback. 8vo. Hardback. Good notebook in the original edge rubbed and dulled 1/2 cloth on boards. Antiquarian. n.d. Keywords: African Studies - West
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0770791
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Paperback. Keywords: "science, Africa"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Randforum Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0052120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "With frontispiece. Front hinge weak, dulled. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Black Cloth. A good clean copy. First American Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Central Office
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1939
- SKU
- KON0522259
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Hoover institution studies: 17 . 8vo - over 7" - 9" Tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Fair. First Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Hoover Institution on War, R
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- SKU
- KON0530381
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "The Report of a Conference held by the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, September 1957 under the Chairmanship of Geoffrey de Freitas, M.P. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Original Yellow Cloth. A good clean copy. First UK Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Hansard Society for Parliame
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1958
- SKU
- KON0522731
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 72.98€ 4.99
€ 72.98
€ 4.99