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Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight sunning with minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is price-clipped
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008849
ISBN
9780813506982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Dustjacket worn, otherwise very good. some clippings inserted
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
Hutchinson London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTK0097898
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Analyses key aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery religion, and magic. The author brings to light evidence uncovered about ancient Pythagoreanism and reconstructs the transmission of Pythagorean ideas from the Greek West down to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, and from there into the Islamic world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198150817
ISBN
9780198150817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.17

Paperback. The international history of the development of the atomic bomb, its first use against Japan, and the Cold War nuclear arms race that it gave rise to. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569762
ISBN
9780199569762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Pioneering study of the anglophone 'settler boom' in North America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand between the early 19th and early 20th centuries, looking at what made it the most successful of all such settler revolutions, and how this laid the basis of British and American power in the 19th and 20th centuries. Num Pages: 592 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199604548
ISBN
9780199604548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.67

Paperback. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Annotated edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007861
ISBN
9780226007861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. This is a portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. Regarded as an historical classic by many scholars, it has also been criticized and incorrectly translated. This edition corrects changes made by other translators to the original Dutch text of 1919. Translator(s): Payton, Rodney J.; Mammitzsch, Ulrich. Num Pages: 560 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359946
ISBN
9780226359946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. The first book to include Thomas Jefferson's writings and writings about him-from his era and ours. Editor(s): Franklin, Wayne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974072
ISBN
9780393974072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

paperback. Water sprites, mountain goblins, shape-shifting animals, and the monsters known as yokai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This book offers a history of the strange and mysterious in Japan and seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines, and movies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w drawings, 1 b/w photo. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253629
ISBN
9780520253629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Introduces readers to medieval life through the experience of Peter Abelard, the master of the Paris schools, whose career included, seducing Heloise, being castrated, accused of treason, condemned as a heretic, as well as writing his memoirs - his "story of calamities". Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214441
ISBN
9780631214441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Hardback. How does France reconcile the modern movement toward pluralism and decentralization with a strong central governing power? This work offers a radical interpretation of the development of democracy in France and the relationship between government and its citizens. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024960
ISBN
9780674024960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.81

Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674821521
ISBN
9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009674
ISBN
9780691009674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 42.24

Paperback. Madame de Pompadour's comment, 'Apres moi, le deluge' (after me, the deluge), has looked like a callous if accurate prophecy of the political cataclysms in 1789. But decades before the Bastille fell, French writers had used the phrase to describe a different kind of selfish recklessness. This book examines these fears and the responses to them. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTV2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143262
ISBN
9780691143262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 42.24

Paperback. Offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the role of the Gulag - the Soviet Union's vast system of forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons - in Soviet society. This book argues that the Gulag must be understood primarily as a penal institution where prisoners were given one final chance to reintegrate into Soviet society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBLW; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151120
ISBN
9780691151120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 42.23

Hardcover. The majority of the images portraying the German armed forces during World War II were shot by closely censored war correspondents. In this ongoing series, one can look back in time and see the war through the untainted lenses of the individual Frontsoldaten, who were daring enough to capture this epic period on film. Num Pages: 700 pages, over 700 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 315 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2516. Wegschilder (field Signs), Infantry, U-boats, Luftwaffe, Generals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Dimension: 239 x 315 x 37. Weight: 2510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329319
ISBN
9780764329319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82
€ 50.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AJC; HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 282 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346415
ISBN
9780764346415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453977
ISBN
9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472701
ISBN
9780801472701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484377
ISBN
9780801484377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

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