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History
Hardback. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as the teddy bear. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047822
- ISBN
- 9780674047822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Gharipour, Mohammad. Num Pages: 320 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774165290
- ISBN
- 9789774165290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless half-brother? This book shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; HB; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099450191
- ISBN
- 9780099450191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardback. Scholarly assessment of the Bayeux Tapestry has moved beyond studies of its sources and analogues, dating, origin and purpose, and site of display. This book demonstrates the value of interpretive approaches to this famous and iconic artefact, by examining the textile's materiality, visuality, reception and historiography. Editor(s): Foys, Martin K.; Overbey, Karen Eileen; Terkla, Dan. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 colour, 11 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; ACK; AFWH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834700
- ISBN
- 9781843834700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58€ 69.28
€ 76.58
€ 69.28
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839415
- ISBN
- 9781843839415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.27
€ 132.27
Hardcover. The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself. Num Pages: 234 pages, 234, many col and b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACK; AFW; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 352 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2180.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251225
- ISBN
- 9780500251225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.89
€ 46.99
€ 36.89
Paperback. Based on interviews and personal experiences, this work includes images, including photographs by Corporal Eric Gunton of Number 32 Graves Registration Unit, who photographed the cemetery as it took shape. Editor(s): Knappett, Gill. Series: Military and Maritime. Num Pages: 32 pages, 41 b/w photos 4 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651767
- ISBN
- 9781841651767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.07
€ 8.99
€ 8.07
Hardcover. The short history of this great battleship is presented in this volume. Many never before published photographs chart its most infamous history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402210
- ISBN
- 9780887402210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.19
€ 42.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso. Series: Critical Moments in American History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415895613
- ISBN
- 9780415895613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.58
€ 50.58
Paperback. The most comprehensive book on the ship ever published. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 colour and 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBW; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 343 x 18. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322486
- ISBN
- 9781848322486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 45.69
€ 52.99
€ 45.69
Paperback. The previously untold story of the watershed battle that changed the course of Western history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326437
- ISBN
- 9780393326437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. It has become known to many as the moment when the US Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a decline in educational quality and a dramatic rise in delinquency and immorality. This book helps readers understand why Americans remain divided on how divided church and state should be. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HRAM9; JNKC; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615261
- ISBN
- 9780700615261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.65
€ 37.65
Paperback. In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River, setting off a firestorm of protest. This work tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the 20th century. Num Pages: 332 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313093
- ISBN
- 9780195313093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677274
- ISBN
- 9781907677274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.80
€ 29.99
€ 21.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, 30 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982567
- ISBN
- 9781909982567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.85€ 45.24
€ 58.85
€ 45.24
paperback. Series: Battles of the Anglo-Boer War S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 2-3 maps, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ravan Press (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780869755174
- ISBN
- 9780869755174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ravan Press (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780869755181
- ISBN
- 9780869755181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. The exciting story of the Royal Navy's first major success of the WW2 compiled from conversations with veterans and the Historical Branch of the Admiralty. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 page plate section will be included. BIC Classification: 1QSAS; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473878952
- ISBN
- 9781473878952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343796
- ISBN
- 9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.36
€ 34.99
€ 33.36
Paperback. An account of the first setback suffered by the Allies following the invasion of Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218312
- ISBN
- 9780812218312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05