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Hardcover.
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KHS0063581
ISBN
9780374299989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Hardcover. A complete study of royal courts in the post-Achaemenid Near East. It brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. It shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 302 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691265
ISBN
9780748691265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.54

Hardback. He chronicles the impact of litigation on college access policies, including the rise of selectivity and institutional differentiation, the decline of de jure segregation, the spread of contractual understandings of enrollment, and the triumph of vocational emphases. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JNM; LAQ; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418841
ISBN
9781421418841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.23

Hardcover. Using courtly song as a window, this work examines the culture of the French royal court. It considers the role of the "air de cour" in defining patronage hierarchies at court, and the relationship to the world beyond its own confines. Num Pages: 576 pages, 9 halftones, 8 tables, 34 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3JB; AVGC2; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226075877
ISBN
9780226075877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.66
€ 111.45

Hardcover. One of the great achievements of the Middle Ages, Europe's courtly culture gave the world the tournament, the knighting ceremony, and also courtly love. But courtly love has been ignored by historians of sexuality. This work aims to correct this oversight with an analysis of key courtly texts of the medieval German literary tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740898
ISBN
9780226740898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.53

Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067059
ISBN
9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.97

Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the palace's assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives. Ambitious people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238903
ISBN
9780571238903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083546
ISBN
9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women and men's relationships with women seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970649
ISBN
9780674970649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066694
ISBN
9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardcover. A timely, provocative account of how military justice has shaped American society since the nation's beginnings. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393243406
ISBN
9780393243406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619405
ISBN
9780748619405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619399
ISBN
9780748619399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Pade, Marianne; Petersen, Lene Waage; Quarta, Daniela. Num Pages: 367 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), maps, plans, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890500
ISBN
9788772890500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216967
ISBN
9780812216967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. Our common image of the Middle Ages, constructed partly from popular accounts by Tuchman and Huizinga, is a period in European history when cultural activity was in decay. This title convincingly challenges this notion by presenting evidence of a lively medieval court culture in the northern Netherlands. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2ACD; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520067776
ISBN
9780520067776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.03

Paperback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804724739
ISBN
9780804724739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725323
ISBN
9780804725323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.40

Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714831800
ISBN
9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782391487
ISBN
9781782391487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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