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Paperback. Contains essays that focus on the Frankish realms in the eight and ninth centuries. This volume also examines different methods and genres of historical writing in relation to the perceptions of time and chronology. It also explores the significance of Rome in Carolingian perceptions of the past. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035006
ISBN
9780268035006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

hardcover. From a workshop held at Universite Laval, Perceptions of the Second Sophistic and its Times brings together fourteen essays and a range of perspectives, including work from scholars in literature, philology, linguistics, history, political science, sociology, and religion. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9781442642164
ISBN
9781442642164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.42

paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895431148
ISBN
9781895431148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 41 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293189
ISBN
9780226293189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

paperback. The Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now the Languedoc in Southern France. Their subversive beliefs brought down on them the wrath of Popes and monarchs and provoked a brutal 'Crusade' against them. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861973504
ISBN
9781861973504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099491156
ISBN
9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Tells the story of women in the 1950s: a time before the Pill, when divorce spelled scandal and two-piece swimsuits caused mass alarm. This book illustrates how the women of the 1950s yearned for the innovative technology of the era to liberate them from repetitive drudgery. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958049
ISBN
9780241958049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Examines the role played by women's bodies - specifically the bodies of wives - in Spain and Spanish America during the Inquisition. This title reveals how imperialism, the Inquisition, inflation, and economic decline each contributed to a correspondence between the meanings of these human bodies and "other" bodies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326427
ISBN
9780822326427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 531 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Edition
F First Paperback Edition Used
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977795383
ISBN
9780977795383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.94

Hardcover. A lucid and entertaining explanation of the evolution of modern steam power. Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 216 pages, 185 b&w photos, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; TRF; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780253342195
ISBN
9780253342195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. Features the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. This work investigates a band of reformers at the turn of the twentieth century who were determined to modernize the American diet through a 'scientific' approach to cooking. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ1; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257382
ISBN
9780520257382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. This work covers the story of an important antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. It covers the struggle among the most radical religions to purge their churches and society of sin, especially slavery, and their uncompromising efforts to force morality into political discourse. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; HR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629245
ISBN
9780815629245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Hardback. When Britain agreed to 'restore' Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896331624
ISBN
9780896331624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.10

Paperback. Argues that a pageant which showed the enactment of the god healing prompted the dream therapy the patient experienced at the sanctuary. This title discusses the mind-body relationship in the healing process. Series: Classical Inter/faces. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636398
ISBN
9780715636398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Throughout this text the author shows his awareness that the actual past remains fundamentally irreplicable. He asserts all histories to be culturally crafted artifacts, commensurate with folk tales, stage plays, or films. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142982
ISBN
9780226142982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.24

Hardback. Building on the eighteenth-century commonplace that the theater could be a school for public virtue, this book illustrates the connections between the popularity of theatrical performances in eighteenth-century British North America and the British and American national identities that colonial and Revolutionary Americans espoused. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240245
ISBN
9780812240245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.53

Paperback. How can court testimony be used to rebuild a cohesive national identity for the Hutus and Tutsis? And how is it that dance and theater help to move forward the cause of justice and reconciliation? This title provides a satisfying analysis of the interplay between justice, performance, narrative, and memorialization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; AN; HBTZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421081
ISBN
9780857421081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. This book is about the role of the Easter rituals in the Yaqui way of life in both Arizona and Sonora. It contains detailed ethnographic descriptions of these ceremonies. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 1KLCM; HBTB; HRCR; HRKT; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805793
ISBN
9780761805793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Hardback. Scholars and students interested in slavery and abolition, British and American politics and culture, and Atlantic history will take an interest in this provocative work. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413389
ISBN
9781421413389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86
€ 50.94

Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745338
ISBN
9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73

Paperback. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sourcebook and Reader. 248 pages, illustrations. Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. This work presents accounts of those close to Pericles, including Thucydides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Protagoras, Sophocles, Lysias, Xenophon, Plato, and Plutarch. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; JPA. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 282.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256040
ISBN
9780520256040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardcover. 176pp. Index. Keywords: US history, economics, policy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Harpercollins
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Trade ed.
SKU
KHS1011759
ISBN
9780060163365
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Taking into account wars waged by virtually all civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, the author finds that despite enormous cultural differences, war was conducted in distinctly similar ways right up to the Military Revolution and the pursuit of technological warfare in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197174
ISBN
9780300197174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Firmly based on the insight that memory is always mediated and that the past is not a stable object, this title demonstrates that we can intervene positively yet critically in the recovery and reinterpretation of events and experiences that have been pushed to the peripheries of the past. Editor(s): Fujitani, T.; White, Geoffrey M.; Yoneyama, Lisa. Num Pages: 472 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 3 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325642
ISBN
9780822325642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.44

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