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Paperback. Using a wide array of Pagan, Jewish, and Christian sources, this book examines the ancient understanding of smell through religious rituals, liturgical practices, mystagogical commentaries, literary imagery, theological discourse, and eschatological expectations. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRAX; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287563
ISBN
9780520287563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Hardcover. In the mid-19th century, various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters. The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. In this book, Joseph A. Stout focuses on the more elusive members of these groups. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652580
ISBN
9780875652580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823214839
ISBN
9780823214839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823214822
ISBN
9780823214822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.84

paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHN0000557
ISBN
9780340335017
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Winner of the Booker Prize and international bestseller Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780340936290
ISBN
9780340936290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, over 170 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764335280
ISBN
9780764335280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.73

Paperback. This book examines the creation of the Antients Grand Lodge and traces the influence of Ireland and the London Irish, and most especially that of Laurence Dermott, the Antients Grand Secretary, in the development of freemasonry in the second half of the eighteenth century. The book demonstrates the relative accessibility of the Antients and .. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196073
ISBN
9781845196073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. "8vo. Chapters in this book include: The Great Dilemma, The Germans Face Germany - in Court & The Courts Settle a Score & The Mysterious Route to Africa. Indexed. 302p. Near fine copy in a dulled and edge worn and slightly chipped dw. 1st Printing". Keywords: European Politics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Macmillan Company, New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KON0756670
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 60.54
€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200+ b/w photos, colour aircraft profiles & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2572. Germany and the Origins of Air/ground Support, 1916-1918. 400 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWKT. Dimension: 285 x 227 x 49. Weight: 2574.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324413
ISBN
9780764324413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.74
€ 64.46

Paperback. Transcribed from an early manuscript copy and supplemented by correspondence and contemporary assessments, Narcissus Marsh's recollections illuminate a lost spiritual world. Their publication marks the tercentenary of the famous Dublin library which bears his name. Editor(s): Gillespie, Raymond; Fitzpatrick, David. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183380
ISBN
9781859183380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardcover. Offers readers an account of the sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Editor(s): Abel, R.E.; Newlin, Lyman W. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471219293
ISBN
9780471219293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.23

Paperback. This is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way: not only are there essays about a range of queens and how they were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but the book contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing a multi-faceted way of understanding and appreciating them. Editor(s): Levin, Carole. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137601322
ISBN
9781137601322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Salemink, Oscar. Num Pages: 2 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162151187
ISBN
9786162151187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardback. The first of three volumes which look at the history of scholastic humanism. This volume is concerned with the years between 1100 and 1160, when the main lines of scholastic thought were laid down and its agenda established. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume I
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191117
ISBN
9780631191117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Hardback. This second of three volumes focuses on the period from c.1090-1212. The volume explores the lives, scholarly resources and contributions of a wide sample of people who either took part in the creation of the scholastic system of thought or gave practical effect to it in public life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191124
ISBN
9780631191124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. * The second volume of a compelling, original work which will redefine our perceptions of medieval civilization, the renaissance and the evolution of modern Europe. * Written by a man who was widely regarded as the greatest medieval historian. . Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume II
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220794
ISBN
9780631220794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832430
ISBN
9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Whether kids love or hate the food served there, the American school lunchroom is the stage for one of the most popular yet flawed social welfare programs in our nation's history. This book covers this complex and fascinating part of American culture, from its origins in early twentieth-century nutrition science onwards. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBLW; JNB; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146195
ISBN
9780691146195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. This book chronicles how Chicago's corporate actors led, abetted, or restrained nearly every attempt to transform the city's school system. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614509
ISBN
9780700614509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515481
ISBN
9780873515481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. This book, which is the first of the five trade books for the Institutions of Democracy project, describes what Americans have wanted and what they have gotten from their educational institutions over the last century. Series: Institutions of American Democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315844
ISBN
9780195315844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. As common schooling emerged in the 1830s, providing white children of all classes and ethnicities with the opportunity to become full-fledged citizens, it redefined citizenship as synonymous with whiteness. This title shows why opposition erupted where it did across the United States in antebellum America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226102986
ISBN
9780226102986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.87

Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226542492
ISBN
9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

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