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Paperback. Sima Qian tells the story of the First Emperor, founder of the Qin dynasty, in whose reign the Great Wall was built and whose tomb was guarded by the famous terracotta warriors excavated in 1974. His account details the ruthless exercise of power but also the creation of an empire that endured until 1911. Translator(s): Dawson, Raymond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3D; DNF; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574391
- ISBN
- 9780199574391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.72
€ 15.72
Hardcover. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBX; CFFD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380. Fine copy in dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0008974
- ISBN
- 9781851243488
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Explores the images of Africa and Africans that evolved in ancient Egypt, in classical Greece and imperial Rome, in the early Mediterranean world, and in the early domains of Christianity. This book provides a survey of the special place that Aksumite Ethiopia has held in European and African conceptual worlds as the site of 'worthy Ethiopia'. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144990
- ISBN
- 9781868144990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. This book provides a radical reassessment of Europe from the late-tenth to the early-13th centuries. Professor Moore argues that the period witnessed the first true "revolution" in European society, characterized by a transformation in the economy, in family structures, and in the sources of power. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222774
- ISBN
- 9780631222774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.12
€ 41.99
€ 41.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 167 x 263 x 38. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659667
- ISBN
- 9780674659667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.32
€ 44.99
€ 38.32
Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032436
- ISBN
- 9780813032436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.34
€ 32.34
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752488578
- ISBN
- 9780752488578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. The story of one man's struggle to achieve his dream, a fast-paced adventure & paean to the power of self-belief. In May 2010 Cdr Dilip Donde earned his place in India's maritime history by becoming the first Indian to complete a solo circumnavigation under sail. The book chronicles Dilip's progress from building the boat to completing the voyage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 colour photos / 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BTP; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909911499
- ISBN
- 9781909911499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.65
€ 14.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. A critical review of lively controversy over the established interpretations of the industrialization processes in Britain and Europe before 1950. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631160397
- ISBN
- 9780631160397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761808879
- ISBN
- 9780761808879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926824093
- ISBN
- 9781926824093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.07
€ 37.99
€ 33.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1,000 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 203 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579128913
- ISBN
- 9781579128913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Paperback. Using a spectrum of literary, artistic, archaeological and epigraphic evidence, this book uncovers the kaleidoscopic story of some of the most intriguing women in history, and the complex role of the empresses as political players on Rome's great stage. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523932
- ISBN
- 9780099523932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
The First Lady of Radio: Eleanor Roosevelts Historic Broadcasts
Blanche Wiesen Cook Stephan Drury Smith
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Stephen Drury. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620970423
- ISBN
- 9781620970423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.24
€ 29.99
€ 25.24
Hardcover. This revised edition includes a new introduction which discusses how religious liberty has taken on deeper dimensions in a post-9/11 world. It includes new material on Supreme Court cases involving church-state relations and a new concluding chapter on America's religious and political landscape. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRCX6; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408993
- ISBN
- 9780878408993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.68
€ 41.68
Paperback. This history of modernism is filled with portraits of genius and intellectual breakthroughs that evoke the "fin-de-siecle" atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St Louis and St Petersburg. This book offers readers a look at the unfolding of an age. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226224817
- ISBN
- 9780226224817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. In the late 1950s, Stuart Hall, Edward Thompson and Raymond Williams, among others, came together as part of a promising new political formation, the New Left. This book documents and analyzes the debates of the New Left, showing how their preoccupations prefigure many contemporary concerns. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853157977
- ISBN
- 9780853157977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
Hardback. The First Northern Ireland Peace Process covers the various attempts to end the 'Troubles' from 1972-76. These attempts included secret talks with the Provisional IRA and a parallel process to build a political consensus between the British and Irish Governments and the main constitutional parties in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277169
- ISBN
- 9781137277169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.00
€ 117.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 73 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACVT; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648610
- ISBN
- 9780816648610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Hardcover. The first study in half a century to focus on the election of 1796. Colorfully portrays the young nation's politics, focusing especially on images of Adams and Jefferson created by supporters and detractors through the press, capturing the way that ordinary citizens in 1796 would have experienced candidates they never heard speak. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 41. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition - First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619078
- ISBN
- 9780700619078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68
€ 73.68