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Paperback. This text focuses on some of the main ethical and spiritual problems raised by the Holocaust. It addresses the views and moral dilemmas of prominent Jewish thinkers and leaders, then presents the author's own reflections on the problem of "justification of religion" and faith after Auschwitz. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819193599
ISBN
9780819193599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.59

Hardback. A translation of "Jacqueries et revolution dans la Chine du XXe siecle" that focuses on 'spontaneous' rural unrest, uninfluenced by revolutionary intellectuals. It raises issues inspired by the perennial concerns of revolutionary leaders, such as peasant 'class consciousness' and China's modernization. Translator(s): Liddell, Philip. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035423
ISBN
9780674035423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.46

Paperback. In spring 1914, a new ballpark opened in Chicago. The park would soon be known as Wrigley Field, one of the most emblematic and controversial baseball stadiums in America. In this book, the author provides a detailed chronicle of this living historic landmark. It shows how the stadium has evolved through the years. Num Pages: 448 pages, 30 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WSBV; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226134277
ISBN
9780226134277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119762
ISBN
9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716526360
ISBN
9780716526360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Amirthanayagam, Guy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349049455
ISBN
9781349049455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kennedy, Ruth; Meecham-Jones, Simon. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966445
ISBN
9781403966445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight sunning to edges and ffep with minor nicks and bumps on cover
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KSS0009198
ISBN
9780394572581
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Looks at the classical historians with an eye to what data they can provide about the ancient world. This book examines the ancient writers as literary texts in their own right, employing the tools of literary criticism and engaging with such matters as narrative artistry. Series: Library of Classical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119577
ISBN
9781845119577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.59
€ 127.38

Paperback. Series: Classical Essays. 144 pages, Illustrations. This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBAH; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 15. Weight: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715639177
ISBN
9780715639177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.62

hardcover. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines - from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology - the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048721
ISBN
9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

paperback. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442657687
ISBN
9781442657687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Offering unique insights into the writing and production of television drama series such as The Killing and Borgen, produced by DR, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Novrup Redvall explores the creative collaborations in writers' rooms and 'production hotels' through detailed case studies of Denmark's public service production culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting. Num Pages: 252 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349449910
ISBN
9781349449910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. This sweeping exploration of history writing in British Columbia shows how historians helped to construct Canada's settler society. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816458
ISBN
9780774816458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

paperback. By examining these competing depictions of combat that coexist in sixteenth-century texts ranging from Arthurian romance to early modern medical texts, this study reveals both the importance of combat in understanding the humanist subject and the contours of the previously neglected pre-modern subject. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349298600
ISBN
9781349298600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. How is American history written? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alan Taylor answers this question in this collection of his essays from The New Republic, where he explores the writing of early American history. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219104
ISBN
9780812219104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022396
ISBN
9780268022396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 169 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971400
ISBN
9780674971400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; BM; HBJF; HBWS; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377125
ISBN
9781925377125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardcover. A study that traces the innovative mappings of Galician cultural history found in literary works by and about Galicians in the Anglophone world, paying particular attention to the community of 'London Galicians' and their descendants, in works by artists, novelists and poets. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; CBX; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316678
ISBN
9781846316678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.68

Paperback. How the Ottomans understood themselves within their court and in relation to non-Ottoman others Editor(s): Cipa, H. Erdem; Fetvaci, Emine. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008640
ISBN
9780253008640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451317
ISBN
9780801451317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Hardback. Leonardo Bruni is widely recognized as the most important humanist historian of the early Renaissance. Gary Ianziti undertakes a systematic work-by-work investigation of the full range of Bruni's output in history and biography, and assesses in detail the impact of the Greek historians on humanist methods of historical writing. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061521
ISBN
9780674061521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.32
€ 93.18

Paperback. Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today's global world and how it should be written. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351170
ISBN
9780393351170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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