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Paperback. Examines the historical background and major cultural developments of the Mediaeval Renaissance. Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674760752
ISBN
9780674760752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati Editor(s): Gati, Charles. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419800
ISBN
9781421419800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. Regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, it is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised with several chapters rewritten and a wealth of new material added. Num Pages: 784 pages, Contains numerous halftones, colour plates, maps, and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651924
ISBN
9780199651924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 896 pages, volume 7: 6 halftonesvolume 8: 5 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 165 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674204034
ISBN
9780674204034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.59
€ 175.44

Paperback. Forever in the shadow of the war which followed, 1913 is usually seen as little more than the antechamber to apocalypse. This title proposes a strikingly different portrait, returning the world in that year to its contemporary freshness, its future still undecided, its outlook still open. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575788
ISBN
9780099575788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Examines diverse aspects of Roman imperialism, from the Romans' motivations in acquiring an empire and their ideological justifications for imperial domination, to the complex political, economic, and cultural interactions between the Romans, their allies, and the subjected peoples. This title includes notes with suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Champion, Craige B. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231189
ISBN
9780631231189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Paperback. "Mr. Johnson's research on the Chinese Communists' wartime expansion, according to the documentation recorded by Japanese intelligence and his comparison of it with that of the Yugoslav Communists, is a pathbreaking work in comparative history."--John K. Fairbank. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4M. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700740
ISBN
9780804700740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206007
ISBN
9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.60

Hardback. Offers a study of the propaganda that targeted women and children during World War I. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 326 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224742
ISBN
9780803224742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334415
ISBN
9780822334415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Shows how the veterans were treated with ingratitude and brutality by Stalin, and later exploited as icons of the Great Patriotic War before being sidelined once more in Putin's new capitalist Russia. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218097
ISBN
9780571218097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardback. Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity. Editor(s): Chin, Catherine M.; Schroeder, Caroline T. Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity, the Official Series of the North American Patris. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780520292086
ISBN
9780520292086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 72.77

Paperback. "Considers the ways in which the 'global turn' is changing the theory and practice of historical disciplines and engages with the concept and methodology of globalization"--Provided by the publisher. Editor(s): Antunes, Catia; Fatah-Black, Karwan. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138639607
ISBN
9781138639607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. As a minister of the Ostrogothic regime in the time of Theoderic, Cassiodorus had as brilliant a political career as any Roman of the late empire. This title includes the translation of his "Institutions of Divine and Secular Learning", a work which would be excerpted and copied in monasteries throughout the Latin Middle Ages. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239987
ISBN
9780853239987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. These essays suggest that influence and power may have paradoxically been available to women despite, and sometimes precisely because of, their subordinate position in society Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065040
ISBN
9780252065040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.44

Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323655
ISBN
9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 250 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321597
ISBN
9780764321597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. Eleven essays that focus on the competing eschatologies of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker; Freedman, Paul H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217025
ISBN
9780812217025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.62

Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129037
ISBN
9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

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