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Hardcover. This book provides an insight to the cultural work involved in violence at sea in this period of maritime history. It is the first to consider how 'piracy' and representations of 'pirates' both shape and were shaped by political, social and religious debates, showing how attitudes to 'piracy' and violence at sea were debated between 1550 and 1650. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003279
- ISBN
- 9780230003279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Traditional histories of war have typically explored masculine narratives of military and political action, leaving private, domestic life relatively unstudied. This volume expands our understanding by looking at the relationships between mothers and children, and the varied roles both have assumed during periods of armed conflict. Editor(s): Phelan, Claire. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349493883
- ISBN
- 9781349493883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.94
€ 15.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. Christopher Tyerman offers this book-length study of the role of England in the Crusades which focuses on the courtroom and council chamber rather than the battlefield. Tyerman seeks to demonstrate the impact of the Crusades on the political and economic functions of English society. Num Pages: 508 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226820132
- ISBN
- 9780226820132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. The Crusades were one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. But were they motivated by spiritual reward or by greed? Were they an early experiment in European colonialism? How were they organized? This work presents a clear discussion of the Crusades. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806550
- ISBN
- 9780192806550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. The third volume in this series returns to November 1942 to explain the background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. It deals with the fratricidal combats which followed the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria for several days. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 306 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2096.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690000
- ISBN
- 9781910690000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.04€ 60.00
€ 77.04
€ 60.00
Hardback. This work examines how an anthropological definition of culture shaped the central political and social narratives of the Cold War era. The author suggests that the emphasis on individualism in contemporary identity politics must be understood as a legacy of the Cold War liberalism of the 1950s. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690572
- ISBN
- 9780847690572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.23
€ 84.23
Hardcover. Heroic figures such as Heracles, Perseus, and Jason were seen by the Greeks not as mythical figures but as real people from a bygone age. The people who shared this ancestry used it for many alliances of trade and war. This is a study of the political uses of perceived kinship. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 193 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505278
- ISBN
- 9780674505278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.54€ 72.48
€ 80.54
€ 72.48
Hardback. In The Crusades and the Christian World of the East, Christopher MacEvitt marshals an impressive array of literary, legal, artistic, and archeological evidence to demonstrate how crusader ideology and religious difference gave rise to a mode of coexistence he calls "rough tolerance." Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240504
- ISBN
- 9780812240504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.57
€ 87.57
Paperback. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1214. The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day. 416 pages. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408834831
- ISBN
- 9781408834831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. Emphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420691
- ISBN
- 9781421420691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.12
€ 30.99
€ 26.12
Hardcover. The problem of political risk and of how business deals with it has become an important field of research where business historians meet with social and political historians to analyse the interaction between companies and dictatorships. This title focuses on the interwar period to put contemporary business problems in a historical perspective. Editor(s): Kobrak, Christopher; Hansen, Per H. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBWQ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816290
- ISBN
- 9781571816290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.77
€ 151.77
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Series: G.I.: The Illustrated History of the American Soldier, His Uniform & His Equipment. Num Pages: 72 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 257 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295. 4to. Illustrated. Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KEX0264874
- ISBN
- 9781853675287
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This study presents fresh interpretations of the works of Paul the Deacon (c. 720-799), which are vital to understanding the history of Italy and Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3F; HBAH; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648235
- ISBN
- 9789089648235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.02
€ 141.02
Paperback. Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326433
- ISBN
- 9781349326433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18
paperback. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415146494
- ISBN
- 9780415146494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536. 318 pages. The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 26. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843841388
- ISBN
- 9781843841388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 110 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; HBG; HBLA; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100293
- ISBN
- 9781585100293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35