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Paperback. aeo This is currently the only book in print that treats the topic of hunger from a long--range historical perspective. aeo The contributors to the book are drawn from a broad array of disciplines; among them are Amartya Sen, David Herlihy, Peter Garnsey, and John Post. Editor(s): Newman, Lucile F. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866288
- ISBN
- 9781557866288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.38
€ 62.38
Hardback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740005
- ISBN
- 9780804740005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.68
€ 163.68
Paperback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740012
- ISBN
- 9780804740012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.70
€ 45.70
paperback. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy and young man he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141035598
- ISBN
- 9780141035598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
CD-Audio. In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious project: to tell the story of two million years of human history using one hundred objects selected from the Museum's vast and renowned collection. This box set includes an illustrated booklet with additional background information and photographs. Num Pages: 20 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 462. In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious project: to tell the story of two million years of human history using one hundred objects selected from the Museum's vast and renowned collection. This box set includes an illustrated booklet with additional background information and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 156 x 137 x 41. Weight: 464.
- Publisher
- BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408469880
- ISBN
- 9781408469880
CD
Condition: New
€ 94.09€ 66.96
€ 94.09
€ 66.96
Hardback. The first anthology to address the relationship between the events of the Nazi genocide and the intellectual concerns of contemporary literary and cultural theory in one substantial and indispensable volume. Editor(s): Levi, Neil; Rothberg, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616541
- ISBN
- 9780748616541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.12€ 169.24
€ 172.12
€ 169.24
Hardback. History is a vast web of amazing moments spanning politics, culture, science, religion, and thousands of unforgettable characters Editor(s): Kagan, Neil. Num Pages: 416 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 282 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426211782
- ISBN
- 9781426211782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.96
€ 45.96
Paperback. Magisterial analysis of human history, from the first hominid to the Great Recession of 2008. Written from the perspective of ordinary men and women. Series: Counterfire. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10-15 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332147
- ISBN
- 9780745332147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J.; Forhan, Kate Langdon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204881
- ISBN
- 9780872204881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.45
€ 36.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Since humans migrated from Africa and dispersed throughout the world, they have found countless ways and reasons to reconnect with each other. This book follows the exploits of traders, preachers, adventurers, and warriors throughout history as they have shaped and reshaped the world. It also discusses how we can and should embrace a global world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136234
- ISBN
- 9780300136234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This book shows how we are living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846683244
- ISBN
- 9781846683244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. In the wake of World War II, the Nazi genocide of European Jews has come to stand for "the unspeakable," posing crucial challenges to the representation of suffering. This book argues against the "unspeakable" as any kind of inherent quality of such an event. It shows how, when, and why the term "unspeakable" is used. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925813
- ISBN
- 9780813925813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Published for the Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 280. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773508866
- ISBN
- 9780773508866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Nancy L.; Waldinger, Roger. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081903
- ISBN
- 9780252081903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. "Bisaha provides the most comprehensive and nuanced account now available of the attitudes of Western intellectuals to the Turks, the Byzantines, and crusading in Renaissance Italy, an important time and place for the formation of Western cultural identity."-James Hankins, Harvard University Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219760
- ISBN
- 9780812219760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Presents a collection of non fiction essays, articles, and appreciations of fellow writers. This work examines the author's evidence of the inequities of Apartheid as she saw them in 1959, her shocking account of the bans on literature still in effect in the mid-1970s, through to South Africa's emergence in 1994 as a country free at last. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747548232
- ISBN
- 9780747548232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644320
- ISBN
- 9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.28
€ 45.99
€ 38.28
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea has been in the development of modern history. Num Pages: 848 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271603
- ISBN
- 9781783271603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.10
€ 233.10
Hardcover. This volume compares archaic rituals across civilizations, exploring theoretical models and interpretations for a variety of cultures and ritual practices, focusing especially on the location, frequency, and role of ritual in each of these societies and their resulting archaeological signatures. Editor(s): Murphy, Joanne M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 11 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062785
- ISBN
- 9780813062785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
Hardback. The Two-Can Discovery Guides series is a fantastic way to discover the worlds of history, nature and science. The book is filled with activities that challenge kids to try out ideas for themselves. Quiz questions encourage kids to look closely at each page, and this series is perfect for either home or school use. Series: Two-Can Discovery Guides (Hardcover). Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 278 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Two-Can Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587282355
- ISBN
- 9781587282355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.31
€ 13.31