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Hardcover. The most fascinating stories behind quests for the world's lost fortunes are recounted here in this fully-illustrated volume that includes detailed maps, charts, and spine-chilling tales of shipwrecks and battles. 250 photos, 175 in color. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour and b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 19. . Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Carlton Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KRA0003598
- ISBN
- 9781842220641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009124
- ISBN
- 9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Hardback. Professor Bazant describes in detail the implementations of the 1856 Lerdo Law and subsequent decrees. Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 567. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Former library book with usual labels to spine endpapers and inside cover. No dust jacket but remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0002119
- ISBN
- 9780521078726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A study of Christian religions and churches in Europe at the time of the Second World War. Series: Occupation in Europe. Num Pages: 640 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845208226
- ISBN
- 9781845208226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.78
€ 35.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Moses is at the foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture. Here the factual and fictional events and characters in religious beliefs are studied. It traces monotheism back to the Egyptian king Akhenaten and shows how Moses's followers established truth by denouncing all others as false. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illustration; 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HRAB; HRKP1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674587397
- ISBN
- 9780674587397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
€ 46.99
€ 39.10
Paperback. Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP. Series: Enquiring History. Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 3H; 4KL; HBG; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444144512
- ISBN
- 9781444144512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.90
€ 31.90
hardcover. Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119166207
- ISBN
- 9781119166207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Paperback. Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119166221
- ISBN
- 9781119166221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Paperback. Treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. This book features images and maps that bring the narrative to life. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281370
- ISBN
- 9780520281370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782005933
- ISBN
- 9781782005933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardback. Comprised of relevant selections from the writings of four ancient historians, this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in the life of Alexander the Great. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207288
- ISBN
- 9780872207288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.93
€ 51.99
€ 36.93
Paperback. For the greater part of recorded history, the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. This book provides a novel answer for how and why this political transformation occurred. It presents a history that starts in biblical times. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Princeton Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126326
- ISBN
- 9780691126326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 50.90
€ 65.07
€ 50.90
paperback. The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. However, its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFL; GTC; HBG; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674001947
- ISBN
- 9780674001947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046336
- ISBN
- 9781849046336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 52.77
€ 53.24
€ 52.77
Paperback. During the First World War, a rich crop of legends sprouted from the battlefields and grew with such ferocity that many still excite controversy today. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939928
- ISBN
- 9780750939928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. Originally published as 'Dreyfus to de Gaulle', this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000682
- ISBN
- 9780340522394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Describing various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political, this work details such day-to-day activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HBG; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209343
- ISBN
- 9780872209343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.69
€ 25.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. James Charles Roy leads a group of jaded American tourists on a historical tour of the Emerald Isle they only thought they knew Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBR; 1DD; HBG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813391526
- ISBN
- 9780813391526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674564664
- ISBN
- 9780674564664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.94
€ 46.99
€ 38.94
Paperback. Contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. This book includes interpretive essays by historians and philosophers, which examine the origins of eighteenth-century debate on Enlightenment and explore its significance for the present. Editor(s): Schmidt, James. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202269
- ISBN
- 9780520202269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HDDA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470856
- ISBN
- 9780226470856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books – MIT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299151
- ISBN
- 9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Keen, Benjamin. Num Pages: 366 pages, xxx, 336 p. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467887
- ISBN
- 9780226467887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Hardcover. Translator(s): Zohn, Harry. Num Pages: 314 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972063
- ISBN
- 9780865972063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.39
€ 27.99
€ 21.39