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Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 194 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816630547
ISBN
9780816630547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. This book deals with the role that World War I played in the life and literary imagination of the Italian author and solider Gabriele D'Annunzio. D'Annunzio believed war would not only solve the mystery of death, it would also provide him with a means of redemption. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 ill. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB; HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635872
ISBN
9780838635872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.56

Hardback. This volume examines Churchill's intentions in writing his books of military history and contends that Churchill's books teach readers the prudence needed for self-government in a democratic age. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBAH; HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521049
ISBN
9780742521049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.03

Paperback. A sparkling anthology of revolt and resistance to orthodoxy and repression. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844674480
ISBN
9781844674480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Editor(s): Alikhani, Alinaghi. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Persian (Farsi) language
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140227
ISBN
9781588140227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.87

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD; JPSL; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147675
ISBN
9780231147675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147668
ISBN
9780231147668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.83
€ 62.27

Paperback. This work analyzes the 7500 people who travelled from London to America and Europe in 1635, recreating individual careers, exploring colonial societies and delineating a world sustained and defined by migration. Together, the migrants' stories offer a social history of the 17th century. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 38 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007024
ISBN
9780674007024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.99

Hardback. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictures. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: APFA; HBG; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116961
ISBN
9780231116961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.86
€ 89.47

Paperback. A lavishly illustrated look at the world of fairground transport. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661407
ISBN
9781445661407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Features cases such as: the notorious Victorian baby farmers who used waterways to dispose of unfortunate infants, the horrific murder of Christina Collins in 1839, the inspiration for Inspector Morse's "The Wench is Dead", and the nefarious deeds of the infamous Burke and Hare who both worked on the Union Canal. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459660
ISBN
9780752459660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110+ b/w photos, illus & maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305887
ISBN
9780764305887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Rev. ed. of: Historical dictionary of Madagascar / Maureen Covell. 1995. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 504 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; HBG; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810846364
ISBN
9780810846364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.44

Paperback. From May to September 1939 Japan and the Soviet Union fought an undeclared war on the Mongolian plains that ended with a decisive Soviet victory with two important results: Japan reoriented its strategic emphasis toward the south; and Russia freed itself from the fear of fighting on two fronts. Num Pages: 1276 pages, 37 half-tones 10 tables 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718356
ISBN
9780804718356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.26

Multiple-component retail product. An essential text which provides a lucid, up-to-date narrative, incorporating the latest archaeological and textual discoveries. Winner of the AHS's 1997 James Henry Brested Award. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 840 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBA; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1608.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
840
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415167628
ISBN
9780415167628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.10

Paperback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746304
ISBN
9780804746304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. This volume is an ambitious study of efforts by twentieth-century states to reshape-either through social policy or brute force-their societies and populations according to ideologies based on various theories of human perfectibility. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746229
ISBN
9780804746229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.42

Hardcover. With original ideas and insights, this title is suitable for students of the Jewish past. It will also attract readers with the widest possible range of interests. Num Pages: 408 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077027
ISBN
9780520077027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.94
€ 53.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813503
ISBN
9780932813503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822958376
ISBN
9780822958376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Paperback. A consideration of the character of the ancient Romans through portraits of Rome's most typical personages. Essays on the politician, the soldier, the priest, the farmer, the slave, the merchant, and others together create a fresco of Roman society as it spanned 1300 years. The text is part of a series of books on historical character. Editor(s): Giardina, Andrea. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290508
ISBN
9780226290508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116415
ISBN
9781845116415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.97

Hardback. The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116408
ISBN
9781845116408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.75
€ 116.46

Paperback. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBG; HBLX; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173511
ISBN
9780691173511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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