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Paperback. Originally published: In Siena, al sopportico de Pontani: Apresso Saluestro Marchetti e Camillo Turi, 1610. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591192
ISBN
9780982591192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ballantine
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780345308238
ISBN
9780345308238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. * Offers a unique perspective on modern mechanized warfare * Fills a critical gap in World War II Literature In his rare behind the scenes story of an American armour division during World War II, Benton Y. Cooper provides surprising insight into what it took to keep Patton's tanks rolling across Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780891418146
ISBN
9780891418146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.62

Paperback. This text argues that Christianising the household became a central survival strategy for the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780521187930
ISBN
9780521187930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.80

Paperback. Islam has a powerful political appeal in the 20th century. It sustains some severely traditional and conservative regimes, but it is also capable of generating intense revolutionary ardour and of blending with extreme social radicalism. This book uses the past to explore the phenomenon. Series Editor(s): Fortes, Meyer; Leach, Edmund; Goody, Jack; Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780521274074
ISBN
9780521274074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Paperback. Covers the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Series: Translated Documents of Greece and Rome. Num Pages: 268 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521299466
ISBN
9780521299466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.78

Paperback. This publication sets out to scotch the sorts of myths that surround the story of Columbus by making reference to primary sources of information concerning Columbus's voyage and his life, and by using these, to set his life in the context of the Europe of his day. Num Pages: 340 pages, 53 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521446525
ISBN
9780521446525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521538558
ISBN
9780521538558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. This book, first published in 1998, examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w illus. 14 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; HBG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 43.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780521598354
ISBN
9780521598354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.96

Hardback. Deirdre Coleman shows how the growing popularity of the anti-slavery movement gave a utopian cast to the debate about colonization. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521632133
ISBN
9780521632133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.98

Paperback. A detailed and richly nuanced historical portrait of pre-colonial Asante. Series Editor(s): Anderson, David; Brown, Carolyn; Clapham, Christopher; Gomez, Michael; Manning, Patrick; Robinson, David; Villalon, Leonardo A. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780521894326
ISBN
9780521894326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Paperback. Explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment, ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear weapons to the political repercussions of environmentalism. Editor(s): McNeill, Professor J. R.; Unger, Corinna R. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBTW; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107694354
ISBN
9781107694354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. In 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. This title provides a terse, opinionated and wry short history of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003587
ISBN
9780141031569
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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
€ 21.00

Paperback. This is the third edition of a near standard survey of the intellectual life of the age of faith. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
586
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028408
ISBN
9780226028408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.09

Paperback. Explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. This book considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167893
ISBN
9780226167893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. The author uses Ralegh's History as a touchstone to explore the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213965
ISBN
9780226213965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. A consideration of tenth-century Europe on the eve of the second millennium. Fichtenau offers a survey of all the main spheres of life: the social order, the rural economy, schooling and religious belief and practice in both the secular and monastic church. Translator(s): Geary, Patrick J. Num Pages: 494 pages, xxii, 472 p. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246215
ISBN
9780226246215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.92

Paperback. A collection of over two hundred recipes from ancient Rome, tested and updated for today's tastes. Translator(s): Herklotz, Anna. Num Pages: 244 pages, 16 colour plates, 113 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290324
ISBN
9780226290324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.83

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
€ 37.82

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323992
ISBN
9780226323992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. "Based on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, ["Campus Life"] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries." Michael Moffatt, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 348 pages, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226353739
ISBN
9780226353739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.21

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
€ 31.25

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