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Paperback. Examines the historical background and major cultural developments of the Mediaeval Renaissance. Num Pages: 439 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674760752
ISBN
9780674760752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.94

Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744683
ISBN
9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.15

Paperback. From the bestselling author of 'Fighter Boys', the true story of two ruthless adversaries and a wartime killing that shook the modern world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007506194
ISBN
9780007506194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Ray Mears shows how the success of a vital World War II mission depended on survival skills. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340830161
ISBN
9780340830161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562. 416 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBG; JWL. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight: 516.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561585
ISBN
9780226561585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061148477
ISBN
9780061148477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardback. Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the 4th century A D. This work focuses on the culture of Constantinople and the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. It provides a resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; CFG; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218215
ISBN
9780520218215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 1068 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654201
ISBN
9780691654201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 414.05
€ 307.73

Paperback. Editor(s): MacDonald, William L.; McAllister, Marian Holland. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 1068 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691617107
ISBN
9780691617107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.10
€ 134.46

paperback. Explores the rich history of baseball in Cuba and the social, political, and cultural climate through which the game has thrived. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT; YNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195146059
ISBN
9780195146059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 42. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208672
ISBN
9780300208672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Deals with Latin America's past. This title also emphasizes that the victory of the European oriented ruling elites over the Latin American folk with their community values resulted only after a long and violent struggle, which characterized most of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 36.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520050785
ISBN
9780520050785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140245660
ISBN
9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Memory can foster any number of things - social solidarity, nostalgia, civil war - but it always depends on both the nature of the past and the cultures doing the remembering. This book is a collection of essays on a range of memory related issues. Num Pages: 238 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC; JMH; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415956833
ISBN
9780415956833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525100141
ISBN
9783525100141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 40.57

Hardback. A detailed examination of the role of two critical non-state groups in the Liberian Civil War peace process - the diaspora and the religious - that provides key insights for policymakers and NGOs into the roles that civil society actors can play in conflict resolution and peacemaking. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011589
ISBN
9781847011589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardcover. Written by the author of "The Pocket Book of Patriotism", this book focuses on key British figures in history. From King Arthur and The Venerable Bede to St Patrick and William Wilberforce, it talks about their careers, highlighting key historical events, reinforced by quotes from the figures themselves, along with their hobbies and interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, in good dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001538
ISBN
9780091909017
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334415
ISBN
9780822334415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. Was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? This title deals with questions. Num Pages: 672 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140275230
ISBN
9780140275230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Num Pages: 446 pages, over 600 bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2476. 354th Fighter Group in World War Two. 446 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; JWG; JWTR. Dimension: 290 x 228 x 44. Weight: 2470.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329258
ISBN
9780764329258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 57.65

Hardback. Explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain around the globe. This book tells the story of how porcelain became a vehicle for the transmission and assimilation of artistic symbols, themes, and designs across vast distances - from Japan and Java to Egypt and England. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 color illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244689
ISBN
9780520244689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.94

Paperback. A set of wargaming rules for Pike and Shot, a popular period for wargaming, written by a leading game designer and a period expert. Illustrator(s): Stacey, Mark. Series: Osprey Wargames. Num Pages: 64 pages, 41 col. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBW; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817310
ISBN
9781472817310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954384586
ISBN
9780954384586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.28

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