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General & world history

Hardback. Features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. This work provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. It examines the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, India, and others. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415229401
ISBN
9780415229401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.79

Paperback. In recent years, history has been increasingly popularized through television docudramas, history museums, paperback historical novels, grassroots community history projects, and other public representations of historical knowledge. This title offers a collection of essays which is the examination of the growing field called "public history." Editor(s): Benson, Susan Porter; Brier, Stephen; Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877224136
ISBN
9780877224136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bulow-Jacobsen, Adam. Num Pages: 603 pages, with 37 plates. BIC Classification: CFL; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 222 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892641
ISBN
9788772892641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.38
€ 74.58

Paperback. Includes articles in the fields of Greek archaeology, history, philology and literature. This fourth volume contains two philological articles: "Alkibiades and The Phaedrus: The Politics of the Appetites" by Doug Al-Maini, and "The Platonic Corpus in Antiquity" by Jorgen Mejer. Editor(s): Eiring, Jonas; Mejer, Jorgen. Num Pages: 258 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887241
ISBN
9788772887241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.60

Hardcover. Looks at the lives and careers of four prominent historians, and discusses the political implications for progress. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBAH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674713758
ISBN
9780674713758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.50

Hardback. -- Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072786
ISBN
9780231072786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.46
€ 89.70

Hardback. Collects and comments on materials about the theory and practice of propaganda in twentieth century war and politics. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBG; HBLW; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831964
ISBN
9780810831964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475078
ISBN
9780801475078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Explores the implications of sex-for-pay from ancient Mesopotamia to the early Christian period. The essays in this volume reflect the difficulty of answering the question of whether temple prostitution existed in the ancient Near East and Greece, and the implications of literary representations of prostitutes and courtesans. Editor(s): Faraone, Christopher A.; McClure, Laura K. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299213145
ISBN
9780299213145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, over 600 photos, color aircraft profiles, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1704.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407505
ISBN
9780887407505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.48
€ 39.26

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The Merlin Press London
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850364354
ISBN
9780850364354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853237600
ISBN
9780853237600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688463
ISBN
9780199688463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Hardback. Epstein reveals the modern view of cultural, ethnic, and religious purity in the early modern Mediterranean as a mirage, and he offers new insights into how present-day conceptions about creed, color, ethnicity, and language originated. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4, 3 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884849
ISBN
9780801884849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.78
€ 57.91

Paperback. Argues for a reading practice that accounts for the queerness of temporality, for the way past, present, and future time appear out of sequence and in dialogue in our thinking about history and texts. This book urges us to see how the indeterminacies of subjectivity found in literary texts challenge identitarian constructions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336907
ISBN
9780822336907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Challenges those scholars and popular writers who advance the thesis that societies - past and present - collapse because of behavior that destroyed their environments or because of overpopulation. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A.; Yoffee, Norman. Num Pages: 392 pages, 91 b/w illus. 22 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532. Human Resilience, Ecological Vulnerability, and the Aftermath of Empire. 390 pages, 91 b/w illus. 22 maps. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A.; Yoffee, Norman. Challenges those scholars and popular writers who advance the thesis that societies - past and present - collapse because of behavior that destroyed their environments or because of overpopulation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight: 532.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521733663
ISBN
9780521733663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.08

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418370
ISBN
9780582418370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 30.39

Hardcover. This reader contains texts and extracts from source materials for the subject of race and nation. It provides material for coursework, seminars and tutorials, essays and examination revision, research and assignments. Series: Tauris History Readers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMP; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641954
ISBN
9781860641954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.99
€ 136.16

Paperback. A new look at a well-covered piece of history, the book looks at how racism shaped WW2. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736418
ISBN
9780814736418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742481
ISBN
9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.14

hardcover. Editor(s): Schaffer, Gavin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415626170
ISBN
9780415626170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.33

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155265
ISBN
9780691155265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509505524
ISBN
9781509505524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.80

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