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Hardback. The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. This book addresses beliefs and historical facts, and brings a sociologist's perspective to bear on the puzzle behind the success of early Christianity. It provides insights into why people convert and how new religious groups recruit members. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027494
- ISBN
- 9780691027494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.81€ 68.64
€ 88.81
€ 68.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- HarperSanFrancisco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 6th Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060677015
- ISBN
- 9780060677015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.54
€ 25.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346301
- ISBN
- 9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 860 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 860
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561417
- ISBN
- 9780226561417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. First book to survey international women's cooperation and activism during the wars Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848856714
- ISBN
- 9781848856714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.94€ 137.06
€ 153.94
€ 137.06
Paperback. Hailed on publication as an analysis of the true beginnings of the Second World War, this edition is suitable for anyone interested in this momentous period of history. Taking each major nation in turn, it tells the story of their road to war; recapturing the concerns, anxieties and prejudices of the statesmen of the thirties. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16pp b/w photographs; app 20 integrated maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951306
- ISBN
- 9781845951306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. An experienced scholar explains why the legendary early Republic, rather than the historical Republic of Cicero, has most influenced later political thought. Series: The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Brandeis
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584651994
- ISBN
- 9781584651994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
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
€ 48.99
€ 38.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442075
- ISBN
- 9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardcover. 'The art of command is..to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not dissociated.' "A Seaman's Pocket-Book", 1943, re-issued by Conway in September 2006, has found huge appeal with the British public. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Conway
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007289
- ISBN
- 9781844860548
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The Sacred History is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels, from Creation, to Evolution through to the operations of the supernatural in the modern world. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780874876
- ISBN
- 9781780874876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Presenting the events of Salem's witch hysteria in 1692 and 1693 in a chronological format, this authorative book makes use of previously unknown court records and documents. Num Pages: 752 pages, 35 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLH; HRQX; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589791329
- ISBN
- 9781589791329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. The 16th and 17th centuries witnessed a fundamental transformation in how nature was understood and studied; a transformation which came to be known as the Scientific Revolution. This book introduces students to the best recent writings on this important era in the history of science. Editor(s): Hellyer, Marcus. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236290
- ISBN
- 9780631236290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.59
€ 143.59
Paperback. The 16th and 17th centuries witnessed a fundamental transformation in how nature was understood and studied; a transformation which came to be known as the Scientific Revolution. This book introduces students to the best recent writings on this important era in the history of science. Editor(s): Hellyer, Marcus. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236306
- ISBN
- 9780631236306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.53
€ 57.53
Paperback. The most enjoyable, the most refreshing, the most stimulating, the most comprehensive, the most discerning, the most insightful, the most up-to-date - in short, the best maritime history of the world.' Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393580
- ISBN
- 9781782393580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.94
€ 40.99
€ 25.94
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the early modern period. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271580
- ISBN
- 9781783271580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.42
€ 174.42
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the middle ages. Num Pages: 1086 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1562.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271597
- ISBN
- 9781783271597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.33
€ 180.33
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea has been in the development of modern history. Num Pages: 848 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271603
- ISBN
- 9781783271603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.16
€ 181.16
Paperback. A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826768
- ISBN
- 9780753826768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.04
€ 26.99
€ 19.04