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General & world history

Paperback. Why was the partridge in the pear tree? Who was Good King Wenceslas? And what are the pagan origins behind 'The Holly and the Ivy'? Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; AVGD; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780752459578
ISBN
9780752459578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 365 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742567788
ISBN
9780742567788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.87

Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953574
ISBN
9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. * broad geographical coverage: covers North America and Africa, as well as Europe * covers contemporary as well as historical witchcraft: reveals witchcraft as an important issue of our times * synthesizes the latest research to provide an accessible and engaging account. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627182
ISBN
9780745627182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birlinn
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410652
ISBN
9781843410652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. The secret story of Virginia Hall, America's greatest World War II spy heroine. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599210728
ISBN
9781599210728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. The text is that of the first edition and includes comprehensive textual annotations. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; DSB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971576
ISBN
9780393971576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418769
ISBN
9780582418769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.82

Hardback. This deft volume, which ultimately challenges the conventional scholarly opposition of standards of masculinity and femininity, will appeal to scholars and students of the classical world, European warfare, and gender studies. Editor(s): Fabre-Serris, Jacqueline; Keith, Alison. Num Pages: 360 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417622
ISBN
9781421417622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171463
ISBN
9780691171463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124094
ISBN
9780691124094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. An examination of the effects of the process of industrialization on the lives of women, both as paid workers and within the home. Num Pages: 96 pages, Bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631153030
ISBN
9780631153030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Paperback. In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses - Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora - changed history. Their efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. This book shows how these women exercised imperial sovereignty. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 color illus. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691117805
ISBN
9780691117805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226436180
ISBN
9780226436180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.20

Paperback. 'Outstanding contributions to women's history.' History Today Editor(s): Kirshner, Julius; Wemple, Suzanne Fonay. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631154921
ISBN
9780631154921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.18

Hardback. In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. Num Pages: 160 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 2
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617893
ISBN
9780745617893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Paperback. In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619484
ISBN
9780745619484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.03

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226355047
ISBN
9780226355047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

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

€ 117.84
€ 89.24

Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028241
ISBN
9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.18
€ 67.55

Paperback. An all-encompassing look at the forces that shape human history, from the Stone Age to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333403
ISBN
9780745333403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.26

Hardcover. Fine copy. t
Publisher
Transatlantic Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KST0013566
ISBN
9781907176678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 575 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
575
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939693283
ISBN
9780939693283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
8th Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305959873
ISBN
9781305959873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.16

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