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Paperback. On November 19, 1990, the states of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe gathered in Paris to end the Cold War. How was this seemingly inevitable conflict avoided? This study looks at the shared and adopted principles that led from confrontation to democratic peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 figures, glossary, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630326
- ISBN
- 9780815630326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Hardcover. In this work, John Rennie Short reveals how the spatial discourses of the 16th century formed a remarkable revolution that changed the way the world was represented. In addition, he highlights the role of the occult practices in the new spatial sciences. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 71 illustrations, maps, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630234
- ISBN
- 9780815630234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.34
€ 38.34
Hardcover. On November 19, 1990, the states of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe gathered in Paris to end the Cold War. How was this seemingly inevitable conflict avoided? This study looks at the shared and adopted principles that led from confrontation to democratic peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 figures, glossary, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630074
- ISBN
- 9780815630074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 7 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299199043
- ISBN
- 9780299199043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299171247
- ISBN
- 9780299171247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.24
€ 27.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NewSouth Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234809
- ISBN
- 9781742234809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardback. Contains 1,112 essays on more than 1,100 world events between 1941 and 1970. This work includes historical maps and a keyword list of contents, an additional 84 maps, as well as 235 quotations from primary source documents, lists, and time lines as well as a bibliography, list of URL's and websites, and a chronological list of entries. Editor(s): Gorman, Robert F. Num Pages: 4020 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 432 x 273 x 171. Weight in Grams: 12247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 4020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587653315
- ISBN
- 9781587653315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 677.53
€ 677.53
Paperback. Though Dan Summitt retired from the US Navy years ago, he still regrets not receiving clearance to launch 35000 pounds of wet grits at a very pesky Russian spy ship. Here, he tells the story of his career, proving that navy life at the height of the Cold War as commander of two nuclear submarines kept him on his toes. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444144
- ISBN
- 9781585444144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardback. A collection of anecdotes, conversations, and remarks concerning historic personalities of 150 to 420 A.D. China. Translator(s): Mather, Richard B. Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1131.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641550
- ISBN
- 9780892641550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.16
€ 89.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JWT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651279
- ISBN
- 9780875651279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.69
€ 32.99
€ 30.69
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.32
€ 34.32
Hardback. Contains descriptions of more than fifty historical sites and examines various structures from semi-subterranean dwellings to large-scale engineering projects. This book discusses sites which offer numerous precedents for sustainable design, energy conservation, and environmental enhancement. Num Pages: 180 pages, 70 colour & 105 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032078
- ISBN
- 9780813032078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. In "re-reading" the sophists of fifth-century Greece, Susan C. Jarratt reinterprets classical rhetoric, with implications for current theory and composition. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809322244
- ISBN
- 9780809322244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.26
€ 44.26
Paperback. Focusing on the way Jewish history - particularly the Holocaust - and tradition inform postwar Canadian and American Jewish literature, this text highlights their concerns and work in the context of the broader traditions of mulitculturalism, postcolonial writing, and critical theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773516656
- ISBN
- 9780773516656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94
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
€ 29.28
Hardcover. Challenges the orthodox view that fishing and fish played only a marginal role in the economy of the ancient world. This work assesses the research on ancient fishing and discusses its implications for the history of the Black Sea region, especially the period of Greek colonisation along its shores. Editor(s): Bekker-Nielsen, Tonnes. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSK; HBG; HBLA; WSXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779340961
- ISBN
- 9788779340961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.57
€ 46.57
Hardcover. When he served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, William Sabel wrote home to his parents in Chicago every week. This text comprises five years' worth of his correspondence. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531315
- ISBN
- 9781557531315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.32
€ 14.32
Paperback. Based on previously unavailable materials, an account of the largest naval battle in known history outlines the roles of such figures as MacArthur, Roosevelt, Halsey, and Nimitz while considering important facts and events. Photos. Illustrations. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557502438
- ISBN
- 9781557502438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.65
€ 29.99
€ 26.65
Hardcover. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890965795
- ISBN
- 9780890965795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. What would the world be like is history had taken a different course? Science fiction literature has long contemplated this question, and this text analyzes alternate history science fiction through a variety of historical models. It raises questions of narrative, writers, temporality and time. Num Pages: 152 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FL; HBA; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386838
- ISBN
- 9780873386838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80