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Paperback. A detailed and richly nuanced historical portrait of pre-colonial Asante. Series Editor(s): Anderson, David; Brown, Carolyn; Clapham, Christopher; Gomez, Michael; Manning, Patrick; Robinson, David; Villalon, Leonardo A. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521894326
- ISBN
- 9780521894326
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Condition: New
€ 51.25
€ 51.25
Paperback. In 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. This title provides a terse, opinionated and wry short history of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003587
- ISBN
- 9780141031569
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books – MIT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299151
- ISBN
- 9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. This is the third edition of a near standard survey of the intellectual life of the age of faith. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028408
- ISBN
- 9780226028408
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.41
€ 48.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Clark, Elizabeth A.; O'Barr, Jean F.; Westphal-Wihl, Sarah; Wilen, B. Anne. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042480
- ISBN
- 9780226042480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226071640
- ISBN
- 9780226071640
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.27
€ 24.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075921
- ISBN
- 9780226075921
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.88
€ 35.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. Explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. This book considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167893
- ISBN
- 9780226167893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. The author uses Ralegh's History as a touchstone to explore the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213965
- ISBN
- 9780226213965
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. This history of modernism is filled with portraits of genius and intellectual breakthroughs that evoke the "fin-de-siecle" atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St Louis and St Petersburg. This book offers readers a look at the unfolding of an age. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 514
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226224817
- ISBN
- 9780226224817
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. A consideration of tenth-century Europe on the eve of the second millennium. Fichtenau offers a survey of all the main spheres of life: the social order, the rural economy, schooling and religious belief and practice in both the secular and monastic church. Translator(s): Geary, Patrick J. Num Pages: 494 pages, xxii, 472 p. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226246215
- ISBN
- 9780226246215
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. A collection of over two hundred recipes from ancient Rome, tested and updated for today's tastes. Translator(s): Herklotz, Anna. Num Pages: 244 pages, 16 colour plates, 113 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290324
- ISBN
- 9780226290324
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.11
€ 27.99
€ 23.11
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
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.32
€ 48.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These "rescue miracles", recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302959
- ISBN
- 9780226302959
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323992
- ISBN
- 9780226323992
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. "Based on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, ["Campus Life"] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries." Michael Moffatt, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 348 pages, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226353739
- ISBN
- 9780226353739
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.29
€ 48.99
€ 38.29
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€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBLW; KNAC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410319
- ISBN
- 9780226410319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.25
€ 52.99
€ 41.25
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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Examining such nation-states as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, India, and Thailand, this book shows how states invoke the remote past to extol the glories of specific peoples or prove claims to ancestral homelands. It is suitable for archaeologists and historians. Editor(s): Kohl, Philip L.; Kozelsky, Mara; Ben-Yehuda, Nachman. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 halftones, 5 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450599
- ISBN
- 9780226450599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
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€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HDDA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470856
- ISBN
- 9780226470856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. This text provides an overview of 20th-century United States foreign policy, from the Roosevelt and Taft administrations through the presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson. The development of the global strategy from early in the century through to the Vietnam war is also examined. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586519
- ISBN
- 9780226586519
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome.This work considers how erotic experience is understood in classical texts, and what ethical and philosophical arguments are made about sex? Editor(s): Nussbaum, Martha C.; Sihvola, Juha. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCX; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226609157
- ISBN
- 9780226609157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.18
€ 47.99
€ 37.18