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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. The fifth in a series of volumes from the annual British Silent Cinema Festival held in Nottingham (and the first to be published by Exeter), this collective study offers an original treatment of the relationship between pre-1930 cinema and landscape. Series: New Research in British Film and Television Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations, colour cover. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816002
ISBN
9781905816002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80

Paperback. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. Translator(s): McGeoch, Angus. Num Pages: 192 pages, 72, 44 colour, 28 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
paperback edition of hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835127
ISBN
9781843835127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Migrations and Belongings traces burgeoning population flows across several continents from 1870 to 1945 and explains the variables involved and the processes of acculturation by which "belonging" takes shape. Migration, it shows, is both a critique of unsatisfactory conditions in one society and a contribution of human capital to another. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281318
ISBN
9780674281318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Explores the diverse peoples of the Roman Empire: how they viewed themselves and others as Romans and examining their enduring legacy today, from the languages we speak, to the legal systems we live by, the towns and cities we live in, and even to our table manners. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122854
ISBN
9780714122854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

Hardback. This volume consists of twenty studies on problems related to "transition to democracy" in central and eastern Europe during the decade following the collapse of communist states. The book focuses on preconditions and problems of transitions, case studies, patterns of performance and consolidation and inter-regional comparative aspects. Editor(s): Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Vetik, Raivo. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334716
ISBN
9780880334716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.15

hardcover. The 20th century, declared at its start to be the Century of the ChildA" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. Editor(s): Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845456962
ISBN
9781845456962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771242973
ISBN
9788771242973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.20

Hardcover. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150 235 CE, was born in Bithynia. Little of his "Roman History" survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Dio s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
507
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
New issue of 1916 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990739
ISBN
9780674990739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.92

Hardback. Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, made a powerful impact on several major areas of thought and policy, yet his ideas have always been prone to misunderstanding. Dinwiddy introduces Bentham's ideas, examining the various components of his philosophy. Editor(s): Twining, William. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HPCD; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745192
ISBN
9780804745192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336604
ISBN
9780880336604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.47
€ 46.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 572 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW3; HBTW; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
EDS Publications Ltd. (Consignment)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591140825
ISBN
9781591140825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413660
ISBN
9781607413660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 45.30

Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983532217
ISBN
9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 59.97

Hardback. A nuanced and comprehensive study of the political dynamics between Russia and key countries in Southeast Europe Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219135
ISBN
9780300219135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Hardback. This masterful, richly illustrated account of the planning and building of the most important and influential early American railroad contributes not only to the railway history but to the history of the development of the United States in the 19th century. 80 illustrations. Editor(s): Dilts, James D. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 half-tones 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722353
ISBN
9780804722353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.51

Paperback. The extraordinary personal stories of five surviving Battle of Britain pilots Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660370
ISBN
9781445660370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.08

Hardback. Presents an interpretive framework that unearths deep continuities between the ancient and medieval worlds, recovers a forgotten transformation in female imperial power, this book offers a striking reinterpretation of early Christian art. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 185 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284012
ISBN
9780520284012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.93
€ 57.86

Paperback. This title details all commanders, uniforms, weapons, tactics and battles of all armies involved in the Seven Years War. It includes all minor states and provides a full order of battle, logistics and casualties, as well as a strategic overview and detailed tactical coverage. Num Pages: 336 pages, 48 colour plates, 100 colour illustrations, 280 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492148
ISBN
9780752492148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.47
€ 54.31

Hardback. Through careful examination of the lives of East Germans in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this book details how a very sudden and very radical system change alters the interweaving of individual agency with institutions and social structures in shaping life-course trajectories. Editor(s): Diewald, Martin; Goedicke, Anne; Mayer, Karl Ulrich. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752084
ISBN
9780804752084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.50

Hardcover. Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer, Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w and coloured illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Books of Africa Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956638038
ISBN
9780956638038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. This title gives a useful introduction to this transformative era. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062023
ISBN
9780674062023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.82

Hardcover. This illuminating study offers a comprehensive analysis of the rural habitation in the northern provinces of the Roman empire. Transcending the traditional studies, the author traces developments in the organisation of settlement space and house building, drawing on fieldwork from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. Thanks to the broad ge Series: Amsterdam Archaeological Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 75+ black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
252
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089645067
ISBN
9789089645067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.71

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472826800
ISBN
9781472826800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

paperback. On D-Day, Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the elite unit in the US Army, this is an account of one man's experience of commanding 'Easy Company from D-Day', to the Battle of the Bulge. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941581
ISBN
9780091941581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

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