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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Num Pages: 356 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180565
- ISBN
- 9780300180565
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.96
€ 23.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407722
- ISBN
- 9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.83€ 57.37
€ 62.83
€ 57.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL3; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867347
- ISBN
- 9781921867347
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. The Second World War was a German war like no other. The Nazi regime, having started the conflict, turned it into the most horrific war in European history. Yet we still do not know what Germans thought they were fighting for and how they experienced the war. This book looks at how the German people experienced the Second World War. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 51. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099539872
- ISBN
- 9780099539872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. A study of the Greek Hoplite in the "Golden Age" of Ancient Greek civilization, from the victory at Marathon over Darius of Persia, to the rise of Alexander the Great. It covers the Greek warrior's weapons, armour, shield and helmets, and how he was recruited, trained and fought. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12 colour & 55 b&w illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JWH; JWM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855328679
- ISBN
- 9781855328679
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631422
- ISBN
- 9780815631422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.67
€ 42.67
Hardcover. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631187
- ISBN
- 9780815631187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.29
€ 81.29
Paperback. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221967
- ISBN
- 9780571221967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836735
- ISBN
- 9781843836735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.22
€ 52.99
€ 50.22
Hardback. Its unprecedented multidisciplinary and cross-cultural approach points the way to a complete reevaluation of the place of the crusades in medieval and modern societies. Editor(s): Paul, Nicholas; Yeager, Suzanne M. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404257
- ISBN
- 9781421404257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.83€ 62.32
€ 68.83
€ 62.32
paperback. What was childhood like for mediaeval boys and girls in England? Nicholas Orme draws on a vast range of sources to create a picture of childhood in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097542
- ISBN
- 9780300097542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. A detailed study of the Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, covering both their military and administrative affairs. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBLC; HBWC; HRC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271818
- ISBN
- 9781783271818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.92
€ 33.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. This new seminar study considers the origins, development and organisation of the military orders during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, showing how they functioned as a form of religious life and concentrating on their role in the crusades and in the government and defence of the Christian kingdoms in the Holy Land. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC; HBW; HRCC2; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408249581
- ISBN
- 9781408249581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.73
€ 52.99
€ 50.73
Paperback. Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of Avebury's awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846946806
- ISBN
- 9781846946806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Hardback. An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal. Editor(s): Higham, N. J.; Ryan, Martin J. Series: Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 29, 5 black and white, 24 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; GBGP; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836032
- ISBN
- 9781843836032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.23
€ 128.23
Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786978
- ISBN
- 9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.26
€ 26.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. The essential history of Anglo-Saxon England, brought completely up to date with new discoveries and interpretations Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 color illus., 40 line drawings, 60 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 247 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300216134
- ISBN
- 9780300216134
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.70
€ 32.99
€ 23.70
hardcover. A study of the ways in which the text and meaning of the Bible were debated by scholars and theologians, Catholic and Protestant, in seventeenth-century Europe, considering the technical problems faced by scholars studying and editing the text in its original languages, and the religious and political pressures affecting the ways they worked. Series: Oxford-Warburg Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716099
- ISBN
- 9780198716099
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Condition: New
€ 161.42
€ 161.42
Paperback. Narrates the story of the first year of the Libyan Revolution, identifies its aims and considers if they have been achieved. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; HBJH; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846942563
- ISBN
- 9781846942563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.06
€ 26.99
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018413
- ISBN
- 9780465018413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Paperback. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860463464
- ISBN
- 9781860463464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748694662
- ISBN
- 9780748694662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.04
€ 23.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822173
- ISBN
- 9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04