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History: earliest times to present day

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

paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470818
ISBN
9780226470818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books – MIT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299151
ISBN
9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033811
ISBN
9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.79

Hardback. In this fascinating book, which takes the form of a series of edited interviews with noted journalist Jean-Maurice de Montremy, Jacques Le Goff offers us a synthesis of his work on the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Veasey, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620838
ISBN
9780748620838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.42
€ 124.98

Paperback. * This is the first accessible discussion of the role of money in the life and economy of the Middle Ages. * The author pays particular attention to the way in which the Church viewed money, and how it taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and towards the uses to which it could be put. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652993
ISBN
9780745652993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.39

Paperback. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628281
ISBN
9781442628281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114110
ISBN
9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices, beliefs and taboos which surrounded conception and childbirth in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBF; MQDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618401
ISBN
9780745618401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with various consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This title looks at the importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807995
ISBN
9780747807995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, BW images throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408867648
ISBN
9781408867648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066144
ISBN
9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.69

Paperback. Explores the changing role of masculinity as the open range slowly disappeared and the cowboys had fewer places to roam Num Pages: 281 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814763414
ISBN
9780814763414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312007
ISBN
9781846312007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624133
ISBN
9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624126
ISBN
9780748624126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 108.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Rawlings, Hunter R., III. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. 216 pages. Editor(s): Rawlings III, Hunter R.; Rusten, Jeffrey S. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight: 438. Translator(s): Rawlings, Elizabeth Trapnell.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450631
ISBN
9780801450631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Hardback. A character study of one of the presidents in American history. It analyses Bush, his idolisation of Ronald Reagan, and his devout Christianity. It also studies the language that he uses and is the starting point for a debate about undoing the damage wrought by him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0009781
ISBN
9780747593942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. Examines the rise of anti-Catholic hostility in early nineteenth-century Vietnam under the Nguyen dynasty. Focusing on, but not limited to, the Cochinchina region, this book explores grassroots experiences of the religion and the conflict between the Nguyen court and missionaries of the Missions Etrangeres de Paris (MEP). Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756518
ISBN
9780804756518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. Looks closely at the debates occasioned by modern Western scholarship on Islam to throw new light on the social and political status of medieval Jews and Christians in various Islamic lands from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143187
ISBN
9780226143187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.50

Hardback. The process of transforming bamboo into paper involves production-related and social skills, as well as the everyday skills that allowed Sichuan papermakers to survive in an era of tumultuous change. This book charts the vicissitudes of a rural community of papermakers in Sichuan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032880
ISBN
9780674032880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 42.19

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. A work of photojournalism that deals with the New York City's slums in the 1880s. It includes the images of the squalid living conditions of 'the other half', who might well have inhabited another country. Editor(s): Warner, Sam Bass, Jr. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049321
ISBN
9780674049321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.83

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