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Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330298
- ISBN
- 9780393330298
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030510
- ISBN
- 9780674030510
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292444
- ISBN
- 9780520292444
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.08
€ 40.99
€ 29.08
Paperback. Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls. Editor(s): Carlin, Martha; Crouch, David. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223361
- ISBN
- 9780812223361
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Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
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€ 37.03
€ 47.99
€ 37.03
Paperback. Medieval Douai left an enormous archive of documents. This text reveals how these documents were produced in an effort to regulate property and gender relations. At the centre was a shift to a property regime based on contract. The book explores why the law changed and assesses its effects. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK; JHBK; LNCJ; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226355160
- ISBN
- 9780226355160
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.12
€ 42.99
€ 33.12
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€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Hardcover. This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe. Brings together contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars. Provides an overview of current thinking on the period. Editor(s): Martel, Gordon. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106641
- ISBN
- 9781405106641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.06
€ 211.06
Hardback. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KL; 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972262
- ISBN
- 9781403972262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Paperback. "Clothing the Spanish Empire" narrates the lives of families on both sides of the Atlantic who profited from the craze for calicoes, and in doing so helped the Spanish empire to flourish in the eighteenth century. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533527
- ISBN
- 9781349533527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Who owns the tabula picta, the painted tablet? The owner of the tablet? Or to the person who painted it? This meticulous analysis of how medieval jurists responded to these questions is a major a contribution to the history of the proprietary rights to artistic works and to the history of ideas. Translator(s): Valayre, David; Inciarte, Monique Dascha. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241860
- ISBN
- 9780812241860
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Condition: New
€ 59.57
€ 59.57
Paperback. Provides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan. Editor(s): Marston, Daniel P., D. Phil.; Sundaram, Chandar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219992
- ISBN
- 9780253219992
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.96
€ 27.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. Marsilio Ficino (1433 1499) was the leading Platonic philosopher of the Renaissance and is generally recognized as the greatest authority on ancient Platonism before modern times. The I Tatti edition of his commentary on Plotinus, in 6 volumes, contains the first modern edition of the Latin text and the first translation into any modern language. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674974982
- ISBN
- 9780674974982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.57
€ 40.99
€ 33.57
The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. "The Whole World Hangs in the B...
Marshall, George Catlett. Ed(S): Bland, Larry...
Marshall retired at the beginning of 1949, but his respite from public service would be short-lived. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 880 pages, 50, 46 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407920
- ISBN
- 9781421407920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.31
€ 109.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 856 pages, 72, 9 maps, 63 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878718
- ISBN
- 9780801878718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.92
€ 116.92
Hardback. Series: Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801437984
- ISBN
- 9780801437984
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Condition: New
€ 113.88
€ 113.88
Hardcover. This study of 13 personal accounts of the Mau Mau revolt by Kenyans, demonstrates that these memoirs serve to refute both the British version of the revolt and that of the leaders of the independent Kenyan state. It also points to the importance of Mau Mau in the making of modern Kenya. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781555875374
- ISBN
- 9781555875374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18
€ 89.18
Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920597
- ISBN
- 9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.36
€ 73.36
paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFC; KCM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349622702
- ISBN
- 9781349622702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.11
€ 54.99
€ 44.11
Hardcover. This text examines the industrialization of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's second largest industrial centre, as a representation of an extreme form of Brazilian industrialization, a variation of capitalism characterized by state intervention, clientelism, and family networks. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312223069
- ISBN
- 9780312223069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.89
€ 54.99
€ 43.89