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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. American urban ruins have become increasingly prominent, whether in debates about home foreclosures, images of 9/11, or postapocalyptic movies. Recovering numerous scenes of urban desolation, this title argues that this association between American cities and ruins dates back to a much earlier period in the nation's history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226946641
ISBN
9780226946641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447056
ISBN
9780752447056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A unique study of medieval architecture, which treats the subject thematically. It looks at construction methods, patronage, and function, as well as the symbolic meanings represented in the architecture. It also offers completely new information on architecture in Spain and central Europe. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, numerous colour anfd halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842763
ISBN
9780192842763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. This 2002 book investigates the origins of the antagonism between early China and its 'barbarian' northern neighbours. Num Pages: 380 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521543828
ISBN
9780521543828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230304390
ISBN
9780230304390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.38

Paperback. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sniper's Story from Chechnya. 416 pages. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight: 282. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679727
ISBN
9781847679727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Ranging from the first human settlement in the Nile Valley (c. 120,000 BC) to the appearance of Alexander the Great (c. 331 BC), this history blends archaeological and textual evidence into an informed narrative. Numerous quotes from the original documentary sources are included. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631193968
ISBN
9780631193968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Hardcover. Anthony Wood is one of the most colourful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. He describes the skirmishes between parliamentarian and royalist forces in the 1640s and the return of King Charles II in 1660. His account of his own life is peppered with famous people, including Christopher Wren and John Locke Editor(s): Kiessling, Nicolas K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243082
ISBN
9781851243082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century the great clans that had dominated China for centuries. Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 25 line illustrations, 16 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970656
ISBN
9780674970656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Hardcover. Using the new tools of GIS and social network analysis, Nicolas Tackett shows that the great Tang aristocratic families were more successful than previously believed in adapting to social and economic changes in the seventh and eighth centuries. Tang political influence waned only after many of them were killed during the three decades after 880. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492059
ISBN
9780674492059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. During the spring of 1933, Stalin's police rounded up nearly one hundred thousand people as part of the Soviet regime's "cleansing" of Moscow and Leningrad and deported them to Siberia. This work weaves this episode into a broader story about the Soviet frenzy in the 1930s to purge society of all those deemed to be unfit. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130835
ISBN
9780691130835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFCK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 214. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439156
ISBN
9781937439156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.03

Hardback. After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France examines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that modernizers looked to the home as a site for social engineering and nation-building. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; AMX; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385875
ISBN
9781782385875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132305
ISBN
9780231132305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Legnani, Nicole Delia. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019737
ISBN
9780674019737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037622
ISBN
9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. An exploration of the roles of conflict and forgetting in ancient Athens. Translator(s): Pache, Corinne; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zone Books
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951092
ISBN
9781890951092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. A revised edition of a groundbreaking work tracing the rhetoric, politics, and ideology of funeral orations in ancient Greece, arguing that they served to celebrate the city of Athens and the Athenian citizen. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan. Num Pages: 539 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
539
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951597
ISBN
9781890951597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardback. An exploration of the roles of conflict and forgetting in ancient Athens. Translator(s): Pache, Corinne; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951085
ISBN
9781890951085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardback. Translator(s): Wissing, Paula. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ2; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634340
ISBN
9780691634340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.41

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