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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

paperback. In 1749, Francois Bonis, a medical student in Paris, found himself hauled off to the Bastille for distributing an abominable poem about the king. So began the Affair of the Fourteen, a police crackdown on ordinary citizens for unauthorized poetry recitals. Why was the official response to these poems so intense? This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066045
ISBN
9780674066045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.90

paperback. Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 552 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221718
ISBN
9780812221718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardcover. Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against US military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964. This political biography examines American dissenting thought through his 60-year career. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674260603
ISBN
9780674260603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88
€ 79.28

Paperback. A memoir of American, Jewish military doctor fighting on the frontlines and caring for the injured in WWII. It documents the almost unbearable drama of ground gained and lives lost as well as the terrible human toll of battle on the author, his comrades, and civilians quite literally caught in the crossfire. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803218833
ISBN
9780803218833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Hardback. There has long been a view that the farming communities to be found in the Highlands prior to the Clearances were archaic forms. This study confronts this conflict over the question of continuity/discontinuity debate through an analysis of the cultural landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 32 b&w line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBL; HBTP; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400749
ISBN
9781474400749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Paperback. The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century bc with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This title rejects the traditional explanations and proposes a military one instead. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
6th Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025919
ISBN
9780691025919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

paperback. When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? This title brings together the evidence - historical, linguistic, and archaeological - to tackle these important questions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029511
ISBN
9780691029511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 16 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705236
ISBN
9781501705236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardback. A tribute to the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568330921
ISBN
9781568330921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.97

Hardcover. In The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914-1924, Robert E. Hannigan challenges the conventional belief that the United States entered World War I only because its hand was forced and disputes the claim that Washington was subsequently driven by a desire "to make the world safe for democracy." Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248593
ISBN
9780812248593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646022
ISBN
9780691646022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172828
ISBN
9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. The heresy of the Free Spirit was an important continental European heresy of the 14th century, and this volume examines the Free Spirit movement as it appeared in its own age, concluding that it represented a spectrum of belief that emphasized voluntary poverty and quietistic mysticism. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010942
ISBN
9780268010942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3H; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475375
ISBN
9780801475375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. "The Feast of Saint Abraham is characterized by originality, profound scholarship (especially with regard to new manuscript sources), and by clarity and felicity of style.. A fine book."-Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235678
ISBN
9780812235678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Edition
2nd updated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569149
ISBN
9781566569149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.51

hardcover. In The Roots of Democracy Robert E. Shalhope traces the dramatic shifts in attitudes and behavior from before the Revolution, through the war itself, and then on to the confederation period, the creation of republican governments, the making of the Constitution and the conflicts of the 1790s. Series: American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532649
ISBN
9780742532649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.85

Hardback. On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, this title offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036246
ISBN
9780674036246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.36
€ 54.12

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive portrait of African American's complex relationship with consumerism and capitalism in the United States. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFFT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793275
ISBN
9780814793275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Robert Eaglestone argues that postmodernism is a response to the Holocaust. He offers a range of new perspectives, including new ways of looking at testimony and at recent Holocaust fiction; explores controversies in Holocaust history; looks at the importance of the Holocaust for recent philosophy; and asks what the Holocaust means for reason, ethics, and for being human. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLW3; HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239375
ISBN
9780199239375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.42

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