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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
Box Har/Co
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401324254
ISBN
9781401324254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.20
€ 42.20

Hardcover. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226448565
ISBN
9780226448565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 77.34

Paperback. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. This book tells a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554646
ISBN
9780099554646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.69

Paperback. On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz - the only train, in the four years of German occupation, to take women of the resistance to a death camp. This title presents the story of these women. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523895
ISBN
9780099523895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.65

Paperback. Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. Beautiful and liberated, she not only matched the intellectual accomplishments of her male contemporaries, but sought sexual parity also, engaging in an adulterous affair with her husband's cousin. This title illuminates this often misunderstood figure. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571230310
ISBN
9780571230310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 465 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
465
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974272
ISBN
9780865974272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. The saga of the epic battle to re-build the Houses of Parliament after the great fire of 1834, this is also the story of how the greatest construction programme in Britain for centuries produced one of the most famous and instantly recognizable buildings ever built Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198707196
ISBN
9780198707196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.98

Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737622
ISBN
9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.64

Hardcover. The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. In classical Greece, statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts. In Rome, marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. How are we to make sense of this abundance of sexual imagery? Were these images seductive, shocking, humorous? This title answers these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122786
ISBN
9780714122786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Eleven essays that focus on the competing eschatologies of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker; Freedman, Paul H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217025
ISBN
9780812217025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

Paperback. Late Medieval Christianity's encounter with miraculous materials viewed in the context of changing conceptions of matter itself. Num Pages: 440 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408116
ISBN
9781935408116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. An exploration of the roles of metamorphosis and hybridity in the establishment of personal identity, with particular emphasis on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951238
ISBN
9781890951238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Historic Environment Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849170734
ISBN
9781849170734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 402 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 400 pages, 5 maps. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight: 624.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised and Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521536837
ISBN
9780521536837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.31

Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323655
ISBN
9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474262
ISBN
9780801474262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Covers revolutionary women leaders in the Paris Commune. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217059
ISBN
9780253217059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. This title reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287907
ISBN
9780803287907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

hardcover. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393249378
ISBN
9780393249378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.49

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271066967
ISBN
9780271066967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.33
€ 81.75

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