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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Harvard Department of the Classics United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983532217
ISBN
9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 60.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413660
ISBN
9781607413660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 45.36

Paperback. This text provides a comprehensive account of the events surrounding the largest student revolt in history. The author teases out the emotions, rumours and elements of traditional and national culture that drove the students to revolt in 1989 at Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226982618
ISBN
9780226982618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336604
ISBN
9780880336604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.34
€ 46.96

Hardback. Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, made a powerful impact on several major areas of thought and policy, yet his ideas have always been prone to misunderstanding. Dinwiddy introduces Bentham's ideas, examining the various components of his philosophy. Editor(s): Twining, William. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HPCD; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745192
ISBN
9780804745192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.40

Hardcover. Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), c. 150 235 CE, was born in Bithynia. Little of his "Roman History" survives, but missing portions are partly supplied from elsewhere and there are many excerpts. Dio s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors. Translator(s): Cary, E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 116 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
507
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1916
Edition
New issue of 1916 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674990739
ISBN
9780674990739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771242973
ISBN
9788771242973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Highlighting the processes and missteps involved in creating and carrying out school desegregation policies in Chicago, Dionne Danns discusses the challenges of using the 1964 Civil Rights Act to implement school desegregation and the resultant limitations and effectiveness of government legislative power in bringing about social change. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 257 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349472109
ISBN
9781349472109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.70
€ 46.16

hardcover. The 20th century, declared at its start to be the Century of the ChildA" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. Editor(s): Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845456962
ISBN
9781845456962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.83

Hardback. This volume consists of twenty studies on problems related to "transition to democracy" in central and eastern Europe during the decade following the collapse of communist states. The book focuses on preconditions and problems of transitions, case studies, patterns of performance and consolidation and inter-regional comparative aspects. Editor(s): Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Vetik, Raivo. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334716
ISBN
9780880334716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Explores the diverse peoples of the Roman Empire: how they viewed themselves and others as Romans and examining their enduring legacy today, from the languages we speak, to the legal systems we live by, the towns and cities we live in, and even to our table manners. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122854
ISBN
9780714122854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

Paperback. Migrations and Belongings traces burgeoning population flows across several continents from 1870 to 1945 and explains the variables involved and the processes of acculturation by which "belonging" takes shape. Migration, it shows, is both a critique of unsatisfactory conditions in one society and a contribution of human capital to another. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281318
ISBN
9780674281318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. Translator(s): McGeoch, Angus. Num Pages: 192 pages, 72, 44 colour, 28 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
paperback edition of hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835127
ISBN
9781843835127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Hardback. This text illustrates how the Continental Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends and tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society. Editor(s): Dixon, C. Scott. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208105
ISBN
9780631208105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.84

Hardback. The fifth in a series of volumes from the annual British Silent Cinema Festival held in Nottingham (and the first to be published by Exeter), this collective study offers an original treatment of the relationship between pre-1930 cinema and landscape. Series: New Research in British Film and Television Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations, colour cover. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816002
ISBN
9781905816002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.48

paperback. The fifth in a series of volumes from the annual British Silent Cinema Festival held in Nottingham (and the first to be published by Exeter), this collective study offers an original treatment of the relationship between pre-1930 cinema and landscape. Series: New Research in British Film and Television Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations, colour cover. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9781905816019
ISBN
9781905816019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.58

paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349297221
ISBN
9781349297221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Columbus is the first star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was unquestioned by their countrymen. How a system of religious beliefs made the taking of the New World possible and laudable is the focus of this review. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074422
ISBN
9780520074422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.90
€ 49.59

Paperback. This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w & 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765143
ISBN
9781841765143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. The Battle of Towton, a battle in the Wars of the Roses, was probably the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. This title reveals how Towton marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765136
ISBN
9781841765136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

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