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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Features a treatise on polite behavior. As relevant today as it was in Renaissance Italy, this title deals with subjects as varied as dress codes, charming conversation and off-color jokes, eating habits and hairstyles, and literary language. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212197
ISBN
9780226212197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA1; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Spanish Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857230788
ISBN
9788857230788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.93

Hardback. Giovanni Pontano, the dominant literary figure of quattrocento Naples, wrote two brilliantly original poetical cycles. On Married Love is the first sustained exploration of married love in first-person poetry. Eridanus combines familiar motifs of courtly love with an allusive matrix of classical elegy and Pontano's distinctive vision. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728660
ISBN
9780674728660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Giovanni Pontano (1426--1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the fifteenth century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the Aragonese kings of Naples. His Dialogues are our best source for the humanist academy of Naples which Pontano led for several decades. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HPCB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674054912
ISBN
9780674054912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.12

Hardcover. Giovanni Marrasio was esteemed in the Renaissance as the first to revive the ancient Latin elegy, and his Angelinetum, or "Angelina's Garden," and other poems explores that genre in all its variety, from love poetry, to a description of a court masque, to political panegyric, to poetic exchanges with famous humanists of the day. Translator(s): Chatfield, Mary P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545021
ISBN
9780674545021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
American Society of Papyrologists United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979975820
ISBN
9780979975820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.02

Paperback. Beginning with Germanic invasions that undermined the Roman Empire and culminating with the establishment of the modern nation, this book explores the dynamic exchange between outsider and "native," liberally illustrated with interpretations of the foreigners drawn from a range of sources. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030336
ISBN
9780674030336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313283
ISBN
9780226313283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Gitta Sereny is one of the world's most respected journalists and historians. This book gathers together her writing on Germany. It amounts to a portrait of the country and its people, how they have come to terms with their Nazi past, both collectively and in specific instances - and how the burden of their guilt has altered the national identity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DN; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292633
ISBN
9780140292633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This book explores everyday life of the Greek gods, including what their bodies were made of and how they were nourished, the organization of their society, and the sort of life they led in Olympus and the human world. It also shows how citizens carried on everyday relations with the gods. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736145
ISBN
9780804736145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405812535
ISBN
9781405812535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.90

Hardback. An anthology of Giuseppe Mazzini's essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations. Editor(s): Recchia, Stefano; Urbinati, Nadia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBLL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136110
ISBN
9780691136110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Comprehensive expose on the New Taliban by practitioners with personal experience. Editor(s): Giustozzi, Dr. Antonio. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JPV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042260
ISBN
9781849042260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Paperback. Offers a brief, attractively written account of Owain Glyndwr (1359-1415) and his Rebellion (1400-1415), one of the most exciting and romantic episodes in the history of Wales. Series: The Pocket Guide. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708319413
ISBN
9780708319413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 788 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
788
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625829
ISBN
9780691625829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.61
€ 95.13

Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226678
ISBN
9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. A Time of Paradox offers a balanced look at the political, diplomatic, social and cultural developments of the first half of the twentieth century, while focusing on the diverse and sometimes contradictory human experiences that characterized this dynamic era. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742533813
ISBN
9780742533813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardcover. From Dreams to Disillusionment is the first book to cover the planning experiment of the 1960s in full historical detail. Other countries' planners made the approach seem successful, however, the experiment eventually failed, doomed to disappoint given unrealistic expectations, lack of time and an overburdened government. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230013476
ISBN
9780230013476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137446398
ISBN
9781137446398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.35

Paperback. From Dreams to Disillusionment is the first book to cover the planning experiment of the 1960s in full historical detail. Other countries' planners made the approach seem successful, however, the experiment eventually failed, doomed to disappoint given unrealistic expectations, lack of time and an overburdened government. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349284740
ISBN
9781349284740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

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