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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices, beliefs and taboos which surrounded conception and childbirth in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBF; MQDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618401
ISBN
9780745618401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114110
ISBN
9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. * This is the first accessible discussion of the role of money in the life and economy of the Middle Ages. * The author pays particular attention to the way in which the Church viewed money, and how it taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and towards the uses to which it could be put. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652993
ISBN
9780745652993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardback. In this fascinating book, which takes the form of a series of edited interviews with noted journalist Jean-Maurice de Montremy, Jacques Le Goff offers us a synthesis of his work on the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Veasey, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620838
ISBN
9780748620838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.72
€ 123.99

Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033811
ISBN
9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.79

Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books – MIT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299151
ISBN
9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470818
ISBN
9780226470818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HDDA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470856
ISBN
9780226470856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. aeo Hardback won unqualified acclaim from a wide range of review media. aeo A tour--de--force 1000 year history from Europea s premier historian. aeo A passionate introduction to the period, giving students the full flavour of the millennium. aeo Hardback won unqualified acclaim from a wide range of review media. Translator(s): Barrow, Julia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175667
ISBN
9780631175667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Hardback. This remarkable and engaging book examines the intellectual and cultural life of turn--of--the--century Vienna, one of the most important centres of creativity in Europe. Le Rider uses the notion of identity to bring together diverse aspects of the Viennese fin de siecle in a new and illuminating way. Num Pages: 380 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609706
ISBN
9780745609706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Highlights the drama that unfolded for young nineteenth-century European Jewish immigrants who built on their cultural and social relationships to become successful citizens. Editor(s): Jaehn, Tomas. Num Pages: 98 pages, 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134665
ISBN
9780890134665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

Hardback. In Northern Song China, reform-minded statesmen sought to remove the tension between the Confucian Classics and statist ideals of big government. Jaeyoon Song illuminates the interplay between classics, thinkers, and government in statist reform, and explains why the uneasy marriage of classics and state activism had to fail in imperial China." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088368
ISBN
9780674088368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.36
€ 54.32

Hardback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Robinson, Kenneth R. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163705
ISBN
9780231163705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172288
ISBN
9780231172288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. The first volume in a study of 40 years of violent American cinema. Examining films such as "Psycho" and "A Clockwork Orange", it provides both a critical overview of the films themselves and a cultural study of the social and psychological factors relating to the demand for screen violence. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836679
ISBN
9780810836679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.73

Paperback. The first volume in a study of 40 years of violent American cinema. Examining films such as "Psycho" and "A Clockwork Orange", it provides both a critical overview of the films themselves and a cultural study of the social and psychological factors relating to the demand for screen violence. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836686
ISBN
9780810836686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.18

Paperback. The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest battles during the war in Afghanistan, acclaimed by critics everywhere as a classic. Num Pages: 688 pages, 66 b/w photos throughout & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316185400
ISBN
9780316185400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 317 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Military History
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348044
ISBN
9780764348044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
295
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411449
ISBN
9781572411449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Hardcover.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531339
ISBN
9781908531339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. This book includes interpretive essays by historians and philosophers, which examine the origins of eighteenth-century debate on Enlightenment and explore its significance for the present. Editor(s): Schmidt, James. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520202269
ISBN
9780520202269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. A study of the relationships between theological norms, legal principles, and sexual practice. Num Pages: 698 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226077840
ISBN
9780226077840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 64.58

Hardcover. In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245099
ISBN
9780803245099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

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