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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967854
ISBN
9780674967854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. More thrilling tales of adventure and derring-do from the author of the bestselling Shooting Leave. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484. Danger, Diplomacy and Adventure in the Great Game. 340 pages. Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of central Asia - from the Caucasus to Kabul. This title tells the story of British soldiers, missionaries and mercenaries, horse traders and opportunists who travelled to make their name in the Great Game. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 29. Weight: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849016674
ISBN
9781849016674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. Why spiritual and supernatural yearnings, even investigations into the occult, flourished in the era of rationalist philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393079463
ISBN
9780393079463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. Once a Grand Duchess Num Pages: 270 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750935210
ISBN
9780750935210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Hardcover. This collection of letters previously only available in an extremely rare private publication released over a century ago gives a fascinating first-hand account of life on campaign and of the experience of battle. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Frontline Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848327740
ISBN
9781848327740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Drawing on a range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this work traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on different aspects of Japan's national life. Num Pages: 688 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140285512
ISBN
9780140285512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347226
ISBN
9781612347226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. Examines Black pre-Civil War culture and the slave family, detailing sexual attitudes, courtship practices and wedding ceremonies, childrearing, familial roles, language, and discipline. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised, Enlarg
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195025637
ISBN
9780195025637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.02

Paperback. Series: Readings in Western Civilization. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069524
ISBN
9780226069524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Readings in Western Civilization. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069548
ISBN
9780226069548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. This text, winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize, examines the social and political atmosphere of late imperial Vienna. It traces the demise of Vienna's liberal culture and the growth of a new radicalism during the latter half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFF; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069562
ISBN
9780226069562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Detailing the history of the Christian Socialist Movement after founder Karl Lueger's rise to power, this volume traces the evolution of the movement into the largest single party in the Austrian parliament by 1907 and its major role in Imperial politics during World War II. Num Pages: 718 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069616
ISBN
9780226069616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 60.16

Hardcover. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843126
ISBN
9781603843126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204904
ISBN
9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.68

Paperback. A thorough and compelling account of the rivalry between China and India over 50 years. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: maps, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980744
ISBN
9780295980744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860646591
ISBN
9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

Paperback. "Privacy" isn't even mentioned in the US Constitution. It took the Supreme Court's ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) to bestow constitutional protection upon this right. John Johnson's critique of Griswold - which observes its 40th anniversary on June 7, 2005 - reminds us once again of its crucial impact on both American law and society. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; LND; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613786
ISBN
9780700613786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.96

Paperback. Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet is broadly popular in his native Shiraz and in Iran as a whole, and among lovers of great verse traditions. This book provides a context for Hafez's poetry and is intended for medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983912
ISBN
9780295983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. These officers, he explains, were operating within a command structure unwilling to grant them the autonomy necessary to effect significant reform, which proved disastrous for the army and-ultimately-the empire. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32, 28 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895456
ISBN
9780801895456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyler, John; Dubrulle, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 630 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985254322
ISBN
9780985254322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.72

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