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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Focuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
419
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280427
ISBN
9780520280427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.59
€ 57.26

hardcover. A corrective to the much-discussed Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a 'crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC2; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780199287871
ISBN
9780199287871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

hardcover. The war between the United States and Mexico was decades in the making. Although Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845, Texans retained an affiliation with the United States that virtually assured annexation at some point. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 172 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, chronology, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780842028004
ISBN
9780842028004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.24

paperback. Editor(s): Bresnan, John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610498
ISBN
9780691610498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.89

paperback. This volume offers a comprehensive history and analysis of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the tumultuous period of 1997 - 2001. The author examines the most recent events in this turbulent region, offering a contemporary account that is both extensive and detailed. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349536450
ISBN
9781349536450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Reflecting the authors' masterful use of archival sources and their magisterial knowledge of the era's complex metropolitan and colonial institutions, this volume is the capstone of a research endeavor spanning nearly sixty years. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KL; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414249
ISBN
9781421414249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.28

This volume explores the ways in which the English settlers in Louth maintained their English identity in the face of plague and warfare, through the turbulent decades between 1330 and 1450. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594757
ISBN
9780199594757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.02

Hardback. The present collection show-cases significant new scholarship, reflecting greater access to French archival sources, and focuses on the role of crises in fostering modernization in areas covering politics, economics, women, diplomacy and war. Editor(s): Alexander, Martin S.; Moure, Kenneth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811462
ISBN
9781571811462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349416844
ISBN
9781349416844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.29

Hardcover. This text focuses on the collapse of the post-war consensus in the mid-1970s crisis and the emergence of a new consensus in the 1990s. The author follows this process through six key policy areas including civil service reform, privatization, macro-economic management and relations with Europe. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333775714
ISBN
9780333775714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.18

Hardback. This volume, with original contributions by leading German scholars, suggests that crises of integration should be seen as engines of progress throughout the history of European integration rather than as expressions of failure and regression, a widely held assumption. It therefore throws new light on the current crises in European integration.. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454418
ISBN
9781845454418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.44

Paperback. What kinds of stories win cases, and why? Drawing on trial transcripts and appellate court opinions in civil adultery cases, and on literary examples from Mark Twain, E.D.E.N Southworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, Laura Korobkin sheds new light on the intersections of gender, genre, law and story. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Casebook ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105095
ISBN
9780231105095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Hardback. The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughout the country became victims of sexual violence. Translator(s): Somers, Nick. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 328 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509511204
ISBN
9781509511204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 49.10

Paperback. Ian S. Wood uses his specialist knowledge as well as extensive interviews to recount the events of Ireland's Troubles and the ruthless war waged by the UDA on the nationalist community. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624270
ISBN
9780748624270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Hardback. Ian S. Wood uses his specialist knowledge as well as extensive interviews to recount the events of Ireland's Troubles and the ruthless war waged by the UDA on the nationalist community. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624263
ISBN
9780748624263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.08
€ 134.41

Hardback. This study of the Crimean War's lesser-known events in the Baltic, White Sea, and Pacific considers vivid descriptions from primary sources in a half-dozen languages. This lively examination of Anglo-French naval campaigns against Czarist Russia and their impact from Finland to Japan is sure to interest historians representing a number of fields. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; HBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137544513
ISBN
9781137544513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 349 pages, 420+ colour illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 309 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2308. Artefacts of the Crimean War. 349 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBWL. Dimension: 236 x 309 x 34. Weight: 2316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332289
ISBN
9780764332289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.08
€ 71.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBWQ. Dimension: 136 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789461536402
ISBN
9789461536402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.79

Hardcover. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. The Summary Courts of the City of London in the Late Eighteenth Century. 240 pages, 28 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203976
ISBN
9780230203976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Explores the largely unknown world of rural crime and justice in post-emancipation Imperial Russia. This title offers a major reassessment of the interactions between peasantry and the state in the decades leading up to World War I. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 396 pages, 7 b/w illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JFSF; JHM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213418
ISBN
9780520213418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67
€ 52.52

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