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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. In medieval times an individual often needed to defend his life, his family and his property. Mercenaries earned their living by hiring out their skills, while feudal noblemen regularly mustered their men-at-arms and their subordinate vassals and tenants to provide military service. This book tells the stories about medivieal times. Series: Europa Militaria Special. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 260 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785000096
- ISBN
- 9781785000096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.64
€ 18.64
paperback. A survey of the medieval tradition of exploration, its roots in the classical ideas of the world and its role in fostering the voyages of the Renaissance. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 239. Signed by the author with an inscription to the previous owner. Lightly scored copy showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0022856
- ISBN
- 9780192891235
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439033
- ISBN
- 9781937439033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.63
€ 29.63
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843830870
- ISBN
- 9781843830870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. The figure of the medieval cook revealed, in the context of time and circumstance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838265
- ISBN
- 9781843838265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Hardcover. The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975584
- ISBN
- 9781403975584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536276
- ISBN
- 9781349536276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.87
€ 148.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 colour & 92 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019048
- ISBN
- 9780271019048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.47
€ 46.99
€ 36.47
Paperback. A study of the archer and his weapon from the 11th to the 15th century, focusing on military tactics but also exploring the archer's position in society. Num Pages: 206 pages, 82, 60 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings, 60 black and white, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 424. 206 pages, 82, 60 black and white, 22 line drawing. A study of the archer and his weapon from the 11th to the 15th century, focusing on military tactics but also exploring the archer's position in society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWM. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 10. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851156750
- ISBN
- 9780851156750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099522973
- ISBN
- 9780099522973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. "The Medici: Citizens and Masters" offers a novel, comparative approach to examining Medici power and influence in Florence. Contributors from diverse perspectives set Medici rule against princely states such as Milan and Ferrara, and they ask how much the Medici changed Florence, contrasting their supremacy with earlier Florentine regimes. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088443
- ISBN
- 9780674088443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardback. The Medical War describes the role of medicine in the British Army during the First World War. It argues that medicine played a vital part in the war, helping to sustain the morale of troops and their families, and reducing the wastage of manpower. Num Pages: 364 pages, 18 black and white halftones and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575824
- ISBN
- 9780199575824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.36
€ 225.36
Paperback. In 1831, Cholera swept from Asia across Continental Europe, killing millions and throwing the medical profession into confusion. John Snow worked out that cholera spreads through drinking water. Drawing on 19th century medical, political and personal records, this book presents various diversions into aspects of medical and social history. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; MBNS; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079373
- ISBN
- 9781862079373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Explores the role of the media in the Rwandan genocide -- within the country and beyond. Editor(s): Thompson, Allan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326252
- ISBN
- 9780745326252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished court records, Marie Kelleher examines how women in the fourteenth-century Crown of Aragon engaged with patriarchal assumptions to shape their own legal identities, thus playing a crucial role in the formation of a gendered legal culture that shaped women's lives throughout Europe for centuries afterwards. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242560
- ISBN
- 9780812242560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250114969
- ISBN
- 9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 11.10
€ 26.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. This twentieth-century history of Guatemala begins with an analysis of the Grand Tikal Futura, a postmodern shopping mall with a faux-Mayan facade that is surrounded by a landscape of gated subdivisions, evangelical churches, motels, Kaqchikel-speaking villages, and some of the most poverty-stricken ghettos in the hemisphere. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5906 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351313
- ISBN
- 9780822351313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.79
€ 37.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? This book proposes simple answers: in contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; HRC; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376. Religion and the Roman Empire. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. 266 pages. What did the Romans know about their gods? Why did they perform the rituals of their religion, and what motivated them to change those rituals? This book proposes simple answers: in contrast to ancient Christians, who had faith, Romans had knowledge, and their knowledge was empirical in orientation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; HRC; HRKP. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight: 378.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259867
- ISBN
- 9780520259867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLH; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801485251
- ISBN
- 9780801485251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
hardcover. Forceful and provocative, The Matter of Mind will encourage lively debate on the norms and discourses of seventeenth-century philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HPCD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643482
- ISBN
- 9781442643482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25