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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and sentenced to death for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the region. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223750
ISBN
9780812223750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

hardcover. Through a study of Malaysia, Taming Babel examines how empires and postcolonial nation-states struggle to govern multilingual and polyglot subjects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Edition
First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107148536
ISBN
9781107148536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.24

Hardcover. Sparkling account of Prince Talleyrand's last diplomatic mission Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537814
ISBN
9781784537814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 54.65

Paperback. Talleyrand is a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. This title charts the progress of Talleyrand. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541622
ISBN
9780099541622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160735
ISBN
9781405160735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.31

Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785102
ISBN
9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Hardback. In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible the ancient Near East came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions and Greek culture met. This book discloses fresh political and economic factors. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275584
ISBN
9780520275584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 72.84

Paperback. An imaginative look into the story of the Jacobites who fought to bring the Stuart kings back to Scotland, McHardy creates a vivid historical picture of Scotland's Stuart past. Series: Luath Storyteller. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373236
ISBN
9781908373236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

hardcover. Editor(s): Baker, William; Alexander, J. H. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875802084
ISBN
9780875802084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback. Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0009803
ISBN
9780007452545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Using real-life courtroom dramas from centuries past, the authors describe 18th century London in fascinating and often lurid detail Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340913758
ISBN
9780340913758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.13
€ 54.48

Paperback. Reveals, through the eyes of a conscripted soldier, the day-to-day lives of British soldiers in British West Africa during World War II Looks at the strange cultures, the landscape and wildlife, the unusual situations that were encountered in an alien and often frightening location known as The White Man's Grave Num Pages: 144 pages, +8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951265
ISBN
9781849951265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208254
ISBN
9780872208254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 illus (23 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231111423
ISBN
9780231111423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 90.47

Paperback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526. How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives S. 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111430
ISBN
9780231111430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135405
ISBN
9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.08
€ 83.22

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970895
ISBN
9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 247 x 2. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466316
ISBN
9780752466316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021198
ISBN
9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521104869
ISBN
9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Binyon, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531124
ISBN
9781908531124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082708
ISBN
9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

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