History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Henry of Avranches, professional versifier to abbots, bishops, kings, and a pope, displays pyrotechnical verbal skill and playfulness that rivals the Carmina Burana and collections of rhymed secular verse. Yet The Saints' Lives also stands as self-conscious heir to the great classicizing tradition of twelfth-century epic poets. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051287
- ISBN
- 9780674051287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
€ 40.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Davies, John Reuben; Williamson, Eila. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838456
- ISBN
- 9781843838456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Presents a thorough excavation of the history of the Indigenous inhabitants of California in the late 18th and 19th centuries and their interaction with the Spanish occupiers and Mexican society. This book gives portrayal of how native painters worked to incorporate their cultural iconography in colonial painting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280625
- ISBN
- 9780520280625
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312161
- ISBN
- 9780822312161
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349365494
- ISBN
- 9781349365494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardcover. Saint-Simonians were a group of young engineers and doctors who proposed original solutions to the social and banking crises of the early nineteenth century. Through an examination of the lives, ideals and activities of these men and women, the book analyses the influence of the Saint-Simonians on nineteenth-century French society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574731
- ISBN
- 9780230574731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Born amidst the Black Death, Saint Vincent Ferrer is deemed one of the most famous preachers of medieval Europe. A constant traveler, Ferrer traversed Europe, preaching of the apocalypse's imminence, converting Jews and Muslims to Christianity, and working for moral reform. This study reassesses Ferrer's motives, controversial methods, and impact. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCX7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540416
- ISBN
- 9781137540416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.68
€ 117.68
Hardcover. Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place - including her Life of Saint Margaret, translated for the first time - allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340480
- ISBN
- 9780230340480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.35
€ 184.35
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
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. A study of Augustine's account of the resurrection of Christ followed by an examination of the reception of those ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HPCA; HRAX; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198799542
- ISBN
- 9780198799542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.71
€ 37.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBLL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938776
- ISBN
- 9780813938776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173285
- ISBN
- 9780231173285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 46.96
€ 58.77
€ 46.96
paperback. In late 1995 and early 1996, cartoonist/reporter Joe Sacco travelled four times to Gorazde, a UN-designated safe area during the Bosnian War. Still surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, the mainly Muslim people of Gorazde had endured heavy attacks to hang on to their town. This book presents a snapshot of these people. Num Pages: 236 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224080897
- ISBN
- 9780224080897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352744
- ISBN
- 9780764352744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63€ 46.95
€ 64.63
€ 46.95
Hardcover. The story of how Soviet children experienced the horrors of the Great Patriotic War, both as victims and as heroes who helped make victory possible. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620029
- ISBN
- 9780700620029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.91
€ 70.91
Hardback. When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War, six "successor states" tried to make sense of the last Habsburg war while preparing for life in a new Europe. This book is the first of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted, commemorated, or forgotten across all the ex-Habsburg territories. Editor(s): Cornwall, Mark; Newman, John Paul. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388487
- ISBN
- 9781782388487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.19
€ 163.19
Paperback. Renowned medieval historian Jill N. Claster examines warfare between Christians and Muslims for control of the embattled city of Jerusalem. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600607
- ISBN
- 9781442600607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.91
€ 61.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Gazelle Book Services
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196509
- ISBN
- 9781845196509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.16
€ 46.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780193540
- ISBN
- 9781780193540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Hardcover. A piece of Plymouth Rock. A lock of George Washington's hair. Wood from the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. Kept in museum collections across the US, such objects are the touchstones of our popular engagement with history. This book explores the history of private collections of items like these, illuminating how Americans view the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226059600
- ISBN
- 9780226059600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52