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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. This study examines the way that scientists in the 16th and 17th centuries, who had not studied 'science' formally, used the tools of their literary education to formulate ideas about science and, at the same time, how the remarkableseventeenth-century scientific developments inspired non-scientific writers to make new fictions of discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704805
ISBN
9780198704805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.38

Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674021242
ISBN
9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Hardcover. Situating the politics of invention at the intersection of politics, law, and technology, Gispen (U. of Mississippi) describes how it occupied German inventors, industrial scientists, patent experts, business executives, and sometimes even the country's political leaders for the better part of a cen Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812421
ISBN
9781571812421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.71

Paperback. 'How much does it cost?' We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. This book shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. It offers an interpretation of state power by integrating popular politics and policymaking. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130415
ISBN
9780691130415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardcover. A detailed exploration of nearly 200 objects from ancient Rome and museum collections around the world, gathered here into one handy, pocket-sized guide Series: Pocket Museum. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500519592
ISBN
9780500519592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. A vast collection of significant works of art from the whole of ancient Greek civilization and a range of museums, gathered in one handy, pocket-sized guide Series: Pocket Museum. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 140. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519585
ISBN
9780500519585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

Num Pages: 160 pages, 253 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307287
ISBN
9780764307287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925967
ISBN
9780813925967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645558
ISBN
9780748645558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 113.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125531
ISBN
9781905125531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lehnert, Detlef; Megerle, Klaus. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBLL; JHMC; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531124278
ISBN
9783531124278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; KFCF; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Independent Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945999034
ISBN
9780945999034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.67

Hardback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 5 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; HBLC1; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319404530
ISBN
9783319404530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.97

Paperback. A delightful book detailing the games and ways in which the Tudors amused themselves Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450315
ISBN
9780752450315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. A smart, provocative account of the erotic current running just beneath the surface of a stuffy and stifling Victorian London. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages four-color and 5 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068320
ISBN
9780393068320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.07

Paperback. Paints a picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney's Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170659
ISBN
9780552170659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New Clarion Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873797297
ISBN
9781873797297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979229
ISBN
9780226979229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardcover. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649332
ISBN
9781860649332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 64.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, c 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294758
ISBN
9781910294758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

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