History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. The Middle Kingdom (c 1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This book studies this literary legacy. It reassesses the Middle Kingdom poems' cultural role, drawing on studies of the individual texts. It explores literature's status as a differentiated form of discourse, suggesting what social practices made its role possible. Series: Studies in Egyptology & the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537708
- ISBN
- 9781845537708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
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
€ 188.99
€ 188.99
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
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
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
€ 174.76
€ 174.76
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€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
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
€ 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
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Hardcover. The Latin text of Magna Carta (the 1217 issue of Henry III) is reproduced, together with a modern translation and an introduction which traces the background to the making of the charter and its subsequent revisions through the centuries. It also explains how this text has become an enduring symbol of freedom in Britain and throughout the world. Editor(s): Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 100. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244522
- ISBN
- 9781851244522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.26
€ 9.99
€ 9.26
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€ 15.90
€ 20.99
€ 15.90
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
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
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
€ 123.66€ 114.65
€ 123.66
€ 114.65
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€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardcover. The idea of the centralized State has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272095
- ISBN
- 9780230272095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
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
€ 25.99€ 23.87
€ 25.99
€ 23.87
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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
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
€ 50.99€ 43.03
€ 50.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. "Although we associate the Third Reich above all with suffering, pain, and fear, pleasure played a central role in its social and cultural dynamics. This book explores the relationship between the rationing of pleasures as a means of political stabilization and the pressure on the Nazi regime to cater to popular cultural expectations"-- Editor(s): Swett, Pamela E. (McMaster University, Ontario); Ross, C.; DAlmeida, Fabrice. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322756
- ISBN
- 9781349322756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
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
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
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€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
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€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48