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History: earliest times to present day

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.90

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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
€ 32.66

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
€ 33.80

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: 306 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728653
ISBN
9780674728653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101738
ISBN
9780231101738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Saladin united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced Richard the Lionheart. Geoffrey Hindley's study of the life and times of this remarkable man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and his world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848842038
ISBN
9781848842038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. This faithful English-language translation includes an introduction that places Saladinin his geographic, political, and cultural context. Translator(s): Bachrach, Dr. David S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889912
ISBN
9780801889912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.61

Paperback. This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; DNF; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0008816
ISBN
9781843542629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Salerno, only a few dozen miles to the south of Naples. Using documentary records, memoirs from all sides, this title recreates the battle day by day, hour by hour. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780962498
ISBN
9781780962498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.55

Hardcover. The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BCE), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BCE. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works. Num Pages: 655 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 37. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996861
ISBN
9780674996861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats and the Roman poor and tried to kill his rival Cicero and overthrow the government. This work is suitable for second-year or advanced Latin study. Editor(s): Ramsey, J.T. Series: American Philological Association Classical Texts with Commentary S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195320855
ISBN
9780195320855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.52

Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919195
ISBN
9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

Paperback. A study of memory regimes in popular and official Chilean thought. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 13 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 3810 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340034
ISBN
9780822340034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Reviews the contribution of the volunteers who left Britain to serve with the Republican Medical Services during the Spanish Civil War. This title acknowledges the immense effort and self-sacrifice made by men and women from all walks of life who, working ceaselessly in the rearguard, made it possible for the medical teams to function in Spain. Num Pages: 296 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195199
ISBN
9781845195199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Zapruder, Ms. Alexandra. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205992
ISBN
9780300205992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.33

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