History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133388
- ISBN
- 9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 56.52
€ 72.92
€ 56.52
Paperback. In this work, Bell offers a comprehensive survey of patriotism and national sentiment in early modern France, and shows how the dialectical relationship between nationalism and religion left a complex legacy that still resonates in debates over French national identity today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012370
- ISBN
- 9780674012370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.78
€ 41.99
€ 34.78
Hardback. Series: Praeger Series on the Middle Ages. 224 pages, Illustrations, music. Covers key topics relating to the cultures of the Middle Ages: from art and architecture, literature, mythology, and music, to chivalry and courtly love, field sports, and education, and from Islam and Judaism to women and men at work, medicine, and crime. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: AVGC2; HBLC1; HBTB. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275994129
- ISBN
- 9780275994129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 337 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763542692
- ISBN
- 9788763542692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.20€ 52.49
€ 68.20
€ 52.49
Paperback. Series: Studies in Soviet History & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452. Power and Culture in Revolutionary Russia. Series: Studies in Soviet History & Society S. 296 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495168
- ISBN
- 9780801495168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.82
€ 38.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. Analyzes the causes of the French Revolution not simply by investigating its "cultural origins", but by pinpointing the conditions that "made it possible because conceivable". Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Series: Bicentennial Reflections on the French Revolution S. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822309932
- ISBN
- 9780822309932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.50
€ 29.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408856529
- ISBN
- 9781408856529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740550
- ISBN
- 9780199740550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Collection of essays that focuses on questions of gender and culture in early Christianity. Editor(s): Martin, Dale B.; Miller, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334224
- ISBN
- 9780822334224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. A biography of Franklin D Murphy (1916-994). It delivers the story of how Murphy, as chancellor of UCLA and later as chief executive of the "Times Mirror" media empire, was able to influence academia, the media, and cultural foundations to reshape a fundamentally provincial city. It also brings to light the influence of LA's powerful families. Num Pages: 495 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224957
- ISBN
- 9780520224957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.50
€ 83.50
€ 63.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444814
- ISBN
- 9780801444814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.59
€ 60.59
Paperback. Details colonial authority and progress in rural Africa Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 414 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002082
- ISBN
- 9780253002082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Details colonial authority and progress in rural Africa Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 414 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002150
- ISBN
- 9780253002150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181913
- ISBN
- 9780300181913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.01
€ 43.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Series: Westfield Medieval Studies. 202 pages, 1, 1 black and white. Editor(s): Flannery, Mary C.; Walter, Katie L. Groundbreaking essays show the variety and complexity of the roles played by inquisition in medieval England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843368
- ISBN
- 9781843843368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Paperback. Traversing a range of discourse and imagery about kitharoidia - poetic and prose texts, iconography, inscriptions - this book offers an account of the aesthetic and socio-cultural complexities of citharodic song and examines the iconic role of the song makers in the popular imagination. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021389
- ISBN
- 9780674021389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.21
€ 20.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. This book documents the emergence of the culture of sensibility that transformed British society of the eighteenth century. It focuses on the rise of new moral and spiritual values and the struggle to redefine the group identities of men and women. Num Pages: 554 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 870. Sex and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain. 554 pages, 11 halftones. This book documents the emergence of the culture of sensibility that transformed British society of the eighteenth century. It focuses on the rise of new moral and spiritual values and the struggle to redefine the group identities of men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Dimension: 146 x 231 x 29. Weight: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037141
- ISBN
- 9780226037141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 48.09
€ 56.45
€ 48.09
Paperback. A history of the postwar avant-garde in America. The book integrates diverse moments in American culture, such as bebop jazz, gestalt therapy, beat poetry, Jungian psychology and Zen Buddhism and argues that all of these movements have a unifying theme: spontaneous improvization. Num Pages: 356 pages, 8 colour plates, 30 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ABA; ACX; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041902
- ISBN
- 9780226041902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.40
€ 36.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. His new epilogue is partly a guide for new historians to tackle the complexities of Cold War studies. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801851957
- ISBN
- 9780801851957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.52
€ 31.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Perfect for fans of Kate Summerscale, this is the chilling true tale of Dr John Bodkin Adams, the family doctor suspected of murdering 160 of his patients in 1950s Eastbourne. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848544727
- ISBN
- 9781848544727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7; HRCS; HRCV; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469607160
- ISBN
- 9781469607160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226210919
- ISBN
- 9780226210919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.64
€ 46.99
€ 35.64
Hardcover. The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559ae'530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC. Translator(s): Finkel, Irving L. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714111872
- ISBN
- 9780714111872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92
Paperback. This book explores everyday life of the Greek gods, including what their bodies were made of and how they were nourished, the organization of their society, and the sort of life they led in Olympus and the human world. It also shows how citizens carried on everyday relations with the gods. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736145
- ISBN
- 9780804736145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63