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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

hardcover. In 1946, the people of the French Antilles-the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe-chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195382839
ISBN
9780195382839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.40

hardcover. In premodern English law, felons had the right to seek sanctuary in a church or ecclesiastical precinct. It is commonly held that this practice virtually died out after the medieval period, but Shannon McSheffrey highlights its resurgence under the Tudor regime and shows how the issue lay at the intersection between law, religion, and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780198798149
ISBN
9780198798149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.11

paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138265776
ISBN
9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. This volume describes the two seasons of excavation at Segsbury Camp which form a part of Oxford University's Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project . It contains background material and a series of interpretations of the site at different scales finishing with a discussion of the Lambourn Downs landscape in later prehistoric and Romano-British times. Num Pages: 158 pages, 75 b/w figs, 30 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3B; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 303 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University School of Archaeology United Kingdom
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780947816681
ISBN
9780947816681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.13

Hardcover. Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible opening books in 1735. This work focuses on the controversy it aroused and of its eventual suppression, and sheds light on aspects of the 18th century and issues of censorship. Num Pages: 312 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531162
ISBN
9781557531162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Paperback. Organized chronologically by topic, Seize, Burn, or Sink contains over 3,000 quotations from Sir Horatio Nelson. Moreover, the addition of a chronology of Lord Nelson's life, a bibliography, and maps and photos further enhance the usefulness of Sir Horatio's quotes. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857810
ISBN
9780810857810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.58

Paperback. Focuses on the means employed by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina to adjust to their status as a free people and to battle attempts by whites to regain control over them. This study attempts to understand how the freedmen saw themselves in the new order and to shed light on their hopes and aspirations. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216090
ISBN
9780253216090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.67

Paperback. This is the largest selection of Stoic philosopher and tragedian Seneca's letters currently available. In them Seneca advises his friend Lucilius on how to do without what is superfluous, whether on the subject of happiness, riches, reputation, or the emotions. We learn too about Seneca's personal and political life in the time of Nero. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBLA1; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199533213
ISBN
9780199533213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Hardback. Francesco Petrarca (1304 1374), one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive the cultural and moral excellence of ancient Greece and Rome. This two-volume set contains an ample, representative sample from his enormous and fascinating correspondence with all the leading figures of his day." Translator(s): Fantham, Former Giger Professor of Latin Elaine (Princeton University). Series: I Tatti Renaissance Library. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 907.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058347
ISBN
9780674058347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.21

Paperback. Series: Oxford Greek and Latin College. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLA; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199340613
ISBN
9780199340613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593774
ISBN
9780199593774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971660
ISBN
9780865971660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Canavan, Francis. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971677
ISBN
9780865971677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.52

Hardcover. The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the single most important, authoritative, and reliable source on Nehru's life, work, and thought. This volume includes lectures, writings, letters, speeches, and other literary works of Nehru during November 1959. Editor(s): Palat, Madhavan K. Series: Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. Num Pages: 726 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199451296
ISBN
9780199451296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.51

Hardcover. The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the single most important, authoritative, and reliable source on Nehru's life, work, and thought. This volume includes lectures, writings, letters, speeches, and other literary works of Nehru during September 1959. Editor(s): Palat, Madhavan K. Series: Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. Num Pages: 366 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199451272
ISBN
9780199451272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Hardcover. The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the single most important, authoritative, and reliable source on Nehru's life, work, and thought. This volume includes lectures, writings, letters, speeches, and other literary works of Nehru during August 1959. Series: Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru. Num Pages: 731 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 170 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP India
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199450589
ISBN
9780199450589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.24

Paperback. Volumes V, VI and VII complete the series of selections from the Smuts Papers. Volume V covers the period from 1919 to 1934. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521033688
ISBN
9780521033688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.33

Hardback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688795
ISBN
9781611688795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 66.52

Paperback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 319 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688801
ISBN
9781611688801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.38

Hardback. From a distinguished historian, a detailed and compelling examination of how the early Republic struggled with the idea that "all men are created equal" Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197112
ISBN
9780300197112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584375
ISBN
9781937584375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.97

Paperback. Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska. This study explores the history of the SPAAGs with revealing photographs, technical illustrations and detailed analysis. Illustrator(s): Morshead, Henry. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806222
ISBN
9781472806222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. In this sweeping history of American democracy, Robert Wiebe traces the origins and development of democratic ruling in the USA since the early 19th century, also assessing its future prospects. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895635
ISBN
9780226895635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.44

Hardcover. Selim Aga was eight years old when he was abducted from the Nuba Mountains of Sudan and sold into slavery and auctioned 2000 miles away in Egypt to the highest bidder. Born around 1827, Selim was killed in a war in Liberia in 1875. Here, the author has pieced together the life of this remarkable man, using Selim's own narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222179
ISBN
9781905222179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.35

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