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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252068591
ISBN
9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226795409
ISBN
9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.92

Hardcover. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. This book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709178
ISBN
9780226709178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Hardcover. On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. The author recalls this conspiracy, marked both by scheming and absurdity, and the legal inquest that followed. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour plates, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501086
ISBN
9780226501086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226351148
ISBN
9780226351148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226339986
ISBN
9780226339986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.35

Hardcover. England's Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, had a reputation for proficiency in foreign languages, repeatedly demonstrated in multilingual exchanges with foreign emissaries at court and in the Latin she spoke on formal visits to Cambridge and Oxford. This title offers a collection of Elizabeth's translations from and into Latin, French, and Italian. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel; Scodel, Joshua. Num Pages: 422 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; DN; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226201320
ISBN
9780226201320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 55.08

Hardcover. England's Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, had a reputation for proficiency in foreign languages, repeatedly demonstrated in multilingual exchanges with foreign emissaries at court and in the Latin she spoke on formal visits to Cambridge and Oxford. This title offers a collection of Elizabeth's translations from and into Latin, French, and Italian. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel; Scodel, Joshua. Num Pages: 452 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; DN; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226201313
ISBN
9780226201313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 55.32

Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226149820
ISBN
9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.21

hardcover. With strokes at once broad and incisive, this book examines the many different trajectories that nations of the West have followed over the past hundred years. It features a testament to the crucial role of the historian, a reflection on how history is made and lived, and how the imagination is a catalyst for political change. Translator(s): Furet, Deborah. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 137 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114491
ISBN
9780226114491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.27

Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112671
ISBN
9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 55.42

Hardcover. Ancient Mesopotamia, the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now western Iraq and eastern Syria, is considered to be the cradle of civilization - home of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires, as well as the great Code of Hammurabi. This book focuses on the legal systems of Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101583
ISBN
9780226101583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 55.08

Hardcover. Tells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226082448
ISBN
9780226082448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. The eighteenth century is in many ways the most problematic era in Irish history. The years from 1700 to 1775 have been short-changed by historians, who have concentrated on the last quarter of the period. Ian McBride's new survey seeks to correct that balance. Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 686 563pp. Volume 4 in the New Gill History of Ireland, this completes the series
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
9780717116270
ISBN
9780717116270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Continuing from the fall of the Second Empire until the ending of the war, and the founding of a unified Germany, this second part of a two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War explores events in other parts of France, including the siege of Strasbourg, the activities of the Francs Tireurs, and the investment of Metz. Num Pages: 536 pages, 97 b&w illustrations, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 45. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033460
ISBN
9781906033460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.00

hardcover. An examination of American foreign policy from the beginning of the Truman Administration to the implementation of Containment in 1947. As a case study of the early Cold War efforts, it explores pre-Containment policy in the light of US security concerns vis-a-vis the Pearl Harbour Syndrome. Series: Contributions in Military Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313313011
ISBN
9780313313011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.59

Paperback. The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self--understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607849
ISBN
9780745607849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679776208
ISBN
9780679776208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437531
ISBN
9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

hardcover. Drawing on local and national sources, this book sheds light upon the way in which parliament acted as a point of contact, a place where legislative business was done, relationships formed and status affirmed. It places Scotland within the wider British and European context and argues that the Scottish parliament was an effective institution. Num Pages: 252 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754653288
ISBN
9780754653288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

paperback. Using archival sources and private documents recently unearthed, Come Back to Portofino chronicles the journey taken by volunteers in the 6th South African Armoured Division. From training camps in Egypt through to the blissful summer of 1945 the 'Div' left its mark on towns and villages across Italy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 120 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFMS; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
30 Degrees South Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920143565
ISBN
9781920143565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211894
ISBN
9781611211894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. Presents a concise history of the German Left since the 1960s. This book traces the political journey of Germany's post-war generation and examines the influence that its ambivalent attitude to the Nazi past had on the foreign policy of the 'red-green' government between 1998 and 2005. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040242
ISBN
9781849040242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. A magisterial study of the evolution of the English parliament from its earliest origins in the late Anglo-Saxon period through to the fully fledged parliament of lords and commons which sanctioned the deposition of Edward II in 1327. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645343
ISBN
9780199645343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.96

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