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Paperback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299403
ISBN
9780942299403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between two "places," China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. This book addresses such questions as What do we mean by "local"? Did the inhabitants of a locality believe that being "local" required them to assume a certain identity? And, If so, how did they talk and write about it? Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031708
ISBN
9780674031708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Hardback. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. And the great houses of the capital are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. This title offers an informative account of the history of two of London's defining features - the squares and the great houses. Num Pages: 864 pages, 36pp, 44pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 251 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2 volumes set
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854956
ISBN
9781848854956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 383.98
€ 348.93

Paperback. Examines diverse aspects of Roman imperialism, from the Romans' motivations in acquiring an empire and their ideological justifications for imperial domination, to the complex political, economic, and cultural interactions between the Romans, their allies, and the subjected peoples. This title includes notes with suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Champion, Craige B. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231196
ISBN
9780631231196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. From its appearance as a 'fashionable dissipation' centered on the immigrant and working-class districts of 1880s New York through its spread to Chicago and into the 1930s nightspots frequented by lesbians and gay men, this book charts the development of slumming. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226322445
ISBN
9780226322445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. The Holocaust in Hungary 1944. 230 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Cesarani, David. Examines the deportation and murder of 435,000 Hungarian Jews during the last months of World War II, when German military and diplomatic power was on the wane. Drawing on new sources, leading scholars attempt to shed light on a shameful period in history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 13. Weight: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859731260
ISBN
9781859731260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783160549
ISBN
9781783160549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021317
ISBN
9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443893
ISBN
9780801443893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; G; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
GAZELLE DISTRIBUTION TRADE
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295231
ISBN
9789652295231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

paperback. A Happy Holiday argues that overseas tourism offered people the chance to explore questions of identity during this period, a time in which issues such as gender, nation, and empire were the subject of much public debate and discussion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802095183
ISBN
9780802095183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.27

Hardback. A Happy Holiday argues that overseas tourism offered people the chance to explore questions of identity during this period, a time in which issues such as gender, nation, and empire were the subject of much public debate and discussion. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802097583
ISBN
9780802097583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. Western philosophy has long excluded the work of women thinkers from their canon. This work addresses this exclusion by examining the breadth of women's contributions to Western thought throughout ages. It reflects women's engagement with the meaning of individual experience as well as the continuity of their philosophical concerns and practices. Editor(s): Tougas, Cecile T.; Ebenreck, Sara. Series: The New Academy. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397612
ISBN
9781566397612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.84

paperback. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. The impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. This book provides a definitive account. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map; portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Good clean copy. Covers sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031433
ISBN
9780140145151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 14.00

paperback. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. The impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. This book provides a definitive account. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map; portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
9780140145151
ISBN
9780140145151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. A vital aid to tracing your ancestors. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860772399
ISBN
9781860772399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 56.76

Paperback. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812219265
ISBN
9780812219265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

hardcover. The selection of original pieces presented in this translation is preceded by an introduction by the editors, Carlo G. Lacaita and Filippo Sabetti, which guides the reader through Cattaneo's thinking and puts it in a comparative context. Ultimately, however, it is the editors' goal to let this profound Italian thinker speak for himself. Editor(s): Lacaita, Carlo G.; Sabetti, Filippo. Translator(s): Gibbons, David. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBTB; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802092052
ISBN
9780802092052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.97

Paperback. The story of the brave and visionary men and women who fought to raise the age of consent. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956992
ISBN
9780745956992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; DSB; HBTZ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670970
ISBN
9780816670970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Destroying almost 3 billion rubles' worth of property in European Russia between 1860 and 1904, accidental and arson fires acted as a brake on Russia's economic development. Using sources ranging from newspaper articles to statistical tables and court records, this work demonstrates the many meanings fire held for peasants and the educated elite. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 306 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295982090
ISBN
9780295982090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409575
ISBN
9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardback. Shows how the image of Cornish wreckers as villains deliberately luring ships on to the rocks is a myth. Num Pages: 278 pages, 13, 13 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTM; JKV; KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835554
ISBN
9781843835554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Hardback. In focusing on the power of "bottom-up" maps to transform modern European identities, the author argues that the history of cartography must expand beyond the study of elite maps and shift its emphasis to the democratization of cartography in the modern world. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 colour plates, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173023
ISBN
9780226173023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

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