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History: specific events & topics

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

€ 65.07
€ 55.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Katz, Ethan B.; Leff, Lisa Moses; Mandel, Maud S. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024503
ISBN
9780253024503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Katz, Ethan B.; Leff, Lisa Moses; Mandel, Maud S. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024572
ISBN
9780253024572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Hardcover. Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709405
ISBN
9780814709405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback. This book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000 years of Christian Church history. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215233
ISBN
9780631215233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Hardback. This book explores the theological lessons to be learnt from 2000 years of Christian Church history. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215226
ISBN
9780631215226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.89

Paperback. Editor(s): McNulty, Eugene; Ni Ghairbhi, Roisin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; AN; DD; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
GILL & MAC MILLAN
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531661
ISBN
9780716531661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.84

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
563
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336649
ISBN
9781590336649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.01
€ 84.07

Hardback. From the mid-17th to the mid-19th Century, millions of Korean men trained in the arts of war to prepare not for actual combat but to sit for the state military examination (mukwa). This book provides a comprehensive socio-political history of the mukwa system. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages, 2 maps, 7 line illustrations, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025028
ISBN
9780674025028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

paperback. This is the first textbook on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective. Editor(s): Biagini, Eugenio F.; Daly, Mary E. Num Pages: 490 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107479401
ISBN
9781107479401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Offering insights into a lost world of: people's dress, their interior decoration and their view of their relationship, with the natural and supernatural worlds, this book portrays the pleasures of ancient Egypt life in textiles. It explains the work by providing a historical and mythic context, as well as technical explanations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 103 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDA; AFW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Krannert Art Museum,US United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781883015312
ISBN
9781883015312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472459947
ISBN
9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 95.55

Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229778
ISBN
9780520229778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. The remarkable memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old survivor of the Titanic Disaster Num Pages: 192 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; BM; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445617145
ISBN
9781445617145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. As the Holocaust recedes from us in time, the guardianship of its legacy is being passed on from its survivors and witnesses to the generation after. Through personal reflections and explorations of the historical, psychological and moral implications of the second-generation experience, the author talks about the legacy of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464723
ISBN
9780099464723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230274358
ISBN
9780230274358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.12
€ 124.75

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
€ 36.50

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319441672
ISBN
9783319441672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.46
€ 38.76

Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859371
ISBN
9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.65

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, recorded music items. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060859602
ISBN
9780060859602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Bannet, Eve Tavor; Wheeler, Roxann. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422145
ISBN
9781421422145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.27

Paperback. The aim of this text is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333567630
ISBN
9780333567630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and flourished; their various phases, which first involved violence as an assertion of masculinity, then religious blasphemy, and later sexual indulgence. Num Pages: 250 pages, black-&-white plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164022
ISBN
9780300164022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172576
ISBN
9780691172576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

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