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Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104678
ISBN
9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1946
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0254523
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the eighth century through the Middle Ages feudalism determined the nature of European warfare. Medieval Warfare is full of recreations of famous events such as the Battle of Hastings and movements like the Crusades; with the brightest flowers of knighthood, and with the mercenary grandeur of Byzantium. Translator(s): Renfroe, Walter J., Jr. Num Pages: 712 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265851
ISBN
9780803265851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Traces the collapse of the Roman military system and its replacement with barbarian mercenaries by the fourth century, following the invasions by the Germanic peoples. This book offers an examination of the decline of the Germanic-Romanic military system in the Middle Ages and the rise of the feudal system. Translator(s): Renfroe, Walter J., Jr. Num Pages: 506 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
506
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292000
ISBN
9780803292000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Considers developments including the use of gunpowder, the invention of firearms and iron balls. After reviewing the establishment of a European infantry, this work discusses the transformation of loose confederations of knights into cavalry, the organization of fighting mercenaries, and the changing of mercenary bands into standing armies. Translator(s): Renfroe, Walter J., Jr. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265868
ISBN
9780803265868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Hardcover. 78pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Kosmos Stuttgart
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1933
SKU
KON0819558
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 98. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJCP; HBTB; JFSL4; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 315 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Damiani
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862084956
ISBN
9788862084956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.99

Paperback. In this study, originally published in Norway as Fra Principat Til Dominat, Professor L'Orange sets down the essence of his thought on the crucial period of transition from decentralization to standardization in civic and cultural life-a period not unlike our own.

Num Pages: 131 pages, 67ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
131
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691003054
ISBN
9780691003054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.59

paperback. Examines the homoerotic and other culturally transgressive aspects of the pirate's world Num Pages: 184 pages, all B & W. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFC; JFSJ2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814782248
ISBN
9780814782248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. 200 pages. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
200
SKU
V9783905829556
ISBN
9783905829556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. Warfare was only one form of the violence that had a profound impact on Archaic and Classical Greek society, literature and government. This important series of thirteen papers, from a seminar held in London in 1998, places private and public conflict within its wider context. Editor(s): Wees, Hans van. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125340
ISBN
9781905125340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture Editor(s): Losebrink, Hans-Jorgen; Reichardt, Rolf. Translator(s): Schurer, Norbert. Series: Bicentennial Reflections on the French Revolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 halftones, 4 charts, 8 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822318941
ISBN
9780822318941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated ethnographies of different aspects of various governments, showing the importance of such work to anthropology and to the study of states in general. Editor(s): Stepputat, Finn. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327981
ISBN
9780822327981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Hardcover. Hardcover, blue spine. Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover, stamps on ffep and title page. 80pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Delius Klasing & Co Bielefeld
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
SKU
KON0819667
ISBN
9783768802680
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 13.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. This landmark volume is the first to comprehensively examine the field of social movement studies in a specifically European context. Combining comparative studies of significant issues and movements with focused national studies, this is a bold & uncommonly unified survey that will be essential for scholars & students of European social movements. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Social Movement Studies in Europe: The State of the Art
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330971
ISBN
9781785330971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Various, 7. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; KNAC. .
Publisher
A Frayed History: The Journey of Cotton in India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474639
ISBN
9780199474639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90

Paperback. The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate and celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were some of the most recognised names in Antarctic and Polar history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning to its dramatic escape to its final resting place at Dulwich College. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892125
ISBN
9781848892125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.57

Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682850
ISBN
9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.34

Paperback. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834-1903) was a travel writer, a story teller and memoirist of the first order, and his work is a record of a lost way of life amongst the strangest upper classes of English society. This volume is a condensation of the 6-volume autobiography was published between 1899-1903 in England. Editor(s): Mille, Anita; Papp, James. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335492
ISBN
9780897335492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197032
ISBN
9781845197032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.90

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