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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Explores the influences that triggered the Arabic awakening, the nahdah, from the 1800s onwards. This title enhances our understanding of the nahdah and its intellectuals, taking into account important internal factors alongside external forces. It also explores the key factors that contributed to the rise and development of the nahdah. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640690
- ISBN
- 9780748640690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.91
€ 138.91
Paperback. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 1QSP; BGH; HBJM; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691057521
- ISBN
- 9780691057521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. The Apothecaries' Garden Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; PST; TVS; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750936385
- ISBN
- 9780750936385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803271029
- ISBN
- 9780803271029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649474
- ISBN
- 9780691649474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.60
€ 248.60
Paperback. This volume focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition: emancipation - a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners, and abolition - an immediate and uncompensated end to the institution. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190839
- ISBN
- 9780813190839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. Historian and human rights scholar Joel Quirk examines the evolution of political opposition to slavery from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. He offers an original diagnosis of the underlying causes driving one of the most pressing human rights problems in the world today. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223248
- ISBN
- 9780812223248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Harriet Ritvo provides a picture of how animals figured in English thinking during the 19th century and, by extension, how they served as metaphors for human psychological needs and sociopolitical aspirations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674037076
- ISBN
- 9780674037076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of 'The Anguish of the Jews' - a classic history of anti-Semitism written by a Roman Catholic priest and now with a foreword by Philip Cunningham is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1964. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809143245
- ISBN
- 9780809143245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449086
- ISBN
- 9780801449086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.86
€ 30.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", this book covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066. It offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854032
- ISBN
- 9780192854032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have profoundly influenced democratic theory, antiracist feminism, critical studies and political struggles. Editor(s): James, Joy. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPCF; JFFK; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203612
- ISBN
- 9780631203612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.23
€ 33.23
Hardcover. This volume examines the ways in which 19th-century novels and texts that portrayed women performing charity helped to make the inclusion of this work in the domestic sphere seem natural. It examines the contradictions this caused within the domestic ideal by making women "public persons". Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920887
- ISBN
- 9780813920887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. The Andes form the backbone of South America. The mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilisation, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces and forts. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955542
- ISBN
- 9781904955542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119854
- ISBN
- 9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. Including illustrations, maps, a chronological table and close referencing to "Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander", this book provides support for courses in ancient Greek history and civilization. Num Pages: 704 pages, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415471435
- ISBN
- 9780415471435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.87
€ 75.87
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521166010
- ISBN
- 9780521166010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.27
€ 37.27
Hardcover. The naval archives containing records of Horatio Nelson's ships were researched in detail by Dr. Longridge to produce this classic book. His expert text is supported by 271 detailed line drawings, rare photographs and unique fold-out plans showing hull framing, interior construction, complex rigging and deck layouts. Num Pages: 327 pages, 50 black and white photographs; 183 line drawings; 12 fold-out scale plans. BIC Classification: HBTM; WDH; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 186 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Special Interest Model Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854861221
- ISBN
- 9781854861221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.16
€ 54.99
€ 46.16
Hardback. The sea is becoming a favoured means of transit for criminal and terrorist activity. This book offers an analysis of maritime security in the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041003
- ISBN
- 9781849041003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 75.25
€ 77.24
€ 75.25
Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119601
- ISBN
- 9780813119601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64