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Paperback. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on tne reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Series Editor(s): Hutson, Lorna. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360. English Renaissance Republicans, Modern Selfhoods and the Virtue of Vunerability. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. 232 pages. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on tne reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 13. Weight: 360. Series Editor(s) :Hutson, Lorna.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664870
- ISBN
- 9780748664870
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428992
- ISBN
- 9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
paperback. In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the community are drawn. He enlarges on the details of everyday life, following the typical routine of a normal day from dawn to dinner. Editor(s): Rowell, Henry T. Translator(s): Lorimer, E.O. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140124873
- ISBN
- 9780140124873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 47959th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007267125
- ISBN
- 9780007267125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
€ 13.00
€ 11.45
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463650
- ISBN
- 9780752463650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups. This volume explores the aims and achievements of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842206
- ISBN
- 9780192842206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.14
€ 31.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. An analysis of the changing attitudes to poverty from Victorian times up until the outbreak of the First World War in which the author reviews the old system of poor relief and looks at the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which became a milestone in social legislation. In the SEMINAR STUDIES IN HISTORY series. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582315549
- ISBN
- 9780582315549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.76
€ 48.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; TBX; TDPB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379685
- ISBN
- 9780226379685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.89
€ 32.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444031
- ISBN
- 9780752444031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802150271
- ISBN
- 9780802150271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. An illustrated history of Britain s coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them, which will appeal to those interested in the Industrial Revolution and social history." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 35 b/w; 31 Col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784421205
- ISBN
- 9781784421205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range? Why did Japanese soldiers rape and murder on such a horrendous scale? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi concentration camp? In this title, the author presents 35 of his encounters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917593
- ISBN
- 9780091917593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. A timely and engaging look at the new China told through the stories of its ordinary people. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444791082
- ISBN
- 9781444791082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
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
€ 4.99
Paperback. The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained.. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32pp colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1624.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006863489
- ISBN
- 9780006863489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.47
€ 46.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. Describing the different garments worn by women and men, this book looks at the aspects of cloth production - raw materials, production tools and techniques for woven and non-woven textiles, decorative textiles and embroidery. It also shows how much can be reconstructed from the discoveries of archaeological excavation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- The History Press LTD
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752435879
- ISBN
- 9780752435879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.78
€ 30.99
€ 25.78
Hardback. Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1614.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409345718
- ISBN
- 9781409345718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.33
€ 35.99
€ 24.33
paperback. Series: Library of Holocaust Testimonies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD1; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853034254
- ISBN
- 9780853034254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Nazi persecution and murder of European Jews, demonstrating just how central anti-semitism was to Nazi ideology and what a driving force it was in the development of Nazi decision-making, from their earliest days in power through to the invasion of the Soviet Union and the implementation of the Final Solution. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600731
- ISBN
- 9780199600731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Hardcover. Sarah Cleland brings you 50 scone recipes from the National Trust. Num Pages: 128 pages, Colour photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKN; 1DBKW; HBTB; WBVS; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 136. .
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909881938
- ISBN
- 9781909881938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. A garden at the foot of Europe and a crossroads between Spain, Africa and the New World, Andaluca has been a cultural customs house on the border of the Mediterranean and Atlantic civilisations for more than ten thousand years. This book covers the whole historyy of the region. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955443
- ISBN
- 9781904955443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.71
€ 19.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. The real lives of women in Britain's country houses. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445619811
- ISBN
- 9781445619811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.50
€ 13.00
€ 12.50
Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 7,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN5; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165044
- ISBN
- 9780231165044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 50.97
€ 65.07
€ 50.97