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Hardback. Introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, the late fourth-century priest and bishop. This book explores the impact of doulology, brings to light the pervasive fissures between ancient Roman slave holding and early Christianity. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286214
- ISBN
- 9780520286214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 71.89
€ 93.81
€ 71.89
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€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
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€ 24.51
€ 27.99
€ 24.51
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€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.23
€ 32.99
€ 29.23
Hardback. Translator(s): Vincz, Jason. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019394
- ISBN
- 9780253019394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.57
€ 78.57
Paperback. It is 1935 and the author is living in the East Polish town of Buczacz. Although brought up in an atmosphere of anti-Semitism, nothing could prepare this young girl for the Russian invasion of Poland and the full horror of the Nazi Occupation. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502612
- ISBN
- 9780857502612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.32
€ 17.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; JPA; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482533
- ISBN
- 9780801482533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Readable but rooted in current scholarship, this introductory guide to book history tries not to privilege any one disciplinary perspective or historical period. Rather, the guide and its accompanying anthology aim to help the reader to find his or her bearings within the field, and to provide a map with which to navigate book history more widely. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810871
- ISBN
- 9781554810871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.38
€ 49.38
Paperback. Shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called 'la Revolucion.' This title follows the historical development of different and often opposing revolutionary traditions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292708822
- ISBN
- 9780292708822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.15
€ 28.15
Paperback. The first historical reexamination of the early years of the Cold War, tracing the evolution of the conflict. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 662 pages, 43 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 662
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107602298
- ISBN
- 9781107602298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. They advocated economic independence from whites and founded insurance companies that became some of the largest black-owned corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418391
- ISBN
- 9781421418391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Paperback. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521890540
- ISBN
- 9780521890540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.06
€ 30.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475924
- ISBN
- 9780801475924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 93 x 6. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524351
- ISBN
- 9780929524351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, 13 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866104
- ISBN
- 9780801866104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.39
€ 35.39
Paperback. A personal memoir from Dan Breen, a must read for those interested in the struggle for Irish freedom Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780947962333
- ISBN
- 9780947962333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Deals with a crucial phenomenon: the ubiquitous presence of sound in early cinema. This title argues that in order to understand cinema's emergence, especially as a cultural practice at the turn of the last century, we have to recognise that the experience of sound and hearing was no less significant than that of images and seeing. Editor(s): Abel, Richard; Altman, Rick. Series: Early Cinema in Review: Proceedings of Domitor. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214799
- ISBN
- 9780253214799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.80
€ 27.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Shedding new light on the division of power, the essays in this volume explore the variety of roles and assumptions about queens from the Americas to Eurasia. Together they provide a global tour of archaeological and historical queens that illustrate the intersection of gender and power in archaeology. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah Milledge. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTG; HD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103467
- ISBN
- 9780759103467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.29
€ 73.29
Paperback. A short history of the ancient civilization of Angkor, home to the spectacular temple of Angkor Wat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125847
- ISBN
- 9781842125847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. The essential grooming guide for the bearded or moustachioed gentleman Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 105 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459752
- ISBN
- 9780752459752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22
Hardcover. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Communalism and Nationalism, 1917-1948. 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight: 502.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676033
- ISBN
- 9780748676033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12€ 118.01
€ 123.12
€ 118.01
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467416
- ISBN
- 9781137467416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.98€ 127.24
€ 128.98
€ 127.24
Paperback. "A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199798094
- ISBN
- 9780199798094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.60
€ 30.99
€ 22.60