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Regional & national history
Paperback. This work describes the background of social and theoretical ideas and the progress of scientific researches which, between them, produced the religious difficulties that afflicted the development of science in early industrial England. Num Pages: 351 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRCM; PSAJ; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674344815
- ISBN
- 9780674344815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344800
- ISBN
- 9780764344800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. The almost continuous fighting on land and sea for the two-&-a-half centuries between Bosworth and Culloden decimated lives but created the British state and forged the nation as the world's predominant power. In this book, the author explores the glorious and terrible impact of war at the national and individual levels. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations + 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197143
- ISBN
- 9780300197143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.76
€ 29.99
€ 6.76
Let It Go Among Our People: An Illustrated History of the English Bibl...
Charles C. Ryrie David Price
Hardcover. Tells the story of the birth of the English Bible, the development of its literary style, and its political history. This book analyzes the language used in the Bible, viewing the whole as literature, whilst studying its translation, and comparing important passages in different versions. It is illustrated with incunabula and other early books. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830427
- ISBN
- 9780718830427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.61
€ 71.61
Hardback. First full-length collection on one of the most significant and influential historians of the medieval period. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271252
- ISBN
- 9781783271252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Paperback. It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small, roaming bands of indigenous people. The author brings together the research, and the results of his own travels throughout North and South America. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078765
- ISBN
- 9781862078765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. The Revolutionary Era, Third Edition, provides a vivid historical account of the forces that shaped early nineteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978605
- ISBN
- 9780393978605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98€ 58.39
€ 59.98
€ 58.39
Paperback. The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance. In China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty, Charles Benn paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle behind the grandeur of the Tang culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, numerous line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176650
- ISBN
- 9780195176650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.51
€ 23.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Burford Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580800389
- ISBN
- 9781580800389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.07
€ 20.07
Paperback. An account of the first setback suffered by the Allies following the invasion of Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218312
- ISBN
- 9780812218312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Lt Charles B Gatewood (1853-96), an educated Virginian, served in the Sixth US Cavalry as the commander of Indian scouts. Gatewood was largely accepted by the Native peoples with whom he worked because of his efforts to understand their cultures. Editor(s): Kraft, Louis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218840
- ISBN
- 9780803218840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610366
- ISBN
- 9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.96
€ 25.99
€ 24.96
Cyprus and the Balance of Empires: Art and Archaeology from Justinian ...
Charles Anthony Stewart (Ed.)
Hardback. Between 491 and 1191 AD, Cyprus was influenced by various political and cultural centres that vied for dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean. This collection of essays primarily focuses on the island's archaeology when it was governed by the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. Editor(s): Davis, Thomas W.; Stewart, Charles Anthony; Carr, Annemarie Weyl. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; HBLC; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Publisher
- American Society of Overseas Research
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570732
- ISBN
- 9780897570732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.71
€ 28.71
paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887952
- ISBN
- 9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. First published in 1982, Fighting Words focuses on the most common form of censorship in Imperial Russia: the governmental system that screened written works before or after publication to determine their acceptability. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610248
- ISBN
- 9781442610248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 46.64
€ 49.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604220
- ISBN
- 9780691604220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.44
€ 52.92
€ 41.44
This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers. Editor(s): Burnett, Charles. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAF; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 326 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199543069
- ISBN
- 9780199543069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.08
€ 243.08
Hardcover. Tells the dramatic & surprising story of promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JPS; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707944
- ISBN
- 9780814707944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.32
€ 35.32
Paperback. "This is a book I have long awaited, one that tells the life of a single building so as to illuminate American history from almost every angle-cultural, social, and political."-Mary Ryan, author of Civic Wars: Democracy and Public Life in the American City During the Nineteenth Century Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222821
- ISBN
- 9780812222821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020512
- ISBN
- 9780253020512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58