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Regional & national history
hardcover. A wealth of archival material allows an insider's view of the orchestra that has become an icon of Canadian culture and enriched the lives of Torontonians and all Canadians for over eighty years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 102 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; AVRB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035882
- ISBN
- 9780802035882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Paperback. Reveals the power behind the English longbow - one of history's most devastating weapons Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449517
- ISBN
- 9780752449517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. How was it that ordinary men in medieval England and Wales became such skilled archers that they defeated noble knights in battle after battle? This book reveals the way ordinary men used bows and arrows in their day-to-day lives, and the way that their skills became recognised by the kings of England as invaluable in warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465876
- ISBN
- 9780752465876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.78
€ 25.99
€ 22.78
Hardback. Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 52, 8 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231641
- ISBN
- 9780230231641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
Paperback. Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. This title presents the story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292154
- ISBN
- 9780803292154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Hardback. A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760799
- ISBN
- 9780804760799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.43
€ 76.43
Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215793
- ISBN
- 9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.89
€ 36.99
€ 33.89
Paperback. Kaeuper argues that chivalric ideology of the high and later Middle Ages selectively appropriated religious ideas to valorize the institution of knighthood. He describes how both elite warriors and clerics contributed to a Christian theology that validated the knights' bloody profession. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222975
- ISBN
- 9780812222975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Richard Kaeuper presents a new analysis of chivalry, re-interpreting it as a fundamental aspect of medieval society. Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks. Num Pages: 300 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521137959
- ISBN
- 9780521137959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.61
€ 30.61
Paperback. Provides a historical overview of the post-1900 American West. This book offers a comprehensive account of the modern West, delineating the changes and resulting complexities that characterize the 20th-century West. It considers the ways in which urban, service, and computer-related industries replaced rural, extractive and agricultural economies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 maps, 47 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260221
- ISBN
- 9780803260221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of China's economic development across 3,000 years of history to be published in English. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w illus. 33 maps 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107615700
- ISBN
- 9781107615700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010728
- ISBN
- 9781847010728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.49
€ 33.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. * A significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and a brilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed analysis: this is a major and potentially prize-winning work Num Pages: 736 pages, Integrated: 17, 17pp b/w int. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0003779
- ISBN
- 9780349112695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 34. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Separate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399805
- ISBN
- 9780141399805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.51
€ 21.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. The Growth of Burgundian Power. Series: The History of Valois Burgundy S. 354 pages, 16, 9 black and white, 7 line drawing. The aims and personality of the second duke are illuminated, and the development of the Burgundian state during his ducal reign (1404-1419) charted. His supposed 'infernal pact' with the English and his assassination are examined; his activities in France are studied, as he exploited French resources for the benefit of Burgundy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 23. Weight: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159164
- ISBN
- 9780851159164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.83
€ 34.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. When in 1363 the duke of Burgundy died without an heir, the duchy returned to the French crown. John II's decision to give it to his fourth son, Philip, had some logic behind it. This title describes the process by which Philip fashioned the power, in particular his administrative techniques. Series: The History of Valois Burgundy. Num Pages: 314 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466. The Formation of the Burgundian State. Series: The History of Valois Burgundy S. 314 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. When in 1363 the duke of Burgundy died without an heir, the duchy returned to the French crown. John II's decision to give it to his fourth son, Philip, had some logic behind it. This title describes the process by which Philip fashioned the power, in particular his administrative techniques. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight: 454.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159157
- ISBN
- 9780851159157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. Philip, who ruled from 1419 to 1467, was one of the most powerful and influential rulers of the fifteenth century. Forced into an alliance with the English, he soon found that he held the balance of power between England and France - reflected in the final crucial phase of the Hundred Years War. Series: The History of Valois Burgundy. Num Pages: 516 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159171
- ISBN
- 9780851159171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Erudite but highly readable.. An attractive and timely repackaging of an unrivalled classic of Burgundian studies. MEDIUM AEVUM Series: The History of Valois Burgundy. Num Pages: 557 pages, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 42. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 557
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159188
- ISBN
- 9780851159188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.29
€ 40.99
€ 34.29
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408821640
- ISBN
- 9781408821640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.40
€ 26.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of The Last Fighting Tommy and The Soldier's War. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 292. Soldiers and Their Animals in the Great War. 352 pages, Illustrations. For soldiers in the Great War, going over the top was a comparatively rare event; much more frequently, they were bored and lonely and missing their families at home. Needing an outlet for their affection, many found it in the animal kingdom. This title looks at the war through the eyes of the soldiers who were there. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWT; WNG. Dimension: 198 x 148 x 31. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408810071
- ISBN
- 9781408810071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.82
€ 21.99
€ 17.82