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Paperback. The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. The author tells the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial and other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who revelled in the games, and the emperors who staged them and the critics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Profile
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684708
- ISBN
- 9781846684708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
€ 15.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. 281 pages, 45 b/w pls. Oxbow says: Subtitled 'A Patronage History', this book examines the commissioning and financing of works of art and architecture in the Benedictine monasteries and nunneries of south-west England from 1300 to the Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 171 x 228 x 25. Weight: 880.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837596
- ISBN
- 9781843837596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.01
€ 36.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. A detailed study of this famed religious-military order, written by the world's pre-eminent Crusades historian, and focusing on the years between the First Crusade and the Knights' conquest of Malta. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290839
- ISBN
- 9780230290839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.80
€ 157.80
Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-175...
Professor Jonathan I. Israel
Paperback. "The Radical Enlightenment" was a set of ideas which helped lay the foundations of the modern world on the basis of equality, democracy, secularism, and universality. This study by cultural historian, Jonathan Israel, shows how Spinoza and his thought set the intellectual current towards the political revolutions of the later 18th century. Num Pages: 832 pages, 16pp halftone plates and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199254569
- ISBN
- 9780199254569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Investigates the changing role of religion in British life from 600 AD. This book reveals religion as the driving force of events through the reigns of the first Stuarts, the Civil War and execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration, the Popish plot, the Glorious Revolution which kicked James II off the throne, and more. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in Britain. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319066
- ISBN
- 9780582319066
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Condition: New
€ 80.77
€ 80.77
Paperback. By the middle of the sixth century, the Byzantine emperor ruled a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empire had been cut in half. This work covers the history of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 235
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445656
- ISBN
- 9780752445656
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023913
- ISBN
- 9780884023913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. While the cult of St Theodore has been studied in the context of hagiographical writing and from the perspective of his representation in medieval art, this translation of the Greek texts connected with St Theodore examines the structure of the texts and their historical development. Series: Translated Texts for Byzantinists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381663
- ISBN
- 9781781381663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45
€ 59.45
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602392533
- ISBN
- 9781602392533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.49
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Published in association with the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911645
- ISBN
- 9780817911645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12
Paperback. The books in the Essential Bibliographies series include an essay by a noted scholar on the important historiographical issues and a pertinent bibliography for a particular period or theme in military history. Series: Essential Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972468
- ISBN
- 9781597972468
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.28
€ 16.99
€ 15.28
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€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Leadership, Social Memory and Judean Discourse in the Fifth-second Cen...
Professor History And Classics Ehud Ben Zvi
Paperback. Editor(s): Ben Zvi, Ehud; Edelman, Diana V. Series: Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Equinox
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781792698
- ISBN
- 9781781792698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26
hardcover. The impact of the Norman conquest of Sicily and Southern Italy in the 11th and 12th centuries upon the society of that region forms the central theme of this text. It looks at the Norman relations with the Byzantine world, and includes several studies on the church. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAM9; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860788034
- ISBN
- 9780860788034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 244 x 11. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447901440
- ISBN
- 9781447901440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.35
€ 50.99
€ 48.35
Paperback. This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335494
- ISBN
- 9781137335494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Memory and Gender in Medieval Europe, 900-1200 (Medieval Culture & Soc...
Professor Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts
Paperback. Remembering the past in the Middle Ages is a subject that is often perceived as a study of chronicles and annals written by monks. This book challenges this view and emphasizes the collaboration between men and women in the memorial tradition through both narrative sources and material culture. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333568590
- ISBN
- 9780333568590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DNF; DSBD; HBJD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632469
- ISBN
- 9780691632469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.20
€ 106.20
Hardback. The Adultress Wife of Henry VIII. 240 pages, 27 colour illustrations. The sorry tale of the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 21. Weight: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781445607689
- ISBN
- 9781445607689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. Angola of geopolitical interest and this offers a brief history Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045193
- ISBN
- 9781849045193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.43
€ 30.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. Kennedy follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503861
- ISBN
- 9780674503861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.90
€ 36.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. Focusing on Britain and her Empire, this survey provides an introduction for readers coming to the subject for the first time. It covers the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of the Empire. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414938
- ISBN
- 9780582414938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.25
€ 48.99
€ 47.25
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649924
- ISBN
- 9780691649924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 335.49
€ 335.49
When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creati...
Professor Charles Townshend
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237210
- ISBN
- 9780571237210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56