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Hardback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JPFM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 45. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199811380
ISBN
9780199811380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.51

Hardcover. A reconstruction of the way Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) was read and used by English political and religious writers in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries; engaging with reception studies as a whole, and exploring how seventeenth-century English debate contributed to wider European thought. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754589
ISBN
9780198754589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.41

Hardback. This work considers several texts, cultural practices and intellectual processes to chart the emergence of a new geographical conciousness in early modern Japan. The study shows how spatial and geographical knowledge confined to elites in early Japan became more widespread in the Tokugawa period. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 249 pages, 22 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232693
ISBN
9780520232693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.81
€ 64.27

Hardback. Early modern Japan was a military-bureaucratic state governed by patriarchal and patrilineal principles and laws. During this time, however, women had considerable power to directly affect social structure, political practice, and economic production. This book explores the dynamic nature of Japanese women's lives during the early modern era. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b/w, 2 line, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292000
ISBN
9780520292000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.47
€ 54.67

Paperback. This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish, the other Slavic, who found refuge in Shanghai during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750233
ISBN
9780804750233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. The Edible Monument considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe, including popular festivals such as Carnival and the Italian Cuccagna. This book is published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Getty Research Center from October 13, 2015, to March 23, 2016. Editor(s): Reed, Marcia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 91 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZP; HBJD; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064542
ISBN
9781606064542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. The Jacquinot Zone, in Shanghai, is the first example in history of a successful safe zone that provided protection and security to half a million Chinese refugees living in a battle zone during wartime. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; HBWQ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804757935
ISBN
9780804757935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.19

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637228
ISBN
9780691637228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.42
€ 189.51

Paperback. An analysis of the course of Western intellectual history between AD 400 and 1400. It surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian and Muslim cultures, and then proceeds from the 12th-century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond. Series: Yale Intellectual History of the West. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300078527
ISBN
9780300078527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 70 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 257 x 10. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
40 Enl Anv
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160994
ISBN
9781574160994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.83

hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771815
ISBN
9780814771815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

Paperback. Provides a fresh interpretation of Latin American history and the region's place in the changing global political economy, from the discovery of America into the twenty-first century. This title shows how the Iberian populations and cultures - both European and American - merged and evolved. Translator(s): Giammanco Frongia, Rosanna M. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267497
ISBN
9780520267497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardcover. This is the first systematic study of the Sovietization of northern Transylvania, ceded to Hungary by the Vienna Diktat of 1940. This historiography of that transitional period fills an imortant gap in the existing research. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334969
ISBN
9780880334969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. An eloquent answer to some of the most vexing questions about the myth of Orpheus and its far-reaching ramifications through time and culture, Detienne's work ultimately offers a major rethinking of Greek mythology. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869549
ISBN
9780801869549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.50
€ 59.00

Paperback. Looks at the anthropology of the Greeks and other cultures across space and time, and in the process discovers aspects of the art of comparability. This book tries to see how cultural systems react not just to a touchstone category, but also to the questions and concepts that arise from the reaction. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021259
ISBN
9780674021259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. The plight of John T Scopes dominated headlines for weeks, but behind the scenes of the famous "Monkey Trial" were other dramas hidden from public view. Covering the trial, this work enables modern readers to comprehend more completely the tensions that gripped a Tennessee community - and the nation - in 1925. Num Pages: 196 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615681
ISBN
9780700615681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329819
ISBN
9780226329819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.95
€ 81.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329956
ISBN
9780226329956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Analyses the successful stability of Oman despite very real social pressures Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044851
ISBN
9781849044851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. Reveals wampum's undeniable influence on the cultural, political, and economic foundations of North America. Num Pages: 168 pages, 18 color photographs, 101 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252033667
ISBN
9780252033667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. It is an invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537441
ISBN
9780099537441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by ill luck? This book draws on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters to bring the real John vividly to life. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591825
ISBN
9780099591825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages. This title presents the biography of this truly formidable king. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481751
ISBN
9780099481751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, the author explores many of the country's most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558491
ISBN
9780099558491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

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