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paperback. First published in 1600 in answer to Giusepe Passi's diatribe about women's alleged defects, this polemic displays Lucrezia Marinella's knowledge of the Italian poetic tradition and demonstrates her ability to argue against authors of the misogynist tradition from Boccaccio to Torquato Tasso. Translator(s): Dunhill, Anne; Panizza, Letizia. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505466
ISBN
9780226505466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. This is a collection of Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici's body of religious poems. Ranging from lyrics on the Nativity to dialogues between Christ and the sinner who kneels before him, the nine poems of praise included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by the woman. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 286 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; DC; HBJD; HR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808543
ISBN
9780226808543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473844872
ISBN
9781473844872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, daredevil - and Fascist. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007213962
ISBN
9780007213962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

paperback. Takes readers on a tour of London's most formative age - the age of love, sex, intellect, art, great ambition and fantastic ruin. This book is about the Georgians who called London their home, from dukes and artists to rent boys and hot air balloonists meeting dog-nappers and life-models along the way. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24pp b&w and colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670920143
ISBN
9780670920143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. An original, authoritative look at the social history of the 20th century, brilliantly retold through the eyes of the household servants. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408842706
ISBN
9781408842706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Originally published under the title: Servants: a downstairs view of twentieth-century Britain. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349801
ISBN
9780393349801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913185
ISBN
9781439913185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.77

paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473425
ISBN
9780801473425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, 1920s America was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. This title presents a portrait of the era of invention and glamour. Num Pages: 389 pages, 4x4 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843547785
ISBN
9781843547785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.81

Hardcover. The Galisteo Basin is an ancient seabed, site of volcanic upheaval. The fertile basin provided temporary hunting and farming grounds for wanderers, and then became the home of Pueblo people. This title presents the history of the Southern Tewa Pueblo Indian culture that rose, faltered, reasserted itself, and ultimately, perished in the Galisteo. Num Pages: 316 pages, 110 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 227 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135662
ISBN
9780890135662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.78
€ 48.03

Paperback. Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand its surprising success. Num Pages: 496 pages, 33 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144239
ISBN
9780300144239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138831414
ISBN
9781138831414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.68

Paperback. William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, he went into a long and miserable continental exile before returning to England in triumph on the restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227044
ISBN
9780571227044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the palace's assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives. Ambitious people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238903
ISBN
9780571238903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? In this book, all these questions - and more - are answered. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571259540
ISBN
9780571259540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

paperback. Tells the story of a national obsession. This title presents a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BBC Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781849906517
ISBN
9781849906517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Hardback. This volume, with original contributions by leading German scholars, suggests that crises of integration should be seen as engines of progress throughout the history of European integration rather than as expressions of failure and regression, a widely held assumption. It therefore throws new light on the current crises in European integration.. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454418
ISBN
9781845454418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.37

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 500 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304798
ISBN
9780764304798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; GBC; HBJF; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849488
ISBN
9780810849488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.45

Hardback. brings together key articles in one accessible volume includes new articles and approaches to the subject covers the role of women in the church. Editor(s): Luebke, David Martin. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211037
ISBN
9780631211037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

Paperback. Comprises nine articles on the Counter-Reformation. This book shows that these reforms were more than a mere reaction against the Protestant challenge to Catholic doctrine and institutions, rather, they also constituted an internal renewal that transformed sixteenth and seventeenth-century Catholic religious life in many complex ways. Editor(s): Luebke, David (University of Oregon). Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211044
ISBN
9780631211044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Presents a guided tour through centuries of history of Italy. This book examines Machiavelli and Mussolini, popes, pilgrims and prostitutes, cliques and conspiracies, Casanova and the crippling power of the Church. It also shows us a divided nation, injustice, ignorance, poverty and fear. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140145953
ISBN
9780140145953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

hardcover. Author of the Declaration of Independence, and president of the US, Thomas Jefferson is a classical liberal philosopher-king that America produced in the birth throes of the republic. This book helps readers recognize Jefferson as a champion of limited government, natural rights, and antagonism of the states towards interference by federal powers. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780881461862
ISBN
9780881461862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 8.29

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