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Paperback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277519
ISBN
9780520277519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141986609
ISBN
9780141986609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. An important contribution to the discussion of the Arab lands before European hegemony and a detailed study of a region and power center many scholars identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 graphs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123273
ISBN
9780231123273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. An important contribution to the discussion of the Arab lands before European hegemony and a detailed study of a region and power center many scholars identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 graphs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1FBS; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231123266
ISBN
9780231123266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.80

paperback. The human impulse to religion can be seen to encompass environmentalism as an offshoot of the secular, material faith in human reason and power that dominates modern society. This book traces the history of environmentalism - and its moral thrust - from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985565
ISBN
9780295985565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488467
ISBN
9780801488467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Encompassing the period from Rome's founding in the eighth century BC through Justinian's rule in the sixth century AD, the author offers a distinctive perspective on the Romans and their civilization by employing fundamental Roman values as a lens through which to view both their rise and spectacular fall. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 maps, 35 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198317
ISBN
9780300198317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive history of ancient Greece. This title brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B C E. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, it integrates political, military, social, and cultural history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160055
ISBN
9780300160055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1964. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624686
ISBN
9780691624686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.15

Hardback. Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the origins and conduct of the Iraq War. Series: Documentary and Reference Guides. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
345
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313343872
ISBN
9780313343872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.20
€ 40.28

Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264363
ISBN
9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Demonstrates that European influence on decision-making processes in Washington during the Cold War worked through three mechanisms: norms prescribing consultations among the allies; use of domestic pressures for leverage in trans-atlantic interactions; and, trans-national and trans-governmental coalitions among societal and bureaucratic actors. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017112
ISBN
9780691017112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61
€ 53.63

Paperback. Constituting over ninety percent of China's population, Han is not only the largest ethnonational group in that country but also one of the largest categories of human identity in world history. This book examines this ambiguous identity, one that shares features with, but cannot be subsumed under, existing notions of ethnicity, culture, and race. Editor(s): Mullaney, Thomas S.; Leibold, James Patrick; Gros, Stephane; Vanden Bussche, Eric Armand. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 418 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289758
ISBN
9780520289758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 43.33

Paperback. "Thorough and convincing.. likely to become the standard work on the subject." Library Journal

"Highly readable." Medieval Literature

"A major work of synthesis." Walter E. Kaegi

"Burns has achieved much for the modern study of Ostrogoths." Antiquaries Journal

" Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253206008
ISBN
9780253206008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. An engaging, balanced, and penetrating narrative biography of the charismatic eighteenth-century American evangelist Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223583
ISBN
9780300223583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187328
ISBN
9780300187328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.64

Hardback. The author provides a fresh way of looking at various aspects of ancient Egypt - from history, art and everyday life to religion and ancient attitudes to death and the afterlife. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762302
ISBN
9781780762302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Hardback. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239263
ISBN
9780812239263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112589
ISBN
9780226112589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.19

Paperback. Gratuitous sex. Graphic violence. Lies, revenge, and murder. This title retells six piquant episodes from the Italian court just after 1550, as the Renaissance gave way to an era of Catholic reformation. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226269719
ISBN
9780226269719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 maps, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472567567
ISBN
9781472567567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Hardcover. This volume contributes to contemporary debates on hegemony, power and identity in contemporary historical and anthropological literature through an examination of the imperial encounter between the British and the Greeks of the Ionian Islands during the 19th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVGS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028015
ISBN
9780268028015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. This volume contributes to contemporary debates on hegemony, power and identity in contemporary historical and anthropological literature through an examination of the imperial encounter between the British and the Greeks of the Ionian Islands during the 19th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVGS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028022
ISBN
9780268028022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277922
ISBN
9780803277922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.78

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