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Paperback. A unique study of medieval architecture, which treats the subject thematically. It looks at construction methods, patronage, and function, as well as the symbolic meanings represented in the architecture. It also offers completely new information on architecture in Spain and central Europe. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, numerous colour anfd halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AM; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842763
ISBN
9780192842763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. Explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics. Editor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 line illustrations, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060722
ISBN
9780674060722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. This 2002 book investigates the origins of the antagonism between early China and its 'barbarian' northern neighbours. Num Pages: 380 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521543828
ISBN
9780521543828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.85

Paperback. Through a combined philosophical, historical, and socio-legal methodology, this volume investigates the changing nature of criminal responsibility in English law from the mid-18th Century to the early 21st Century, arguing that ideas of character responsibility are enjoying a renaissance in the modern criminal law. Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law & Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBJD1; JKV; LAR; LNFX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248216
ISBN
9780199248216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.10

Paperback. The remarkable true story of the Queen Alexandra frontline nurses in the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825679
ISBN
9780753825679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The Women's Land Army was forgotten victory of Second World War. While troops fought on front line, a battalion of young women joined up to take their place as agricultural workers. These girls learnt how to look after farm land, operate and repair machinery, harvest crops and provide. This work documents the camaraderie of this Land Army. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443133
ISBN
9780752443133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sniper's Story from Chechnya. 416 pages. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight: 282. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679727
ISBN
9781847679727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Barreyre, Nicolas; Heale, Professor Michael J.; Tuck, Stephen; Vidal, Cecile. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279292
ISBN
9780520279292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608570
ISBN
9780691608570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Ranging from the first human settlement in the Nile Valley (c. 120,000 BC) to the appearance of Alexander the Great (c. 331 BC), this history blends archaeological and textual evidence into an informed narrative. Numerous quotes from the original documentary sources are included. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631193968
ISBN
9780631193968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Hardcover. Anthony Wood is one of the most colourful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. He describes the skirmishes between parliamentarian and royalist forces in the 1640s and the return of King Charles II in 1660. His account of his own life is peppered with famous people, including Christopher Wren and John Locke Editor(s): Kiessling, Nicolas K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243082
ISBN
9781851243082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

paperback. The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. This book offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its place among the nations of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520082847
ISBN
9780520082847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 42.31

Paperback. Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century the great clans that had dominated China for centuries. Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 25 line illustrations, 16 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970656
ISBN
9780674970656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Hardcover. Using the new tools of GIS and social network analysis, Nicolas Tackett shows that the great Tang aristocratic families were more successful than previously believed in adapting to social and economic changes in the seventh and eighth centuries. Tang political influence waned only after many of them were killed during the three decades after 880. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492059
ISBN
9780674492059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. During the spring of 1933, Stalin's police rounded up nearly one hundred thousand people as part of the Soviet regime's "cleansing" of Moscow and Leningrad and deported them to Siberia. This work weaves this episode into a broader story about the Soviet frenzy in the 1930s to purge society of all those deemed to be unfit. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130835
ISBN
9780691130835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Hardback. After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France examines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that modernizers looked to the home as a site for social engineering and nation-building. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; AMX; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385875
ISBN
9781782385875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132305
ISBN
9780231132305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.12

Paperback. Analyses and compares what it means to be Hakka. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 294 pages, Maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984872
ISBN
9780295984872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Translator(s): Legnani, Nicole Delia. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019737
ISBN
9780674019737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. In this cultural history of the War of 1812, Nicole Eustace examines the way this expensive, unproductive war won popular support through appeal to the emotions. 1812 looks at the major dramatic events of the war and the subsequent songs, speeches, and images that spoke of opportunity and romantic adventure. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTR; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223484
ISBN
9780812223484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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