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Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black and white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195381955
ISBN
9780195381955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784517
ISBN
9780198784517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.98

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005273
ISBN
9780674005273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 41.87

Paperback. Under Fire studies the impact of total war on the civilian population of Essex between 1939 and 1945. How people coped with the immense stress of heavy bombing and the fear of invasion and undercurrents of political disaffection, crime and a supposed crisis in morality, as well as the hostility faced by conscientious objectors are all examined. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291287
ISBN
9781909291287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

paperback. Weapons of Mass Persuasion chronicles the making of a Hollywood war: fast-paced and heroic, pitting the forces of good against the forces of evil to achieve a triumphant, sanitized, and commodified outcome. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802086518
ISBN
9780802086518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780195389142
ISBN
9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. A history of the politics of South Africa's people from the time of their early settlements in the elevated heartlands to the dawn of apartheid. Num Pages: 318 pages, 2 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107614413
ISBN
9781107614413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714327
ISBN
9780804714327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible opening books in 1735. This work focuses on the controversy it aroused and of its eventual suppression, and sheds light on aspects of the 18th century and issues of censorship. Num Pages: 312 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531162
ISBN
9781557531162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 852. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007621
ISBN
9780486478685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750965057
ISBN
9780750965057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. As interpreter for Adolf Hitler during the key pre-war moments, such as the Munich Agreement, the British Declaration of War and the surrender of France, Schmidt was well placed to record his impressions of events from 1935 to 1945. His memoirs provide an important contribution to our knowledge of important meetings before and during the War. Editor(s): Sutton, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555163
ISBN
9781781555163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.69

hardcover. Shows how the English came to believe between 1500 and 1740. This work examines social policy and institutions such as workhouses and hospitals in order to illustrate how contemporaries tried to shape their social and moral environment, and how they defined the notion of 'welfare'. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780198206613
ISBN
9780198206613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.64

Hardback. This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 18 colour illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442253636
ISBN
9781442253636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.95

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641321
ISBN
9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426442
ISBN
9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An illustrated revisionary account of the reign of the Byzantine emperor Basil II (976-1025). Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVWB; 1QDAZ; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521158831
ISBN
9780521158831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Hardback. Classic book of black-and-white photographs in the Outer Hebrides. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; AJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 299 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780274232
ISBN
9781780274232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Presents the history of the economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory. This book offers the story of the Venice of Marco Polo, Titian, Tintoretto, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Casanova, and an array of equally captivating heroes and villains. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951924
ISBN
9781845951924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9780099522973
ISBN
9780099522973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.85

paperback. In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the treacherous military campaigns of the period. This work focuses on this collusion of three iconic figures of the Italian Renaissance to unite three mighty strands of the period - war, politics and art. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781845951214
ISBN
9781845951214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

paperback. Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546443
ISBN
9780099546443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 11.29

paperback. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. He was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt and it was an episode which contained in embryo many seminal events in his later life. This work looks at his epic military victories and his declaration of himself as emperor. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBE; 3JH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781844139170
ISBN
9781844139170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. After the dethronement and subsequent murder of Richard II, the usurping Lancastrian dynasty faced an exceptional challenge. This book provides an account of the Lancastrian revolution and its aftermath. Integrating techniques of literary and historical analysis, it reveals the Lancastrian monarchs as masters of outward display. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041212
ISBN
9780268041212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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