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paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215386
- ISBN
- 9780823215386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336611
- ISBN
- 9780880336611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Paperback. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Love and Survival in Sierra Leone. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 296 pages, illustrations. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273795
- ISBN
- 9780520273795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801487866
- ISBN
- 9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.26
€ 44.26
Paperback. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961710
- ISBN
- 9780822961710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099586944
- ISBN
- 9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Henry, desperate to marry Anne Boleyn and ensure the Tudor line asks Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce. Enter Gregorio Casali, an Italian diplomat hired to represent Henry's interests in the Vatican. This book combines a gripping family saga with a charged political battle between the Tudors and the Vatican. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports., geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554899
- ISBN
- 9780099554899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028325
- ISBN
- 9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.40
€ 160.40
Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300160239
- ISBN
- 9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.03
€ 49.99
€ 35.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217452
- ISBN
- 9780300217452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780448
- ISBN
- 9781785780448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.77
€ 11.99
€ 9.77
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.92
€ 26.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292570
- ISBN
- 9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456787
- ISBN
- 9780801456787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417168
- ISBN
- 9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.26
€ 44.99
€ 37.26
Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165720
- ISBN
- 9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22
€ 150.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Parisian, Catherine M. Series: Penn State Studies in the History of the Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271037134
- ISBN
- 9780271037134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.80€ 55.04
€ 65.80
€ 55.04
Paperback. Commemorative projects, born out of conflicting memories, can be problematic. Catherine Marshall challenges the coarsening of history by the construction of commemorative monuments that are thought to provide closure over the events that they mark. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 3. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468608
- ISBN
- 9780990468608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Winner of the Wolfson Prize 2013 and Herald Books of the Year 2014, this book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032351
- ISBN
- 9780141032351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050082
- ISBN
- 9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.80€ 59.90
€ 65.80
€ 59.90