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Paperback. Explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. This book shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies - over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 396 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283879
ISBN
9780520283879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. This book also provides a brief history of the War and a discussion of its causes. It includes maps and a chronology, an index, a select bibliography, and several examples of 17th-century artwork. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209398
ISBN
9780872209398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Hardback. Crossing Central Europe is a pioneering volume that focuses on the complex networks of transcultural interrelations in Central Europe from 1900 to 2000. Editor(s): Smith-Prei, Carrie. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; AS; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649149
ISBN
9781442649149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Paperback. Abandoned by her mother, who left to pursue a career as a camp guard at Auschwitz-Birkenau, loathed by her step-mother, cooped up in a cellar, starved, parched, lonely amidst the fetid crush of her neighbours, Helga Schneider endured the horrors of wartime Berlin. This book presents an account of her survival. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019522
ISBN
9780099443735
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Describes the companions and fellow trappers with whom the author shared harsh and heart-warming experiences, and relates how he learned about beaver, caribou, wolf, and other wildlife. It provides information about native medicine and offers a glimpse of the Northwest Territories in the final days of the fur trading era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773509122
ISBN
9780773509122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, over 150 b/w and color photos, line schemes. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764316739
ISBN
9780764316739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464619
ISBN
9780752464619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608. JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943-45. 224 pages, Over 67 black and white photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight: 608.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404467
ISBN
9780887404467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Drawing on both literary and historical evidence, Puff shows that speakers of German associated sodomy with Italy, and increasingly, the Catholic Church. This study will interest historians of gender, sexuality and religion, as well as scholars of medieval history and culture. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DFH; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226685069
ISBN
9780226685069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line drawings 1 map 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604459
ISBN
9780691604459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardcover. The story of the attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not from the German side. The author has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequences, and this book collects an archive of documents and photographs. Translator(s): Ockenden, Michael. Series: Through the Lens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 400 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 297 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334. Series: Through the Lens. 240 pages, 400 photographs. The story of the attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not from the German side. The author has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequences, and this book collects an archive of documents and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 215 x 297 x 25. Weight: 1328. Translator(s): Ockenden, Michael.
Publisher
After the Battle
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067270
ISBN
9781870067270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.75

Hardback. The book analyzes the official and popular celebrations on the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity to elucidate elite and popular understandings of the imperial state in the capital city. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785266
ISBN
9780804785266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Hardback. Tells how Jan Jeroenszoon, through great personal courage and faith in the rule of law, managed to survive gruesome torture and vindicate himself by successfully arguing at trial that the authorities remained subject to the law even in times of war. Translator(s): Grayson, J. C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135649
ISBN
9780691135649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.03
€ 55.55

Hardback. The book offers a frank account of an African state that shook off colonial rule but has yet to see the fruits of independence distributed evenly among its people. Drawing on inside knowledge of SWAPO, the anti-colonial liberation movement, the author provides a valuable case study of nation building in the modern era. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044127
ISBN
9781849044127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.27
€ 52.98

Hardcover. Unique story of "Operation Exporter" - the little-known WW2 battle. Translator(s): Land, William. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 bw in 8pp plates, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534493
ISBN
9781784534493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 54.56

Paperback. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260082
ISBN
9780226260082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175500
ISBN
9780231175500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 46.57

paperback. Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. This book argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton Univers. Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691162393
ISBN
9780691162393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710305
ISBN
9780804710305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. This title provides an insight into villager experiences during the Socialist Education Movement and Cultural Revolution, as well as the growth of Christianity in China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 279 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273122
ISBN
9780520273122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750691
ISBN
9780804750691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Hardcover. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750684
ISBN
9780804750684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.91

Hardback. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility, the author explores relations with the indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the ascendancy of Mercia and the rise of Wessex. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 bw integrated, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765990
ISBN
9781780765990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.47
€ 100.41

paperback. MEDIEVAL WOMEN looks at a thousand years of English history, as it affected - and was made by - women. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348. *
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Ted Smart Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781842126219
ISBN
9781842126219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

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