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Paperback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617562
- ISBN
- 9780748617562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617555
- ISBN
- 9780748617555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.28€ 148.09
€ 154.28
€ 148.09
Hardback. Editor(s): So, Francis K. H. Num Pages: 237 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137586247
- ISBN
- 9781137586247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. aeo Provides the first biographical assessment of this exotic figure in Jewish history. aeo Offers an unusual perspective on one of the key period of French history. aeo Challenges our understanding of the nature of Jewish emancipation. aeo Draws on a wide range of published and unpublished sources. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861931
- ISBN
- 9781557861931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493478
- ISBN
- 9780801493478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 1208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1828.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472596710
- ISBN
- 9781472596710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
paperback. From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. This title includes over 250 maps and photographs that changes the way you see your surroundings. Num Pages: 832 pages, 250 photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040592
- ISBN
- 9780141040592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. As in 'Britain B.C.' and 'Britain A.D.' (also accompanied by Channel 4 series), eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w illus, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007203628
- ISBN
- 9780007203628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955888
- ISBN
- 9780241955888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007181872
- ISBN
- 9780007181872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. An authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 b/w illus, 64 col plates (32pp), (4 x 8pp four-colour plate sections), With index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007126934
- ISBN
- 9780007126934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. 'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.'A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheen's wonderfully acute sense of the absurd. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007244287
- ISBN
- 9780007244287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643960
- ISBN
- 9780691643960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.14
€ 182.14
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605418
- ISBN
- 9780691605418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71€ 48.71
€ 61.71
€ 48.71
Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634388
- ISBN
- 9780691634388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.05
€ 195.05
Hardcover. This monograph makes clear how the format of the literary folio played a fundamental role in book history by encapsulating the unstable negotiation between commerce, cultural prestige, and the fundamental nature of the printed book. Series: History of Text Technologies. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438348
- ISBN
- 9781137438348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. Editor(s): Young, Francis. Num Pages: 190 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270804
- ISBN
- 9781783270804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.28€ 54.88
€ 59.28
€ 54.88
Paperback. A story of one of the greatest-ever battles, a few men under the Knights of St John against a huge Turkish armada, written as witnessed by a participating soldier. Translator(s): Bradford, Ernle. Series: First Person Singular. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33, 8 black and white, 25 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843831402
- ISBN
- 9781843831402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Paperback. "First published in Spanish, titled Callar al mensajero: La represion franquista, entre la libertad de informacion y el derecho al honor (Barcelona: Ediciones Peninsula, 2009); first published in English, 2013, with one additional chapter, "The Spanish justice system, Baltasar Garzon and the crimes of Francoism" -- Title page verso. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195427
- ISBN
- 9781845195427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
The Agony of Spanish Liberalism: From Revolution to Dictatorship 1913-...
Francisco J. Romero Romero Salvad?
Hardcover. It was during the period 1913-1923 that the seeds of political polarization and social violence culminating in the Spanish Civil War were sown. This volume explores the causes of the growing schism within Spanish society, focusing on the crisis of the Spanish liberal order, under challenge from newly mobilized forces on both the Right and Left. Editor(s): Smith, Angel. Num Pages: 289 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JPFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554245
- ISBN
- 9780230554245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. Conquered in 1492 and colonized by invading Castilians, the city and kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers throughout the first half of the sixteenth century. This title provides scholars in a range of fields with an example of resistance in the face of oppression. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103037
- ISBN
- 9780226103037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardback. The kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers including conversion of its native Muslim population. This title attempts to lodge a protest against assimilationist laws that required converted Muslims in Granada to dress, speak, eat, marry, celebrate festivals, and bury their dead exactly as the Castilian settler population. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Translator(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226547268
- ISBN
- 9780226547268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.94€ 79.61
€ 94.94
€ 79.61
Hardcover. Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were brought to the surface by in the 1990s. These ancient artefacts are to be exhibited in Britain in 2016. This book tells the story of these two ancient civilizations. Series: British Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 296 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051856
- ISBN
- 9780500051856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.97
€ 52.99
€ 40.97
Paperback. Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were brought to the surface by in the 1990s. These ancient artefacts are to be exhibited in Britain in 2016. This book tells the story of these two ancient civilizations. Series: British Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500292372
- ISBN
- 9780500292372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 7.28
€ 29.99
€ 7.28