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Regional & national history
hardcover. Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife. Translator(s): Webb, Diane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- COLUMBIA UNIV PR
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231117029
- ISBN
- 9780231117029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 35.72
€ 54.99
€ 35.72
Hardcover. On 30 January 1933, Alfred Hugenberg's conservative German National People's Party (DNVP) formed a coalition government with the Nazi Party, thus enabling Hitler to accede to the chancellorship. This book analyzes in detail the complicated relationship between Conservatives and Nazis and offers a re-interpretation of the Nazi seizure of power.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454968
- ISBN
- 9781845454968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.00
€ 167.00
Paperback. "Covers the major political, economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent"--Provided by the publisher. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138961159
- ISBN
- 9781138961159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629599
- ISBN
- 9780691629599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.09
€ 186.09
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613727
- ISBN
- 9780691613727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.79€ 48.56
€ 61.79
€ 48.56
Letters of a Dead Man (Ex Horto: Dumbarton Oaks Texts in Garden and La...
Hermann Von Pückler-Muskau
hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BM; HBJD1; HBLL; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 267 x 55. Weight in Grams: 3828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780884024118
- ISBN
- 9780884024118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 52.66
€ 99.99
€ 52.66
Hardback. Series: Max Kade German-American Research Institute Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271059372
- ISBN
- 9780271059372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.70€ 87.21
€ 105.70
€ 87.21
Paperback. Presents a memoir of a defiant Polish Jew who commanded Italian resistance fighters during the Holocaust. Throughout the years of the Holocaust, Hermann Wygoda lived a life of narrow escapes, daring masquerades, and battles that almost defy reason. This book celebrates the memory of this man who received decorations from three Western powers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071393
- ISBN
- 9780252071393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Originally published in 1551, Hernan Chacon's Tractado de la Caualleria de la Gineta reflects an era of radical changes in the chivalresque-military world of renaissance Spain. This new paperback volume in the Exeter Hispanic Texts series provides a text in the original Spanish, edited and introduced in Spanish by Noel Fallows. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 60 pages, 5 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DNF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JW; WSNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 155.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895422
- ISBN
- 9780859895422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.22
€ 39.22
Paperback. Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context. Translator(s): Pagden, Mr. Anthony. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 640 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300090949
- ISBN
- 9780300090949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Paperback. Series: Greek Commentaries Series. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 66. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524139
- ISBN
- 9780929524139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.02
€ 19.00
€ 17.02
paperback. The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. This book offers a translation of Herodotus' Histories. Translator(s): Holland, Tom. Num Pages: 880 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455397
- ISBN
- 9780140455397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Tells the story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia. This title take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141398778
- ISBN
- 9780141398778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.52
€ 5.52
Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. This work comprises the first western historical writing. It provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens and why did Leonides and the Spartans comb their hair before the battle of Thermopylae. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 43. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264665
- ISBN
- 9781853264665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.09
€ 7.09
Paperback. Edition for students of this important book whose centre-piece is the Battle of Salamis. Editor(s): Bowie, A. M. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521575713
- ISBN
- 9780521575713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206670
- ISBN
- 9780872206670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120300
- ISBN
- 9780226120300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. This volume explores the days of handover through the words of leading Hong Kong citizens. The author utilizes transcribed interviews to tell the story of one of the important events of our generation: the taking over of a political entity through a 99-year-old treaty. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101353
- ISBN
- 9780739101353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.81
€ 61.81
Hardback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363095
- ISBN
- 9780822363095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28