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Paperback. Continuing the argument developed in the author's previous book, this exhaustively researched study describes the humiliation of the Chinese gentry at the hands of the statist Oboi regents in the 1660s and the Kangxi emperor's self-declared Confucian sagehood in the 1670s, which effectively trumped the gentry's claim to sovereignty. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462551
- ISBN
- 9781349462551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardback. This book looks at the bitter factionalism in the last days of China's Ming Dynasty as an ideological struggle between scholar-officials who believed that sovereignty resided in the imperial state and those who believed that it resided with the learned gentry. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230611344
- ISBN
- 9780230611344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
paperback. Packed with facts and stories, this book helps you to learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; and why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp black 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780670919147
- ISBN
- 9780670919147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Calit, Harry S. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335765
- ISBN
- 9781590335765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.06€ 64.47
€ 83.06
€ 64.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137567482
- ISBN
- 9781137567482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036002
- ISBN
- 9781594036002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Hardcover. A celebration of Nelson's great seamanship and the complexities of his private life Num Pages: 176 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DCF; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Spellmount
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862271753
- ISBN
- 9781862271753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
€ 19.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. An English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211283
- ISBN
- 9780812211283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Presents the historiography of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. This book offers an analysis of the political principles that guided Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Douglas in 1858. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226391182
- ISBN
- 9780226391182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Hardcover. Harry V. Jaffa, one of Strauss's most influential students and an ardent participant in the internal divisions among Straussians, brings together his key contributions to the battle to define Strauss's legacy. The collection includes an important original essay, published here for the first time, "Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary." Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442217119
- ISBN
- 9781442217119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.72
€ 107.72
Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826314956
- ISBN
- 9780826314956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. An account of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill. It provides detailed tactical accounts of each stage of the contest and explores the interaction between the generals on both sides. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 76 illustrations, 15 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807849965
- ISBN
- 9780807849965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd of stunning ladies. This book offers an insight into the love life of Henry, and the twelve women who knew the man behind the mask. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454962
- ISBN
- 9780752454962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906434
- ISBN
- 9781403906434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. This text traces the efforts of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson and others to establish a credible international presence for America as a new nation. The primary source documents include dispatches, private letters and documents from archives, libraries and societies. Editor(s): Giunta, Mary A.; Graebner, Norman A.; Hill, Peter P.; Kaplan, Lawrence S. Num Pages: 311 pages, illustrations, map, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026642
- ISBN
- 9780842026642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRJS; HRJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568751
- ISBN
- 9780813568751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. The recording, explanation and the inescapable task of judging great wrongs in the past presents historians with their most difficult assignment. For those who have either lived through such injustice or have been in some way responsible for it the impositions of memory are both painful and unavoidable. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 370 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863676
- ISBN
- 9781557863676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. Since 1945 Europe has experienced many periods of turmoil and conflict and as many moments of peace and integration: from the devastation felt in the aftermath of World War II to the recovery in the 1950s and 1960s; to the new challenges in the 1970s and 1980s when neoliberal policies led to fundamental social and economic changes.. Translator(s): Tarquini, Liesel. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 figs and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572. Recovery and Transformation After Two World Wars. 336 pages, 22 figs and tables. Since 1945 Europe has experienced many periods of turmoil and conflict and as many moments of peace and integration: from the devastation felt in the aftermath of World War II to the recovery in the 1950s and 1960s; to the new challenges in the 1970s and 1980s when neoliberal policies led to fundamental social and economic changes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 21. Weight: 572. Translator(s): Tarquini, Liesel.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456436
- ISBN
- 9781845456436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.02
€ 175.02
Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337113779
- ISBN
- 9781337113779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.21
€ 88.21
Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125831
- ISBN
- 9780813125831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Paperback. Takes readers to a time when both the Catholic Church and the main new Protestant denominations embraced a policy of endorsing religious persecution, coercing unity, and, with the state's help, mercilessly crushing dissent and heresy. This work shows how out of the same traditions came the beginnings of pluralism in the West. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121420
- ISBN
- 9780691121420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Designed to introduce both students and general readers to a work that is an essential part of a liberal education, this book seeks to encourage readers to explore Greek author Thucydides - one of the world's greatest historians. It examines his landmark "History of the Peloponnesian War", one of the great classics of Western civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138800
- ISBN
- 9780691138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. In this study Harvey Levenstein tells of the remarkable transformation in how Americans ate that took place from 1880 to 1930. It devotes special attention to the deliberate attempts of various groups, notably nutritionists and large food processors, to change popular eating habits. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424. The Transformation of the American Diet. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 285 pages, 20 b&w photographs. In this study Harvey Levenstein tells of the remarkable transformation in how Americans ate that took place from 1880 to 1930. It devotes special attention to the deliberate attempts of various groups, notably nutritionists and large food processors, to change popular eating habits. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 12. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234390
- ISBN
- 9780520234390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44