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Regional & national history
Paperback. The Asante had unique conceptions of time and motion, and the relationships between the unborn, the living and the dead. This study suggests that awareness of their past has much to do with the survival of their culture in this century. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821411353
- ISBN
- 9780821411353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. Nigeria: After the Nightmare is an in-depth look into the Nigerian experience, explaining what went wrong during the country's thirty years of dictatorship. The book describes Nigeria's problems including oil, corruption, and dictatorship, but also provides a way for Nigeria to recover and become a leading democratic state. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855392
- ISBN
- 9780761855392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.43
€ 112.43
Paperback. Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats and the Roman poor and tried to kill his rival Cicero and overthrow the government. This work is suitable for second-year or advanced Latin study. Editor(s): Ramsey, J.T. Series: American Philological Association Classical Texts with Commentary S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195320855
- ISBN
- 9780195320855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Hardcover. Ancient Greek thought provides the basis for the intellectual, ethical and political civilization of the West. This collection of over 60 essays explores the full length and breadth of Greek thought - showing the Greeks looking at themselves, their knowledge, poetics and rhetoric. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 76 color illustrations, 5 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002616
- ISBN
- 9780674002616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.39€ 92.46
€ 97.39
€ 92.46
Paperback. This book presents a selection of the most important scholarship on Augustus and the contribution he made to the development of the Roman state in the early imperial period. Editor(s): Edmondson, Jonathan. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615957
- ISBN
- 9780748615957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Num Pages: 403 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGL; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112804
- ISBN
- 9781618112804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.77€ 130.46
€ 130.77
€ 130.46
Paperback. Benjamin Disraeli (created Earl of Beaconsfield in 1876) was a towering figure in Victorian politics and literature. Credited with creating and shaping the modern Conservative Party, he spent 3 decades in government and was prime minister twice. This book traces Disraeli's history from his early life in London to his elevation to House of Lords. Num Pages: 112 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886059
- ISBN
- 9781845886059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bach McMaster, John; Stone, Frederick D. Num Pages: 811 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 811
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865977938
- ISBN
- 9780865977938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.69
€ 33.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Based on the written testimonies and personal archives of two veterans of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached to the famous US 82nd Airborne Division, this book tells the story of two young Americans who unwittingly became actors in one of the greatest crusades against tyranny the world has ever known. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 photos, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677090
- ISBN
- 9781907677090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Fruits of the most recent research into the "long" thirteenth century. Editor(s): Burton, Janet; Schofield, Phillipp; Weiler, Bjorn. Series: Thirteenth Century England. Num Pages: 222 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270521
- ISBN
- 9781783270521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.65
€ 97.65
Hardcover. Like its whimsical predecessor, A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities collects an assortment of peculiar facts and amusing anecdotes from the culture of Ancient Greece. Num Pages: 304 pages, 81 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199982103
- ISBN
- 9780199982103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.63
€ 23.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. Shows the changes of power and intricacies that are necessary to understand the interrelation between England and Scotland and the Highland and Lowland populations. This title also shows how Duncan (1034-40) emerged from 'the union of the four people' as the first king of a united Scotland and provides reign-by-reign accounts from then on. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy, previous owner's name to half title, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0026181
- ISBN
- 9780140136494
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473879287
- ISBN
- 9781473879287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.27
€ 26.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354727
- ISBN
- 9780198354727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Paperback. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JKSB1; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349355556
- ISBN
- 9781349355556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.72
€ 142.72
Hardback. Essays examining how punishment operated in England, from c.600 to the Norman Conquest. Editor(s): Gates, Jay Paul; Marafioti, Nicole. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839187
- ISBN
- 9781843839187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. The notebooks of bishops of Carlisle reveal a wealth of detail concerning clerical life at the time. Editor(s): Platt, Jane. Series: Publications of the Surtees Society. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Surtees Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854440740
- ISBN
- 9780854440740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9780582355088
- ISBN
- 9780582355088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.24
€ 60.24
Paperback. Presents an overview of one of the most famous of medieval conflicts. Shedding light on fifteenth-century history as a whole, the roots of the Tudor dynasty, and the background to Shakespeare's history plays, this book is aimed at those who are interested in this most turbulent period. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946124
- ISBN
- 9780750946124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Hardcover. This volume concerns the role of families and their members in the processes of a liberal and democratic civil society, the question of boundaries and intersections of the private and public domains, and the interventions of state institutions. The family has the potential to be an important source of energy for civil society activity.. Editor(s): Nautz, Jurgen; Ginsborg, Paul; Nijhuis, Ton. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 324 pages, 20 figs and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454706
- ISBN
- 9780857454706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.68
€ 155.68