Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Articles, photographs, slides, manuscripts, diaries, and letters; an unparalleled collection of cultural and ethnographic value. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551953151
- ISBN
- 9781551953151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. Examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called Saracens. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283770
- ISBN
- 9780520283770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 50.79
€ 65.14
€ 50.79
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649092
- ISBN
- 9780691649092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.20
€ 149.20
Hardback. The Miracles of the Virgin Mary, written c. 1135 by the Benedictine monk and historian William of Malmesbury (d. 1143), is an important document in the history of Marian devotion in medieval Europe. Editor(s): Winterbottom, Michael; Thomson, Prof. R. M. Series: Boydell Medieval Texts. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270163
- ISBN
- 9781783270163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.38
€ 151.38
Hardback. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? The author argues that the medieval genre of 'explanatory tales' illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Series: Buddhisms S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265615
- ISBN
- 9780520265615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 65.15
€ 84.08
€ 65.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347677
- ISBN
- 9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. A definitive study of coin production in medieval England, tracing the development, significance and wider context of mints and money. Num Pages: 596 pages, 55 b/w illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 105.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107564985
- ISBN
- 9781107564985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Hardcover. Originally published in Hungarian as: Kisebbsaegi magyar keozeossaegek a 20. szaazadban. Budapest: Gondolat: MTA Kisebbsaegkutatao Intaezet, 2008. Editor(s): Bardi, Nandor; Fedinec, Csilla; Szarka, Laszlo. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 167 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336772
- ISBN
- 9780880336772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.53€ 62.54
€ 80.53
€ 62.54
Paperback. This is the only general history of Britain's travelling communities in the twentieth century and covers state and legal developments affecting Travellers as well as their experiences of missions, education, warand welfare. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091261
- ISBN
- 9780719091261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. "This volume originated in a conference held at the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University in 2013, Minorities of the Modern Middle East."--Acknowledgments page. Editor(s): Robson, Laura. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634331
- ISBN
- 9780815634331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.80
€ 48.80
Hardback. Delivers a comprehensive reading of Minoan art as a system of thought. Num Pages: 280 pages, 137 line drawings, 24 b&w photographs, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033926
- ISBN
- 9780252033926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515641
- ISBN
- 9780873515641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.28
€ 25.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665242
- ISBN
- 9780816665242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Over the past five hundred years, North Americans have increasingly turned to mining to produce much of their basic social and cultural objects. Drawing on the work of scholars from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, this book explores how mining has shaped North America over the last half millennium. Editor(s): McNeill, John R. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279179
- ISBN
- 9780520279179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJCR; HBJK; HBLL; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323546
- ISBN
- 9780764323546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.20
€ 37.99
€ 25.20
Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Va...
Rippon, Steve; Claughton, Peter; Smart, Chris...
paperback. This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley. Num Pages: 222 pages, highly illustrated. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTK; HDDM; HDL; HDT; KCZ; TDM; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780859898287
- ISBN
- 9780859898287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.73
€ 44.73
Hardback. This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley. Num Pages: 222 pages, highly illustrated. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTK; HDDM; HDL; HDT; KCZ; TDM; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898270
- ISBN
- 9780859898270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.07
€ 138.07
Paperback. The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) is regarded as Chinas golden age, equivalent in British history to the Elizabethan era. Through the themes of people and places and a wealth of objects, this book provides an introduction to the Ming period. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124834
- ISBN
- 9780714124834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442204904
- ISBN
- 9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.68
€ 123.68
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 colour artworks, 9 colour photos, 48 b/w photos, 24 colour maps, 1 colour line ill, 6. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096498
- ISBN
- 9781911096498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 41.54
€ 53.29
€ 41.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 321 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 290 x 18. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347672
- ISBN
- 9780764347672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Num Pages: 128 pages, 323 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 18. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349010
- ISBN
- 9780764349010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.76
€ 32.99
€ 28.76
paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141009841
- ISBN
- 9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Hardcover. This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198738732
- ISBN
- 9780198738732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.09
€ 152.09