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Hardcover. One of the great achievements of the Middle Ages, Europe's courtly culture gave the world the tournament, the knighting ceremony, and also courtly love. But courtly love has been ignored by historians of sexuality. This work aims to correct this oversight with an analysis of key courtly texts of the medieval German literary tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740898
- ISBN
- 9780226740898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.94
€ 52.92
€ 44.94
Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067059
- ISBN
- 9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.66
€ 47.99
€ 39.66
Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the palace's assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives. Ambitious people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571238903
- ISBN
- 9780571238903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.85
€ 17.99
€ 12.85
Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231083546
- ISBN
- 9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.74
€ 42.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women and men's relationships with women seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970649
- ISBN
- 9780674970649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.35
€ 34.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066694
- ISBN
- 9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; FA; FF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148238
- ISBN
- 9780231148238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
paperback. Patrick Brode examines the history of the 'heartbalm' torts in nineteenth-century Canada ? breaches of duty leading to liability for damages for seduction, breach of promise of marriage, and criminal conversation. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442657625
- ISBN
- 9781442657625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.59
€ 40.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. A timely, provocative account of how military justice has shaped American society since the nation's beginnings. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393243406
- ISBN
- 9780393243406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.36
€ 31.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619405
- ISBN
- 9780748619405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.49
€ 32.99
€ 27.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Pade, Marianne; Petersen, Lene Waage; Quarta, Daniela. Num Pages: 367 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles (some colour), maps, plans, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 367
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890500
- ISBN
- 9788772890500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.24
€ 44.99
€ 32.24
Hardcover. "Court Lady and Country Wife is a fascinating and substantial read, rich with historical and political detail, complex and sharply drawn characters, and more plot twists and turns than could be contained in a novel. " Diane Schoemperlen, author of our lady of the lost and found. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470015407
- ISBN
- 9780470015407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.68
€ 26.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812216967
- ISBN
- 9780812216967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. Our common image of the Middle Ages, constructed partly from popular accounts by Tuchman and Huizinga, is a period in European history when cultural activity was in decay. This title convincingly challenges this notion by presenting evidence of a lively medieval court culture in the northern Netherlands. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold J. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2ACD; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520067776
- ISBN
- 9780520067776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.20
€ 62.33
€ 48.20
Paperback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780804724739
- ISBN
- 9780804724739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782391487
- ISBN
- 9781782391487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925302967
- ISBN
- 9781925302967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JJH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841146508
- ISBN
- 9781841146508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28
Paperback. Forget glossy period dramas, here is the real story of Britain's super-rich from the First World War to the end of the 'roaring' twenties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644776
- ISBN
- 9781445644776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.51
€ 23.51
Hardback. This is an account of the lives of the families and the servants of the British country house from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the onset of the Great War. It is a pioneering history based on contemporary records, diaries, private and public autobiographies, and on the childhood recollections of living descendants. Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631155669
- ISBN
- 9780631155669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40
Hardcover. A collection of over 250 photographs sourced from the archives of the National Trust's historic properties depicting life in Britain's country homes and estates. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 766. A Century in Photographs. 192 pages, 250 black and white photographs. A collection of over 250 photographs sourced from the archives of the National Trust's historic properties depicting life in Britain's country homes and estates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQP. Dimension: 195 x 227 x 20. Weight: 766.
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892257
- ISBN
- 9781907892257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Hardcover. The First World War touched every family in the country. 'The Country House at War' presents a history of the war, as seen through the houses and estates maintained by the National Trust. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892776
- ISBN
- 9781907892776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; TVH; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685057
- ISBN
- 9781846685057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
hardcover. The 2000 U.S. presidential election was not the first in American history that was exceptionally close or that produced highly disputed results. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson became president after an electoral gridlock, but only after Congress voted three dozen times to select the president. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972246
- ISBN
- 9781597972246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79