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Paperback. Vives advocated education for all women, regardless of social class and ability. From childhood through adolescence to marriage and widowhood, this manual offers advice as well as philosophical meditation. Vives stressed that women were intellectually equal if not superior to men. Translator(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226858159
- ISBN
- 9780226858159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Traces the rich social, cultural, economic and political history of the Greeks. This book examines some key themes that were especially important in shaping the development of Greek culture during the 19th century, including the impact of the formation of the nation state, the formation of multi tiered, multinational social structure, and more. Series: The Edinburgh History of the Greeks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636068
- ISBN
- 9780748636068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Paperback. Provides a nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman empire. The author discusses the changing views of the Ottoman Empire more generally and assesses what this changing historiography can tell us about this period in Greek history. It covers the period from the fall of Constantinople to the Russo Ottoman War. Series: The Edinburgh History of the Greeks. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDT; 3J; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748693993
- ISBN
- 9780748693993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.18
€ 42.99
€ 36.18
Paperback. The Edinburgh Companion is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation. Editor(s): Bispham, Edward; Harrison, Thomas; Sparkes, Brian. Num Pages: 616 pages, over 100 black and white illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616305
- ISBN
- 9780748616305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.95
€ 48.99
€ 43.95
Hardback. The Edible Monument considers the elaborate architecture, sculpture, and floats designed for court and civic celebrations in early modern Europe, including popular festivals such as Carnival and the Italian Cuccagna. This book is published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Getty Research Center from October 13, 2015, to March 23, 2016. Editor(s): Reed, Marcia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 91 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZP; HBJD; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064542
- ISBN
- 9781606064542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Including Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's geography is notably diverse. This book examines its history, culture, and politics, from many different perspectives. It addresses colonialism, independence, the nation's integration into the world economy, and its tumultuous twentieth century. Editor(s): De la Torre, Carlos; Striffler, Steve. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 480 pages, 39 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343745
- ISBN
- 9780822343745
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. The Economy of Renaissance Florence offers both a systematic description of the city's major economic activities and a comprehensive overview of its economic development from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance to 1600. Num Pages: 672 pages, 7, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400594
- ISBN
- 9781421400594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.22
€ 38.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. The Complexity of Robot Motion Planning makes original contributions both to robotics and to the analysis of algorithms. Num Pages: 464 pages, 92 figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCP; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 19. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533157
- ISBN
- 9780262533157
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Condition: New
€ 50.80€ 49.42
€ 50.80
€ 49.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583673409
- ISBN
- 9781583673409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
paperback. Originally published in 1926, McPhee's work was the first to establish a framework for understanding the economic development between 1820-1920 in British West Africa. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138968271
- ISBN
- 9781138968271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of China's economic development across 3,000 years of history to be published in English. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w illus. 33 maps 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107615700
- ISBN
- 9781107615700
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Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
Paperback. From Lexington and Gettysburg to Normandy and Iraq, the wars of the United States have defined the nation. But after the guns fall silent, the army searches the lessons of past conflicts in order to prepare for the next clash of arms. This title surveys the past assumptions - and errors - that underlie the army's many visions of warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034792
- ISBN
- 9780674034792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.79
€ 34.99
€ 29.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447594
- ISBN
- 9780801447594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. The Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Ramesses II offers a transnational perspective on the age of King Ramesses II of Egypt during the centuries of 1500 to 1200 BC. Providing a compelling narrative, synthesis of current research, and rich illustrations, this book offers a wide perspective on the age of Ramesses II. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332209
- ISBN
- 9781444332209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. Establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria between 1860 and 1914. This book shows that socialist and anarchist ideas were regularly discussed, disseminated, and reworked among intellectuals, workers, dramatists, Egyptians, Ottoman Syrians, and others in these cities. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280144
- ISBN
- 9780520280144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. Taking a chronological approach, this work looks at key battles, such as the great encirclement engagements of 1941 - Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev - the sieges of Leningrad and Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, and Operation Bagration in June 1944. It also includes information on the central Soviet commanders who led the German and Soviet armies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273597
- ISBN
- 9781862273597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
paperback. An account of the Russian Front in the First World War. It dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively little-known aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than economic shortage led to Russia's desperate privations and eventual retreat. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140267259
- ISBN
- 9780140267259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. In this innovative work, Alan Ward uses the pivotal event in twentieth-century Irish history as a prism through which to survey Irish history from the twelfth century to the present. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959740
- ISBN
- 9780882959740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
paperback. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white halftones, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780862786380
- ISBN
- 9780862786380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. "The Easter Rising" is based on an impressive range of original sources, and has been fully revised, expanded and updated in the light of almost 2,000 witness statements only released by the Irish Bureau of Military History in 2004. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457031
- ISBN
- 9780752457031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.74
€ 23.74
Hardback. The Easter Rebellion 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the 20th century. A generation of revolutionaries left iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks, letters and political cartoons. This material is gathered together in a riveting exploration of this violent and tragic event. Num Pages: 264 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892590
- ISBN
- 9781848892590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. Series: Africa @ War. Num Pages: 72 pages, c 150 colour & b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 297 x 5. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294079
- ISBN
- 9781910294079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 324 pages, 24, 14 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835837
- ISBN
- 9781843835837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837329
- ISBN
- 9781843837329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.37
€ 115.37