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Paperback. The history of a bewilderingly exotic city, rarely written about: five hundred years of clashing cultures and peoples, from the glories of Suleiman the Magnificent to its nadir under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations , maps , ports. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007120222
- ISBN
- 9780007120222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BCE), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BCE. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works. Num Pages: 655 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 37. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996861
- ISBN
- 9780674996861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. Sir Ronald Syme became the first historian of the twentieth century to place Sallust - whom Tacitus called the most brilliant Roman historian - in his social, political, and literary context. This is a foreword of Syme that delivers biographical essays of Sir Ronald Syme in English. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 433 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDH; 3D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234796
- ISBN
- 9780520234796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850529326
- ISBN
- 9780850529326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.29
€ 14.29
Paperback. This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; DNF; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0008816
- ISBN
- 9781843542629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This faithful English-language translation includes an introduction that places Saladinin his geographic, political, and cultural context. Translator(s): Bachrach, Dr. David S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889912
- ISBN
- 9780801889912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.13
€ 54.99
€ 46.13
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Saladin united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced Richard the Lionheart. Geoffrey Hindley's study of the life and times of this remarkable man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and his world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842038
- ISBN
- 9781848842038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. "Saladin" represents the best kind of biography a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. The result is a unique view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective, and an erudite biography of a political figure whose image was layered in myth with the passage of time. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBAH; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283978
- ISBN
- 9780674283978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.78
€ 33.99
€ 29.78
Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101738
- ISBN
- 9780231101738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The description for this book, Sakamato Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625898
- ISBN
- 9780691625898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381860
- ISBN
- 9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Davies, John Reuben; Williamson, Eila. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838456
- ISBN
- 9781843838456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Conforti discusses how these subcommunities of white, red, and black strangers to Protestant piety retained their own cultures, coexisted, and even thrived within and beyond the domains of Puritan settlement, creating tensions and pressure points in the later development of early America. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882548
- ISBN
- 9780801882548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.53
€ 30.99
€ 26.53
Paperback. Presents a thorough excavation of the history of the Indigenous inhabitants of California in the late 18th and 19th centuries and their interaction with the Spanish occupiers and Mexican society. This book gives portrayal of how native painters worked to incorporate their cultural iconography in colonial painting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280625
- ISBN
- 9780520280625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312161
- ISBN
- 9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 208 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240589
- ISBN
- 9780981240589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.87
€ 27.99
€ 23.87
Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033811
- ISBN
- 9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055995
- ISBN
- 9780674055995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, this book tells the story of colonial imposition on a desert community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226123745
- ISBN
- 9780226123745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.08
€ 34.99
€ 28.08
Hardback. Rethinking place and history in Northwest Africa Editor(s): McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001245
- ISBN
- 9780253001245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Rethinking place and history in Northwest Africa Editor(s): McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 306 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001269
- ISBN
- 9780253001269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173285
- ISBN
- 9780231173285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
paperback. In late 1995 and early 1996, cartoonist/reporter Joe Sacco travelled four times to Gorazde, a UN-designated safe area during the Bosnian War. Still surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, the mainly Muslim people of Gorazde had endured heavy attacks to hang on to their town. This book presents a snapshot of these people. Num Pages: 236 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224080897
- ISBN
- 9780224080897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49