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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98), the religious reformer, preacher, and Florentine civic leader, was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. This book explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers that proliferated in the two generations following his death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226329154
- ISBN
- 9780226329154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. Examining how the conflict has drawn in national, regional, and global forces, this book deconstructs the powerful Western lobby's persistent calls for a military response dressed up as a 'humanitarian intervention'. It presents an account of Darfur crisis within a broad context of Sudan's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL; JPWL; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673414
- ISBN
- 9781844673414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.48
€ 24.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748186
- ISBN
- 9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.64
€ 46.99
€ 46.64
Hardback. Hal Rothman explains why Americans now see in the environment a salvation of themselves and their society, and a respite from the pressure of modern life. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632881
- ISBN
- 9781566632881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.52
€ 32.52
Hardcover. Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this volume, Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. Fine copy, with fine D.J
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KST0009839
- ISBN
- 9780300100631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453946
- ISBN
- 9780801453946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Paperback. In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289550
- ISBN
- 9780520289550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.77
€ 41.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. The Democrats and Endless War. 160 pages. Explores Democrat collusion in the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and support for Israeli assaults on Gaza and Lebanon, while revealing their overlooked appetite for planning wars and selling them to the electorate. This work shows a party at odds with its public image on this key issue in the race for the White House. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPL. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 10. Weight: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844672653
- ISBN
- 9781844672653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.40
€ 13.99
€ 12.40
Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417199
- ISBN
- 9780674417199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.72
€ 54.99
€ 45.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282285
- ISBN
- 9780520282285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.70
€ 31.99
€ 22.70
Paperback. The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on civilians. Resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. Ethnic cleansing, civil war, rape and murder were rife in the days, months and years after hostilities ended. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 122 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034515
- ISBN
- 9780141034515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Hardcover. Two seasoned Saudi-watchers diagnose whether or not the Kingdom's body politic is ailing and if its condition might be terminal. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hurst
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044653
- ISBN
- 9781849044653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.98
€ 48.98
Paperback. Two seasoned Saudi-watchers diagnose whether or not the Kingdom's body politic is ailing and if its condition might be terminal. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HBJF1; JPB; JPSL; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047227
- ISBN
- 9781849047227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Joshua Teitelbaum evaluates Saudi foreign policy in the Persian Gulf and in the Arab-Israeli peace process and provides a shrewd assessment of the Saudi-U.S. relationship." Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911058
- ISBN
- 9780817911058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.24
€ 14.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; BGR; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411357
- ISBN
- 9781572411357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. At the height of the antagonism of the Cold War, the US State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, in order to win the hearts of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022607
- ISBN
- 9780674022607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. The story of the rise and fall of the gambling industry in Tijuana during the Jazz Age opens into a history of the development of that area and Southern California. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 408 pages, 78 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNSP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347026
- ISBN
- 9780822347026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. In this clear and comprehensive book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763781
- ISBN
- 9781780763781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. The Inside Story of the SAS's most famous battle - nine men against four hundred - told for the first time by the men who were there. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444726961
- ISBN
- 9781444726961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Peleggi, Maurizio. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7, 4 black & white halftones, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277965
- ISBN
- 9780877277965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.26
€ 147.26