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Paperback. In 1536, Henry VIII faced risings throughout northern England; these posed the greatest threat to any Tudor monarch. The Pilgrimage of Grace has traditionally been assumed to have been a spontaneous protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but this study aims to reveal the full story. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 maps and 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199259069
- ISBN
- 9780199259069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.33
€ 85.33
Hardcover. This volume discusses the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites. Editor(s): Naquin, Susan; Yu, Chun-Fang. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075672
- ISBN
- 9780520075672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 56.67
€ 73.42
€ 56.67
Paperback. Drawing on rich documentation left by Ottoman administrators and on the accounts of contemporary pilgrims, Suraiya Faroqhi here sheds new light on the trials and experiences of everyday life for those undertaking the hajj. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767710
- ISBN
- 9781780767710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. A witty and quirky guide to St Andrews: a charming and historic town on the east coast of Scotland; site of the Chariots of Fire beach; the home of golf; as close to paradise as you're likely to find this side of the pearly gates. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817961
- ISBN
- 9781906817961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.46
€ 10.99
€ 9.46
Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132305
- ISBN
- 9780231132305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.12
€ 101.12
Hardcover. Offers a history of the Archdiocese of St Paul, covering the years 1840 to 1962. This book presents the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the French priests who came to the upper midwest territory during the first half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 752 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037291
- ISBN
- 9780268037291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684848099
- ISBN
- 9780684848099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. With invasion a very real threat, in 1940 Great Britain began a huge military construction programme designed to stop an invading army in its tracks. This book guides the inquiring reader in identifying these remaining defensive structures and explains their seemingly 'random' placement across the British landscape. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 63 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813569
- ISBN
- 9780747813569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
hardcover. A heart-pounding historical account of Allan Pinkerton's role in the Civil War-protector of Abraham Lincoln and mastermind of a controversial network of Union spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762770724
- ISBN
- 9780762770724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.88
€ 26.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252727
- ISBN
- 9781781252727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926971001
- ISBN
- 9781926971001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359692
- ISBN
- 9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Klarer, Mario. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLH; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138640276
- ISBN
- 9781138640276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.73
€ 173.73
Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119054
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523864
- ISBN
- 9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Swashbuckling tales sure to shiver your timbers Compelling accounts of the colorful personalities behind treachery, murder, and mayhem in the waters of coastal New England during the "Golden Age of Piracy," from 1630 to 1730, as well as a description of how New England's leaders tolerated, even encouraged, piracy during the colonial period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493029297
- ISBN
- 9781493029297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. By 1540, piracy, with some encouragement from the English and French governments, was thriving in the Caribbean. This book brings to life Francis Drake and less civilized English privateers and smugglers, buccaneers like Henry Morgan, and those who suffered all manner of hardship for riches and generally died young and poor. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270305
- ISBN
- 9780803270305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Pirates of Virginia: Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Co...
Donnelly, Mark P., Diehl, Daniel
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Coastline. 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. High adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore feature heavily in this fantastic new book from Stackpole. Pirates of Virginia recounts the remarkable stories of the Accomac and Revolutionary war privateers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710367
- ISBN
- 9780811710367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
€ 11.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 39 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tidewater Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870336072
- ISBN
- 9780870336072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.63
€ 27.99
€ 19.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; JFSK. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780199468188
- ISBN
- 9780199468188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.87
€ 64.87
Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Ye...
Roberts, Randy, Phillips, Shannon
Hardcover. Recounts how the Pittsburg State University took root and grew from a vocational school to a multipurpose campus with over one hundred programs of study. This book chronicles the story of the emergence of this modern university from its chrysalis. Num Pages: 216 pages, 373 photographs, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616442
- ISBN
- 9780700616442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Hardback. This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 1100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967410302
- ISBN
- 9780967410302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.83
€ 38.83
Paperback. Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801302
- ISBN
- 9780192801302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.16
€ 27.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. Pope Pius XII's alleged silence in the face of the destruction of the European Jews during World War II has been the subject of a fierce controversy. This work discusses the reasons given for Pius' behaviour by the authors who have contributed to the dispute and evaluates their findings. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210810
- ISBN
- 9780813210810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.88
€ 20.99
€ 18.88