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hardcover. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288140
ISBN
9780520288140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24
€ 54.53

Paperback. This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349863
ISBN
9781444349863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.15

Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSY; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048415
ISBN
9781849048415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

Hardback. At the end of the twentieth century France found itself in the midst of another scandalous fin de siecle, awash with rumors and revelations of wrongdoing in high places. Surely les affaires is approximate in political significance to those of the Dreyfus or Panama scandals a century ago. The author argues this is not so. Series: Monographs in French Studies. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453657
ISBN
9781845453657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.22

Paperback. Places the events of the 1990s in the context of the author's family's experience through a period of over 100 years, culminating in her own flight from Serbian forces in 1999. This work presents a story of endurance, love and hope. Series: Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905207138
ISBN
9781905207138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780756549985
ISBN
9780756549985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294468
ISBN
9781910294468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

Paperback. A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 black and white photographs; 6 line drawings; 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076664
ISBN
9780252076664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Hardback. The history of the Ottoman Empire spanned more than seven centuries. At the height of its power, it stretched over three continents and produced marvels of architecture, literature, science, and warfare. When it fell, its collapse redrew the map of the world and changed the course of history. Num Pages: 302 pages, 24 b/w photos, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974967
ISBN
9781597974967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.42

Paperback. Offers the history of the Pacific Northwest's Columbia River Indians - the defiant River People whose ancestors refused to settle on the reservations established for them in central Oregon and Washington. This book traces the waxing and waning of Columbia River Indian identity from the mid-nineteenth until the late twentieth century. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990200
ISBN
9780295990200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143116219
ISBN
9780143116219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188041
ISBN
9780141188041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. We all picture Shaka as a lean, mean, assegai-wielding warrior-king, the military genius who founded the Zulu nation. In fact, we don't actually know when he was born, what he looked like, or exactly when he died. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099623
ISBN
9781770099623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.51

paperback. Thirteen months after Lt-Gen Romeo went to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he flew home broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans. This book takes us on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, recreating the events the international community turned its back on. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478935
ISBN
9780099478935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Hardback. Did William Shakespeare ever meet Queen Elizabeth I? This title explores the history of invented encounters between the poet and the Queen, and examines how and why the mythology of these two charismatic and enduring cultural icons has been intertwined in British and American culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128061
ISBN
9780691128061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.52
€ 46.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Garratt, Delia; Hamling, Tara. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002957
ISBN
9781474222266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeare's audience revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 96 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292. 96 pages, 85 colour illustrations. From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeare's audience revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 170 x 191 x 10. Weight: 292.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128269
ISBN
9780714128269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 29 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442. Everyday Life in London 1580-1616. 304 pages, 128 illustrations, 29 in colour. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight: 310.
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682009
ISBN
9781848682009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226445700
ISBN
9780226445700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Num Pages: 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1342. 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight: 1338.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128245
ISBN
9780714128245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.02

Paperback.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447236801
ISBN
9781447236801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. As the first major study of Shakespeare's Birthplace during the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's Shrine draws on extensive archival research to describe the invention of the Birthplace in the Victorian period, when the site was purchased for the nation, extensively restored, and transformed into a major tourist attraction. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; DSGS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223378
ISBN
9780812223378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341895
ISBN
9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. The work focuses on the life of a horse wrangler named Chonrad Stoeckhlin (1549-1587), whose extraordinary visions of the afterlife and enthusiastic practice of the occult eventually led to his death - and to the death of a number of village women - for crimes of witchcraft. Translator(s): Midelfort, H. C. Erik. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918532
ISBN
9780813918532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.19

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