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Hardcover. In 1657, King Charles X Gustaf of Sweden sent Claes Ralamb as an envoy to Sultan Mehmed IV's court. While he was there, Ralamb commissioned 20 large paintings in oil on canvas, depicting an imperial procession through Istanbul in September 1657. This work presents Ralamb's paintings. Editor(s): Adahl, Karin. Num Pages: 344 pages, 156 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1919.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9789186884185
ISBN
9789186884185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 79.55

Hardback. This book examines the Jewish community of Morocco in the late 18th and early 19th centuries through the life of a merchant who was the chief intermediary between the Moroccan sultans and Europe . Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737777
ISBN
9780804737777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. 'The Sun and the Church' tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked and what they accomplished. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 42 halftones, 87 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN; HBJD; HRCC7; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005365
ISBN
9780674005365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528883
ISBN
9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.77

hardcover. A memoir by L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr., about Sunset, the extraordinarily influential western magazine he guided for several decades until 1990, and about the American West that the magazine helped shape in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804785112
ISBN
9780804785112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210606
ISBN
9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170015
ISBN
9780691170015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Num Pages: 256 pages, over 600 b/w photos, over 80 color photos, maps, documents. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311710
ISBN
9780764311710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 50.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 260 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415747592
ISBN
9780415747592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. Reveals how the Rothschild Banking Dynasty fomented war and assassination attempts on 4 presidents in order to create the Federal Reserve Bank. Num Pages: 240 pages, 79 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bear & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591432333
ISBN
9781591432333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.29

paperback. "First published in 1961 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--Title page verso. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JPHL; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138800885
ISBN
9781138800885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

paperback. "First published in 1961 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--Title page verso. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JPHL; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138800908
ISBN
9781138800908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. In preparing the long-awaited second edition of his well-liked text, Kent Newmyer consulted the best and most relevant of the recent scholarship on the antebellum Court, prompting him to revise important points in the story of the Court's evolution. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882952413
ISBN
9780882952413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.94

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601632
ISBN
9780691601632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.35

Paperback. A definitive account of Sutton Hoo, its discovery, history and famed treasure. Num Pages: 192 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, 60 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBJD1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272044
ISBN
9781783272044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. "As an introduction to how the history of an African society can be reconstructed from largely nonliterate sources, and to the Swahili in particular, .. a model work."-International Journal of African Historical Studies Series: Ethnohistory S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; CFF; HBJH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212075
ISBN
9780812212075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. This book details how one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572442
ISBN
9780099572442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation, Gordon examines the event in the context of the history of the Swiss Federation. The Reformation is presented as a narrative of events followed by an examination of various key themes surrounding the event. Series: New Frontiers in History. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051180
ISBN
9780719051180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027766
ISBN
9780268027766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. A comprehensive history and typology of the European knightly sword from c.1050 to c.1550, that draws on evidence from literature and art as well as from archaeology. Num Pages: 204 pages, 174, 48 black & white illustrations, 126 black & white line drawings, 48 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; TTMW; WCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157153
ISBN
9780851157153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923499
ISBN
9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780295984308
ISBN
9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Grounding their analysis in a deep understanding of the country's past, this title features scholars of Afghan history, politics, society, and culture who show how the Taliban was less an attempt to revive a medieval theocracy than a complex, and adaptive force rooted in the history of Afghanistan and shaped by modern international politics. Editor(s): Crews, Robert D.; Tarzi, Amin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRAM6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032248
ISBN
9780674032248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. This authoritative account of the Taliban's remarkable rebirth in Pakistan and Afghanistan traces the roots of the region's Islamic extremism and examines the role of America's political policies and strategic military decisions in enabling the troubling resurgence of the dangerously repressive fundamentalists. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216165
ISBN
9780300216165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.19

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