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Paperback. A fascinating introduction to the Anglo-Saxons: discover the history behind the facts Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656380
ISBN
9781445656380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205581
ISBN
9780872205581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.00

Paperback. The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduction and notes. Translator(s): Yardley, J. C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192824219
ISBN
9780192824219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Hardback. Woodman's translation masterfully conveys Tacitus' distinctive and powerful literary style and reflects the best of relevant current scholarship. His introduction provides a wealth of insight into the period about which Tacitus wrote, Tacitus himself, and the principles of translation that have shaped this rendering. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205598
ISBN
9780872205598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.91
€ 51.05

Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812966992
ISBN
9780812966992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. The author describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero, and the wars, poisonings, scandals, conspiracies and murders that were part of imperial life. Translator(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440607
ISBN
9780140440607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Hardcover. Never before translated into English, this official history of the reign of King T'aejo--founder of Korea's illustrious Choson dynasty (1392-1910 CE)--is a unique resource for reconstructing life in late-fourteenth-century Korea. It includes a wealth of detail not just about politics and war but also religion, astronomy, and the arts. Num Pages: 850 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281301
ISBN
9780674281301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.57
€ 63.46

Paperback. The complete letters, dispatches and chronicles that tell the real story of Anne Boleyn. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445612881
ISBN
9781445612881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.83

Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504837
ISBN
9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.43

Paperback. Presents the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which "We the People" forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. The author serves as a guide to these texts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066229
ISBN
9780674066229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.36

Paperback. Antarctica attracts great interest from political leaders, journalists, and public audiences around the world. In this Very Short Introduction, Klaus Dodds presents a modern account of Antarctica, looking closely at contemporary developments in commerce, science, sovreignty, and governance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white hafltones. BIC Classification: 1MTS; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697687
ISBN
9780199697687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Storing, Herbert J.; Dry, Murray. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775654
ISBN
9780226775654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Offers insights into the society which produced and consumed anti-Jacobin novels. Series Editor(s): Butler, Marilyn; Chandler, James. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HBJD; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521021265
ISBN
9780521021265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.63

Paperback. In 1898, the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country, angry crowds paraded through the streets, attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. The author guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226052069
ISBN
9780226052069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Combines a wide variety of anti-federalist documents with insightful commentary to provide a representative work on this important political group. David J. Siemers's presents these selected works with clear explanations, showing the chronological development of the ratification fight. Num Pages: 304 pages, chronology, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522602
ISBN
9780742522602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.82

Paperback. This volume brings together one of the most provocative debates among historians in recent years. The centre of controversy is the emergence of the anti-slavery movement in the United States and Britain and the relation of capitalism to the development. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Paperback Octavo
SKU
V9780520077799
ISBN
9780520077799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. This volume focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition: emancipation - a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners, and abolition - an immediate and uncompensated end to the institution. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190839
ISBN
9780813190839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 1QSP; BGH; HBJM; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780691057521
ISBN
9780691057521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 381 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; DD; HBJK; HBLX; JPHV; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 218 x 38. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364560
ISBN
9781559364560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.51

Hardcover. This book offers the first full account of the film society movement in Britain and its contribution to post-World War Two film culture. It brings to life a lost history of alternative film exhibition and challenges the general assumption that the study of film began with university courses on 'Film Studies'. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APF; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898881
ISBN
9780859898881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.32

Paperback. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag. 256 pages. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally reveals the human suffering in North Korean concentration camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions, and near-starvation rations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight: 266. Translator(s): Reiner, Yair.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843544999
ISBN
9781843544999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, is a challenging and controversial account of the history of Spain in the eighth century. In it Roger Collins assesses the political and cultural impact on Spain of the first hundred years of Arab rule, focusing upon aspects of continuity and discontinuity with Visigoth Spain. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194057
ISBN
9780631194057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151328
ISBN
9780691151328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Hardback. This book is about the social history of the Arab Jews-Jews living in Arab countries-against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752961
ISBN
9780804752961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.97

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