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Regional & national history
Hardback. The Cup of Song explores the symbiotic relationship of the symposion and poetry across Greek literary history. Each chapter discusses one aspect of sympotic engagement by key authors across the major genres of Greek poetry, leading to a characterization of the full spectrum of sympotic poetry from its beginnings through to the Hellenistic age. Editor(s): Cazzato, Vanessa; Obbink, Dirk; Prodi, Enrico Emanuele. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687688
- ISBN
- 9780199687688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.26
€ 219.26
Paperback. Perfect for fans of Kate Summerscale, this is the chilling true tale of Dr John Bodkin Adams, the family doctor suspected of murdering 160 of his patients in 1950s Eastbourne. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848544727
- ISBN
- 9781848544727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Siegfried Kracauer is today considered one of the key thinkers of the twentieth century. During the Weimar Republic, he established himself as a trenchant theorist of film, culture, and modernity, now often ranked alongside his friends Walter Benjamin and Theodor W Adorno. This book deals with his life. Num Pages: 300 pages, 13 b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; APFA; HBJD; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290945
- ISBN
- 9780520290945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226210919
- ISBN
- 9780226210919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.57
€ 46.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822333
- ISBN
- 9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. A concise guide to one of the most confounding and seemingly irresolvable international conflicts for almost half a century. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1DVG; 1DVT; HBJD; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199757152
- ISBN
- 9780199757152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Hardcover. The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559ae'530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC. Translator(s): Finkel, Irving L. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714111872
- ISBN
- 9780714111872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardcover. The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. Editor(s): Stolarik, Mark. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1DVKS; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; JHB; JPH; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789633861530
- ISBN
- 9789633861530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43€ 61.13
€ 96.43
€ 61.13
Paperback. In this first up-do-date, single volume history of the Czechs, Agnew provides an introduction to the major themes and contours of Czech history for the general reader--from prehistory and the first Slavs to the Czech Republic's entry into the European Union. Num Pages: 442 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817944926
- ISBN
- 9780817944926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.31
€ 35.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRAM2; HRAX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168526
- ISBN
- 9780231168526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.27
€ 65.48
€ 51.27
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620875865
- ISBN
- 9781620875865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.01
€ 18.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. In the Words of the Bomber Crews. 336 pages, 66 illustrations (32 in colour). The story of the legendary bouncing-bomb attack on Germany's dams. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445611938
- ISBN
- 9781445611938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.14
€ 17.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. A comprehensive account of the most audacious bombing raid of the Second World War. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 90, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304351732
- ISBN
- 9780304351732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.41
€ 15.99
€ 12.41
Hardcover. The story of the attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not from the German side. The author has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequences, and this book collects an archive of documents and photographs. Translator(s): Ockenden, Michael. Series: Through the Lens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 400 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 297 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334. Series: Through the Lens. 240 pages, 400 photographs. The story of the attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr has been recounted many times before but not from the German side. The author has spent over a third of a century studying the raid and its consequences, and this book collects an archive of documents and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 215 x 297 x 25. Weight: 1328. Translator(s): Ockenden, Michael.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067270
- ISBN
- 9781870067270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.88
€ 40.99
€ 28.88
Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607274
- ISBN
- 9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.84
€ 29.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. An academic but accessible study of espionage and its impact, this is the first in a series of studies in early modern European history edited by leading historians. Editor(s): Preto, Paolo; Storrs, Christopher; Szechi, Daniel. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Discovery Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845860608
- ISBN
- 9781845860608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.33
€ 43.99
€ 38.33
Hardcover. The war of 1864 between Austria and Prussia on the one side and Denmark on the other was short but important for European history. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982635
- ISBN
- 9781909982635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.46€ 46.00
€ 59.46
€ 46.00
Paperback. The Danube cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, the author embarks on a year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205459
- ISBN
- 9780300205459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.50
€ 17.99
€ 14.50
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017740
- ISBN
- 9780674017740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.46
€ 54.99
€ 46.46
Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153331
- ISBN
- 9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52