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Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114781
ISBN
9780691114781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 51.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little Toller Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213198
ISBN
9781908213198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. Editor(s): Faure, David; Siu, Helen. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724357
ISBN
9780804724357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Tracing the final operations of the war, this title analyses how the Allied strategies in the final days of the war were a hint of the future suspicion that would drive the Cold War. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70 b/w; 9 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811431
ISBN
9781472811431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951. 256 pages, 25ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485428
ISBN
9780801485428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, based on contemporary evidence, by the author of the bestselling ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842127292
ISBN
9781842127292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. How does excavation enable the archaeologist to reconstruct the past? The author, who has been the Channel 4 "Time Team" artist since the programme's inception in 1994, has selected some of the key excavations from the many series, to show how it has been possible to recreate snapshots of the past. Num Pages: 120 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431444
ISBN
9780752431444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; HBJK; HBLL; TNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119141808
ISBN
9781119141808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980464849
ISBN
9780980464849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

Hardcover. Marks the 50th anniversary of the battle against the French. The battle brought abour the end of French colonial Indochina, the independence of Vietnam and the split of the country in tow, so setting the stage for the Vietnam War. Tam was an offical war artist embedded with the Vietminh troops and recorded the wars events. Editor(s): Buchanan, Sherry. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; AGB; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Asia Ink United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953783939
ISBN
9780953783939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

paperback. Features the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz; the ambitious Winston Churchill; the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow; Britain's greatest 20th-century Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey; and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionized the British Navy and brought forth for the first true battleship, HMS Dreadnought. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099524021
ISBN
9780099524021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; HBJD; HDD; HRCS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425245
ISBN
9780226425245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 253 x 37. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610394840
ISBN
9781610394840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.32

Hardcover. In this volume, scholars from three continents trace the role of dreams in the cultural transitions of the early modern Atlantic world, illustrating how both indigenous and European methods of understanding dream phenomena became central to contests over religious and political power. Editor(s): Plane, Ann Marie; Tuttle, Leslie. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245042
ISBN
9780812245042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. On 13 February 1945, Dresden, one of the most beautiful cities of Europe, was destroyed by British and American air raids. This book offers an illustrated history of this important cultural and historical centre. It is meant for students of German history and art history or those interested in an introduction to the history of Dresden. Editor(s): Russell, Alan; Clayton, Anthony. Num Pages: 263 pages, 64 b&w and 24 colour illustrations, biblio, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AC; AM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859734414
ISBN
9781859734414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 426. Tuesday, 13 February, 1945. 608 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. The definitive story of the Dresden bombing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 39. Weight: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747570844
ISBN
9780747570844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415414760
ISBN
9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. While many have studied China's rise as an economic power, China itself does not exist solely in the economic realm. This study explores the moral sphere as a key to understanding how rural Chinese experience and talk about their lives in a period of rapid economic transformation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260955
ISBN
9780520260955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 336 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151160
ISBN
9780231151160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151177
ISBN
9780231151177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Series: History of Emotions. Num Pages: 316 pages, 11 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFH2; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081385
ISBN
9780252081385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Many artists and scholars were forced to migrate from Nazi Germany. Their story is twofold, of impoverishment for the countries the musicians left behind and enrichment for the United States. The latter is the focus of this collection, which approaches the subject from diverse perspectives. Editor(s): Brinkmann, Reinhold; Wolff, Christoph. Series: Roth Family Foundation Music in America Book. Num Pages: 386 pages, 7 music examples , 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AV; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214132
ISBN
9780520214132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.51
€ 57.31

Paperback. Features a story of ethnic cleansing in California and the Pacific Northwest when the first Chinese Americans were rounded up and purged from more than three hundred communities by lawless citizens and duplicitous politicians. Num Pages: 432 pages, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256941
ISBN
9780520256941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. This title explores the background to the Drumcree stand-offs, the underlying motives of both Protestant and Catholic factions, and the ongoing efforts of the peacemakers to resolve this bitter dispute. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 540. 8vo.
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KEX0294299
ISBN
9780413762603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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