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Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316504321
ISBN
9781316504321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. Edited by her niece Sophia Grene, the anthology 'A Life in Postcards' is divided into several sections, each introduced by members of the family or friends, who round out a sense of the writer's life. Melosina Lenox- Conyngham's writings are rich with a delightful sense of humour and her ironic, quizzical pleasure in the world is contagious. Editor(s): Grene, Sophia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843514015
ISBN
9781843514015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. French naturalist and medical doctor Aime Bonpland (1773-1858) was one of the most important scientific explorers of South America in the early nineteenth century. This title presents Bonpland's remarkable and diverse career in South American - in Argentina, Paraguay (where he was imprisoned for nearly a decade), Uruguay, and southernmost Brazil. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752602
ISBN
9780804752602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465724
ISBN
9781580465724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

paperback. The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394576
ISBN
9781847394576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. 128 pages, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 198 x 136 x 10. Weight: 130.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606392
ISBN
9781445606392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Hardback. Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? Did the potato seem really, really weird when it arrived on our shores? This 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784740313
ISBN
9781784740313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 maps + 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300223484
ISBN
9780300223484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046404
ISBN
9781849046404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254004
ISBN
9781781254004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 100 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313936
ISBN
9780764313936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Basic Civitas Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465057955
ISBN
9780465057955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.11

Paperback. Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, showing how the raffish and rakish style of eighteenth-century society, having reached a peak in the Regency, then succumbed to the new norms of respectability popularly known as 'Victorianism'. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199218912
ISBN
9780199218912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277064
ISBN
9780877277064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Probes regional cartography, choerography, and statecraft to redefine restoration (ishin) in modern Japanese history. This title argues that both the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868) and the reformers of the Meiji era (1868-1912) recruited the classical map to serve the cause of administrative reform. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 color maps, 20 b/w maps, 5 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272767
ISBN
9780520272767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. Translator(s): Ouahes, Colette; Floor, Willem. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDT; HBJF1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Mage Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Paperback Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823652
ISBN
9781933823652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.59

Hardcover. In explaining an improbable liaison and its consequences, A Mattress Maker's Daughter explores changing concepts of love and romance, new standards of public and private conduct, and emerging attitudes toward property and legitimacy just as the age of Renaissance humanism gives way to the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724662
ISBN
9780674724662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 57.66

Paperback. A work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world that offers an unparalleled view of how people lived, traveled, worshiped, and conducted their economic and social affairs. Editor(s): Lassner, Jacob. Num Pages: 525 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Rev Ed
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240599
ISBN
9780520240599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Gives an overview of the Mediterranean (history, people, culture) during the high middle ages. This book discusses the working class; the business world, and government's role in commerce; and describes travel and seafaring. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221581
ISBN
9780520221581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Explores the nature of medieval religious democracy, including discussion of the community, social services, local government, worship, education, interfaith relations, relations between religion and the state, and the relations between the communities and the state. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 649 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
649
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221598
ISBN
9780520221598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Deals with the Mediterranean family - the extended family, marriage (rituals, economics, social and cultural safeguards), the Mediterranean household, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, and the world of women. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 543 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221604
ISBN
9780520221604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book details city life, domestic architecture, furnishings and housewares, clothing and jewelry, food and drink, and other material culture. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 513 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221611
ISBN
9780520221611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 687 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 210 x 49. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
687
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221628
ISBN
9780520221628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Provides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan. Editor(s): Marston, Daniel P., D. Phil.; Sundaram, Chandar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219992
ISBN
9780253219992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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