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Paperback. * A collection of source material relating to the rich tradition of Roman spectacle. * Draws on the words of eye-witnesses and participants, as well as depictions of the games in mosaics and other works of art. * Offers snapshots of "a day at the games" and "the life of a gladiator". Editor(s): Futrell, Alison. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115698
- ISBN
- 9781405115698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195367805
- ISBN
- 9780195367805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail. Num Pages: 752 pages, 24 b/w, 16 col plates (40pp), (Maps x 13), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pb
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006531913
- ISBN
- 9780006531913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.47
€ 25.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Here presented for the first time in English are the law codes of the Lombard kings who ruled Italy from the sixth to the eighth centuries. The documents afford unparalleled insight into the structure and values of Germanic society. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210552
- ISBN
- 9780812210552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039190
- ISBN
- 9780141039190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468. 304 pages, 2 maps. This book is a cultural history, offering an historical account of the formation of a distinctive Omani culture; arguing that it is in this unique culture that a specific conception and practice of diplomacy has been developed. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; JPSD. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677337
- ISBN
- 9780748677337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852170943
- ISBN
- 9781852170943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.77
€ 6.77
Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068364
- ISBN
- 9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.60
€ 20.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0241225
- ISBN
- 9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852173456
- ISBN
- 9781852173456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Paperback. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582229426
- ISBN
- 9780582229426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. A celebration of the outstanding achievements from people in Caithness Reveals a treasure trove of fascinating biographical accounts Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; BG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950398
- ISBN
- 9781849950398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. The 50 Britons who have had most impact on today's world Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780349
- ISBN
- 9781785780349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. The extraordinary personal stories of five surviving Battle of Britain pilots Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660370
- ISBN
- 9781445660370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.90
€ 18.90
Paperback. In Spain today the civil war remains 'the past that will not pass away'. The author explores the origins, nature and long-term consequences of this exterminatory war in Spain, charting the resonant forms of political, social and cultural resistance to it and the memory/legacy these have left behind in Europe and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195113
- ISBN
- 9781845195113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.55
€ 36.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117061
- ISBN
- 9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.35
€ 52.99
€ 44.35
Paperback. This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath of the fight. It demonstrates that in both its context and legacy the battle had a central significance in the shaping of nations and identities in the late Medieval British Isles. Num Pages: 216 pages, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633333
- ISBN
- 9780748633333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of Britain. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192536
- ISBN
- 9780141192536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036090
- ISBN
- 9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0002776
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KSG0012631
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A guide that puts Middle Eastern politics, people, and problems in perspective. It demystifies the history and conflicts of this complex region from the Ottoman Empire and the Balfour Declaration to the Intifada and the Gulf War, and offers an analysis of why events in the Middle East continue to reverberate throughout the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764554834
- ISBN
- 9780764554834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.08
€ 18.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. This is the story of an international team of lawyers, and experts who fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286801
- ISBN
- 9780520286801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. From Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist David Wood, a battlefield view of moral injury, the signature wound of America's 21st century wars. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316264150
- ISBN
- 9780316264150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.02
€ 42.99
€ 31.02