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Hardback. Jurists of the nascent Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i legal schools frequently compared marriage to purchase and divorce to manumission. This title presents an analysis of how these jurists conceptualized marriage - its rights and obligations - using the same rhetoric of ownership used to describe slavery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSJ; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050594
ISBN
9780674050594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196172
ISBN
9781845196172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.96

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. Kathmandu is the greatest city of the Himalaya; a place where unique cultural practices that died out in India a thousand years ago have survived. It is a carnival of sexual license and hypocrisy, a jewel of world art, a hotbed of communist revolution, a paradigm of failed democracy. Num Pages: 36. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376775
ISBN
9781910376775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. This title looks at the origins and events of the battle, but focuses especially on the men and women of the RAF and on the ordinary people of the nation, above whose heads the great battle for freedom was waged. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 4. Weight in Grams: 144. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810476
ISBN
9780747810476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. This second edition of the history of Bulgaria now includes the vital period from 1995 to 2004. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 310 pages, 40 b/w illus. 14 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 310 pages, 40 b/w illus. 14 maps. Second edition of the history of Bulgaria, now including the period 1995 to 2004. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJD; JP. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight: 400.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521616379
ISBN
9780521616379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.25

Paperback. Presents a tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak. This book aims to trace the rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams - except her self-destructive desires. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451839
ISBN
9780099451839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820667
ISBN
9781842820667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

Paperback. What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? Num Pages: 416 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007313907
ISBN
9780007313907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199226863
ISBN
9780199226863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Paperback. Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. With a full English translation of the 1215 charter, Nicholas Vincent introduces the document to a modern audience; explaining its origins and tracing the significance of its role in our history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approx 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 173 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199582877
ISBN
9780199582877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Bringing together essays from nine established parliamentary scholars, the volume offers new insights and reflections on the management and importance of Parliaments for the effective and smooth running of the state during the Tudor and early Stuart period. Editor(s): Kyle, Chris R. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119081951
ISBN
9781119081951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMKH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888572
ISBN
9781845888572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684. 320 pages, 20 maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight: 682.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405822
ISBN
9780887405822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. Abraham Lincoln confronted the great questions of his age: slavery, democracy and nationalism. This biography explains the national and international factors that shaped the life and career of an ambitious, brilliant and rather strange man who rose to power at a moment when the modern world was taking shape. Series: Pocket Giants. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497754
ISBN
9780752497754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Paperback. A fascinating portrait of the capital's dark and criminal underbelly throughout history Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849832922
ISBN
9781849832922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Covers the origins, development and organisation of both the Waffen-SS and the Allgemeine-SS. This title details the wide-ranging effects which the SS had on the police, racial policies, German history, education, the economy and public life. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Illustrated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450261
ISBN
9780752450261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. This cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship discusses the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. The work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 327 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466. Italy, 1922-1945. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. 327 pages, Illustrations. This cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship discusses the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. The work argues that fascism appealed to many Italian intellectuals as a new model of modernity that would resolve the European crisis as well as long-standing problems of the national past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight: 494.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242166
ISBN
9780520242166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Includes material on the Taliban insurgency, the Musharraf years, the return and subsequent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the unlikely election as president of Asif Ali Zardari. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154757
ISBN
9780300154757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Rebecca West's never-before-published 'Survivors in Mexico' brings to readers a work by a major 20thh-century author. An exhilarating exploration of Mexican history, religion, art and culture, it explores the inner lives of figures ranging from Corres and Montezuma to Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky. Editor(s): Schweizer, Bernard (Assistant Professor of English, Long Island University, Brooklyn). Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3H; 3JJ; HBJK; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven, CT
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300105216
ISBN
9780300105216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155996
ISBN
9781844155996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450609
ISBN
9781625450609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. A transnational survey of the economic development of Europe, exploring why some regions advanced and some stayed behind. Num Pages: 566 pages, 26 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1054. Diversity and Industrialization. 528 pages, 26 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables. A transnational survey of the economic development of Europe, exploring why some regions advanced and some stayed behind. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 25. Weight: 1056.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107689992
ISBN
9781107689992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.08

Hardback. The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
218
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057784
ISBN
9780674057784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.48

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