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Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029092
- ISBN
- 9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.24
€ 54.99
€ 39.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830505
- ISBN
- 9781408830505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 400 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323416
- ISBN
- 9780764323416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23€ 46.12
€ 64.23
€ 46.12
Hardback. A bold transatlantic history of American independence revealing that 1776 was about far more than taxation without representation Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 396 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300214246
- ISBN
- 9780300214246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.82
€ 42.99
€ 30.82
Hardback. A history of how the Russians, ever since the Six Day War, were involved in planning, instigating and supporting further Arab military action against Israel. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBH; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048194
- ISBN
- 9781849048194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.44
€ 45.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066694
- ISBN
- 9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 45.36
€ 49.00
€ 45.36
Paperback. The French Riviera: A History ranges from the Terra Amata in Nice, occupied from 380,000 years ago and one of the oldest inhabited prehistoric sites in the world, through to settlement by Greeks, Romans, Franks, Ostrogoths and Visigoths, wars and revolutions, to the establishment of the Silicon Valley of France in Sophia-Antipolis in 1974. Num Pages: 128 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785898334
- ISBN
- 9781785898334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. A reissue of Simon Schama's landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Num Pages: 768 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 194 x 50. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006861560
- ISBN
- 9780006861560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.10
€ 25.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. During World War II, the United States built 72 light cruisers of various classes. This book examines every US light cruiser produced, including those of the Fargo and Worcester classes, which were actually complete after World War II had ended, tracing their design, development and evolution throughout the war and beyond. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472811400
- ISBN
- 9781472811400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.33
€ 14.00
€ 12.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Klaesoe, Iben Skibsted. Num Pages: 165 pages, 8 colour & 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 165
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763505314
- ISBN
- 9788763505314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.21€ 39.99
€ 50.21
€ 39.99
The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boun...
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 13051st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138475
- ISBN
- 9780231138475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608194025
- ISBN
- 9781608194025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297372
- ISBN
- 9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811005534
- ISBN
- 9789811005534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.10€ 101.45
€ 105.10
€ 101.45
Paperback. "By far the best modern narrative account of the most extensive land empire in the history of the world."-David Morgan, author of The Mongols Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDM; HBJF; HBLC; JWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217667
- ISBN
- 9780812217667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JW; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857041685
- ISBN
- 9780857041685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Hardback. This book aims to make accessible the sources and controversies concerning a key period in the history of the Roman Empire -- the reign of Diocletian and its immediate aftermath. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616602
- ISBN
- 9780748616602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.15€ 133.61
€ 140.15
€ 133.61
Paperback. Victoria's Children of the Dark tells the story of Queen Victoria's invisible subjects - women and children who laboured beneath her 'green and pleasant land' harvesting the coal to fuel the furnaces of the industrial revolution. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456980
- ISBN
- 9780752456980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Deemed unfit for service when the Germans invaded in 1941, the author became a special correspondent for Red Star, the Red Army newspaper, observing on the Eastern front with a writer's eye the most pitiless fighting ever known. This title offers an account of the war on the Eastern Front. Translator(s): Beevor, Antony; Vinogradova, Luba. Num Pages: 400 pages, app 50 b/w integrated photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950156
- ISBN
- 9781845950156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566. 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203136
- ISBN
- 9780520203136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22