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Hardcover. K. E. Brashier examines practices of memorializing the dead in early imperial China. After surveying how learning in this period relied on memorization and recitation, he treats the parameters name, age, and kinship as ways of identifying a person in Han public memory, as well as the media responsible for preserving the deceased person's identity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 39. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492035
- ISBN
- 9780674492035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.28€ 64.19
€ 70.28
€ 64.19
Hardback. Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1614.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409345718
- ISBN
- 9781409345718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.65
€ 36.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Describing the different garments worn by women and men, this book looks at the aspects of cloth production - raw materials, production tools and techniques for woven and non-woven textiles, decorative textiles and embroidery. It also shows how much can be reconstructed from the discoveries of archaeological excavation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- The History Press LTD
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752435879
- ISBN
- 9780752435879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.93
€ 30.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218. Minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTK0099361
- ISBN
- 9781782194323
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1946
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0254523
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Farmer, Sharon; Rosenwein, Barbara H. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486562
- ISBN
- 9780801486562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this book offers an explanation of why the war's legacy continues to shape our world. It tells a radical, new story of the struggle for global mastery from the battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032184
- ISBN
- 9780141032184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless half-brother? This book shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACK; HB; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099450191
- ISBN
- 9780099450191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. A timely and engaging look at the new China told through the stories of its ordinary people. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444791082
- ISBN
- 9781444791082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782760
- ISBN
- 9780804782760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Drawing on a huge range of sources, this book recreates the world which first thwarted and then nurtured Hitler in the author's youth, from early childhood to the first successes of the Nazi Party. It charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to dictatorial leadership. Num Pages: 880 pages, 15 illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140133639
- ISBN
- 9780140133639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MKLP; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781863513685
- ISBN
- 9781863513685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. Takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet, Harald Bluetooth, Ragnar Hairy-Breeches, Ivar the Boneless and Eyvind the Plagiarist, in which literature, history and myth dissolve into one another. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Group(CA)
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017754
- ISBN
- 9780141017754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Methodist Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KOC0012365
- ISBN
- 9781858522630
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. The story of Neal Ascherson's return to his native Scotland. It is an exploration of Scottish identity, but this is no journalistic rumination on the future of that small nation. Ascherson instead weaves together a story of deep time with the story of modern Scotland and its rebirth. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Granta
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862075832
- ISBN
- 9781862075832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Mike: The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume Three: 195...
Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson
Paperback. This volume of Mike covers Pearson's election as leader of the Liberal Party, his years in opposition to the Diefenbaker government, and his achievements as prime minister. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442615663
- ISBN
- 9781442615663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
paperback. The extraordinary life and crimes of Martin Cahill, gangster, criminal mastermind, MOST WANTED MAN. Now a major film from John Boorman Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208. Well read copy with some shelfwear and soiling. Remains good over all
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- O'Brien Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KST0017218
- ISBN
- 9780862784331
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.47
€ 5.47
Paperback. The life of the warrior king and the Battle of Agincourt 1415 Num Pages: 304 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655413
- ISBN
- 9781445655413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This is the tale of the lost city below the Scottish capital, chronicling Edinburgh's history, its structure and the lives of its inhabitants. The book discusses the lost city's rediscovery, the stories that made it legendary, the areas where it existed, and where to find the parts that remain. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; JFSG; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840182316
- ISBN
- 9781840182316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 200 b/w photographs, line drawings, charts. BIC Classification: JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409264
- ISBN
- 9780887409264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.63
€ 43.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. This is the first colouring book to celebrate Dublin's architecture. Forty of the city's most iconic and beautiful buildings have been selected and each drawing is accompanied by succinct text summing up its history and explaining its architectural style, whether Neoclassical or Gothic, Art Deco or Industrial. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 illustrations for colouring. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AM; HBJD1; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 242. .
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893160
- ISBN
- 9781848893160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.63
€ 10.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Explaining to untrained and often elderly recruits how best to subdue suspicious visitors and most effectively defend a village, what to wear on patrol and how reliably to spot a German parachutist, this volume has been reproduced precisely as it was when pored-over by our relatives during the Second World War. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402721
- ISBN
- 9781908402721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.18
€ 8.18
Hardcover. Volume IX of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the so-called sophists Antiphon, Lycophron, and Xeniades, along with the Anonymous of Iamblichus, the Dissoi Logoi, a chapter on characterizations of the 'sophists' as a group, and an appendix on philosophy and philosophers in Greek drama. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997103
- ISBN
- 9780674997103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 70 color + 215 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1858.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209846
- ISBN
- 9780300209846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.65€ 17.95
€ 53.65
€ 17.95