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Hardcover. Sarah M. Allen explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how written tales of the Tang canon we know today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay in elite society. The book focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417205
- ISBN
- 9780674417205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177961
- ISBN
- 9780300177961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Hardback. Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes. Num Pages: 499 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287037
- ISBN
- 9780520287037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.44€ 61.33
€ 79.44
€ 61.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, 59ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 241 x 4. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074658
- ISBN
- 9781872074658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.23
€ 15.23
Paperback. Fortress, palace & prison, the 1000-year story of the Tower Num Pages: 304 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643779
- ISBN
- 9781445643779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 160 large format sepia tinted photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325656
- ISBN
- 9780764325656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.80€ 57.73
€ 81.80
€ 57.73
paperback. This comprehensive and engaging new history traces Switzerland's changeable development from its medieval origins to the present. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 339 pages, 54 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521143820
- ISBN
- 9780521143820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.53
€ 31.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716532347
- ISBN
- 9780716532347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 19.45
€ 31.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. Forty of the most memorable speeches made between 1945 and the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780877464
- ISBN
- 9781780877464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107182899
- ISBN
- 9781107182899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166174
- ISBN
- 9789774166174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Paperback. Series: Africa@War. Num Pages: 64 pages, 90 b/w & 10 colour photos, 10 tables, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1H; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 297 x 6. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096320
- ISBN
- 9781911096320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. From the winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. In a time of death and terror, Gbowee brought Liberia's women together--and together they led a nation to peace. In the process, she emerged as an international leader who changed history. Num Pages: 266 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; BM; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Beast Books United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984295197
- ISBN
- 9780984295197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; BGF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370700
- ISBN
- 9781785370700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685837
- ISBN
- 9780748685837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.71€ 102.99
€ 106.71
€ 102.99
Paperback. A collection of over 200 old photographs from the Archive and Local Studies Collections of the London Borough of Sutton that gives an introduction to the recent history of this eastern side of the Borough. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752403410
- ISBN
- 9780752403410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A bundle of letters and a daughter's incredible discovery A powerful story of truth and lies Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444763256
- ISBN
- 9781444763256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bretwalda Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910440452
- ISBN
- 9781910440452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. This is an Edinburgh Classic edition of George Davie's revolutionary account of the history of the movements which set Scotland apart from its neighbours, and of the great personalities involved. First published in 1961, it has proved seminal in restoring to Scotland a sense of the value of its cultural identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JNMN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684786
- ISBN
- 9780748684786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. This fascinating selection is made from the modern 9-volume edition produced by Professor D.E.R. Watt and his team. Editor(s): Watt, D.E.R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566593
- ISBN
- 9781906566593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Hardcover. This book maps out the deeply personal history of the soldiers' struggle to transition from Anzac to farmer and provider. Num Pages: 272 pages, 56 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107125063
- ISBN
- 9781107125063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; HBT; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254356
- ISBN
- 9781781254356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.68
€ 17.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Canning Town Voices Series: Chalford Oral History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410531
- ISBN
- 9780752410531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653844
- ISBN
- 9781850653844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06€ 58.62
€ 59.06
€ 58.62