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c 1500 to c 1600

Hardback. This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire. In addition, it addresses the issue of gender in the state's use of two distinct groups of single women as colonizers, orphan girls and reformed prostitutes, each given state-awarded dowries if they agreed to relocate overseas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733595
ISBN
9780804733595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.37

Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257702
ISBN
9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.60
€ 56.71

Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257719
ISBN
9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099151
ISBN
9780719099151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.57
€ 38.41

Paperback. In the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123709
ISBN
9781405123709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.28

Hardcover. In the nineteenth century, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt famously defined the Renaissance as a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123693
ISBN
9781405123693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.61

Paperback. Contesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross-national, interdisciplinary perspective. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113267
ISBN
9781405113267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.96

Hardback. A detailed study of changing patterns of consumption, showing how these related to wider political, social and economic developments. Series: Irish Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 319 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839507
ISBN
9781843839507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Hardback. Explores how Catholic missionaries, merchants, and adventurers brought their faith to the strategically and commercially crucial region of Southeast Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMT; 1FMV; HBJF; HBLH; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199646265
ISBN
9780199646265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.31

Hardcover. This volume investigates the activities of those who worked for the restoration of ecclesial unity, first in the conciliar era, then in the early years of the Protestant reformations, and finally during the "confessional age," when the theological and cultural characteristics of competing religious groups began to emerge. Editor(s): Louthan, Howard; Zachman, Randall C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033620
ISBN
9780268033620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.63

Hardback. Through a case study of one imperial institution, the community school, this book examines the primary sources we use to study it, the role it has played in debates over history and politics, and the nature of the Ming state. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751742
ISBN
9780804751742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.13

paperback. Columbus undertook three voyages between 1494 and 1504, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. This book shows how the subsequent voyages illustrate the costs - political, moral, and economic. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780143122104
ISBN
9780143122104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195125122
ISBN
9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.65

Paperback. A collection of the letters of Laura Cereta (1469-1499), which present feminist issues in a predominantly male environment. Cereta's works circulated widely in Italy, and in them she explores the history of women's contributions to the intellectual and political life of Europe. Editor(s): Robin, Diana. Translator(s): Robin, Diana. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100135
ISBN
9780226100135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. Correlating climate change and archaeological data, an award-winning historian offers the first comprehensive overview of how the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age significantly impacted the Native cultures of the American Southwest, Southern Plains, and Southeast Series: Clifton & Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3H; 3JB; HDD; JHMC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737617
ISBN
9780292737617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Documents from the middle ages through to the mid sixteenth century provide rich evidence for London's vibrant dramatic activities. Editor(s): Lancashire, Anne. Series: Records of Early English Drama. Num Pages: 1795 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 51. Weight in Grams: 4060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843993
ISBN
9781843843993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.58

Hardcover. An interpretation of the art, architecture, and liturgy created for the conversion of Aztecs and other native peoples of central Mexico by European Franciscan missionaries in the mid-16th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 239 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; ACN; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2118.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033644
ISBN
9780268033644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.27

Hardback. For much of early modern history, the opportunity to be immortalized in a portrait was explicitly tied to social class: only landed elites and royalty had the money and power to commission such an endeavour. This book examines the patronage and production of portraits in Tudor and Jacobean England. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 colour images + 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162790
ISBN
9780300162790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 41.45

Paperback. "The definitive study.. A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject."-Choice Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HRCX8; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218534
ISBN
9780812218534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. Develops a model of institutional change in European commerce based on urban rivalry. This book traces the successive rise of Bruges, Antwerp, and Amsterdam to commercial primacy between 1250 and 1650, showing how dominant cities feared being displaced by challengers while lesser cities sought to keep up by cultivating policies favorable to trade. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; 3JB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142883
ISBN
9780691142883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.08

Paperback. Katharina Schutz Zell (1498 - 1562) was an outspoken religious reformer in sixteenth-century Germany who campaigned for the right of clergy to marry. This book contains the translations of her publications, aiming to offer modern readers an opportunity to understand the important work of women in the formation of the early Protestant church. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; BGX; HRCC1; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979670
ISBN
9780226979670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Explores the Catholic Church's social and political influence in Latin America. This collection of essays presents an analytic and descriptive history of the Church and its development during the colonial period. It is suitable for courses in the colonial period in Latin American history. Editor(s): Schwaller, John F. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027045
ISBN
9780842027045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.65

Hardback. Explores the Catholic Church's social and political influence in Latin America. This collection of essays presents an analytic and descriptive history of the Church and its development during the colonial period. It is suitable for courses in the colonial period in Latin American history. Editor(s): Schwaller, John F. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027038
ISBN
9780842027038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.50

Hardback. Traces the laity's struggle to achieve supremacy in the English Church and shows how the political and social developments between 1450 and 1660 were decisively influenced by this conflict, as Monarch, Church and Parliament sought to use lay disaffection to further their own political ends. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214625
ISBN
9780631214625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.23

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