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Hardback. This book explores the interplay between ritual performance of the opera Mulian and gentrified mercantile lineages in late imperial Huizhou. It shows how local elites appropriated the opera, turning it into a medium for conveying orthodox values and religious precepts and for negotiating local social and gender issues in a rising money economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables, 13 figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750325
- ISBN
- 9780804750325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
paperback. After a calamitous performance and the death of one of their own, Lord Westfield's Men are more than despondent. So when Nicholas Bracewell is offered a new play, anonymously penned, his proposal seems too good to refuse. It is the story of a simple death used to conceal a greater treachery, perhaps even treason. Series: The Nicholas Bracewell Mysteries. BIC Classification: 3JB; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749015855
- ISBN
- 9780749015855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Hardback. The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance of his work is often overlooked. This book details the man, his achievements and his historical importance. Series: History of Computing. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857298614
- ISBN
- 9780857298614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
paperback. Most of this collection pertains to records of some 25,000 slaving voyages between 1595 and 1867, while other papers offer quantitative analysis in the ethnicity of slaves, mortality trends and slaves' reconstruction of their identities. Editor(s): Eltis, David; Richardson, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780714643908
- ISBN
- 9780714643908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.36
€ 106.36
An abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation, this work presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. The author's introduction and notes set Garcilaso in his intellectual, historical, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Spalding, Karen. Translator(s): Livermore, Harold V. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208445
- ISBN
- 9780872208445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 43.45
€ 54.65
€ 43.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226890562
- ISBN
- 9780226890562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. This text draws on innovations in Renaissance literary theory and advances in early modern Irish history, to construct a powerful case for the placing of Ireland in the foreground of Spenser studies. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSA; DSBD; DSC; HBJD1; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629420
- ISBN
- 9780333629420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702372
- ISBN
- 9781501702372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Paperback. The Sengoku The Jidai, 'Age of Warring States', is the age of the samurai - the military aristocracy of Japan. This title examines the complicated nature of family and clan that governed the initial organization of the armies, how this changed and how battlefield tactics developed over a series of encounters such as Nagashino and Sekigahara. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846033513
- ISBN
- 9781846033513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 60 color + 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AMGD; AMX; WTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 120. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300175066
- ISBN
- 9780300175066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.21
€ 34.99
€ 24.21
Hardcover. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98), the religious reformer, preacher, and Florentine civic leader, was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. This book explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers that proliferated in the two generations following his death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226329154
- ISBN
- 9780226329154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102636
- ISBN
- 9780231102636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823214839
- ISBN
- 9780823214839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This study of the learned book trade of the late Renaissance reveals how many features of today's publishing world were in place even then. Beginning in Frankfurt, Maclean surveys the authors, publishers, censors, and sellers who operated in this fraught religious atmosphere and overheated market, and ends with the market's decline in the 1620s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; DSB; HR; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062085
- ISBN
- 9780674062085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73€ 57.11
€ 61.73
€ 57.11
Hardcover. Blending global scope with local depth, this book throws new light on important themes. Spanning four centuries and vast space, it combines the history of ideas with particular histories of encounters between European voyagers and Indigenous people in Oceania (Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands). Series: Palgrave Studies in Pacific History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 maps, 41 figures. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305886
- ISBN
- 9781137305886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Paperback. Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union of the Parliaments, this work contains key documents 1100-1707, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past. Editor(s): Erskine, Caroline; MacDonald, Alan R.; Penman, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- n/a
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845860301
- ISBN
- 9781845860301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.77
€ 25.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. This book encompasses the long sixteenth century, starting with James IV's accession and concluding with Mary, Queen of Scots' execution. At its heart is Scottish political life viewed from local and regional perspectives as well as the centre. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Num Pages: 400 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. 400 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. This book encompasses the long sixteenth century, starting with James IV's accession and concluding with Mary, Queen of Scots' execution. At its heart is Scottish political life viewed from local and regional perspectives as well as the centre. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight: 624.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614554
- ISBN
- 9780748614554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.07
€ 34.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union of the Parliaments, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past. Editor(s): Harris, Bob; MacDonald, Alan R. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Dundee University Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845860295
- ISBN
- 9781845860295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past. Editor(s): Harris, Bob; MacDonald, Alan R. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Dundee University Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845860288
- ISBN
- 9781845860288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.77
€ 25.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714543666
- ISBN
- 9780714543666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61