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c 1600 to c 1700

Paperback. This is a biography of Peter the Great. It tells his life story in 12 chapters, including two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300103007
ISBN
9780300103007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.60

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653778
ISBN
9780691653778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.39

Paperback. This is the first survey of the vast array of images produced in sixteenth-century China, from conventional artworks, to wall decorations, to books, maps, images on ceramics, and even on the dress of the prosperous. Craig Clunas provides a stimulating and innovative point of entry to Chinese art history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; ACBP; ACN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896681
ISBN
9781861896681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.75

Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637723
ISBN
9780691637723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.44

Paperback. Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving various major powers. This was hence a key period in the development of 'modern' infantry tactics. This title covers the Dutch-Spanish wars of independence, The Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JD; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034695
ISBN
9781846034695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765638427
ISBN
9780765638427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.05

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FP; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031748
ISBN
9781846031748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. By 1540, piracy, with some encouragement from the English and French governments, was thriving in the Caribbean. This book brings to life Francis Drake and less civilized English privateers and smugglers, buccaneers like Henry Morgan, and those who suffered all manner of hardship for riches and generally died young and poor. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270305
ISBN
9780803270305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226286105
ISBN
9780226286105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

No other book offers such a comprehensive brief history of the Maryland and Virginia colonies and their place within the emerging British Empire. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405551
ISBN
9781421405551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.76

Paperback. No other book offers such a comprehensive brief history of the Maryland and Virginia colonies and their place within the emerging British Empire. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405568
ISBN
9781421405568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925967
ISBN
9780813925967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardcover. La Fontaine was a great French lyric poet of the 17th century. This study is almost as much about Louis XIV as about La Fontaine. It provides analysis of the absolutist politics and attempts by the King to enforce an official cultural style, and the plight of the artist under such a ruler. Translator(s): Todd, Jean Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; BGH; BGR; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038779
ISBN
9780268038779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Hardback. In Poets, Players and Preachers, Anne James explores the literary responses to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in poetry, drama, and sermons. This book is the first full-length study of the literary repercussions of the conspiracy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649378
ISBN
9781442649378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.07

Paperback. Examines the origins and development of the Polish Winged Hussars. This book provides a view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of these legendary and fascinating warriors. The dramatic Hussar characteristics were the wings worn on the back or on the saddle. The Hussars terrified the Turks, Tatars, Swedes and others. Illustrator(s): Vuksic, V. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 60 pages, 55ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766508
ISBN
9781841766508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. Political theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology. Editor(s): Hammill, Graham L.; Lupton, Julia Reinhard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314983
ISBN
9780226314983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641829
ISBN
9780691641829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.89

Hardback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214595
ISBN
9780631214595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.45

Paperback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214601
ISBN
9780631214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.55

Paperback. Part of the "Studies in Modern History" series, this text examines the origins and nature off party politics in England covering the period 1660 to 1715. Looks at the nature of the struggle between Whigs and Tories and the reasons why such rivalries cut so deep into English society at this time. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582040823
ISBN
9780582040823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.09

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

€ 106.45

Paperback. The concept of cultural history has in the last few decades come to the fore of historical research into early modern Europe. Due in no small part to the pioneering work of Peter Burke, the tools of the cultural historian are now routinely brought to bear on every aspect of history, and have transformed our understanding of the past. Num Pages: 472 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716. 400 pages, includes 20 b&w illustrations. From the world of the professional entertainer to the songs, stories, rituals and plays of ordinary people, this study shows how the attitudes and values of the otherwise inarticulate shaped - and were shaped by - the shifting social, religious and political conditions of European society between 1500 and 1800. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 30. Weight: 726.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754665076
ISBN
9780754665076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.50

Paperback. A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of the West Indies
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766400729
ISBN
9789766400729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.52

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