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hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976985
- ISBN
- 9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Hardback. This study of recruitment to the ministry of the Church of England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries overturns many long-standing assumptions about the education and backgrounds of the clergy in late Hanoverian England and Wales. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC91; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271757
- ISBN
- 9781783271757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Rather than focus on the departures of the sixteenth-century Reformation from medieval traditions, the essays in this volume explore one of the most remarkable yet still under-studied chapters in its history: the survival and transformation of mysticism between the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Editor(s): Poor, Sara S.; Smith, Nigel. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBLH; HRCC9; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038984
- ISBN
- 9780268038984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Mechthild of Magdeburg gained some renown for her extraordinary book of mystical revelations, "The Flowing Light of the Godhead". Yet her writings dropped into obscurity after her death, many assume because of her gender. This seeks to explain this fate by considering Mechthild's own view of female authorship. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238020
- ISBN
- 9780812238020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.31
€ 101.31
Paperback. 'Unique.' Edward W. Said Leading Harvard scholar chronicles 20 years of conflict in Gaza. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322346
- ISBN
- 9780745322346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.89
€ 40.99
€ 26.89
Hardback. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, the author demonstrates how sin which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843611
- ISBN
- 9781934843611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.85
€ 140.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452536
- ISBN
- 9780801452536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJ; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pyramid Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780989901765
- ISBN
- 9780989901765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.57
€ 41.99
€ 27.57
Hardcover. Using the considerable wealth of National Trust records from many properties, the author has provided a chronological guide to the art of dining. Num Pages: 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1654. The History of Cooking and Eating. 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight: 1654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892356
- ISBN
- 9781907892356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.33
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226337746
- ISBN
- 9780226337746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jollies Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780995466005
- ISBN
- 9780995466005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.93
€ 14.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Sara Mills offers an introduction to both the ideas of Michel Foucault and the debate surrounding him, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415245692
- ISBN
- 9780415245692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBLC1; HRCV4; LAFX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812243987
- ISBN
- 9780812243987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. Editor(s): McClintock, Sara; Dreyfus, Georges B. J. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX; HREZ; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861713240
- ISBN
- 9780861713240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.56
€ 38.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716616
- ISBN
- 9780861716616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.29
€ 38.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 223 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296573
- ISBN
- 9789652296573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, the author began to crave silence. She has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and the Isle of Skye. This book interweaves these experiences with the history of silence through fairy-tale and myth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081513
- ISBN
- 9781847081513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. This guide should be useful for helping Internet users find the appropriate word or words for computer searches in the humanities, social sciences, and business. It contains almost 21,000 search entries. Num Pages: 656 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; GLK; H; J; KJE; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oryx Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573561075
- ISBN
- 9781573561075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.61€ 156.39
€ 164.61
€ 156.39
Hardcover. Although Maimonides did not write a running commentary on any book of the Bible, biblical exegesis occupies a central place in his writings. This title includes essays on several key biblical interpretations by Maimonides dealing with the creation of the world, the story of the Garden of Eden, and Jacob's dream of the ladder, among others. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235285
- ISBN
- 9781936235285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.04
€ 151.04