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Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007330959
ISBN
9780007330959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749350
ISBN
9780804749350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Paperback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture separating past and present, for example the rupture with Europe's past that was effected by the French and the Industrial Revolutions. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749367
ISBN
9780804749367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader. This is his biography. Num Pages: 704 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135271
ISBN
9781844135271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703509
ISBN
9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it has become customary to assume that the victory was inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. With biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of England in 1066, this work shows that this view is mistaken. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w plates, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666725
ISBN
9780712666725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184310
ISBN
9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551782
ISBN
9780099551782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Hardcover. When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans.. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455125
ISBN
9781845455125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Hardcover. Series: Zondervan Understand the Bible Reference S. Num Pages: 1664 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zondervan Publishing House United States
Edition
Rev Sub
Number of pages
1664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310220206
ISBN
9780310220206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 48.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718824181
ISBN
9780718824181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, F. X.; O'Donnell, Ruan; O hAodha, Micheal. Num Pages: 304 pages, B+W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Merrion
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908928252
ISBN
9781908928252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006861041
ISBN
9780006861041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 5 halftones, 22 maps, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; GTB; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012127
ISBN
9780674012127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.14

Hardback. The Road to Jerusalem traces the survival of the literature of pilgrimage as part of the broader literature of travel from the late fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries, a time when powerful forces, from navigation to theology, were redefining travel. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 344 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: HB; HRAX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812239942
ISBN
9780812239942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443954
ISBN
9780801443954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009548
ISBN
9780253009548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009586
ISBN
9780253009586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. A political history of the Irish republican struggle against criminalization from 1976 to 1982. Num Pages: 226 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317101
ISBN
9781846317101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349672660
ISBN
9781349672660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

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