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Paperback. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718193508
- ISBN
- 9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. Rich in drama and humour, they include the controversial Ion, a debate on poetic inspiration; Laches, in which Socrates seeks to define bravery; and Euthydemus, which considers the relationship between philosophy and politics. Editor(s): Saunders, Trevor J. Translator(s): Saunders, Trevor J. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455038
- ISBN
- 9780140455038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Pierre-Anthoine Pastedechouan was born into a nomadic indigenous community of Innu living along the St Lawrence River in Quebec. The author uses one man's compelling story to explore the collision of Christianity with traditional Native religion in colonial North America. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026087
- ISBN
- 9780674026087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.60€ 65.42
€ 70.60
€ 65.42
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mediterranean prehistory and an essential reference to the most recent research and fieldwork. Editor(s): Blake, Emma; Knapp, A. Bernard. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232681
- ISBN
- 9780631232681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. A photographic journey through Stockport's history, from ancient to modern times, through its underground places. Num Pages: 96 pages, 121 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445659985
- ISBN
- 9781445659985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
paperback. The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland and beautiful examples of this still-living craft can be found all over the island today. This beautiful new book is a celebration of the enduring beauty and wonder of Irish thatch. With full colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847177803
- ISBN
- 9781847177803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.12
€ 16.99
€ 6.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HB; KC; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312221423
- ISBN
- 9780312221423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60
Paperback. Anglo-Norman aristocratic patronage of Anglo-Saxon monasteries in post-Conquest England examined. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836353
- ISBN
- 9781843836353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. On 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos.. Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute is pure chronological narrative, as seen through the eyes of those who were with Hitler in those last tumultuous hours; those fighting in the streets of Germany; and those pacing the corridors of power in Washington, London and Moscow. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780722771
- ISBN
- 9781780722771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. This report publishes the 1937-8 excavations in Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, which revealed one of the best preserved late Roman town houses so far discovered in Roman Britain. Extensively decorated with mosaics, the building has recently been re-displayed in a new cover building by Dorset County Council. In addition to the town house and its Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBJD1; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 299 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Roman Society Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907764397
- ISBN
- 9780907764397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.47
€ 84.47
Hardback. * The book is a remarkable piece of modern history which tells the story - for the first time - of a speech that was written by Pope Pius XI in 1939 in which he was intending to speak out against Mussolini and the Fascists and condemn anti-Semitism. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644882
- ISBN
- 9780745644882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.51
€ 19.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162041
- ISBN
- 9780691162041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. This book shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for political action. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16-page section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205251
- ISBN
- 9780300205251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.13
€ 19.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300145458
- ISBN
- 9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.15
€ 20.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. A guide to sources that paints a vivid portrait of the Greek sorceress Medea, famed in myth for the murder of her children after she is banished from her own home and replaced by a new wife. This book brings into focus themes of the Medea myth, and provides an introduction to the story and its history. Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 168 pages, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415300704
- ISBN
- 9780415300704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback. Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas that shaped the formation of Eurasian identities in these diverse contexts and the claims set forth by individual Eurasians concerning their own identities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276277
- ISBN
- 9780520276277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021198
- ISBN
- 9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. The Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization. The Grail is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty, and a Christian symbol of redemption and eternal life, the chalice that caught the blood of the crucified Christ. This book presents this legend as a living myth that is profoundly relevant to modern life. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 472 pages, 17 Illus. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFHF; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002378
- ISBN
- 9780691002378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Discover Britain's culinary history through the kitchenware that created it Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445657516
- ISBN
- 9781445657516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248533
- ISBN
- 9781909248533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04