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Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951689
ISBN
9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. As such, he tormented Henry vii for eight years. He tried three times to invade England and behaved like a prince. Officially, however, he was proclaimed to be Perkin Warbeck, the son of a Flemish boatman. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449966
ISBN
9780099449966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287933
ISBN
9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Series: Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC; AJC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271063317
ISBN
9780271063317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. Breaking the Codes is a cultural history of the fin-de-siecle that uses the "problem" of the criminal woman to examine both the debates around the appropriate place of women in French society and the ways in which issues of gender were central to the most important cultural transformations of the period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726931
ISBN
9780804726931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. The use of messianism in 20th century literary and cultural theory. The essays critique the claim that religious paradigms simply underlie secular thought. In specific, they problematize the renewal of metaphysics by means of messianic temporality, by exposing pitfalls and paradoxes in the messianic idea. Editor(s): Glazova, Anna. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256716
ISBN
9780823256716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592525
ISBN
9780099592525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRHC; JFFN; JPA; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776851
ISBN
9780804776851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726517
ISBN
9780198726517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Linking the personal and the political, this book depicts the making of the working class in Britain as a 'struggle for the breeches.' Focusing on Lancashire, Glasgow, and London, it contrasts the experience of artisans and textile workers, demonstrating how each created distinctively gendered communities and political strategies. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 415 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208834
ISBN
9780520208834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126012
ISBN
9780691126012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008163969
ISBN
9780008163969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.84

Paperback. The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784780265
ISBN
9781784780265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783590247
ISBN
9781783590247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.36

Paperback. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AFKB; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714151090
ISBN
9780714151090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Paperback. An updated edition of this accessible critical reader, with additional chapters including an introduction that contextualises the rise of each theoretical perspective and draw links between them. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096211
ISBN
9780719096211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.83

Paperback. An original conceptual exploration of Shanghai which examines the emergence today of the 'City of Tomorrow'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFSG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043601
ISBN
9781849043601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838388
ISBN
9781843838388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164762
ISBN
9780691164762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164755
ISBN
9780691164755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 85.82

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