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Paperback. Presents two texts in English translation. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853235729
- ISBN
- 9780853235729
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237525
- ISBN
- 9780853237525
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237600
- ISBN
- 9780853237600
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. A Treatise on Moral and Domestic Economy by a Citizen of Paris, c.1393. 256 pages, black & white illustrations. Deals with a wife's religious and moral duties, while giving a picture of the medieval view of wifely behaviour. This book is illustrated by a series of stories drawn from the Goodman of Paris' extensive reading and personal experience. It turns from theory to practice, from soul to body, compiling an exhaustive treatise on household management. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCV; WK. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 21. Weight: 382. Translator(s): Power, Eileen.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843832225
- ISBN
- 9781843832225
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.01
€ 33.99
€ 33.01
Hardcover. The twentieth century has seen perhaps more political upheaval and change than any other period. This book draws together a unique collection of images of the individuals who influenced and shaped the course of the century in the political arena. The result is a fascinating and unique insight into the iconography of political power. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 112 pages, 94 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AKL; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243273
- ISBN
- 9781851243273
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.02
€ 11.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712775
- ISBN
- 9780292712775
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Shiovitz, Cantor Jeffrey; Dorsch, Amy. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 114. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- United Synagogue Of Conservative Judaism
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838100103
- ISBN
- 9780838100103
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Condition: New
€ 18.80
€ 18.80
Paperback. A collection of essays which invite readers to consider how their political principles become manifest in their private lives. It considers treatments of friendship by Christian thinkers such as Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin. It also addresses the postmodern emphasis on fragmentation and the dynamics of power within the modern state. Editor(s): Heyking, John von; Avramenko, Richard. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043704
- ISBN
- 9780268043704
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. The Baroque period stretched from the end of the 16th to the second half of the 17th century. In this book, 13 scholars develop a portrait of institutions, ideologies, intellectual themes and social structures as they are reflected in Baroque personae, or characteristic social roles. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226856377
- ISBN
- 9780226856377
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Hsia, R. Po-chia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801494857
- ISBN
- 9780801494857
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ndlovu, Sifiso. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868887835
- ISBN
- 9781868887835
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Condition: New
€ 46.09
€ 46.09
hardcover. Revolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text-the original expression of Taoist philosophy-and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary. Translator(s): Roth, Harold D. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115643
- ISBN
- 9780231115643
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Condition: New
€ 141.04
€ 141.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Lekson, Dr Stephen H, PH.D. Series: Chaco Canyon. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AM; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 283 x 19. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809480
- ISBN
- 9780874809480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
hardcover. What is knowledge? What is the value of knowledge? What can we know? This examines the subject in an unorthodox manner whilst covering the fundamentals of the theory of knowledge. It includes classic and contemporary pieces from philosophers ranging from Descartes, Russell to Richard Feldman, Edward Craig, Gilbert Harman and Roderick Chisholm. Editor(s): Pritchard, Duncan; Neta, Ram. Series: Arguing About Philosophy. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415448383
- ISBN
- 9780415448383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.17
€ 175.17
Hardback. Translator(s): Smart, Ninian; Turner, John Evan. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 732 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638577
- ISBN
- 9780691638577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 370.22
€ 370.22
Hardback. Monasticism in Late Medieval England provides an ideal introduction to this subject for students and scholars alike. It combines translated sources relating to every aspect of late medieval monastic life with the first extended overview of pre-Reformation monasticism in England for a generation. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719071744
- ISBN
- 9780719071744
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Condition: New
€ 144.97
€ 144.97
Hardback. David Jones has translated two important collections of short stories from the late thirteenth century that were assembled in the British Isles. The collections of narratives depict working daily life as well as offering a moral and theological insight into medieval life overall. Translator(s): Jones, David. Series Editor(s): Horrox, Rosemary; MacLean, Simon. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084249
- ISBN
- 9780719084249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.68
€ 144.68
Hardback. Translator(s): Rossabi, Mary. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207509
- ISBN
- 9781442207509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
Hardback. The foundational books of the "Torah" - "Genesis", "Exodus", "Leviticus", "Numbers" and "Deutoronomy" - form the basis of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This volume seeks to keep in creative tension the realities and concerns. Translator(s): Priests for Equality. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107625
- ISBN
- 9780759107625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.99
€ 103.99
Paperback. This book is an English translation of the Norwegian memoirs of Herman Sachnowitz of Larvik, Norway, Auschwitz prisoner #79235. Out of the 780 Norwegian Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz, only 9, including Sachnowitz, returned home alive. Translator(s): Hall, Thor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761822981
- ISBN
- 9780761822981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.09
€ 114.09