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Paperback. From the early beginnings of human civilization in prehistoric times, to the first manned space flight and beyond, this title helps you discover all about the things that have influenced our past and shaped our world. It also looks at the common threads running through the world's diverse and geographically distant cultures, and their differences. Series: Eyewitness Companions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 856. Series: Eyewitness Companions. 512 pages, 7 maps. From the early beginnings of human civilization in prehistoric times, to the first manned space flight and beyond, this title helps you discover all about the things that have influenced our past and shaped our world. It also looks at the common threads running through the world's diverse and geographically distant cultures, and their differences. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 34. Weight: 852.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405341240
ISBN
9781405341240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. As the only full-length study of Cornwall to have been written for many years, Cornwall: A History is essential reading for everyone with a passion for Cornwall. Taking into consideration the new research outputs and perspectives of recent years this revised and updated edition reflects the growing interest in Cornish studies as an academic field. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Revised and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890212
ISBN
9780859890212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.98

Hardcover. The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 tables, 73 b& w illustrations, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 269 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898508
ISBN
9780859898508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.43

Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898485
ISBN
9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.96

Paperback. The twentieth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898744
ISBN
9780859898744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.93

Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897440
ISBN
9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.59

Paperback. The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays, and William Scawen: the seventeenth-century Cornish patriot and language revivalist. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897716
ISBN
9780859897716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897952
ISBN
9780859897952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.23

Paperback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897969
ISBN
9780859897969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.60

Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897983
ISBN
9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.88

Hardback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898478
ISBN
9780859898478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.84

Paperback. The 'coming of age' edition of this acclaimed paperback series discusses contemporary Cornish Studies, as well the Cornish language, medieval and early modern Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall, the establishment of the Cornish diocese, Cornish folklore, together with an overview of Cornish nationalism and a postscript on John Betjeman and Cornwall. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898867
ISBN
9780859898867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

Paperback. In this book, Philip Payton provides a vivid insight into the experiences of regional Australia during the Great War of 1914-18. Num Pages: 272 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JJF; HBJM; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898737
ISBN
9780859898737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Hobbes' extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. This book argues that it was Hobbes who invented the invention of language thesis - the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143255
ISBN
9780691143255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Offers historical and religious insights into the period of authorship, from Babylon to Bar Kokhba, and expert interpretation of the manuscripts using palaeography, Carbon-14 dating and computer reconstructions. This title includes factfiles, tables, reconstructions, scroll photographs and a guide to where to see the scrolls. Num Pages: 216 pages, 216 illustrations, 84 in colour. BIC Classification: HDDH; HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500283714
ISBN
9780500283714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Demonstrates that ethical and religious concerns inform even the most technical writings on logic and language. This text also shows that, for Wittgenstein, the need to establish clear limitations is both a logical and an ethical demand, revealing a religious view of the world in his philosophy. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753027
ISBN
9780226753027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HB; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761823100
ISBN
9780761823100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.48

Paperback. This title concentrates on the broad patterns of policing. It asks questions such as: how was there a shift from communal responsibility to policing? and: what has been expected of the public and vice versa? It should be of interest to any one concerned with the history of policing. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKSW1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Willan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903240267
ISBN
9781903240267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides an account of a much-misunderstood ancient mystical tradition that has long aroused spiritual and artistic curiosity in the West. Series: Art & Imagination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 186 illustrations, 37 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACBP; HRE; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500810484
ISBN
9780500810484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Darton Longman & Todd Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780232532937
ISBN
9780232532937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

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