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Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335. Good clean copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0010382
ISBN
9780333460740
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this volume, Michael Baylor explores the dynamic between the German Reformation and the Peasants' War - one enduring, the other fleeting - and the centuries-long debate over whether and how they might be connected. The book includes a collection of period documents which provide first-hand accounts from reformers and rebels. Num Pages: 176 pages, facsims., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312437183
ISBN
9780312437183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.29

Paperback. A stand-out, one-stop resource on Philippine culture and customs. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313361173
ISBN
9780313361173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. The aim of this text is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333567630
ISBN
9780333567630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. This text surveys the social and economic development of the German speaking lands from the age of the Black Death to the eve of the Thirty Years War. Series: European Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333585320
ISBN
9780333585320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.34

Hardcover. Interprets the foundation of Germany, based upon the three major characteristics of medieval forms of government: its division into several distinct peoples with their own national identity; the imperial ambitions aspired to by successive German dynasties; and the structure of German kingship. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333610916
ISBN
9780333610916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 106.16

Paperback. This survey of child labour argues that during the 18th and 19th centuries, child labour provided a major contribution both to economic growth and to the incomes of working class households. The book also discusses the issues involved in the study of children's employment. Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables, figures, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSP1; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333671948
ISBN
9780333671948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Hardcover. This volume is a comprehensive history of women's historical writing since the 16th century. It traces recurrent themes and the development of feminist ideas as they emerge through women's historical writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBAH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333726679
ISBN
9780333726679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.96
€ 135.76

Hardcover. This new interpretation of the causes, course and consequences of America's greatest crisis explores the complex relationships between the local and national contexts, between the experiences of soldiers and civilians, and shows how politics and public opinion decisively shaped the meaning and outcome of the war. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790533
ISBN
9780333790533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51
€ 101.01

Paperback. Martyn Lyons re-assesses European history between the fall of Napoleon and the Crimean War. Instead of seeing the period in traditional terms of Restoration and Reaction, this fresh account emphasizes the problems of remembering and forgetting the recent revolutionary and Napoleonic past, and of either incorporating or rejecting its legacy. Series: European Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 images & 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948064
ISBN
9780333948064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.91

Paperback. Postmodernist theory has heavily influenced the study of history over the years. Willie Thompson offers a clear, jargon-free introduction to the theory by presenting its key ideas and by showing how it has influenced the study of history. Series: Theory & History. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
2004th Edition
SKU
V9780333963395
ISBN
9780333963395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. This reader gives students a clear route into the debate surrounding Stalin's Russia. Christopher Read takes students through the history of the Stalin years, covering the key points of his rule from the late 1920s to the post-war years, using post-Soviet articles. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333963432
ISBN
9780333963432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. The fourth and final volume of the analytical commentary on Wittgenstein's philosophical investigations covers 428-693. This volume of exgenesis dissects, develops, clarifies and evaluates Wittgenstein's arguments. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219866
ISBN
9780631219866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674665637
ISBN
9780674665637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.85

Paperback. A concise guide to the life and work of the French intellectual Georges Bataille, best known as the author of the celebrated The Story of the Eye. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315874
ISBN
9780745315874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Hardback. This established introductory text provides an authoritative account of the course of American history, discussing political, social, economic and cultural developments. In this revised new edition, Jenkins offers updated material on the economic crisis and gay rights, and new material on sport, technology, and the 2016 presidential election.

Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
5th ed. 2017
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137573537
ISBN
9781137573537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 85.55

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2nd edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403948298
ISBN
9781403948298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 85.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199890491
ISBN
9780199890491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

Paperback. Shows how Jewish and Muslim writers transformed the biblical Queen of Sheba from a clever, politically astute sovereign to a demonic force threatening gender boundries. Successive retellings of the biblical story reveal anxieties about gender and illuminate cultural transmission. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRJ; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469157
ISBN
9780226469157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025823
ISBN
9780268025823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Tackles head on a fundamental question about Christian-inspired eschatology: Does it sanction, as theologically sacred or philosophically ultimate, the kind of 'last battles' between good and evil that provoke human beings to demonize and destroy The Other? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033804
ISBN
9780268033804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Interweaves the creation of the Coptic textiles in the Greco-Roman city of Antinoe with their discovery by the archaeologist Albert Gayet. This book features album pages and covers illustrated in colour, along with archival photographs from Gayet's expeditions. It includes technical drawings that illustrate the weaving techniques of the Copts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 248 illus., 48 in color. BIC Classification: AFW; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 273 x 11. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983745
ISBN
9780295983745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 53.18

Paperback. This Main Selection of the History Book Club is "an outstanding work on one of the most significant battles of World War II" ("Journal of Military History"). 45 photos. 32 maps. Num Pages: 492 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613359
ISBN
9780700613359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.87

Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621378
ISBN
9780700621378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

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