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Hardback. Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.S. Eliot in the English-speaking world. Yet alongside this spearheading of a modernist literary revolution, the secular Syrian-born poet is also renowned for his persistent and staunch attacks on despotism across the Arab world. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJ; 3JM; GTJ; HBTB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511907
- ISBN
- 9781509511907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.66
€ 13.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618791
- ISBN
- 9780745618791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Hardback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153980
- ISBN
- 9780231153980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JFFE; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153997
- ISBN
- 9780231153997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241136
- ISBN
- 9780812241136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback. Focusing on the shared vocabulary of images and ideas with which late ancient Christians and Muslims imagined the past, present, and future, this book seeks to understand why violent expressions of religious devotion became central to the self-understandings of Christian and Muslim communities between the fourth and ninth centuries. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223057
- ISBN
- 9780812223057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
hardcover. In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802080172
- ISBN
- 9780802080172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848682108
- ISBN
- 9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Winch, Donald. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974630
- ISBN
- 9780865974630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.69
€ 14.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807300
- ISBN
- 9780875807300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Num Pages: 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight in Grams: 708. 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight: 694.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067072
- ISBN
- 9781870067072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.91
€ 26.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. This story tells how the initiative fell to brigade and battalion commanders and how units were hastily cobbled together to stem the German tide. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 121 x 35. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844150618
- ISBN
- 9781844150618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press Philadelphia
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271014593
- ISBN
- 9780271014593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75€ 69.56
€ 82.75
€ 69.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Frith Book Company Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859372944
- ISBN
- 9781859372944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
hardcover. Many of Britain's villages are known for their loveliness, but their role in shaping the nation over the centuries is relatively untold, drowned out by the metropolitan bias of history. This book presents the history of the countryside, covering five hundred of its settlements such as Cheshire municipality, Derbyshire estate, and more. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1112. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022658
- ISBN
- 9780747588726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Village records Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 192 x 27. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860770401
- ISBN
- 9781860770401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.05
€ 40.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. This book tells a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554646
- ISBN
- 9780099554646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Describes the reception of medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. This book shows how the women mediated the inherited beliefs of their families and communities, the claims of the state to control reproduction, and their personal desires for a better life. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218209
- ISBN
- 9780253218209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. An unvarnished account of the harsh living conditions and often brutal relationships within peasant families in Tsarist Russia Editor(s): Ransel, David L.; Levine, Michael. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 b&w photos, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253207845
- ISBN
- 9780253207845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.53
€ 17.99
€ 17.53