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Paperback. The author reveals the spirit of classical Chinese martial arts through instruction of hitherto secret internal practices from the Dai Family Style XinYi Martial Arts in this ground-breaking book. Exploring the connection between Daoist numerology, internal alchemy and the spirit of martial power, it offers guidance to strengthen inner cultivation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: HRKN5; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848192065
ISBN
9781848192065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.10

Hardback. The first full-scale account of a Persian king vilified by history Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; BGH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180077
ISBN
9780300180077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. For over two millennia, the "Cyropaedia", an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work. This study examines the work, demonstrating its overall coherence and unity and focusing, in particular, on the notoriously difficult ending. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 2AHA; DSBB; DSK; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224049
ISBN
9780520224049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 45.62

Paperback. This Symposium has lived so much in the shadow of the famous one by Plato, that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years. Yet it gives the only alternative view of Socrates and has a wit and vigour of its own which paints a picture of a Greek society that makes it a document of prime historical importance. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686825
ISBN
9780856686825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Andrew M. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781931019026
ISBN
9781931019026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. It is 401 BC. After an epic battle in Persia, Xenophon is elected general of the defeated Greek army and must lead the men on a fraught journey back home - a journey of hundreds of miles, north from modern-day Iraq into the mountains of Kurdistan and Armenia, and down to the coast of the Black Sea, fighting all the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571223848
ISBN
9780571223848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardcover. The writing of Spartan history for long involved gliding - sometimes seamlessly - between the evidence of very different ancient sources. Now, a short series conceived by The Classical Press of Wales will examine closely and individually each of the principal sources and its relationship with classical Sparta. Editor(s): Powell, Anton; Richer, Nicolas. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125371
ISBN
9781905125371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.84

Hardback. Xenocracy offers a much-needed account of the islands of the Ionian Sea during their half-century of oversight by Great Britain. It recounts how, despite Britain's liberal reforms, the Ionian State's economic deterioration anticipated the "neocolonial" condition with which the Greek nation struggles even today. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332616
ISBN
9781785332616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328495
ISBN
9781848328495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. Secret Research Aircraft of the Cold War. 160 pages, 100 colour and 250 b/w photos plus 50 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBWS; JWG. Dimension: 215 x 304 x 27. Weight: 1536.
Publisher
Hikoki Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109213
ISBN
9781902109213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 425. BIC Classification: 1D; HBW; JWG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Publisher
Hikoki Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109480
ISBN
9781902109480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.89

Hardback. The tenth of twelve treatises Wycliff wrote between 1374 and 1382, On Simony forms an integral part of his summa. Translator(s): McVeigh, Terrance A. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRAM7; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213498
ISBN
9780823213498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.84

Paperback. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Wiley
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471283621
ISBN
9780471283621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardcover. "Quite impressive. I doubt if there has been or will be a more deeply researched and convincing account. " --Evan Connell, author Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn "The book to end all Earp books--the most complete, and most meticulously researched. Num Pages: 416 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471189671
ISBN
9780471189671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Bass, Richard. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HRLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Alban Institute, Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566992664
ISBN
9781566992664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.95

Paperback. Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226180939
ISBN
9780226180939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. The cartoon has a special place in the history of World War II, and the power of its message was felt by all sides of the conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808119
ISBN
9781909808119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. In an age before TV and radio the impact and importance of cartoon art was immense, especially when the only sources of information were silent cinema newsreels, posters, newspapers and books - all largely black and white. This book examines cartoons from both sides of the conflict, both in colour and black-and-white. Num Pages: 160 pages, B&W and colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AKLC; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 222 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808096
ISBN
9781909808096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319266343
ISBN
9783319266343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.84

hardcover. Tells the story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520254459
ISBN
9780520254459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.99
€ 61.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321394262
ISBN
9780321394262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. This title tells the story of one of Britain's best-preserved but least-known archaeological sites. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 294 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752414096
ISBN
9780752414096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. In the mid 1990s, the site of the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum at Wroxeter, Shropshire, was subjected to one of the most intensive campaigns of geophysical survey ever carried out on a Roman town. Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 1QDAR; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Archaeopress Archaeology
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905739615
ISBN
9781905739615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.70

hardcover. Offering a philosophical investigation of the relationship between moral wrongdoing and criminalization, this book provides an account of the nature of moral wrongdoing, the sources of moral wrongdoing, why wrongdoing is the central target of criminal law, and the ways in which criminalization of non-wrongful conduct might be permissible. Series: Criminalization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKV; LAB; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 289 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199571376
ISBN
9780199571376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.66

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