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Paperback. Reflecting recent historical, textual and archaelogical research, this revised and updated edition of Michael Wood's classic book overturns preconceptions of the Dark Ages as a shadowy and brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting and formative period in the history of Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Reprinted Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522768
ISBN
9780563522768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835607414
ISBN
9780835607414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Series: Once and Future Church Series. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Alban Inst
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566991230
ISBN
9781566991230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.12

Hardcover. The fascinating account of how the story of the Buddha was transformed into the legend of a Christian saint. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393089158
ISBN
9780393089158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. Unlike castles and cathedrals, the battlefields situated around the UK are not easily found and require some background knowledge of the contender's tactics, the cause of the battle and its effect on history to be fully appreciated. This guidebook locates the battlefields and describes the events of the day and the reasoning behind the fighting. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 120 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451916
ISBN
9780752451916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. Tells of a quest to the ends of the earth, of the villainous usurper King Pelias, of dragons' teeth, of the doom of Hylas, ravished to his end by nymphs who greatly desired him for his beauty, and of Jason's lust for the witch Medea, it speaks to us of more: of sex and gender; of identity and race; and, of colonisation and conquest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw illustrations in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857148
ISBN
9781848857148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 90.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGR; HRC. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Edition
First
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293540
ISBN
9780520293540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. It is impossible to understand the late Middle Ages without grasping the importance of The Golden Legend, the most popular medieval collection of saints' lives. Assembled for clerical use in the thirteenth century by Genoese archbishop Jacobus de Voragine, the book became the medieval equivalent of a best seller. This title deals with this book. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156453
ISBN
9780691156453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG; G; HB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100059
ISBN
9780739100059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.27

Hardback. Reveals a significant Irish contribution beginning with the Golden Age of Alpine Mountaineering when the first ascents of mountains like the Eiger and Weisshorn and the first traverse of the Matterhorn from Italy were by Irish climbers. The varied backgrounds of Irish Alpine pioneers provide absorbing insights into nineteenth-century Irish society. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFHA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891784
ISBN
9781848891784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Hardback. A collection of essays that traces the post-cold-war transformation of Eastern Europe. Composed of history, memoir, and political critique, it shines a spotlight on the changes in Poland and the Eastern Bloc in the post-1989 years. Editor(s): Gross, Irena Grudzinska. Translator(s): Czarny, Roman S. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269231
ISBN
9780520269231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. The extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell was marked by myriad achievements. Although best known for her desert travels and her part in the creation of the modern state of Iraq, she also made a significant contribution to the field of archaeology. This book explores Bell's achievements, emphasizing the tenacious, inquisitive side of her personality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 bw integrated, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAM; 1QDT; AMGD; HBJF1; HBLW; HDDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854987
ISBN
9781848854987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 48.87

Paperback. Kazakhstan is the most surprising country on earth, and certainly one of the most tolerant. The only thing most people know about Kazakhstan is that it is homeland to Borat - and he isn't even real. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861971098
ISBN
9781861971098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Presents the re-emerging sense of community within the German-speaking Jewish population of Germany and Austria in the two decades after World War I. This book shows that while Jews may have experienced a deepening sense of impending crisis and economic decline, a renewal of Jewish communal life took place as new groupings sprang up. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael; Penslar, Derek J. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212245
ISBN
9780253212245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. For seven generations, Japan's 'Hidden Christians' preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075522
ISBN
9780281075522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385488587
ISBN
9780385488587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.66

Hardcover. A history of Ireland from the twelfth century to the present, following on the author's highly successful In Search of Ancient Ireland. In addition to plumbing the historical record, McCaffrey discusses the leading Irish families and their social roles, and the great castles and homes that dot the Irish countryside. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee Publisher Chicago, IL
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636155
ISBN
9781566636155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.74

Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210240
ISBN
9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.23
€ 63.31

Paperback. The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandi's multi-dimensional personality. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195672039
ISBN
9780195672039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.10

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611013
ISBN
9780691611013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 41.59

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