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Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
494
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972735
ISBN
9780865972735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. The Webley .455in service revolver is among the most powerful top-break revolvers ever produced. First adopted in 1887, in various marques it was the standard-issue service pistol for British and Commonwealth armed forces for nearly fifty years. This title presents the story of the Webley revolver. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849088039
ISBN
9781849088039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.59

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162151095
ISBN
9786162151095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073289
ISBN
9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Examines the Buddhist priest Kukai's influence on Japanese culture. This book contends that the importance of Kukai's transmission of esoteric Buddhism to Japan lay in his creation of a general theory of language grounded in the ritual speech of mantra. It explores the rhetorical strategies Kukai employed in his works. Num Pages: 620 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAX; HRE; HRLP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231112871
ISBN
9780231112871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.35

Paperback. Presents a study of a controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. This book explains how England's rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their country's industrial, financial, naval, and military power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148007
ISBN
9780691148007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Naval & Military Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New ed of 1929 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843421290
ISBN
9781843421290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. For two periods of British history - the first part of the Roman occupation and the Tudor and early Stuart periods - the Weald of south-east England was the most productive iron-producing region in the country. Drawing on local evidence, this book explores the archaeology and history of an area whose iron industry was of international importance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour and 75 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HDT; TDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445731
ISBN
9780752445731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. A work that questions - What is the nature of God? What is the nature of being? What is the relationship between God and being? And what is the meaning of forgiveness, faith, piety, or transcendence? - that define the terrain of contemporary philosophy of religion. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218285
ISBN
9780253218285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Ted Smart edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126356
ISBN
9781842126356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872377
ISBN
9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781255322
ISBN
9781781255322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ibooks Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596870802
ISBN
9781596870802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. A revised edition of an anthology in comparative world religions. This text surveys all the major religious traditions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and African religions - as well as covering Zen Buddhism and the religious experience in America. Editor(s): Eastman, Roger. Num Pages: 560 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195118353
ISBN
9780195118353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 168.21

Hardback. This text is an examination of what it means to say "No". Eva Brann considers the different forms "No" takes, such as a resistance of will or as a preventative measure or warning, and argues that to understand something of imagination, memory and time an inquiry should be made into what "No" means. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512283
ISBN
9780742512283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.29

Hardback. Argues that the narratives from "Genesis" to "Second Kings" present a sophisticated argument for political obligation and for limited monarchy as the best form of government. Series: Journal of Ancient Judaism - Supplements. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525550342
ISBN
9783525550342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Jillions, John A.; Plekon, Michael. Translator(s): Ryan, Jerry. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HRCC8; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020408
ISBN
9780268020408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.17
€ 63.02

paperback. The customary picture of the World War II era in California has been dominated by accounts of the Japanese American concentration camps, African Americans, and women on the home front. This title examines significant wartime changes in the circumstances of immigrant groups that have been largely overlooked by historians. Editor(s): Lotchin, Roger W. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068195
ISBN
9780252068195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. This volume covers the author's life in the years 1944-1988. Born into privilege immediately before World War II, the author lived through the turbulent years of early Communism and later the Ceausescu-era dictatorship. Changes in government policy regarding class-warfare affected her family both professionally and personally.

Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336796
ISBN
9780880336796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.08

Paperback. Series: Thomistic Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020354
ISBN
9780268020354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 52.60

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