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Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034065
- ISBN
- 9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. A story of one of the greatest-ever battles, a few men under the Knights of St John against a huge Turkish armada, written as witnessed by a participating soldier. Translator(s): Bradford, Ernle. Series: First Person Singular. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33, 8 black and white, 25 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843831402
- ISBN
- 9781843831402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. The full story of the most terrible siege in history when over a million people perished, illustrated by pictures recently released from Russian archives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366729
- ISBN
- 9780304366729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. * Graphic account of the siege of Brest during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa * Describes how the Red Army garrison held out against a German division Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590850
- ISBN
- 9781781590850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.03
€ 42.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928438
- ISBN
- 9781869928438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Influencing philosophers such as Sartre and Camus, and still modern in its psychological insights, this work explores the concept of 'despair' as a symptom of the human condition and describes man's struggle to fill the spiritual void. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036656
- ISBN
- 9780141036656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Hardback. An analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet. It illuminates issues of considerable importance in Chinese history and foreign relations: Sichuan's rise in importance as a key strategic area in relation to the complicated struggle between the Zunghar Mongols and China over Tibet. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989518
- ISBN
- 9780295989518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.15
€ 136.15
Paperback. A detailed, objective analysis of China's historical relationship with Tibet Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1-2 maps,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989525
- ISBN
- 9780295989525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Hardback. Custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars for generations. Here, the author treats minhag from a socio-anthropological perspective and discusses the theory and model of minhagim, using the Mishnah Berurah and the Arukh Hashulkhan and analyzes rabbinic texts concerned with custom. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235773
- ISBN
- 9781936235773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. Dating from the 16th century, there were hundreds of shtetls - Jewish settlements - in Eastern Europe that were home to a large and compact population. This book includes chapters on the history of the shtetl, its myths and realities, politics, gender dynamics, and how the shtetl has been (mis)represented in literature. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748312
- ISBN
- 9780814748312
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Two decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a mediaeval fake, brand-new historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary photographic imprint, is genuinely Christ's shroud after all. This book boldly challenges the current post-radiocarbon dating view - that it is a fake. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16 pages of colour pictures. BIC Classification: HRCA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553824223
- ISBN
- 9780553824223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Tells how the Shoshone-Bannocks made a meaningful choice between productive commerce and a more typical reliance on subsistence and wage labor. This case study challenges the view that Indians were ill suited to market-based pursuits and enhances our understanding of cultural persistence within the broader sweep of historical change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614028
- ISBN
- 9780700614028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.61
€ 74.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 53 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 128 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524627
- ISBN
- 9780929524627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Hardback. BIC Classification: HR. .
- Publisher
- Christian Focus Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781918104
- ISBN
- 9781781918104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.10
€ 9.99
€ 9.10
Paperback. Offers an account of the Protestant Reformation, reporting on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics, and also on events in the author's convent. This work provides a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a glimpse at early modern monastic life. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJD; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226417066
- ISBN
- 9780226417066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. An irreverent take on the political life and times of Australia's twenty eighth prime minister, detailing a litany of questionable calls, miraculous blunders, and inexplicable mistakes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JMG; HBJM; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 253 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760290542
- ISBN
- 9781760290542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. The charming true story of four young women working in a glamorous department store in the 1950s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGB; HBJD1; HBLW3; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751554960
- ISBN
- 9780751554960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic 'stagflation,' political scandal, and global turmoil. This title examines the large-scale structural upheaval of the 1970s by transcending the standard frameworks of national borders and superpower relations. Editor(s): Ferguson, Niall; Maier, Charles S.; Manela, Erez; Sargent, Daniel J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061866
- ISBN
- 9780674061866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.24
€ 35.99
€ 35.24
Paperback. Dissecting the new theoretical buzzword of the "Anthropocene" Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; RNA; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 302 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784785031
- ISBN
- 9781784785031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.92
€ 20.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Explores the nineteenth-century foundations of medieval studies as an academic discipline as well as certain unexamined contemporary consequences of these origins. This title exposes the presuppositions of the field of medieval studies and significantly shifts the objects of its historical inquiry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321996
- ISBN
- 9780822321996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64