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Hardcover. Treats the classical writer not as a historian but as a political philosopher. This title uses close textual analysis to demonstrate that Herodotus investigates recurring themes in the important forms of government in the ancient world. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602580077
- ISBN
- 9781602580077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634753
- ISBN
- 9780691634753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.12
€ 113.12
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605852
- ISBN
- 9780691605852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.12
€ 35.00
€ 29.12
Paperback. Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th century Greek thinker and researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. She discusses all aspects of his work, including his fascination with his origins; his travels; his interest in seeing the world; and the recurring themes of his work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, c. 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575992
- ISBN
- 9780199575992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. When are people willing to sacrifice for the common good? What are the benefits of friendship? And how do communities deal with betrayal? Using the life histories of more than forty thousand Civil War soldiers, this book reveals the stories, social influences, and crucial networks that influenced soldiers' lives both during and after the war. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. 13 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780691137049
- ISBN
- 9780691137049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.35
€ 29.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. When ordinary individuals in the TV show Heroes inexplicably develop superhuman abilities, they question who they are, struggle to cope with new responsibilities and decide whether to use their new power for good or for evil. Every episode is a philosophical quandary and Heroes and Philosophy is the first book to analyse what's going on. Editor(s): Johnson, David K. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470373385
- ISBN
- 9780470373385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.67
€ 22.67
Paperback. Explores the cultural power of war memorials in 20th-century Romania through two world wars and a succession of radical political changes - from attempts to create pluralist democratic political institutions after World War I to shifts toward authoritarian rule in the 1930s, to military dictatorships and Nazi occupation. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221346
- ISBN
- 9780253221346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 141 photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764346316
- ISBN
- 9780764346316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.47
€ 37.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. A tribute to the pilots and crew who flew from airbases in Suffolk during the last war and whose actions displayed some of the finest examples of courage and devotion to duty. Series: Aviation History. Num Pages: 192 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741036
- ISBN
- 9781846741036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Hardback. Heroes of Our Time contains all 239 Medal of Honor citations such as this excerpt: Num Pages: 351 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407413
- ISBN
- 9780887407413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.15
€ 30.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of 'fundamentalist' Islam, this work examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFM; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200647
- ISBN
- 9780520200647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.26
€ 37.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. The fourth book in Ashcroft's Heroes series tells the extraordinary stories behind his collection of British and Commonwealth flying gallantry medals. Num Pages: 480 pages, Insets converted for short run. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755363902
- ISBN
- 9780755363902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967563
- ISBN
- 9780750967563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers returning from the Great War to the part of Ireland that became the Irish Free State covering the period from the Armistice to 1939. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 362 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383384
- ISBN
- 9781781383384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. The book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers returning from the Great War to the part of Ireland that became the Irish Free State covering the period from the Armistice to 1939. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381618
- ISBN
- 9781781381618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781685785
- ISBN
- 9781781685785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.54
€ 15.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180060
- ISBN
- 9780300180060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.12
€ 35.00
€ 29.12
In Cervantes and the Literature of War, Stephen Rupp connects Cervantes's complex and inventive approach to literary genre and his many representations of early modern warfare. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; DSB; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649125
- ISBN
- 9781442649125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491067
- ISBN
- 9781611491067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.18
€ 137.18