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Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272439
- ISBN
- 9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.81€ 65.18
€ 84.81
€ 65.18
Paperback. Offers everything you need to celebrate Mabon, including hands-on information for modern celebrations, spells and divination, recipes and crafts, invocations and prayers, rituals, and more! Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLF; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738741802
- ISBN
- 9780738741802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.44
€ 16.99
€ 12.44
Hardcover. A new English translation of The Apocriticus of Macarius, with notes and introductory essays. This important text purports to be the record of a debate between a pagan philosopher, and Macarius, a Christian rhetor, and is a rich, but neglected, source for the history of intellectual and cultural conflict between Christian and Hellene intellectuals. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381298
- ISBN
- 9781781381298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.49
€ 142.49
Paperback. The Apocriticus purports to be the record of a debate between a pagan philosopher, and Macarius, a Christian rhetor. The text is a rich, but neglected, source for the history of intellectual and cultural conflict between Christian and Hellene intellectuals. This volume includes a new English translation, notes and introductory essays. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381304
- ISBN
- 9781781381304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.88
€ 36.99
€ 33.88
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Edition
- Lrg Upd
- Number of pages
- 3117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781418542269
- ISBN
- 9781418542269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.48
€ 68.48
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Edition
- Ind Lrg Up
- Number of pages
- 3117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781418542276
- ISBN
- 9781418542276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.24€ 83.30
€ 85.24
€ 83.30
Hardback. On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, this title offers a portrait of a Victorian life that probes the cost of power, the practice of empire, and the impact of ideas. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036246
- ISBN
- 9780674036246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66€ 54.84
€ 59.66
€ 54.84
Paperback. A respected historian of medieval Scotland releases the authentic historical Macbeth from a prison of literary and folkloric myth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plate sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381606
- ISBN
- 9780857381606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cheshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 414 x 192 x 6. Weight in Grams: 24.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847848321
- ISBN
- 9781847848321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
Paperback. Series: Scottish Clan Mini-book. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 104 x 4. Weight in Grams: 44.
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852170950
- ISBN
- 9781852170950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.79
€ 6.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948825
- ISBN
- 9780817948825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416556305
- ISBN
- 9781416556305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.52
€ 21.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; HBJD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805993
- ISBN
- 9780875805993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.61
€ 42.99
€ 37.61
Hardback. Ruggiero's challenging reinterpretation of this canonical figure, as well as his unique treatment of other major works of the period, offer new approaches for reading Renaissance literature and new understandings of the way life was lived and perceived during this time. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885167
- ISBN
- 9780801885167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.36
€ 61.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489822
- ISBN
- 9780801489822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434803
- ISBN
- 9780226434803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.39
€ 51.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fuelled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Some insist that he was a Christian, others maintain he was a pagan. This book mediates between these views, arguing that he was neither but that he utilized elements of both. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HRAB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802138
- ISBN
- 9780875802138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
paperback. Uniting 30 years of scholarship, this book is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. It reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly and the ultimately partisan character of his project. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032713
- ISBN
- 9780226503691
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. Arguing that Niccolo Machiavelli should be reconsidered as a major philosopher, this book includes an account of the relationship between Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci, their roles in the emergence of modernity, and the implications this holds for contemporary life and society. Series: Frank M.Covey, Jr., Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis S. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HPCB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ of Notre Dame Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268014339
- ISBN
- 9780268014339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.78
€ 42.99
€ 38.78
Paperback. Machiavelli was infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments. This book highlights the complexities in his thought, highlighting that he advocated democracy as much as dictatorship, debate as much as violence, depending upon prevailing political conditions. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 64. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686391
- ISBN
- 9781851686391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.52
€ 13.99
€ 11.52