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Paperback. During World War II, there seemed to be a gap between the reality and what could be called the "myth of the Blitz". The author shows that this myth was not purely propaganda but was a deep-rooted, common conception of pastoral England and the perfect gentleman. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712698207
- ISBN
- 9780712698207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.06
€ 33.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. A comprehensive study that draws upon poetry and mythology, art and literature, archaeology and psychology to show how the myth of the goddess has been lost from our formal Judeo-Christian images of the divine. It explains what happened to the goddess, when, and how she was excluded from western culture, and the implications of this loss. Num Pages: 800 pages, b&w illustrations and illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192926
- ISBN
- 9780140192926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.06
€ 33.99
€ 23.06
Hardback. The second edition of this revolutionary book argues that British history has long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the Jacobite Risings drew on extensive Lowland support and had a national quality within Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627561
- ISBN
- 9780748627561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.00€ 103.50
€ 107.00
€ 103.50
Paperback. Nine distinguished historians debunk the myth of the Lost Cause in an effort to replace falsity with truth. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W.; Nolan, Alan T. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222664
- ISBN
- 9780253222664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. A study where the myth of the Noble Savage is an altogether different myth from the one defended or debunked by many over the years. It refutes the concept of the Noble Savage being first invented by Rousseau in the mid-eighteenth century in order to glorify the 'natural' life. Num Pages: 467 pages, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 467
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226104
- ISBN
- 9780520226104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Provides a study of the mythology of the world's high civilizations. This book explores the relation of dreams to myth, and demonstrates the important differences between oriental and occidental interpretations of dreams and life. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691018393
- ISBN
- 9780691018393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 47.09
€ 59.45
€ 47.09
The Mythical Indies and Columbus's Apocalyptic Letter: Imagining the A...
Elizabeth Moore Willingham
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; HBJK; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197001
- ISBN
- 9781845197001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.31
€ 149.31
The Mythical Indies and Columbus's Apocalyptic Letter: Imagining the A...
Elizabeth Moore Willingham
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; HBJK; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197018
- ISBN
- 9781845197018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 58.76
€ 59.45
€ 58.76
Paperback. In 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazer's "Golden Bough," published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contact - thinkers drew heavily on anthropology's theoretical terms, in order to help them explore the limits of human belief and imagination. This is a translation of his work. Editor(s): Da Col, Giovanni. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- HAU United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990505068
- ISBN
- 9780990505068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web of myths around Richard III. Num Pages: 248 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660103
- ISBN
- 9781445660103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Khirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean site dating from the second century B.C. to the fourth to sixth centuries A.D. In 1937, Nelson Glueck excavated the site on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research but died before completing a report. Now, in two extensively illustrated volumes, the results of Glueck's excavations are finally published. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 368 pages, Approximately 510 illustrations, numerous in color. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3D; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 284 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Society of Overseas Research United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570350
- ISBN
- 9780897570350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.77
€ 31.77
The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan. Cultic Offerings, V...
McKenzie, Judith S.; Reyes, Andres T.; Alexan...
Hardback. Khirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean site dating from the second century B.C. to the fourth to sixth centuries A.D. In 1937, Nelson Glueck excavated the site on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research but died before completing a report. Now, in two extensively illustrated volumes, the results of Glueck's excavations are finally published. Editor(s): Greene, Joseph A. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 329 pages, 153 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3D; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 284 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570367
- ISBN
- 9780897570367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.30
€ 29.30
Paperback. An English-language book of the library of fourth-century Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945 which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: HRLC; HRQC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- International, Reprint, Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061626005
- ISBN
- 9780061626005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.66
€ 30.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. This Lent book offers imaginative reflections on Christ's crucifixion. Each of the seven chapters is focused on a different key character, who describes his or her experience of the Passion. The nails used to crucify Christ are used as a jumping off point for their reflections. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCG7; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281066353
- ISBN
- 9780281066353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817031
- ISBN
- 9780761817031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.06
€ 112.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817048
- ISBN
- 9780761817048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408834039
- ISBN
- 9781408834039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Stransky, Oonagh. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; HRA; HRAM1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509846511
- ISBN
- 9781509846511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
CD-Audio. Translator(s): Stransky, Oonagh. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAM1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509828593
- ISBN
- 9781509828593
CD
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.00
€ 19.99
€ 13.00
Hardback. The first book by Pope Francis, publishing simultaneously all over the world in January 2016 to mark the Jubilee year. Translator(s): Stransky, Oonagh. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAM1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KIN0036516
- ISBN
- 9781509824939
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99