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Hardback. Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 52, 8 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231641
ISBN
9780230231641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Paperback. Hoehling focuses on the most important seagoing vessels of the past two centuries. (His) text is highly readable.-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 100 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBG; TRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249. 8vo.Good copy . Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Madison Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
SKU
KEX0254472
ISBN
9781568330198
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The drama and tragedy behind history's most infamous shipwrecks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664333
ISBN
9781848664333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Richly illustrated reconstruction - equal parts social history, anthropology, and survival chronicle - of the journey of 30 castaways from the Dutch ship Amstelveen. Num Pages: 148 pages, 60 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089648389
ISBN
9789089648389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.17

Paperback. The Egyptian sector of the Red Sea provides scuba divers with their finest opportunity to explore the most outstanding collection of shipwrecks found anywhere in the world. This edition explores nineteen of the most important and diveable shipwrecks. It also includes details about many of the minor wrecks and a list of more than 250 sunken ships. Illustrator(s): Oldfield, Rico. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Ashgrove Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853981531
ISBN
9781853981531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The result is a portrait of the battle between men and the sea. In many cases it was the sea that won. It is also a tribute to those of the lifeboat service who risked their lives so that others in distress might be saved. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417202
ISBN
9780752417202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460109
ISBN
9780752460109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.46

Hardback. Shipwrecks of the P&O Line Num Pages: 180 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962926
ISBN
9780750962926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet is broadly popular in his native Shiraz and in Iran as a whole, and among lovers of great verse traditions. This book provides a context for Hafez's poetry and is intended for medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983912
ISBN
9780295983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120781139
ISBN
9788120781139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 158 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 271 x 18. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gazelle Book Services
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120778061
ISBN
9788120778061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 95 x 13. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Mandala Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781886069954
ISBN
9781886069954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620552483
ISBN
9781620552483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Fischer, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159067
ISBN
9780231159067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43
€ 50.75

Hardback. This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker whose views still remain central to Imami identity. It analyzes his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC; HRHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474404402
ISBN
9781474404402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.29
€ 103.50

Paperback. A clear, insightful introduction to the teachings and history of Shi'ism, from its inception to the present day. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747873
ISBN
9781780747873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.95

Paperback. A new edition of Heinz Halm's comprehensive survey of all the Shi'ite groups. It traces the development of all the individual branches from their common origins to their current status in the modern world. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618880
ISBN
9780748618880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.39

Hardback. Shi'ism in South East Asia is the first book in any language to engage critically with the traditions of 'Alid piety. It provides an engaging work that moves away from the polemical sectarian discourses on shi'ism in southeast Asia. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044363
ISBN
9781849044363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.58
€ 58.23

Hardback. Presents a framework for understanding Shi'ite national politics in Lebanon. This book recasts the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East. It reconsiders not only the politics of the established leadership of Shi'ites, but also the everyday and popular practices of identity production in Lebanon. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144261
ISBN
9780231144261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.41
€ 75.86

Paperback. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HRH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144278
ISBN
9780231144278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.39

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