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paperback. The Crimean War one of the fiercest battles in Russia's history, killing nearly a million men and completely redrawing the map of Europe. Bringing to life soldiers in snow-filled trenches, surgeons on the battlefield and the haunted, fanatical figure of Tsar Nicholas himself, this title tells the human story of a tragic war. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp pictures plus more in text. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 426 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141013503
- ISBN
- 9780141013503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
paperback. Presents an illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. This title takes the reader on a journey from prehistoric times onwards, examining such topics as the spread of literacy, the development of transport, and the evolution of country houses on the way. It provides an introduction to British and Irish history. Editor(s): Bartlett, Robert; Cunliffe, Barry; Morrill, John; Briggs, Asa; Bourke, Professor Joanna. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140514841
- ISBN
- 9780140514841
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.54
€ 29.99
€ 20.54
paperback. Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. Editor(s): Sarris, Peter. Translator(s): Williamson, G. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140455281
- ISBN
- 9780140455281
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445343
- ISBN
- 9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.98
€ 19.99
€ 12.98
paperback. Provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army - the Ten Thousand - to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140440072
- ISBN
- 9780140440072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
paperback. Presents comprehensive history of Irish Nationalism. Num Pages: 896 pages, map, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 40. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140291650
- ISBN
- 9780140291650
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
paperback. Medieval Iceland was unique amongst Western Europe, with no foreign policy, no defense forces, no king, no lords, no peasants and few battles. This book brings together findings in anthropology and ethnography interwoven with historical fact and masterful insights into the popular Icelandic sagas. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; HBJD; HBJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140291155
- ISBN
- 9780140291155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.73
€ 14.99
€ 13.73
paperback. The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. Was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? This title deals with questions. Num Pages: 672 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140275230
- ISBN
- 9780140275230
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140266757
- ISBN
- 9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
paperback. Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. This title presents Fortune's daring trip. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099493426
- ISBN
- 9780099493426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
paperback. Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent thousands ahead of him. Robespierre and the Revolution were inseparable: a single inflexible tyrant. But what turned a shy young lawyer into the living embodiment of the Terror at its most violent? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099458982
- ISBN
- 9780099458982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298959
- ISBN
- 9789652298959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.69
€ 34.99
€ 23.69
Hardcover. The Shemitta Guide is a very unique guide to shemitta. It was created to help navigate anyone through the practical applications of shemitta observance in modern day Israel. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298003
- ISBN
- 9789652298003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 218 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652294616
- ISBN
- 9789652294616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.58
€ 53.99
€ 35.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789461531681
- ISBN
- 9789461531681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.43
€ 27.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. God is not dead, after all. Not, that is, if we are to subscribe to a number of trends in contemporary philosophy. This title discusses philosophy and theology in the twentieth century and in Antiquity as well as gnosis, secularisation, the history of salvation and hermeneutics. Editor(s): Gronkjaer, Niels. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383310
- ISBN
- 9788778383310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.34
€ 18.99
€ 15.34
Hardcover. Children's work is a controversial subject both in the sciences of sociology and history. This book includes articles that examine children's work from the mid-1800's and until the 1990's. It is the result of an inter-Nordic research project about children's work in the Nordic countries involving various five Nordic countries. Editor(s): De Coninck-Smith, Ning; Sandin, Bengt; Sandin, Ellen. Num Pages: 211 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778382696
- ISBN
- 9788778382696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.43
€ 31.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Potts, D. T. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 264 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890517
- ISBN
- 9788772890517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.07
€ 49.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543040
- ISBN
- 9788763543040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9 colour plates & 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; AVGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763541480
- ISBN
- 9788763541480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.69
€ 54.99
€ 39.69