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Paperback. More than four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains one of the legendary figures of history. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for survival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain. His exploits marked the emergence of England as a major maritime nation. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844137626
- ISBN
- 9781844137626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS. The author demonstrates how this marginal narrative transformed al-Qaeda from a relatively hierarchical and regional organization to a globalized, decentralized, and diffuse system of networks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626164284
- ISBN
- 9781626164284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
Paperback. From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert Group Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp B&Wpic section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472122094
- ISBN
- 9781472122094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. When Harold, King England, fell to William the Conqueror's army at Hastings in 1066 it changed the course of British history forever. This is the life of Harold, Anglo-Saxon England's last king. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445657219
- ISBN
- 9781445657219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239238
- ISBN
- 9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.90
€ 25.90
Paperback. This book brings together for the first time the 'other women' of King Henry VIII, and takes us deep into the web of secrets and deception at the Tudor Court. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781504800761
- ISBN
- 9781504800761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Presents in visual detail an introduction to almost 2000 years of Chinese history - from the founding of the Chinese Empire in 221 BCE to the Ming dynasty, the last dynasty to rule before the country opened to the outside world in the middle of the seventeenth century. This book is suitable for travelers, students, and general readers. Series: Dictionaries of Civilization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 250 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259072
- ISBN
- 9780520259072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Presents the results of archaeological and historical studies of the Ottoman fort of Quseir, which was Upper Egypt's only direct outlet to the Red Sea at that time. Illustrated with over 100 maps, drawings, and photographs, this study examines a key example of Ottoman-era material culture in Egypt. Num Pages: 288 pages, 98 b/w, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774160097
- ISBN
- 9789774160097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.27
€ 44.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801053481
- ISBN
- 9780801053481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Approaching the Bible from a literary/historical perspective, this work discusses such issues as the forms and strategies of biblical writing, its actual historical and physical settings, the process of canon formation, the sources of the Pentateuch, and the nature of such biblical genres as prophecy, apocalypse, and gospel. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 halftones, 4 maps, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195179071
- ISBN
- 9780195179071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.23
€ 77.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3D; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910021750
- ISBN
- 9781910021750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Hardback. Highlighting an important aspect of American historic architecture, this handsome volume is illustrated with nearly 150 photographs, more than 60 line drawings, and two color galleries. Num Pages: 464 pages, 230, 62 black & white line drawings, 142 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrat. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AMKH; AMX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 31. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411637
- ISBN
- 9781421411637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.85
€ 91.85
Paperback. What do Sufis believe? What do they aim at? What do they do? Unlike other writers on the subject, Martin Lings treats all the three questions with equal justice. This classic work on Sufism has been used as set book in colleges worldwide and has been translated into five languages. Num Pages: 134 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621415
- ISBN
- 9780946621415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Provides an introduction to theories of the good life, by exploring the strengths and weakness of six simple statements of what a good life should be. Drawing on classic Chinese, Indian, Greek and Roman sources, this book considers the various ways in which one might think about the values that are worth aiming for. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 59926th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207820
- ISBN
- 9780872207820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. A collection of Weber's writings on a broad array of themes, from the nature of work, to the political culture of democracy, to the uniqueness of the West, to the character of the family and race relations, to the role of science and the fate of ethical action in the modern world. Editor(s): Kalberg, Stephen. Series: Modernity & Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214908
- ISBN
- 9780631214908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Hardback. Music has been neglected by imperial historians, but this book shows that music is an essential aspect of identity formation and cross-cultural exchange. It explores the ways in which rational, moral, and aesthetic motives underlying the institutionalization of "classical" music converged and diverged in Britain and India from 1880-1940. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; AVG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311634
- ISBN
- 9781137311634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764211362
- ISBN
- 9780764211362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.20
€ 20.20
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2; HRCC7; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170789
- ISBN
- 9780231170789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. The author of the magisterial England's Thousand Best Churches turns his eye to England's cathedrals, with fascinating, personal - and often funny - insight into their history and their place in English life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 colour photos, integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 306 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408706459
- ISBN
- 9781408706459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.70
€ 46.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 266 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2016 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859655477
- ISBN
- 9780859655477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63