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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. A wide-ranging analysis of whether tribes and tribal identities are becoming more rather than less pronounced in the contemporary Middle East. Editor(s): Rabi, Uzi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043458
ISBN
9781849043458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 53.04

Paperback. Traces the history of the Bakhtiyari tribal confederacy of the Zagros Mountains through momentous times that saw the opening of their lands to the outside world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989952
ISBN
9780295989952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Exploring everything from fantasy architecture to neo-tribal sports and from Emirati dress codes to neo-Bedouin poetry contests, this title explodes the idea that the tribal is primitive and argues instead that it is an elite, exclusive, racist, and modern instrument for branding nations and shaping Gulf citizenship and identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280106
ISBN
9780520280106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardcover. Presents the story of the Beecher-Tilton scandal that shook American culture in the 1870s because the key players were such vaunted moral leaders. The book offers a tale of love, deception, faith and the indeterminacy of truth. It revises the conception of 19th-century morals and passions. Num Pages: 430 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259383
ISBN
9780226259383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.67

Hardback. This book illuminates what judicial modernity actually meant to the Chinese state and society in the early twentieth century and how the judicial reform resulted in paradoxical consequences due to a lack of resources and a disjunction between the national reform agenda and local social ecology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755863
ISBN
9780804755863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Editor(s): Mayer, Thomas F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HR; LNF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442605190
ISBN
9781442605190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Pursued by British forces, Washington and his remaining 5,000 men resolved on a risky strike against the British and Hessian positions across the Delaware River. This book shows how, crossing the river, Washington took the Trenton garrison for the loss of only four men, before outflanking Cornwallis' 8,000-strong force and marching on Princeton. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846033506
ISBN
9781846033506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.44

Hardback. Trent, the Catholic Church's attempt to put its house in order after the Reformation, has long been praised and blamed for things it never did. This one-volume history, the first in modern times, explores the volatile issues that pushed several Holy Roman emperors, kings and queens of France, five popes, and all of Europe to the brink of disaster. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JB; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066977
ISBN
9780674066977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Why does Catholicism in the early modern era go by so many names? Taking up such questions, John O'Malley works out a guide to the intellectual and historical developments behind the concepts of Catholic reform, the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Catholicism. Num Pages: 240 pages, color frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008137
ISBN
9780674008137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Tells the history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing an insight into trench warfare on the Western Front. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472801326
ISBN
9781472801326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACX; AFK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848846371
ISBN
9781848846371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463711
ISBN
9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Helps understand the history of the African Diaspora, slavery in colonial Latin America, and the role of Christianity in the formation of Cartagena de Indies. This book includes a general introduction and headnotes to each selection which provide cultural, historical, and religious context. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209305
ISBN
9780872209305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 40.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209299
ISBN
9780872209299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.09

Hardback. This entirely new English translation of Buridan's classic treatment of logical consequence aims to make accessible to the modern reader the foremost treatment of the subject in the middle ages. The translation is accompanied by an introduction in which Buridan's ideas are set in their historical context and clearly explained. Translator(s): Read, Stephen. Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies (FUP). Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBLC1; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257188
ISBN
9780823257188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.52

Paperback. The first publication on the Michael Wellby bequest to the Ashmolean, introducing over sixty of the most important items in the collection, and timed to coincide with the opening of the new Wellby Bequest Gallery in the Museum in September 2015. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: 3J; ACN; AFKG; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 265 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910807019
ISBN
9781910807019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; FC; FJ; YFA; YFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509828074
ISBN
9781509828074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Paperback. The stories of three wartime radio broadcasters who were convicted of treason in Britain, Australia, and the United States after World War II Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; APW; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232921
ISBN
9780803232921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Severn House Large Print
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Large Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727895141
ISBN
9780727895141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 4.98

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