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Hardback. On July 10, 1940, by a 570 to 80 margin, the representatives in the French parliament voted full powers to Philippe Petain, ending the Third Republic and paving the way for the collaborationist Vichy regime. This work offers a nuanced portrait of the individuals who determined the fate of France at this critical moment. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032613
ISBN
9780674032613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.99
€ 66.52

Paperback. Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths. Editor(s): DeNicola, Deborah. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ABM; DCQ; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874519181
ISBN
9780874519181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist? His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history. Editor(s): Alderink, Larry. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024998
ISBN
9780691024998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.02
€ 41.80

Paperback. This volume takes the reader through the journey of a myth - where Orpheus becomes an Orpheus-Christus, a courtly knight and the writer of love lyrics. Num Pages: 265 pages, 34 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628255
ISBN
9780815628255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.95

Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951689
ISBN
9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

This book explores the impact of nationalism on Orthodox Christianity in nineteenth-century South-Eastern Europe. It analyses the challenges posed by nationalism to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the ways in which Orthodox Churches engaged in the nationalist ideology in Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. Editor(s): Leustean, Lucian N. Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought (FUP). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JH; HRCC2; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256068
ISBN
9780823256068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

Paperback. Tells the history of Orthodox Jews in America, from the 17th century onwards, and examines how Orthodox Jewish men and women coped with the personal, familial, and communal challenges of religious freedom, economic opportunity, and social integration. This title is suitable for those seeking to understand the American Jewish experience. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220608
ISBN
9780253220608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. This volume supplements the work of ethnographer Francis La Flesche who recorded detailed descriptions of Osage rituals. Louis Burns's position as a modern Osage - aware of the white culture's expectations but steeped in the traditions himself and writing from an insider's perspective - makes this work valuable to scholar and layperson alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
4
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351816
ISBN
9780817351816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.55

Paperback. Includes over 3,000 images by Oscar Castillo that are available through an online digital archive Editor(s): Gunckel, Colin. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; AJB; AJC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511409
ISBN
9780895511409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781987915167
ISBN
9781987915167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
164
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184837
ISBN
9781859184837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Integrates gender analysis with the global history of science and medicine from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on masculinity. In exploring scientific masculinities, this book asks: how has masculinity been defined, and what are the mechanisms by which it operates in science? Editor(s): Milam, Erika Lorraine; Nye, Robert A. Series: Osiris. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226267616
ISBN
9780226267616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardcover. The previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America's first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873384278
ISBN
9780873384278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, 55ill.8M. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402821
ISBN
9780887402821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. The first volume in a new series examines German foreign policy towards Eastern Europe from 1890 to 1960, through a narrower focus on its trade policy actions with Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Imperial Russia/Soviet Union. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 tables, 37 figures, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DV; JPQB; JPS; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
Stated First Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810397
ISBN
9781571810397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.63

Paperback. This illuminating book provides a comprehensive examination of this pervasive phenomenon, exploring the short- and long-term consequences for targets as well as the functions served for those who exclude or ignore. Series: Emotions & Social Behavior. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
282
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572308312
ISBN
9781572308312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.87

hardcover. Editor(s): Williams, Kipling D.; Nida, Steve A. Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology. Num Pages: 299 pages, 2 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848725577
ISBN
9781848725577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.54

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602392533
ISBN
9781602392533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Hardback. Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organisational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains an important figure in the history of air warfare. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690239
ISBN
9781910690239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

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