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paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030976
ISBN
9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardback. Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba, is remembered as a fanatical monster who laid waste much of the Netherlands rather than surrender it to Protestant heretics. Kamen attempts a re-evaluation of the duke, assessing this complex figure in the context of his times and personal faith. Num Pages: 204 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300102833
ISBN
9780300102833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. A survey of the Spanish Inquisition, that sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture, measures its impact on Spain's intellectual life, and rebuts the myths and exaggerations that have distorted understandings of the Inquisition. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180510
ISBN
9780300180510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408271933
ISBN
9781408271933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.69

Paperback. A collection of essays on travels in Italy. It explores art and religion, political shifts and cultural revolutions, and the nature of travel itself. It covers the aesthetic allure of Venice, the vitality of Rome, and the noisy, sensuous appeal of Naples. Editor(s): Auchard, John. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435078
ISBN
9780140435078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Hardback. The Spanish Inquisition was one of the most feared institutions in Western history. Set up by the Roman Catholic church to suppress heresy it operated in France, Italy, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and was later extended to the Americas. This edition includes the scarce volume on the inquisition in the Spanish dependencies. Num Pages: 3056 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 419 x 287 x 178. Weight in Grams: 6014.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
3056
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854352
ISBN
9781848854352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 916.52

Hardback. Tells how Jan Jeroenszoon, through great personal courage and faith in the rule of law, managed to survive gruesome torture and vindicate himself by successfully arguing at trial that the authorities remained subject to the law even in times of war. Translator(s): Grayson, J. C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135649
ISBN
9780691135649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 55.32

Paperback. A book about Italy's unexpected history, told through its citrus fruits. Combining travel writing with history, recipes, horticulture and art, it takes the reader on a unique and rich journey through Italy's cultural, moral, culinary and political past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952573
ISBN
9780241952573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. This title focuses on the uniqueness of both the Spanish people and their culture, and on examining what effect the differences have on the way Spaniards relate to people from other cultures and interact with each other. The author looks at Spain's past and current Spanish-American relations. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JH; JPS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877864711
ISBN
9781877864711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression and looks at its wider role as an educative force in society. This book presents a reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206002
ISBN
9780631206002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.73

Hardback. * A reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. * Challenges the reputation of the Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression. * Looks at the wider role of the Inquisition as an educative force in society. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205999
ISBN
9780631205999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.08

Paperback. Amid the catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination. The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction provides a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and an international scale. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803771
ISBN
9780192803771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. In Spain today the civil war remains 'the past that will not pass away'. The author explores the origins, nature and long-term consequences of this exterminatory war in Spain, charting the resonant forms of political, social and cultural resistance to it and the memory/legacy these have left behind in Europe and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195113
ISBN
9781845195113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.55

Hardback. This book examines the study of natural history in the Spanish Empire in the years, 1750-1850, taking a transatlantic approach to the history of science. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084935
ISBN
9780719084935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.88

Paperback. In ways no guide book can achieve, these twenty absorbing tales by Italian authors including Boccaccio, Giacomo Casanova, and Pier-Paolo Pasolini offer the delight of exploring one of the world's most unique cities thorough a wide variety of individual lives and epochs. Essential reading for anyone who has been to Rome or dreams of going there. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Shankland, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, twenty black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199572465
ISBN
9780199572465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Reyes, Heather. Series: City-Pick Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxygen Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KIN0035296
ISBN
9780955970085
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 colour, 114 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1596.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271035642
ISBN
9780271035642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.50
€ 105.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 118 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 280 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020914
ISBN
9780271020914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.37
€ 50.33

Paperback. Siena of the 13th and 14th centuries was one of the great cities of Europe, and its artists were among those who reshaped the nature and place of painting. Maginnis' book asks the fundamental questions about the painters' lives and work and shows how Sienese society shaped them. Translator(s): Erasmi, Gabriele. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 110 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACK; AFC; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023380
ISBN
9780271023380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.43
€ 45.60

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228530
ISBN
9780631228530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.87

Paperback. This book presents a clear, concise account of Italian history from the Ice Age to the present. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521000727
ISBN
9780521000727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. A study of the life, career, beliefs and motives of Cavour, first prime minister of Italy. This was a position which he created, as it did not exist when his career began. Topics covered include the argument that Cavour was more interested in increasing Piedmont's power than in Italian unification. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582019034
ISBN
9780582019034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback.

A succinct analysis of the causes and course of the Civil War xxx;going up to Franco's new Spain. For the Second Edition there is a fuller examination of the politics of the Second Republic and there is also a more detailed account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement.

Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582289888
ISBN
9780582289888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Hardcover. From the rugged mountains in the north-east and the Chianti vineyards around Siena to the verdant Arno river valley, the region of Tuscany produces a wealth of fine local produce, wines, rich olive oil and truffle. This title features recipes such as: Tuscan Bean and Cabbage Soup; La Panzanella, Vincisgrassi; and the fruit and nut cake, Panforte. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754830702
ISBN
9780754830702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

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