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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
€ 7.39
€ 7.39
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€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
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
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
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
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
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
€ 52.86€ 44.83
€ 52.86
€ 44.83
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
€ 58.74€ 49.47
€ 58.74
€ 49.47
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
€ 128.13€ 104.31
€ 128.13
€ 104.31
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
€ 4.99
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€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
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€ 33.40
€ 36.99
€ 33.40
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€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
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
€ 114.51
€ 114.51
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€ 44.74
€ 46.99
€ 44.74
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
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
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
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
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
€ 70.56€ 54.20
€ 70.56
€ 54.20
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
€ 906.19
€ 906.19
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
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
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
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
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
€ 30.99€ 22.31
€ 30.99
€ 22.31
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€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
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
€ 6.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Maguire, Henry; Nelson, Robert S. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 color; 131 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023609
- ISBN
- 9780884023609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.92€ 54.84
€ 59.92
€ 54.84
Paperback. Originally published in 1551, Hernan Chacon's Tractado de la Caualleria de la Gineta reflects an era of radical changes in the chivalresque-military world of renaissance Spain. This new paperback volume in the Exeter Hispanic Texts series provides a text in the original Spanish, edited and introduced in Spanish by Noel Fallows. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 60 pages, 5 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DNF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JW; WSNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 155.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895422
- ISBN
- 9780859895422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25