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paperback. The Indian Ocean, 1809. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. This book brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and those who survived to drive the French from Eastern seas. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1QSN; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224678
- ISBN
- 9780571224678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking. * Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c. 750 BC to 200 AD. * Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235514
- ISBN
- 9780631235514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
€ 45.99
€ 45.78
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857384768
- ISBN
- 9780857384768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.67
€ 52.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. In the ancient Graeco-Roman world, an enemy or rival was cursed by writing an incantation down, and dedicating it to a god or spirit. More than a thousand such texts are translated here. An introduction supplies the full cultural, social and historical context for the thematically arranged texts. Editor(s): Gager, John G. Num Pages: 296 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HRKP; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195134827
- ISBN
- 9780195134827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.69
€ 93.69
Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237498
- ISBN
- 9780812237498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. The scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was democratic in nature, stressing the role of the 'sovereign' people and their assemblies. The author challenges this view, warning that this trend threatens to become an orthodoxy, and defending that the republic was a Roman, oligarchic and aristocratic political form. Translator(s): Heitmann-Gordon, Henry. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140384
- ISBN
- 9780691140384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.57
€ 58.94
€ 46.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Koenker, Diane P. Translator(s): Smith, S. A. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Printing
- SKU
- V9780252062773
- ISBN
- 9780252062773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Hardback. The biggest untapped market in the world? The last great communist threat? The free-trade partner? The human rights scourge? This text provides a front-row seat to the memorable scenes in the American debate over China policy since 1978. Editor(s): Kennedy, Scott. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517851
- ISBN
- 9780742517851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.09
€ 166.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785310
- ISBN
- 9780804785310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 57.35
€ 58.94
€ 57.35
Paperback. The remarkable story of the Lowndes County freedom struggle and its contribution to the larger civil rights movement Num Pages: 372 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814743317
- ISBN
- 9780814743317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. The story of World War II from the vantage point of its instigator German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411178
- ISBN
- 9780815411178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.07
€ 20.07
Paperback. Sex, Gender and the Sacred presents a multi-faith, multi-disciplinary collection of essays that explore the interlocking narratives of religion and gender encompassing 4,000 years of history. Editor(s): Groot, Joanna de; Morgan, Sue. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118833766
- ISBN
- 9781118833766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.23
€ 40.23
Paperback. 'First Civilizations' is the second edition of a popular student text first published in 1996 in Montreal by Les Editions Champ Fleury. This updated and expanded edition provides an introductory overview of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1QDAE; 1QDAM; GTB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904768784
- ISBN
- 9781904768784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.25
€ 94.25
Hardback. The scholarly community has become increasingly aware of the differences between Roman myths and the more familiar myths of Greece. Early Rome: Myth and Society steps in to provide much-needed modern and accessible translations and commentaries on Italian legends. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119083795
- ISBN
- 9781119083795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.11
€ 138.11
Paperback. An experienced scholar explains why the legendary early Republic, rather than the historical Republic of Cicero, has most influenced later political thought. Series: The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Brandeis
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584651994
- ISBN
- 9781584651994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Hardback. Professor Bazant describes in detail the implementations of the 1856 Lerdo Law and subsequent decrees. Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 567. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Former library book with usual labels to spine endpapers and inside cover. No dust jacket but remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0002119
- ISBN
- 9780521078726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Explores the impact of three of the most influential world leaders of the Post WWII Era. This book tells how the Pope helped Poles and East Europeans banish their fear of Soviet Communism. It tells how a prime minister restored her country's failing economy. It also tells how a president rebuilt America's military power. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRLP1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596985506
- ISBN
- 9781596985506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Rabbat, Nasser O. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; HBG; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138246850
- ISBN
- 9781138246850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Palamedes seeks to provide a forum where, within the frames of cultural history broadly defined, ancient historians, classical philologists, archaeologists, jurists and epigraphists-all those who study Greek and Roman antiquity in its material, linguistic, or intellectual manifestations-can meet with Orientalist and Egyptological counterparts. Editor(s): Berdowski, Piotr; Niesiolowski-Spano, Lukasz; Stebnicka, Krystyna; Wecowski, Marek; Wolicki, Aleksander. Series: Palamedes. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040307
- ISBN
- 9781937040307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.48
€ 69.48
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPFQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497292
- ISBN
- 9780801497292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.97
€ 48.99
€ 43.97
Paperback. First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Student
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521277624
- ISBN
- 9780521277624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850363845
- ISBN
- 9780850363845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.12
€ 46.99
€ 39.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; DN; DSB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; JPQB; JPS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 585. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821412688
- ISBN
- 9780821412688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32