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Hardcover. With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with shelf wear. Some sunning to spine and minor tearing and edgewear to DJ. All illustrations present. In very good condition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000025
ISBN
9780094757509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This 1984 volume challenges the notion that interests and emotions are polar opposites and the organization of the family around the central trend of 'sentimentalization'. Series: MSH: Colloques. Num Pages: 430 pages, 4 half-tones, 13 line diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521357630
ISBN
9780521357630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.94

Paperback. This volume examines encounters between Europeans and the other peoples of the world during the early modern era. Editor(s): Schwartz, Stuart B. Series: Studies in Comparative Early Modern History. Num Pages: 656 pages, 14 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521458801
ISBN
9780521458801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. This text can be considered a documentary; it is a compilation of fragments of records compiled in Palestine in 1943 by the Polish group Eastern Center for Information. It is based solely on the testimony of Jewish children evacuated from the Soviet Union to Palestine. Translator(s): Mitchell, Jacqueline. Series: Jewish Lives - Nonfiction S. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113541
ISBN
9780810113541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Frassetto, Michael. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRA; HRAB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2002
SKU
V9781349730551
ISBN
9781349730551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Hardback. Revision of author's doctoral thesis submitted to the Melbourne College of Divinity in 1987. Series: Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy in dustjacket with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000639
ISBN
9783525537220
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.26

Paperback. Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book

Argues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.

Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812213072
ISBN
9780812213072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

Paperback. Originally published: In Siena, al sopportico de Pontani: Apresso Saluestro Marchetti e Camillo Turi, 1610. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591192
ISBN
9780982591192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ballantine
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780345308238
ISBN
9780345308238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. * Offers a unique perspective on modern mechanized warfare * Fills a critical gap in World War II Literature In his rare behind the scenes story of an American armour division during World War II, Benton Y. Cooper provides surprising insight into what it took to keep Patton's tanks rolling across Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780891418146
ISBN
9780891418146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. Goldstein explains the exclusion of women from combat across history and cultures. Num Pages: 540 pages, 44 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1; JHMC; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521001809
ISBN
9780521001809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.78

Paperback. Volumes V, VI and VII complete the series of selections from the Smuts Papers. Volume V covers the period from 1919 to 1934. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521033688
ISBN
9780521033688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Volumes V, VI and VII complete the series of selections from the Smuts Papers. Volume VII covers the last five years of Smut's life. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780521033701
ISBN
9780521033701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.77

hardcover. Provides an account of what is known about the remotest geological ages, comprising chapters on the different kinds of evidence concerning man and his physical environment. Editor(s): Edwards, I.E.S.; Gadd, C.J.; Hammond, N. G. L. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 780 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
780
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521070515
ISBN
9780521070515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.16

hardcover. Part II of volume I deals with the history of the Near East from about 3000 to 1750 B.C. Editor(s): Edwards, I.E.S.; Gadd, C.J.; Hammond, N. G. L. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 1080 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1772. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. 1080 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliography, indexes. Editor(s): Edwards, I.E.S.; Gadd, C.J.; Hammond, N. G. L. Part II of volume I deals with the history of the Near East from about 3000 to 1750 B.C. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 62. Weight: 1712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
1080
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521077910
ISBN
9780521077910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.19

hardcover. Volume II, Part I, deals with the history of the region from about 1800 to 1380 BC. Editor(s): Edwards, I.E.S.; Gadd, C.J.; Hammond, N. G. L.; Sollberger, E. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 885 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
868
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521082303
ISBN
9780521082303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.19

hardcover. Volume II, Part II, deals with the history of the region from about 1380 to 1000 B.C. Editor(s): Edwards, I.E.S.; Gadd, C.J.; Hammond, N. G. L.; Sollberger, E. Series: Cambridge Ancient History. Num Pages: 1151 pages, illustrations, tables, maps, plan, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 60. Weight in Grams: 3138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
1151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521086912
ISBN
9780521086912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.27

Paperback. This comprehensive study analyses slavery in early colonial South Africa under the Dutch East India Company (1652-1795). Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521152662
ISBN
9780521152662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.52

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