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General & world history
Paperback. This innovative study of the patriarchy belies the accepted notion of the father figure as tyrannical and exploitative. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard; Vries, Jan de; Johnson, Paul; Wrightson, Keith. Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KI20003360
- ISBN
- 9780521599788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This work traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736039
- ISBN
- 9780804736039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.80
€ 96.80
Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520061705
- ISBN
- 9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.29
€ 37.99
€ 27.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTM; JPSF; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118789
- ISBN
- 9780813118789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 39. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118645123
- ISBN
- 9781118645123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.03
€ 99.03
Paperback. A definitive history of peace advocacy and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HRA; JFCX; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562. A History of Movements and Ideas. 387 pages, illustrations. A definitive history of peace advocacy and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HRA; JFCX; JPW. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521670005
- ISBN
- 9780521670005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Hardback. The first study to explore the full spectrum of peace and peacemaking from our evolutionary origins to contemporary times. Examples include diplomatic, pacifist, non-violent, disarmament and anti-war movements, from across the globe. The diversity of peace and peacemaking presented challenges the notions that peace is solely the absence of war. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641256
- ISBN
- 9780745641256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Paperback. "Mr. Johnson's research on the Chinese Communists' wartime expansion, according to the documentation recorded by Japanese intelligence and his comparison of it with that of the Yugoslav Communists, is a pathbreaking work in comparative history."--John K. Fairbank. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4M. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804700740
- ISBN
- 9780804700740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Features leading scholars across several disciplines who investigate the nature of liberalism and modernity in imperial Britain since the eighteenth century. This book shows how Britain's liberal version of modernity was the product of a peculiar set of historical circumstances that continues to haunt our neoliberal present. Editor(s): Gunn, Simon; Vernon, James. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289536
- ISBN
- 9780520289536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719567551
- ISBN
- 9780719567551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Hardcover. How did the dominant Imperial Ideology of the Roman world power affect the everyday life of Jewish and Christian religious minority communities? Editor(s): Labahn, Michael; Lehtipuu, Outi. Series: Early Christianity in the Roman World. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0 black and white; 5 full color. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HDDH; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645890
- ISBN
- 9789089645890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.75
€ 150.75
paperback. Editor(s): Favreau, Marc. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595581662
- ISBN
- 9781595581662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.05
€ 19.99
€ 19.05
Hardcover. With original ideas and insights, this title is suitable for students of the Jewish past. It will also attract readers with the widest possible range of interests. Num Pages: 408 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077027
- ISBN
- 9780520077027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.60€ 52.20
€ 66.60
€ 52.20
paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895431148
- ISBN
- 9781895431148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.92
€ 14.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 531 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- F First Paperback Edition Used
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977795383
- ISBN
- 9780977795383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.81
€ 26.99
€ 25.81
paperback. Treats human communication in terms of ideal cooperation. In this book, the author establishes that form permeates society just as it does poetry and the arts. It states that forms of art are not exclusively aesthetic: the cycles of a storm, the gradations of a sunrise, the undoing of Prince Hamlet are all instances of progressive form. Num Pages: 396 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition, With new Afterword
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520041462
- ISBN
- 9780520041462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. How much radiation is too much? This title examines the evolution, over more than a hundred years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and for the general public. Num Pages: 189 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; PNRL; RNP; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223288
- ISBN
- 9780520223288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.86€ 47.93
€ 60.86
€ 47.93
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322556
- ISBN
- 9780764322556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.60
€ 42.99
€ 31.60
Paperback. He made a major contribution to the progress of the Reformation through his lectures, letters, and publications from teaching posts at Oxford, Strasbourg, and Zurich. This book is an intimate account of this theologian's life and work. Includes illustrations. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBG; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190581
- ISBN
- 9780819190581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.18
€ 84.18
Paperback. Peter Shilton's time at Plymouth Argyle in the early 1990s, specifically the 1993/94 season, is remembered as much for scintillating, attacking football as for the off-pitch battles between Shilton and chairman Dan McCauley. This book explores the fragile relationships behind the scenes at Home Park. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448787
- ISBN
- 9780752448787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195343502
- ISBN
- 9780195343502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.35
€ 20.35
Paperback. Makes important inroads into the widely discussed topic of historical memory, evoking the everyday lives of eleventh-century people and both their written and nonwritten ways of preserving the past. This title unearths a range of approaches to preserving the past as it was or formulating the past that an individual or group prefers to imagine. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 maps. 14 halftones. 4 figs. 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026039
- ISBN
- 9780691026039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. A collection of essays that explore the use and implication of war posters during WWI. It reveals the centrality of visual media, particularly the poster, within the specific national contexts of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States during World War I. Editor(s): James, Pearl. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBG; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226104
- ISBN
- 9780803226104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Glimpses into the everyday life of Pontius Pilate, a man actually walking on a marble floor in Caesarea, feeling his shoes pinch, clicking his fingers for a slave, while the clouds of lasting infamy gather over his head. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287933
- ISBN
- 9780099287933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66