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General & world history
Paperback. Taking stock of a century of pervasive loss - of warfare, disease, and political strife - this book considers 'what is lost' in terms of 'what remains'. It reveals how melancholia can lend meaning and force to notions of activism, ethics, and identity. Editor(s): Eng, David L.; Kazanjian, David. Num Pages: 498 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694. The Politics of Mourning. 498 pages, 9 b&w photographs, index. Editor(s): Eng, David L.; Kazanjian, David. Taking stock of a century of pervasive loss - of warfare, disease, and political strife - this book considers 'what is lost' in terms of 'what remains'. It reveals how melancholia can lend meaning and force to notions of activism, ethics, and identity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight: 686.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 498
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232365
- ISBN
- 9780520232365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 574 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760320549
- ISBN
- 9780760320549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.39
€ 29.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. aeo Georges Duby is one of the most outstanding medieval historians in the world today. aeo This is an important book on the themes of love and marriage in the Middle Ages. aeo The hardback edition was widely reviewed and sold well. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614793
- ISBN
- 9780745614793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.21
€ 25.21
Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075921
- ISBN
- 9780226075921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.64
€ 35.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Translator(s): Cox, Don. Num Pages: 196 pages, over 400 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406836
- ISBN
- 9780887406836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.74
€ 36.99
€ 24.74
hardcover. Using luxury goods as a conduit, Luxury in Global Perspective enriches our understanding of global history. Editor(s): Hofmeester, Karin; Grewe, Bernd-Stefan. Series: Studies in Comparative World History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107108325
- ISBN
- 9781107108325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Commentary. Num Pages: 110 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; HBG; HBLA; HPCA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100293
- ISBN
- 9781585100293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.93
€ 27.99
€ 20.93
Paperback. The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945. This title examines developments such as the HVSS suspension. It uses rare archive material. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 46 b&w and 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765426
- ISBN
- 9781841765426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479809
- ISBN
- 9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. A riotously entertaining account of the lives of British and other European aristocrats - stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBTB; JFSC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136695
- ISBN
- 9781472136695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Brenner, Lennie. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 627.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Barricade Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569802731
- ISBN
- 9781569802731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.41
€ 19.41
Paperback. This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479467
- ISBN
- 9781349479467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.78
€ 110.78
Paperback. "This volume is the first full-length study on pioneering sexologist and sexual rights activist, Magnus Hirschfeld, that examines his impact on the politics and culture of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Germany and the value of his rationalist humanist approach for contemporary debates on sexual rights"-- Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288717
- ISBN
- 9781349288717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.41
€ 154.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702723
- ISBN
- 9781501702723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1M; BG; HBG; HBLW; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755010
- ISBN
- 9780855755010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.33
€ 32.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. A Theoretical Analysis. 263 pages. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125376
- ISBN
- 9780231125376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.25
€ 32.99
€ 24.25
Hardcover. Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Editor(s): Uekotter, Frank; Lubken, Uwe. Series: The Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: HBG; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382522
- ISBN
- 9781782382522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.46
€ 158.46
Paperback. Argues that deficient knowledge of the environment is a far more pervasive challenge in resource history than conventional readings suggest. Makes significant contribution to the inter-disciplinary debate about the production and resilience of ignorance. Editor(s): Uekotter, Frank; Lubken, Uwe. Series: The Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: HBG; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332074
- ISBN
- 9781785332074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.49
€ 44.49
Paperback. Compares the impact of the League of Nations mandates system on British and French rule in African mandated territories. Num Pages: 297 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192976
- ISBN
- 9781845192976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.73
€ 35.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. A companion book to the History Channel series, The History of Mankind covers the worldwide history of human beings. Num Pages: 448 pages, 300 color photos, color illustrations, maps, charts. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762447039
- ISBN
- 9780762447039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.31
€ 32.99
€ 22.31
Paperback. This book examines marvels as tangible objects in the literary, courtly, and artisanal cultures of medieval England, but these clever devices, neither wholly semiotic nor purely positivist objects, are imbued with diverse cultural significance that illuminates in new ways the familiar literature of the Ricardian period. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 227 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349535026
- ISBN
- 9781349535026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.30
€ 64.30
Paperback. As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe's knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography. Series: History of Text Technologies. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349382699
- ISBN
- 9781349382699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.33
€ 64.33
paperback. An introduction to a fresh way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time onwards. Beginning with the Big Bang, it views the interaction of the natural world with the arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, 39 line illustrations, 9 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520271449
- ISBN
- 9780520271449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 28.23
€ 45.99
€ 28.23
Hardcover. Drawing on 700 years' worth of maps from the National Archives, this stunning and fascinating collection is not just about the history of the maps, but is also an insight into the places whether cities, countries or the whole world and the social history of the time that the mapmakers captured." Num Pages: 256 pages, 120 maps, More than 100 historical maps and colour images throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1708. Very good copy.I
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KEX0303758
- ISBN
- 9781408189672
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00