History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
paperback. "On June 23, 1812, Napoleon's Grande Armee, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equally massive Russian army faced them. The ensuing campaign was a catastrophe for Napoleon. Alt" Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Da Capo Press
- SKU
- V9780306806506
- ISBN
- 9780306806506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.18
€ 25.99
€ 19.18
Hardback. This book addresses the deconstruction of a founding myth and the last "great narrative" (for the time being) of the Occident the narrative that Europe grew out of liberal humanistic traditions and, by way of several intermediate stages since classical antiquity, has gradually come to have its present form, one based on democratic values." Num Pages: 132 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681963
- ISBN
- 9783936681963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.55
€ 40.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons. Editor(s): Hoyland, Robert G. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381755
- ISBN
- 9781781381755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Paperback. A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316982
- ISBN
- 9781846316982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Hardcover. A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316975
- ISBN
- 9781846316975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.06
€ 174.06
The Khalifa ibn Khayyat's History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660-750)
Carl Wurtzel (Translator) Robert G. Hoyland (...
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381748
- ISBN
- 9781781381748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.00
€ 171.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198077
- ISBN
- 9781845198077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.98
€ 52.98
Paperback. Argues for a reading practice that accounts for the queerness of temporality, for the way past, present, and future time appear out of sequence and in dialogue in our thinking about history and texts. This book urges us to see how the indeterminacies of subjectivity found in literary texts challenge identitarian constructions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336907
- ISBN
- 9780822336907
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.81
€ 32.99
€ 29.81
Hardcover. Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating social and economic ones. Editor(s): King, Carla. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFC1; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621472
- ISBN
- 9781900621472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.32
€ 54.99
€ 46.32
Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404165
- ISBN
- 9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMC; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649402
- ISBN
- 9780816649402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.44
€ 29.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSC; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755259
- ISBN
- 9780814755259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. An inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans that speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. This title makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010915
- ISBN
- 9780691010915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. An exploration of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans, focusing on the sentiments of honour that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society. The book draws on contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen the reader's understanding of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225251
- ISBN
- 9780520225251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Paperback. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRAM7; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409887
- ISBN
- 9781421409887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.11
€ 30.99
€ 30.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Hutchinson, D. S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691096537
- ISBN
- 9780691096537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.91
€ 54.91
Hardcover. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, Carlos A. Forment demonstrates how citizens of Latin America established strong democratic traditions in their countries through the practice of democracy in their everyday lives. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9 maps, 19 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257150
- ISBN
- 9780226257150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Paperback. Focuses on the development of democratic life in Mexico and Peru from independence to the late 1890s. The author traces the emergence of hundreds of political, economic, and civic associations run by citizens in both nations and shows how they became models of and for democracy in the face of dictatorship and immense economic hardship. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 maps, 19 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101415
- ISBN
- 9780226101415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
Paperback. What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations? This title presents a history of eternity in Western culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBL; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152509
- ISBN
- 9780691152509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46