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Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299175
ISBN
9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. A classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
505
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951603
ISBN
9781890951603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback. Shows Sartre, a philosopher, passionately engaged in using philosophy as a force for change in the world. An important influence on postcolonial thought, this book takes on resonance in the light of the West's bout of interference in the non-Western world. Translator(s): McWilliams, Terry; Brewer, Steve; Haddour, Azzedine. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415378468
ISBN
9780415378468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.61

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Seven Stories Press, U.S.
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226162
ISBN
9781583226162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.89

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609803469
ISBN
9781609803469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.49

Hardback. This pioneering collection examines the practices surrounding human remains in post-conflict societies, using a unique set of case studies that span multiple disciplines and geographic areas. Editor(s): Dreyfus, Jean-Marc; Anstett, Elisabeth. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: GM; HBTZ; HD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526107381
ISBN
9781526107381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.14

Hardback. Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present. Editor(s): Flandrin, Jean-Louis; Montanari, Massimo. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 624 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111546
ISBN
9780231111546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; HBT; KNTP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Truman State University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931112567
ISBN
9781931112567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.51

Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the sequel to 'Princess'. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 168.
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553816938
ISBN
9780553816938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601113
ISBN
9780691601113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Features a story of ethnic cleansing in California and the Pacific Northwest when the first Chinese Americans were rounded up and purged from more than three hundred communities by lawless citizens and duplicitous politicians. Num Pages: 432 pages, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256941
ISBN
9780520256941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.59

Paperback. Historian Markale takes us deep into a mythical world where both man and woman become whole by realizing the feminine principle in its entirety. The author explores the rich heritage of Celtic women in history, myth, and ritual, showing how these traditions compare to modern attitudes toward women. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892811502
ISBN
9780892811502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Jean M. Humez offers a biographical overview based on extensive new research and a compilation of the complete texts of the stories Harriet Tubman told about her life - a virtual autobiography culled by Humez from rare early publications and manuscript sources. Editor(s): Andrews, William. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 488 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299191245
ISBN
9780299191245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Hardcover. This work offers a history of the Pacific as a "frontier" of the United States using economics, politics, and culture as its central areas of consideration. While many studies have analyzed specific regions within the Pacific, this work considers the whole of this vast ocean. Translator(s): Wilson, W.D. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 1QSP; GTB; HBG; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043087
ISBN
9780268043087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354567
ISBN
9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan; Van Horne, John C. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480119
ISBN
9780801480119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Paperback. Colonial Entanglement: Constituting a Twenty-First-Century Osage Nation Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807872901
ISBN
9780807872901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114231
ISBN
9780226114231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 434 pages, 10 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HRC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714. Christianity, Colonialism and Consciousness in South Africa. 434 pages, 10 halftones, 6 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HRC; JPFN. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight: 584.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
2052nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114422
ISBN
9780226114422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Jean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613885
ISBN
9780748613885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.50

paperback. This book describes how a long generation of founding French Canadians shaped the Pacific Northwest. Num Pages: 944 pages, 47 photos, 4 maps, 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774828055
ISBN
9780774828055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Drawing from an exhaustive collection of original Jewish accounts and sources not available until the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu in the late 1980s, Jean Ancel provides a detailed analysis of the path of antisemitism that led to the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust in Romania. Translator(s): Murciano, Yaffah. Series: Comprehensive History of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 map, 28 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290617
ISBN
9780803290617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.73

Hardback. Provides a detailed analysis of the path of anti-Semitism that led to the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust in Romania Editor(s): Caloianu, Miriam; Volovici, Leon. Translator(s): Murciano, Yaffah. Series: Comprehensive History of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 map, 28 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220645
ISBN
9780803220645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to dating and interpreting family photographs, the book uses as examples over 150 previously unpublished images. Written by one of the Britain's leading photograph historians and based on years of research into historical photographic records. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592809
ISBN
9781781592809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.11

Hardback. Series Editor(s): Keyes, Charles F.; Sears, Laurie J.; Rafael, Vicente. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 27 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295996677
ISBN
9780295996677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312208
ISBN
9780822312208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147941
ISBN
9780231147941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPFN; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489495
ISBN
9780801489495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816522873
ISBN
9780816522873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardcover. Jacob Katz was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the 20th century. In this volume, ten scholars critically discuss Katz's work with an appreciation for Katz's importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied. Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008465
ISBN
9780674008465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Jay M. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271028989
ISBN
9780271028989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

Paperback. Spanning nearly 500 years, this book describes the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other European explorers to the present day. Jay P. Dolan discusses Catholicism as it spread across the New World, transforming - and being transformed by - the land and its people. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268006396
ISBN
9780268006396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Separates myth from truth and describes the development of the society from its origins amongst the masons working upon the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845296780
ISBN
9781845296780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. The Andes form the backbone of South America. The mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilisation, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces and forts. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955542
ISBN
9781904955542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Hardcover. A collection of articles that focuses on Irish writing in Latin in the Renaissance and aims to rewrite Irish cultural history through recovery and analysis of Latin sources. Editor(s): Harris, Jason; Sidwell, Keith C. Num Pages: 246 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184530
ISBN
9781859184530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Building on the eighteenth-century commonplace that the theater could be a school for public virtue, this book illustrates the connections between the popularity of theatrical performances in eighteenth-century British North America and the British and American national identities that colonial and Revolutionary Americans espoused. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240245
ISBN
9780812240245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062405371
ISBN
9780062405371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.74

Hardback. This volume offers a variety of fresh and exciting perspectives on Royalist politics, religion and culture during the Interregnum. Between them, these essays are an important milestone in the recovery of the Royalist experience of the 1650s. Editor(s): McElligott, Jason; Smith, David L. (Professor). Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081613
ISBN
9780719081613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.25
€ 93.10

Paperback. A thematic introduction to American ethnic history which provides an overview of key historiographical debates. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616343
ISBN
9780748616343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.00

Hardback. A thematic introduction to American ethnic history which provides an overview of key historiographical debates. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616336
ISBN
9780748616336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.95
€ 111.22