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Hardback. Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? This title deals with these questions. Series: The Rostovtzeff Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 halftones. 23 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ACC; ACG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159041
ISBN
9780691159041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.63

Paperback. * Presents a fresh look at broad trends in human prehistory. * Ranges across the globe using particular regions and periods as case studies. * Reveals to the non--specialist how archaeological data are assembled and interpreted to develop models of past society. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181125
ISBN
9781577181125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.90

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

€ 46.89

Hardcover. While Jeu de paume has been played in France for hundreds of years, the modern game of tennis dates from 1874. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day Series: Original Rules. Num Pages: 64 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 104. Series: Original Rules. 64 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. While Jeu de paume has been played in France for hundreds of years, the modern game of tennis dates from 1874. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WSJR2. Dimension: 158 x 109 x 11. Weight: 106.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243181
ISBN
9781851243181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.32

Paperback. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Translator(s): Templer, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. The Concentration Camp. 370 pages, black & white illustrations. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight: 530. Translator(s): Templer, William.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006857
ISBN
9780691006857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474927
ISBN
9780801474927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.60

Hardback. Provides the social history of the Orange Order - the Protestant association dedicated to maintaining the British connection in Northern Ireland. This book charts the Order's path from the peak of its influence, in the early 1960s and also contains the analyses of mass-membership trends and attitudes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 b&w integrated halftones, 39 figures, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBT; HRCC9; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 734. 8vo Former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0294434
ISBN
9780199208487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
742
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415707336
ISBN
9780415707336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985220
ISBN
9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178449
ISBN
9780874178449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JNB; JNMN; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096273
ISBN
9780719096273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401319
ISBN
9781474401319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Politics has always been an integral part of the Olympics. This title discusses the intended and actual meaning of the modern Olympic Games, from 1896 to 2000. It demonstrates that the modern games were revived to propagate a political message and continue to serve political purposes. Series: Illinois History of Sports. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070464
ISBN
9780252070464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback. A guide to the definitive sporting mega-event Olympics and the wider phenomenon it represents - Olympism. It addresses the key questions in modern Olympism, including: What does studying Olympism entail? How do historical accounts create and challenge Olympic myths? And how can the principles and practices of Olympism be sustained in the future? Editor(s): Parry, Jim; Girginov, Vassil. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415445368
ISBN
9780415445368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226412306
ISBN
9780226412306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.60

Paperback. The Old South is a collection of primary documents and previously published essays introducing students to recent themes found in scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Old South. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219279
ISBN
9780631219279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.01

Hardback. This edited collection of primary documents and previously published essays introduces students to the principal themes in recent scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Old South. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219262
ISBN
9780631219262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.54

Paperback. De Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French revolution remains one of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal period. Editor(s): Furet, Francois; Melonio, Francoise. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805306
ISBN
9780226805306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Anchor Books New York
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385092609
ISBN
9780385092609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.85

Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 122 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813141732
ISBN
9780813141732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JNLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219388
ISBN
9780300219388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739166833
ISBN
9780739166833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.87

Paperback. In this fascinating history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898166
ISBN
9781861898166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

paperback. Despite the growth of modern science, the 'occult' or 'esoteric' tradition evolved in the West, manifesting itself in such diverse groups as the Freemasons, the Mormons, the Theosophists, and New Ageists. This book describes the growth and meandering path of the occult tradition over the years, and shows how the esoteric world view fits together. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034447
ISBN
9780712667869
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00