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Paperback. This volume reassesses Renaissance English literature and its place in Elizabethan society. It examines, in particular, the role of Italianate literary imitation in addressing the ethical and political issues of the 16th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190295
ISBN
9780631190295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.73

Paperback. An exploration of Cromwell's government and the political experimentation of the 1650s. Concise and accessible, it does full justice to a decade of momentous upheavals which had a permanent effect on British politics. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 120 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Longman Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582080034
ISBN
9780582080034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.98

Hardback. The English republican tradition and eighteenth-century France offers the first full account of the role played by English republican ideas in eighteenth-century French moral and political thought Series Editor(s): Bergin, Joseph; Roberts, Penny; Naphy, Bill. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079320
ISBN
9780719079320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.96

Paperback. The first history of this forgotten English underground struggle against the invading Normans. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445604794
ISBN
9781445604794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.69

Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315874
ISBN
9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Hardback. Part biography, part history, part critical examination of Babel's legacy in Russian, European, and Jewish cultural context, The Enigma of Isaac Babel offers the first comprehensive view of the great Russian Jewish author since the opening of Soviet archives. Editor(s): Freidin, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759038
ISBN
9780804759038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445098
ISBN
9781904445098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. Blamed for the disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule. This book traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687091
ISBN
9781851687091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184494
ISBN
9780226184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Paperback. In this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary social and political climate, in which ideas could travel from the salons of Paris to the court of Catherine the Great - but less easily from a master to his servant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007778
ISBN
9780140137453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. aeo A clear account of the founding movement of the modern world. aeo Wide--ranging with England, Scotland and Ireland receiving most attention, plus many references to American thought. aeo Encompasses all aspects of The Enlightenment -- literary, political, philosophical, religious and scientific. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205111
ISBN
9780631205111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardback. Offers an understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. This title seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of Samuel Johnson" were made by their authors alone. Num Pages: 842 pages, 45 halftones, 16 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
842
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752525
ISBN
9780226752525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801448034
ISBN
9780801448034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190638733
ISBN
9780190638733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.74

Hardback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184470
ISBN
9780226184470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. The Enlightenment Reader brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this great period of change. Editor(s): Hyland, Paul; Gomez, Olga; Greensides, Francesca. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 b&w photographs, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HPCD; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415204491
ISBN
9780415204491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871401502
ISBN
9780871401502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RN; TQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415808729
ISBN
9780415808729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.85

Paperback. An engaging narrative history of the origins of formal education in the West. Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History, awarded by the American Philosophical Society. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217452
ISBN
9780812217452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Paperback. This book on Latin American social and cultural developments, as well as politics and economics is revised and brought up to date with chapters on the great upheavals of the 1980s. The book received the Gold Medal of the Commonwealth Club of California for outstanding literary achievement. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JFC; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
4th
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077232
ISBN
9780520077232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.52

Paperback. A powerful warrior in the Christian reconquest of medieval Spain, a formidable strategist, and a charismatic leader, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, the 'Cid' deeply impressed his contemporaries, both Christian and Muslim. This title records the deeds of the 'Cid' of history and legend. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
249
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843157
ISBN
9781603843157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312133108
ISBN
9780312133108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Stark, Jared. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473166
ISBN
9780801473166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619022782
ISBN
9781619022782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. John C. Calhoun was a major character in 19th-century American politics. This work presents a selection of speeches and writings taken from a wide variety of occasions, both public and private, throughout his 40-year political career. Editor(s): Wilson, Clyde N. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 627.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765806673
ISBN
9780765806673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624660030
ISBN
9781624660030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624660023
ISBN
9781624660023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

In addition to a thoughtful selection of the essays, speeches, and autobiographical writings of Frederick Douglass, this anthology provides an illuminating Introduction; a timeline of Douglass' life; footnotes that introduce individuals, quotations, and events; and a selected bibliography. Editor(s): Buccola, Nicholas. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664540
ISBN
9781624664540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.31
€ 53.80

Paperback. In addition to a thoughtful selection of the essays, speeches, and autobiographical writings of Frederick Douglass, this anthology provides an illuminating Introduction; a timeline of Douglass' life; footnotes that introduce individuals, quotations, and events; and a selected bibliography. Editor(s): Buccola, Nicholas. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664533
ISBN
9781624664533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. "New translations of essential selections from the writings of Herodotus, the world's first historian. William A. Johnson offers annotations to guide the reader through Herodotus's works, which include descriptions of life in the 5th and 6th century BC, including political histories of Egypt and the Greco-Persian War." -- Num Pages: 288 pages, 90. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199897957
ISBN
9780199897957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 25 black & white halftones, 5 bla. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415842785
ISBN
9780415842785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.84

Hardback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663505
ISBN
9781624663505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.46

Paperback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663499
ISBN
9781624663499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Offers a synthesis of the evolution of the people of southeastern Europe up to their national independence. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 374 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295964133
ISBN
9780295964133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.15

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475213
ISBN
9780307475213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Drawing on more than 90 newspapers, this is a detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the 19th century. It traces the evolution of popular understandings and proposed solutions to the "Irish question," focusing particularly on the interrelationship between the press, the public, and the politicians. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 49 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299186647
ISBN
9780299186647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Paperback. Draws on research in archeology, anthropology, linguistics and on historiography. This book charts the development of Ethiopian peoples and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224938
ISBN
9780631224938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.87

Paperback. This major book by the renowned Israeli historian, unveils the hidden and systematic ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in 1948, and its relevance to resolving the conflict. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685554
ISBN
9781851685554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. The Ethnic Dimension in American History is a thoroughsurvey of the role that ethnicity has played in shaping the historyof the United States. Considering ethnicity in terms of race,language, religion and national origin, this important textexamines its effects on social relations, public policy andeconomic development. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182515
ISBN
9781405182515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.43

Hardback. Americans believe strongly in their ethnicity and use it in self-promoting ways. The Ethnic Project shows how destructive ethnic thinking can be in a society that has not let go of racism. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757713
ISBN
9780804757713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.61