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Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292444
ISBN
9780520292444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. The first ever personal account of the family at the heart of the Profumo Affair Num Pages: 304 pages, 24pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566097
ISBN
9780719566097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Lattimore, Steven. Num Pages: 530 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co Inc
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203945
ISBN
9780872203945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717162079
ISBN
9780717162079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.18

Hardcover. A study of an important class of ceramics from the key coastal colonial site of Cosa in southwest Tuscany, this work documents the rise of Republican Rome to dominance in central Italy in the third and second centuries BC. It catalogues and analyzes five deposits of black-glaze pottery from Cosa. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 304 pages, 351 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AFPC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472115853
ISBN
9780472115853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295873
ISBN
9789652295873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 26.91

Hardback. The first ever systematic and authoritative compilation of Napoleon's thinking on war, this is as close as we will ever get to the great book on war that Napoleon contemplated but never had the time or the will to complete in his last years in exile on Saint-Helena. Editor(s): Colson, Bruno. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199685561
ISBN
9780199685561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

Hardcover. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 822. From Earliest Times to the Present. 440 pages, 10. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight: 822.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826423801
ISBN
9780826423801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.47
€ 45.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100+ photos & maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550174953
ISBN
9781550174953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Richard III and Henry Tudor's legendary battle: one that changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828946
ISBN
9780753828946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. A cultural guide to a region on the edge of Europe that has been visited by the Romans, Franks, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Germans Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930063
ISBN
9781909930063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 207 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399573101
ISBN
9780399573101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167782
ISBN
9789774167782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.22

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. The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Bates, David; Liddiard, Robert. Num Pages: 363 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 1QSF; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270361
ISBN
9781783270361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804791380
ISBN
9780804791380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. A study of the wars during the reign of Louis XIV, this text sets the wars, and their consequences, in their full diplomatic, military, administrative and institutional contexts, providing an insight into 17th- and 18th-century warfare. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582056299
ISBN
9780582056299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback. Series: I Love.. 400 Fantastic Facts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 180. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656977
ISBN
9781841656977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Hardback. This translation of the introduction to Wang Hui's Rise of Modern Chinese Thought (2004) makes part of his four-volume masterwork available to English readers for the first time. A leading public intellectual in China, Wang charts the historical currents that have shaped Chinese modernity from the Song Dynasty to the present day. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046955
ISBN
9780674046955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press Duham, NC
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316374
ISBN
9780822316374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40