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Hardback. Mount Vesuvius has been famous ever since its eruption in 79 CE, when it destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In this title, the author argues that this investigation and engagement with Vesuvius was paramount to the development of modern volcanology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923710
- ISBN
- 9780226923710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.97€ 43.95
€ 50.97
€ 43.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844152544
- ISBN
- 9781844152544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.59
€ 35.99
€ 30.59
Hardcover. Edition, with full notes and apparatus, of a text which sheds much light on university affairs at the time. Series: Oxford Historical Society New Series. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford Historical Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904107265
- ISBN
- 9780904107265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.82
€ 44.99
€ 42.82
A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208254
- ISBN
- 9780872208254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.31
€ 43.99
€ 31.31
paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027937
- ISBN
- 9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.34
€ 19.99
€ 11.34
Hardback. Through a case study of one imperial institution, the community school, this book examines the primary sources we use to study it, the role it has played in debates over history and politics, and the nature of the Ming state. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751742
- ISBN
- 9780804751742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.63
€ 95.63
Hardback. This book explores responses to poverty in eighteenth-century England, with an eye to some of the odder manifestations of charity and poor relief. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078835
- ISBN
- 9780719078835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.33
€ 152.33
Paperback. Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart was brought up in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth I's throne.Drawing on contemporary sources, Sarah Gristwood has painted a portrait of a woman in the turbulent years when the Tudor gave way to the Stuart dynasty. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553815214
- ISBN
- 9780553815214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.96
€ 16.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Even as the Protestant Reformation became a permanent feature of European culture, a Catholic reformation was under way in Spain. This title presents the social history of the Spanish Counter Reformation. It explores how the people and clergy of Cuenca learned to conform to the standards of modern Catholicism. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888540
- ISBN
- 9780801888540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.23
€ 38.99
€ 33.23
Hardcover. Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672914
- ISBN
- 9780470672914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.80
€ 99.80
Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067059
- ISBN
- 9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.37
€ 45.99
€ 38.37
Helps understand the history of the African Diaspora, slavery in colonial Latin America, and the role of Christianity in the formation of Cartagena de Indies. This book includes a general introduction and headnotes to each selection which provide cultural, historical, and religious context. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209305
- ISBN
- 9780872209305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.77
€ 53.99
€ 38.77
paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; BJ; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780812970715
- ISBN
- 9780812970715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Offers a selection from author's startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great Fire. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397542
- ISBN
- 9780141397542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. The 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, his amorous entanglements, his theater-going & music-making. Editor(s): Latham, Robert. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 6 maps, 2 family trees. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439938
- ISBN
- 9780141439938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.51
€ 24.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Dror, Olga; Taylor, K. W. Num Pages: 290 pages, 17, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277415
- ISBN
- 9780877277415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.61
€ 34.99
€ 31.61
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Serindia Publications, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932476675
- ISBN
- 9781932476675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.82
€ 44.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. The stirring story of the life and 'last fight' of a forgotten British naval legend. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x colour plate sections and 2 illustrated appendices. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849160377
- ISBN
- 9781849160377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.53
€ 24.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Explores how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process. It focuses on how various methods came to interact with practices of craftspeople to create new ways of knowing. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763293
- ISBN
- 9780226763293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.46
€ 37.99
€ 30.46
Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRAX; HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765761682
- ISBN
- 9780765761682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Paperback. This volume contains chronological lists of creation in the peerages of England and Great Britain 1649-1800 and of Ireland 1603-1898 providing details of the grantees and the peerages conferred, indicating any special features and including full details of the sources used. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GBC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405180436
- ISBN
- 9781405180436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; MBX; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275543
- ISBN
- 9780226275543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 46.68
€ 54.37
€ 46.68
Paperback. This series aims to bridge the gap between the standard textbook and specialized monograph. It provides A level and undergraduate students with coverage of major themes in British and European history, from the medieval period to the 20th century. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Longman Pub Group
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780582209114
- ISBN
- 9780582209114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.73
€ 46.73
Paperback. Concerns the French intervention in Siam, 1685-1688, particularly the last year, during which Phetracha, the usurper and future king, held the ailing King Narai prisoner. Marcel Le Blanc was one of fourteen Jesuits who arrived in Siam to promote the study of mathematics and astrology, but he became inextricably involved in the events. Translator(s): Smithies, Michael. Series: Treasures from the Past. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 illus., 10 in color. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575291
- ISBN
- 9789749575291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.66
€ 35.99
€ 32.66