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Paperback. In "The greatest killer" Donald R. Hopkins provides a historical account of smallpox beginning with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia and tracing its spread through the ancient and modern worlds. Hopkins shows smallpox to be one of the most devastating attacks on society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226351681
- ISBN
- 9780226351681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.75
€ 19.99
€ 16.75
Hardback. Looks at the role of sport as practiced in several important civilisations in the ancient world. This book explores how athletics had an importance that extended beyond physical prowess to include military associations, religious ritual, status, and politics. It also compares the significance of famous sporting figures in the ancient societies. Series: Praeger Series on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275987398
- ISBN
- 9780275987398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.92
€ 54.99
€ 53.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277644
- ISBN
- 9780877277644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.70
€ 35.99
€ 31.70
hardcover. This is a study of the religious and social thought of the Jesuit Antonio Vieira (1608-97), a key actor in European and Ibero-American politics whose long career exemplifies the tension between the missionary project and the Portuguese imperial project. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729079
- ISBN
- 9780804729079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KKD0004166
- ISBN
- 9781902602394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015650
- ISBN
- 9780716525684
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802142726
- ISBN
- 9780802142726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.38
€ 21.38
Paperback. The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, religious studies, tourism and education, the book brings together in one volume a wide range of perspectives. Editor(s): Hale, Amy; Payton, Philip. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2AF; DSB; HBTB; HRKP2; JFHF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895873
- ISBN
- 9780859895873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.48
€ 41.48
Paperback. The chapters in this volume celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by looking at how Holmes's writing has influenced later historians in various fields, including ones not directly addresses by Holmes, such as gender, jacobite and urban history. Editor(s): Jones, Clyve. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193344
- ISBN
- 9781405193344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Paperback. Details the life of William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616088477
- ISBN
- 9781616088477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.85
€ 14.99
€ 12.85
Hardcover. The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNBG; KNBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470917367
- ISBN
- 9780470917367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. Taking Medicine challenges traditional understandings of colonial medicine by bringing to light the healing work of Aboriginal and settler women in southern Alberta. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774818292
- ISBN
- 9780774818292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.95
€ 40.99
€ 35.95
Hardcover. This is a history and ethnography of the Cheyenne people, from their prehistoric origins north of the Great Lakes to their present life in the reservations in Oklahoma. It is based on archaeological, material, historical and linguistic evidence, and draws on the oral traditions of the Cheyenne. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; HBTD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864840
- ISBN
- 9781557864840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.99
€ 170.99
hardcover. Presents a portrait of a modest man who simply refused to play by the rules. This book reminds us of the many ways human beings can resist evil. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224401
- ISBN
- 9780823224401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58
€ 104.58
paperback. The Crimean War one of the fiercest battles in Russia's history, killing nearly a million men and completely redrawing the map of Europe. Bringing to life soldiers in snow-filled trenches, surgeons on the battlefield and the haunted, fanatical figure of Tsar Nicholas himself, this title tells the human story of a tragic war. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp pictures plus more in text. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 426 x 29. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141013503
- ISBN
- 9780141013503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464609
- ISBN
- 9781608464609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.80
€ 16.99
€ 15.80
Hardcover. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Mayo County Council Library
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016682
- ISBN
- 9780951962473
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Kingdom of Snow investigates the impact of Roman rule in Cappadocia and the fate of classical Greek culture in an increasingly Christian society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236811
- ISBN
- 9780812236811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.32
€ 79.32
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813565224
- ISBN
- 9780813565224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.41
€ 48.99
€ 43.41
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, some 12 million German refugees and expellees fled or were expelled from their homelands in Eastern and Central Europe into what remained of the former Reich. This book examines their economic, social and political integration in Germany from 1945 up to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719068874
- ISBN
- 9780719068874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.25
€ 39.25
Paperback. "16 p. 25 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy with tight staple binding, light green cover with title printed in black bold on front, very clean and crisp pages, nearly as new." Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- South African Institute of Race
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0149699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. With a major port on the Great Lakes, an extensive network of railroads and canals, and a river system including the Mississippi, the Illinois, and the Ohio, Illinois has long played a critical role in linking East Coast industrial cities, the agricultural heartland, and the Gulf Coast. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 photographs, 5 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st THUS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068089
- ISBN
- 9780252068089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602042
- ISBN
- 9780691602042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
€ 48.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679781264
- ISBN
- 9780679781264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.98
€ 14.99
€ 14.98