ISBN10: 0856676241, ISBN13: 9780856676246, [publisher: Wilson, London and skolska knjiga, Zagreb] Hardcover 863 S., reich und teils farbig bebildert, OLn., 4*. Sauberer Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. 69 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000
[Toppenstedt, Germany] [Publication Year: 2008]
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ISBN10: 0856676241, ISBN13: 9780856676246, [publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers] Hardcover Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.
[Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]

ISBN10: 0856676241, ISBN13: 9780856676246, [publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Ltd.] Hardcover pp. 800
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]

Philip Wilson Publishers. New. Date: 2009. Hardcover. 0856676241 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, like new, pristine, never opened -- 800 pages; 500 illustrations. Publisher description: The present volume, undertaken under the auspices of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, presents forty essays written by experts in the field on the period stretching from the thirteenth to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Very little is commonly known about this period of Croatian history, even amongst Europeans, and so this volume about one of Europe's oldest cultures is a timely one. The essays that make up this volume have been organised in such a way as to provide a thematic view of the period, rather than a simple chronological one, the aim of this being to cover every notable aspect of Croatian life, whether it be social, cultural, political, or religious. One thing that emerges from these studies is that, despite its geographical diversity, in as much as it is a country that reaches across the Adriatic into Italy, as well as to the countries of Eastern Europe, Croatia has managed to retain a very distinctive ethnic and cultural identity. Richly illustrated with colour plates, maps, plans, charts, and diagrams, the book provides a major resource for all those seeking to gain a broader understanding of the development of European culture fro ...