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Paperback. Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 halftones. 78 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK; JHBL; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141282
- ISBN
- 9780691141282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847681297
- ISBN
- 9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Mele, Gregory D. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; JWXZ; WST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439088
- ISBN
- 9781937439088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback. Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807 Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 halftones, 11 figures, 7 maps, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629841
- ISBN
- 9781469629841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.70
€ 42.70
Paperback. An analysis of 20th century historian Eric Hobsbawn, assessing his scholarly record and the intellectual and political journey his life represents. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328447
- ISBN
- 9780745328447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Hardback. They were all, by definition, groundless, but they were not all false, and they influenced the classic issues of historical inquiry: the formation of alliances, the making of revolutions, the expropriation of labor and resources, and the origins of war. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9, 2 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418650
- ISBN
- 9781421418650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. Imaginatively conceived and compellingly told, War under Heaven redefines our understanding of Anglo-Indian relations in the colonial period. Num Pages: 380 pages, 17, 3 maps, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878923
- ISBN
- 9780801878923
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.81
€ 31.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. An evocative history of long frustration and ultimate failure, A Spirited Resistance tells of a creative people, whose insights, magic, and ritual add a much-needed dimension to our understanding of the American Indian. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846090
- ISBN
- 9780801846090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Hardback. With extensive research in primary and select secondary studies, The Three Battles of Sand Creek will take its place as the definitive account of this previously misunderstood, and tragic, event. Num Pages: 212 pages, 19 images, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611213119
- ISBN
- 9781611213119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.23
€ 32.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. This title examines the conflict from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground. It depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061143199
- ISBN
- 9780061143199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.27
€ 18.99
€ 16.27
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
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Hardback. This accessible yet comprehensive companion to the Falklands War will be a welcome addition to any enthusiast's shelves. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MTASF; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750981774
- ISBN
- 9780750981774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752488028
- ISBN
- 9780752488028
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Italy 1636 uses the French and Savoyard invasion of Spanish Lombardy in 1636 to explore the operation of early modern armies through a neo-Darwinian lens, emphasizing the universal features of human behaviour and psychology as they relate to violence and war. Num Pages: 240 pages, 47 black and white halftones and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198738244
- ISBN
- 9780198738244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.83
€ 209.83
Hardcover. The 'whores' and 'highwaymen' of the title are just some of the dubious characters met within this absorbing work, including thief-takers, trading justices, an upstart legal profession whose lower orders developed various ways to line their own pockets and magistrates and clerks who often preferred dealing with those cases which attracted fees. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 page section. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; JKV; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Waterside Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904380757
- ISBN
- 9781904380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 63.82
€ 65.14
€ 63.82
Hardback. *Unique study of a lesser-known Victorian radical *Insight into Chartist movement Series: Library of Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767239
- ISBN
- 9781780767239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.11€ 126.76
€ 142.11
€ 126.76
Hardback. This is the first book to offer a translation into English-as well as a critical study-of a Spanish treatise written around 1650 by Rabbi Saul Levi Morteira. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBLH; HRAX; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462980105
- ISBN
- 9789462980105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199560417
- ISBN
- 9780199560417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardback. A brief introduction to the history, archaeology, art, language, and culture of the Indus Valley civilization, written by the leading North American Indus archaeologist. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1003.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101715
- ISBN
- 9780759101715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.39
€ 178.39
Hardback. This concise history focuses on the development of American conservatism in the twentieth century up to the present. Series: Critical Issues in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542846
- ISBN
- 9780742542846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.70
€ 83.70
Hardback. The author provides a detailed portrait of one of the most brilliant courts in early Renaissance Europe, describing how Milan and its young ruler exemplified the political, cultural, religious and economic aspirations of the Renaissance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 3 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081468
- ISBN
- 9780520081468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.69€ 53.63
€ 68.69
€ 53.63
Paperback. A study of the mapping and remapping of male-male sexuality over four centuries of Japanese history. It explores the languages of medicine, law, and popular culture from the seventeenth century through the American Occupation. It opens with speculations about how an Edo translator might grapple with a twentieth-century text on homosexuality. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 281 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251656
- ISBN
- 9780520251656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
In March 1961, America's most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy as director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347714
- ISBN
- 9781612347714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.39
€ 37.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. This book explains the shift from the government of empires to that of NGOs in the region just south of the Sahara. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107602526
- ISBN
- 9781107602526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.96
€ 47.96