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History
Paperback. Traces Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. This book features portraits that bring the strengths, weaknesses and motives of leading figures such as the noble statesman Camillus. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AFS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- 6th Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443882
- ISBN
- 9780140443882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Covers the years from 201 BC to 167 BC, when Rome emerged as ruler of the Mediterranean. Translator(s): Bettenson, Henry. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443189
- ISBN
- 9780140443189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.46
€ 23.99
€ 17.46
paperback. This text recounts, through one individual's tortured life and a family's struggle, how a generation of Chinese intellectuals was lost to the harsh experiences of the labour camps. It reveals in detail what happened in China in the 1950s before the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813339795
- ISBN
- 9780813339795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.31
€ 82.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Sabrestorm Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781220085
- ISBN
- 9781781220085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781173756
- ISBN
- 9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Hardcover. Recent scholarship has transformed the field of Byzantine studies and propelled it to the forefront of academia. Building on these recent developments, A Companion to Byzantium presents a comprehensive overview of the field. Editor(s): James, Liz. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126540
- ISBN
- 9781405126540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.53
€ 154.53
Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774830676
- ISBN
- 9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Liz Stephens has come from Los Angeles to Utah for graduate school, and her brief stint working on a Taco Bell commercial is not much in the way of preparation for taking on the real West. In The Days Are Gods Stephens chronicles a move that is far more than a shift in geographical coordinates. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243545
- ISBN
- 9780803243545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428992
- ISBN
- 9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. In False Choices, an all-star lineup of feminists contests the simplistic reading of Hillary Clinton Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784614
- ISBN
- 9781784784614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. 'From poverty to pets, from medicine to magic, from slang to sex, from wallpaper to women's rights' A glorious portrait of life in London from 1660-1670 by the bestselling author of ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127308
- ISBN
- 9781842127308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. The everyday realities and practical details of daily life in Elizabethan London, which most history books ignore - a Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 368 pages, 45, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817575
- ISBN
- 9780753817575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, based on contemporary evidence, by the author of the bestselling ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127292
- ISBN
- 9781842127292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. From rag-gatherers to royalty, from fish knives to Freemasons: everyday life in Victorian London Num Pages: 496 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753820902
- ISBN
- 9780753820902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707377
- ISBN
- 9780375707377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028972
- ISBN
- 9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. "Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"-- Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308385
- ISBN
- 9781349308385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFS; JHB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526106315
- ISBN
- 9781526106315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.39
€ 158.39
Paperback. Combines the classic Up to Mametz with the Author's recently discovered late Great War material. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp of black and white plates. BIC Classification: HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526700551
- ISBN
- 9781526700551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGS; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140237634
- ISBN
- 9780140237634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595589187
- ISBN
- 9781595589187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.37
€ 30.99
€ 26.37
Hardback. A masterful account of Lyndon Johnson and America's fall into Vietnam by one of our finest historians, filled with fresh interpretations, deft portraits, and new perspectives. Num Pages: 629 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 629
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630870
- ISBN
- 9781566630870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.46
€ 50.46
Paperback. 5th July 1943: the greatest land battle of all time began around the town of Kursk in Russia. This epic confrontation between German and Soviet forces was one of the most important military engagements in history and epitomised 'total war'. This text provides an account of this incredible battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336395
- ISBN
- 9780755336395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. A riveting account of the Allies' victory at Arnhem by an expert in World War Two battle tactics and history Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336371
- ISBN
- 9780755336371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36