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Paperback. Explores how the intrepid seafarers of eighth-century Greece sailed around the Mediterranean, encountering strange new sights - volcanic mountains, vaporous springs, huge prehistoric bones - and weaving them into the myths of gods, monsters and heroes that would become the cornerstone of Western civilization: the Odyssey and the Iliad. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244991
ISBN
9780140244991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Presents a history of the political institutions of the Balkans: bureaucracies, judiciaries, democratic elections, free media, local and central government - and their frequently strained relations with traditional institutions. This title also examines the selection, evolution, and performance of institutions in the post-Ottoman Balkans. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040563
ISBN
9781849040563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.85

Paperback. An English-language examination of the final period of Nazi rule in Germany's eastern provinces at the end of the Second World War. It outlines the wartime role of this region and assesses the impact of Nazi 'popular mobilisation' initiatives during the closing months of the conflict. Num Pages: 382 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192860
ISBN
9781845192860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.71

Paperback. Series: Scottish Clan Mini-book. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 58 x 4. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852171131
ISBN
9781852171131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Hardback. Giovanni Pontano, the dominant literary figure of quattrocento Naples, wrote two brilliantly original poetical cycles. On Married Love is the first sustained exploration of married love in first-person poetry. Eridanus combines familiar motifs of courtly love with an allusive matrix of classical elegy and Pontano's distinctive vision. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728660
ISBN
9780674728660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, over 200 bw/color images. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906. Legion Condor Ground Forces in the Spanish Civil War. 245 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBW. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight: 898.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
245
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329265
ISBN
9780764329265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. The term "civilization" comes with considerable baggage, setting up a dichotomy wherein people, cultures, and histories are "civilized" - or not. This book examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBW; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142401
ISBN
9780226142401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119515
ISBN
9781845119515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Swashbuckling tales sure to shiver your timbers Compelling accounts of the colorful personalities behind treachery, murder, and mayhem in the waters of coastal New England during the "Golden Age of Piracy," from 1630 to 1730, as well as a description of how New England's leaders tolerated, even encouraged, piracy during the colonial period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493029297
ISBN
9781493029297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army, and chronicling their individual histories in detail, this volume builds on the thematic account of the Roman military force given by its companion The Complete Roman Army. It is suitable for anyone who has enjoyed that book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 212 illustrations, 204 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291832
ISBN
9780500291832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. CARLOW 223pp
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781845886912
ISBN
9781845886912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 10.00

Paperback. Series: Photographic Memories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AJCP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Frith Book Company Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859372340
ISBN
9781859372340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408845080
ISBN
9781408845080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

paperback. Provides a thorough understanding of the impact of decolonization on world history and cross-cultural encounters worlwide. Editor(s): Le Sueur, James D. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415231176
ISBN
9780415231176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Hardcover. Friedrich Ebert (1871-1925) was influential in securing SPD support for the war in 1914. He reluctantly accepted the need for Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles, at one point saying he might be prepared to resume the war. This book examines how much of a part treaty played in creating the circumstances of the Second World War. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 17 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791637
ISBN
9781905791637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. This work features the stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it. It tells about the Jewish aviators' experiences as POWs in German camps, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Potomac Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Potomac Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889994
ISBN
9781574889994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167164
ISBN
9789774167164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138100749
ISBN
9781138100749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845208219
ISBN
9781845208219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 41.91

Paperback. Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas that shaped the formation of Eurasian identities in these diverse contexts and the claims set forth by individual Eurasians concerning their own identities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276277
ISBN
9780520276277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Ron Davies' story is that of an ordinary soldier from Essex and his experiences, by turns amusing and harrowing, in the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445175
ISBN
9780752445175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. What should historians do with the words of the dead? This work reformulates the historiography of heresy and the inquisition by focusing on depositions taken from the Cathars, a religious sect that opposed the Catholic church and took root in southern France during the twelfth century. Editor(s): Arnold, John H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236187
ISBN
9780812236187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.69

Paperback. The 'Old Work', the largest fragment of a Roman civilian building still standing in Britain, is a spectacular landmark which points to the site of Wroxeter Roman City, between medieval Shrewsbury and modern Telford. This title tells the story of one of Britain's best-preserved but least-known archaeological sites. Series: Tempus History & Archaeology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 294 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752414096
ISBN
9780752414096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. "Moving beyond an 'Indians and Europeans' story, DuVal looks instead at competing and overlapping stories involving multiple Native groups who operate from different positions with different strategies and experiences, and incorporate an array of outsiders."-Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219395
ISBN
9780812219395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

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