History
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History
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of studies of Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa, the contributions gathered here consider how political history, business history, the history of science, cultural history, gender history, intellectual history, anthropology, and even environmental history can help us decode modern consumer societies. Editor(s): Berghoff, Hartmut; Spiekerman, Uwe. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116627
- ISBN
- 9780230116627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Paperback. New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270194
- ISBN
- 9781783270194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293823
- ISBN
- 9780803293823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. aeo An introductory and comparative textbook which examines the decline of history. aeo Focuses primarily on the decline of European Civilizations from the Ancient world to the present day. aeo Includes several detailed case--studies such as chapters on Ancient Rome, Byzantine, Spain and Portugal. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614250
- ISBN
- 9780745614250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.43
€ 27.43
Paperback. Decline and Fall of the Sasanians has already been praised as one of the most intellectually exciting books about ancient Persia to have been published for years. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537470
- ISBN
- 9781784537470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 1312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 47. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375758119
- ISBN
- 9780375758119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Published between 1776 and 1788, this text is acknowledged as a masterpiece of English historical writing. Covering the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, this edition includes footnotes, explanatory comments, and a precis of the chapters not included. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 26 maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 58. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264993
- ISBN
- 9781853264993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.13
€ 7.13
Hardcover. A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up to the writing of the US Constitution to identify the influence of early modern history on the framing of the Constitution. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114128
- ISBN
- 9780230114128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. This work sets the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution in general in the context of a revolution in rhetorical theory and practice that sought to discover a new language, a natural language equivalent to natural law that would permit understanding of public opinion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720762
- ISBN
- 9780804720762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410671
- ISBN
- 9781572410671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744843
- ISBN
- 9780804744843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Rees, E. A. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349252978
- ISBN
- 9781349252978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardcover. 8vo.Worn copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- California U.P.; Cambridge U.P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Edition
- Margin Notes
- SKU
- KEX0253955
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A memoir of George W Bush, America's 43rd president. It takes us on a journey through the defining decisions of his life. It describes his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753539965
- ISBN
- 9780753539965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.29
€ 18.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. This recollection of the Civil War documents the armies on the move and incorporates biographical sketches and stories of bravery. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 688 pages, 55 photographs, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607488
- ISBN
- 9780700607488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.46
€ 38.99
€ 36.46
Paperback. Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. This book gives an account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with its problems and complexities. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017617
- ISBN
- 9780141017617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. "8vo. This book contains the following chapters: Germany Rises From the Ashes, Back Bencher, The Foreign Minister & A Hard Struggle. Indexed with a chronology. 248p. Near fine copy in near fine dw. 1963 Edition". Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson, London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- SKU
- KON0756321
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: [by] J.L. Zaring. ix, 221 p. 24 cm. Original cloth. A good clean copy. Library marked internally and externally." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- SKU
- KEX0048512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Takes a look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. This is also a study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives - and the fate of nations - hanging in the balance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; HBW; JWF; JWLF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195312119
- ISBN
- 9780195312119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.93
€ 23.99
€ 22.93