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Paperback. For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them - slavery, conscription, taxes, corvee labour, epidemics and warfare. This book presents an examination of the huge literature on state-making. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 b/w illus. + 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Yale Agrarian Studies Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169171
- ISBN
- 9780300169171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.19
€ 31.19
Paperback. Explores the ritual concessions as acts of warfare, performances of submission, demonstrations of power, and representations of shifting, unstable worlds. The author considers the limits of sovereignty at conflict's end, showing how the ways we concede loss can be as important as the ways we claim victory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 colour pl 9halftones. BIC Classification: HBW; JH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869797
- ISBN
- 9780226869797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.84
€ 38.84
Hardcover. Explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government. Editor(s): Williams, Chris; Edwards, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719090714
- ISBN
- 9780719090714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Hardback. An elegant pocket hardback edition of Sun Tzu's definitive work on military strategy Translator(s): Clements, Jonathan. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HPD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 14. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827954
- ISBN
- 9781509827954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Written over 2000 years ago, Sun-tzu's "Art of War" embodies the Eastern tradition of strategy. This translation, written in simple language, is intended to be of equal value to both military historians and students of business strategy. Translator(s): Sawyer, Ralph D. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HB; JWKT; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Copyright 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813319513
- ISBN
- 9780813319513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.00
€ 18.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Series: Century of the Soldier. Num Pages: 148 pages, 25 b/w ills, 8 b/w diags, 15 photos, 11 colour diags. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096221
- ISBN
- 9781911096221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
paperback. In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the treacherous military campaigns of the period. This work focuses on this collusion of three iconic figures of the Italian Renaissance to unite three mighty strands of the period - war, politics and art. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951214
- ISBN
- 9781845951214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of C...
Jerrilyn D. Dodds, María Rosa Menocal, Abiga...
paperback. Chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now Toledo, in the eleventh century and traces the development of Castilian culture as it was forged in the intimacy of Christians with the Muslims and Jews they had overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 colour images & 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- YALE UNIV PR
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300142143
- ISBN
- 9780300142143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. * A riveting account of the passions behind the fight for female suffrage: both a story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval and a fascinating battle of ideals that continues apace today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116600
- ISBN
- 9780349116600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain". Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439509
- ISBN
- 9781850439509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.92
€ 32.92
Paperback. On 27 May 1942 a Czech agent threw a bomb at a passing Mercedes Reinhard Heydrich was travelling in. The assassination sent a shock wave through the Nazi leadership and provoked ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews. This book is based on archive material and interviews with surviving members of SOE and Czech military intelligence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410362
- ISBN
- 9781843410362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Talking about Iraq war, this title recounts how the US set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq, showing the consequences of this policy. It looks at the struggles of individual American soldiers and civilians and Iraqis from various backgrounds. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230440
- ISBN
- 9780571230440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. First edition - 8vo. Very good copy - KAW0286 - 16pp. - Australian National University Press, Canberra Australia
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Australian National University Press Canberra Australia
- Number of pages
- 16
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- SKU
- KCK0002220
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736776
- ISBN
- 9780198736776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.94
€ 31.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. The Irish are an amalgam of peoples, their culture and language shaped as much by Middle Eastern civilizations as by European ones. Bob Quinn traces these archaelogical, linguistic, religious and economic connections. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510246
- ISBN
- 9781843510246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.10
€ 20.00
€ 17.10
Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- USAEC Div. of Tech. Infor.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0254549
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. dustjacket, ex libris - Hamish Hamilton,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- SKU
- KTK0101582
- ISBN
- 9782411027159
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Sphere,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- SKU
- KTK0101664
- ISBN
- 9787221486318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. First Edition, some wearing on the cover - W.H. Allen,
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- W.H. Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1952
- SKU
- KTK0101539
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. 27pp, staple binding, slight wearing on the cover - United Nations Association, South Australian Division,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- United Nations Association, South Australian Division
- Number of pages
- 27
- Publication date
- 1946
- SKU
- KTK0101595
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardback. Name on endpaper - Princeton University Press,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- SKU
- KTK0101514
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback. 54pp. - The Commonwealth of Australia Council,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Commonwealth of Australia Council
- Number of pages
- 54
- Publication date
- 1945
- SKU
- KTK0101568
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Barack Obama's success in becoming President-Elect of the United States means he can change the face that his country presents to the world. In this book he discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some yellowing and minor foxing to pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KOC0005808
- ISBN
- 9781847670830
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A unique insider's view of the dark heart of the Third Reich, The Auschwitz Kommandant is also the tragic tale of a family torn apart, and will open the eyes of even the most well-read historian. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457550
- ISBN
- 9780752457550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52