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Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676095
ISBN
9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Paperback. A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567551
ISBN
9780719567551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. For millennia, war was viewed as a supreme test. In the period 1750-1850 war became much more than a test: it became a secular revelation. This new understanding of war as revelation completely transformed Western war culture, revolutionizing politics, the personal experience of war, the status of common soldiers, and the tenets of military theory. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358670
ISBN
9781349358670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.44

Paperback. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099590088
ISBN
9780099590088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

paperback. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 235 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027727176
ISBN
9789027727176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. From WWI to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the 'lessons of history' as they contemplated taking their nation to war. This work argues that leaders use analogies not merely to justify policies but also to perform specific cognitive and information-processing tasks essential to political decision-making. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025353
ISBN
9780691025353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Editor(s): Tanaka, Yuki. Num Pages: 291 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595583635
ISBN
9781595583635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Examines the impact of collective memory. This study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric; Shain, Yossi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016408
ISBN
9781589016408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.08

paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349297962
ISBN
9781349297962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. Discusses the troubling and possibly irreconcilable split between Jewish memory and Jewish historiography. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975191
ISBN
9780295975191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Between the end of the 19th century and the outbreak of World War II, Africans displaced by colonial rule created an African-American myth which aggrandized the life and attainments of African Americans. This text looks at the religious, educational, political and social areas of this myth. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333669808
ISBN
9780333669808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. Part history, part memoir, this book takes readers into the trenches of the Cold War and demonstrates what Public Diplomacy can do. It also provides examples of what could be done in countries where anti-Americanism runs high. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454753
ISBN
9781845454753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.28

Hardcover. For millennia, war was viewed as a supreme test. In the period 1750-1850 war became much more than a test: it became a secular revelation. This new understanding of war as revelation completely transformed Western war culture, revolutionizing politics, the personal experience of war, the status of common soldiers, and the tenets of military theory. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230536920
ISBN
9780230536920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.45

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Posthumus Meyjes, R. Series: Reisebeschreibungen Von Deutschen Beamten Und Kriegsleuten I. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBG; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1931
Publisher
Springer United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401186216
ISBN
9789401186216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Paperback. This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349375875
ISBN
9781349375875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. Beginning with Wilson's tour of Belgium, this title then moves to the last days of the peace conference. A great wave of relief sweeps over council chambers in Paris when a new German government sends word that it will accept the peace treaty unconditionally: restoration of peace occurs with the signing of the treaty. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Hirst, David W. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047669
ISBN
9780691047669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.85
€ 127.54

Hardback. Shows the Big Four in the midst of the gravest crisis of the peace conference set off by the British cabinet's demand for drastic softening of the terms of the peace treaty to be concluded with Germany. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Hirst, David W. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047621
ISBN
9780691047621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.85
€ 127.54

Hardback. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, "freedom" came to have a host of meanings. This volume examines these contested visions of freedom both inside and outside of revolutionary situations in the nineteenth century, as each author explores and interprets the development of nineteenth-century political culture in a particular national context. Editor(s): Woloch, Isser. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804727488
ISBN
9780804727488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.61
€ 54.76

Hardback. Between 1350 and 1750 the world reached a tipping point of global connectedness. In this volume of the acclaimed History of the World series, noted international scholars examine five critical geographical areas where exploration and empire building led to expanding interaction--early signals on every continent of a shrinking globe. Num Pages: 1159 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047198
ISBN
9780674047198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.85

Paperback. * broad geographical coverage: covers North America and Africa, as well as Europe * covers contemporary as well as historical witchcraft: reveals witchcraft as an important issue of our times * synthesizes the latest research to provide an accessible and engaging account. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627182
ISBN
9780745627182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.81

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