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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
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Condition: New
€ 29.90
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 194.48
€ 194.48
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
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Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.47
€ 53.00
€ 42.47
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
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Condition: New
€ 76.76
€ 76.76
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
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. An American history professor sets the record straight on American history with an irreverant and hard-hitting look at the nation's most important people and events, concluding that the American Revolution was fought by conservatives and the First Amendment accepted state- sponsored churches. Origina Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895260475
- ISBN
- 9780895260475
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.55
€ 27.99
€ 23.55
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
€ 167.24€ 126.03
€ 167.24
€ 126.03
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
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Condition: New
€ 167.24€ 127.54
€ 167.24
€ 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
€ 84.80€ 54.76
€ 84.80
€ 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
€ 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€ 33.75
€ 33.99
€ 33.75
paperback. Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With personal insights, this book serves as a testament to the author's role in the Great War's conduct and outcome and demonstrates his brilliance as a historian. Num Pages: 880 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141442051
- ISBN
- 9780141442051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.13
€ 19.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. A six-volume history of the Second World War. Series: The Second World War. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141441726
- ISBN
- 9780141441726
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.10
€ 24.99
€ 15.10
Medieval Europe and the World: From Late Antiquity to Modernity, 400-1...
Winks, Robin W.; Ruiz, Teofilo F.
paperback. This brief but comprehensive illustrated text covers the history of the time period known as the Middle Ages. The narrative discusses events in Europe alongside the spread of Islam and the rise and fall of the Byzantium Empire. While the text gives ample coverage to political events, an equal emphasis is placed on social and cultural developments. Num Pages: 320 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Edition
- Large type / Large print
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156942
- ISBN
- 9780195156942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.26
€ 138.26
Paperback. A concise overview of the growth of Mediterranean civilizations from Paleolithic times through the rise of Muhammad in the 7th century. The book surveys ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, and examines life in various Roman provinces. It ends with a discussion of the rise of Christianity. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195155631
- ISBN
- 9780195155631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Hardback. Begins with Woodrow Wilson facing domestic and international problems nearly as complex and urgent as those he had faced in Paris a month before. His main task is to assure the Senate's approval of the Treaty of Versailles, but his abilities are severely compromised by what was almost certainly a "small" stroke on July 19. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Little, J. E. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047676
- ISBN
- 9780691047676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.03
€ 225.03
Paperback. An all-encompassing look at the forces that shape human history, from the Stone Age to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333403
- ISBN
- 9780745333403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.48
€ 31.99
€ 21.48