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Hardcover. This volume presents nineteenth-century diplomacy as both a real world experience and a structural element in international relations. All sixteen essays share an interest in diplomatic culture and its relevance to official and sometimes not so official interstate relations from the Congress of Vienna to the outbreak of the First World War. Editor(s): Mosslang, Markus; Riotte, Torsten. Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London. Num Pages: 486 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 719.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199548675
ISBN
9780199548675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.85

Paperback. On October 24, 1929, America met the greatest economic devastation it had ever known. In this first installment of his Pulitzer Prize- winning Freedom from Fear, Kennedy tells how America endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of that unprecedented calamity. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 504 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195168921
ISBN
9780195168921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959759
ISBN
9780750959759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Henrik Bogdan and Martin P. Starr offer the first comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive occult iconoclasts, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary western esotericism. Editor(s): Bogdan, Henrik; Starr, Martin P. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HRQC; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199863099
ISBN
9780199863099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.84

paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300093049
ISBN
9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199382286
ISBN
9780199382286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBWQ; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 698. A View from the Other Side. 336 pages, 84 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBWQ; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 53. Weight: 702.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872836003
ISBN
9781872836003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. aeo A clear account of the founding movement of the modern world. aeo Wide--ranging with England, Scotland and Ireland receiving most attention, plus many references to American thought. aeo Encompasses all aspects of The Enlightenment -- literary, political, philosophical, religious and scientific. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205111
ISBN
9780631205111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Beginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985084
ISBN
9780295985084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Sixteen cutting edge explorations of key themes in history across the globe by leading scholars, essential to an understanding of the current state of historical scholarship and to envisaging the future of the discipline. Editor(s): Rublack, Ulinka. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199660308
ISBN
9780199660308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.84

Hardcover. This book traces the history of the Nuremberg Doctors' Trial of 1946-47, through the eyes of the Austrian emigre psychiatrist Leo Alexander, whose investigations helped the US prosecution. Schmidt provides a detailed insight into the origins of human rights in medical science and into the changing role of international law, ethics and politics. Editor(s): Clogg, Richard. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBG; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBS; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333921470
ISBN
9780333921470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006416
ISBN
9780230006416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.51
€ 113.42

Paperback. Tzvetan Todorov's book examines the history of the past century by analyzing its spectacular political conflicts and by offering moving profiles of individuals who, at great personal cost, resisted the strictures of the communist and Nazi regimes. . Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 468. Reflections on the Twentieth Century. 304 pages. Tzvetan Todorov's book examines the history of the past century by analyzing its spectacular political conflicts and by offering moving profiles of individuals who, at great personal cost, resisted the strictures of the communist and Nazi regimes. . Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 28. Weight: 468. Translator(s): Bellos, David.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843543602
ISBN
9781843543602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBTM; KNGS; LBDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 443 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870336416
ISBN
9780870336416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. Rediscover the events, characters and pioneering spirit that helped create the modern world in 1847, this eclectic collection of events, stories and character portraits. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 292 x 37. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717168347
ISBN
9780717168347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.82

paperback. Surveillance is a key notion for understanding power and control in the modern world, but it has been curiously neglected by historians of science and technology. Using the overarching concept of the "surveillance imperative," this collection of essays offers a new window on the evolution of the environmental sciences during and after the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JPA; PDX; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349494071
ISBN
9781349494071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.51

Hardcover. Reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. This book also provides a brief history of the War and a discussion of its causes. It includes maps and a chronology. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209404
ISBN
9780872209404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.73
€ 53.41

Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047782
ISBN
9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCV; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613747223
ISBN
9781613747223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Series: General History. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: General History. 96 pages, Illustrations map. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741142
ISBN
9781846741142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.44

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