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Hardback. This book offers a new account of the British Empire's greatest failure and its most disturbing legacy. Using a wide range of published and archival sources, this study of racial discourse from 1870 to 1914 argues that race, then as now, was a contested territory within the metropolitan culture. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; Mackenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719033575
ISBN
9780719033575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.76

Paperback. The USS Indianapolis was the last ship sunk during World War II. Savaged by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the warship sank in a matter of minutes. One thousand two hundred men went into the water, and only 321 were to survive. This is their story. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Transworld Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813609
ISBN
9780553813609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Collects information about footbinding in China, using color and black-and-white photography to chronicle the history of the practice. Num Pages: 162 pages, 61 color illustrations, 17 b/w photographs, 15 line figures, 6 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232846
ISBN
9780520232846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. The fastest way to learn about human history, from the Ice Age to modern oligarchs. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848667259
ISBN
9781848667259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Economic Theory and the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive introduction to the application of contemporary economic theory to the ancient societies of the Mediterranean Sea from the period of 5000 BCE to 400 CE. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QRM; HBG; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118627877
ISBN
9781118627877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.71

Hardcover. A comprehensive history of the war, with expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points during the war and the impact of new technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1316. An Authoritative Account of the Deadliest Conflict in Human History with Analysis of Decisive Encounters and Landmark Engagements. 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. A comprehensive history of the war, with expert commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points during the war and the impact of new technologies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 307 x 239 x 24. Weight: 1632.
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754818984
ISBN
9780754818984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119133872
ISBN
9781119133872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

paperback. The Historical Method of Herodotus illuminates the idiosyncrasies and ambitious nature of a major text in classics and the Western tradition and touches on aspects of historiography, ancient history, rhetoric, and the history of ideas. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802076847
ISBN
9780802076847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Offers an account of the growth and uses of Western learning in Japan from 1720 to 1830. This book features dates of the beginning of official interest in Western learning and of the expulsion of Siebold from the country, the first stage of a crisis that could be resolved only by the opening of the country of the West. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804706698
ISBN
9780804706698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620. Series: Cornell paperbacks. 400 pages, maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight: 652.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499401
ISBN
9780801499401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497148
ISBN
9780801497148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations facsimiles, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
Publisher
Ashford Pr Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852533212
ISBN
9781852533212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 49 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199744343
ISBN
9780199744343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.96

Paperback. Presents the study and story of industrial class relations in North Brabant, a Catholic province of The Netherlands, over a hundred-year period. This book is useful for labour historians, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, and scholars of Dutch or European history. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320227
ISBN
9780822320227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Translator(s): Edwards, Graham Robert. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRCC7; HRH; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 38. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437083
ISBN
9780801437083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.98

Hardback. Charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of Nelson Mandela, from the French Revolution to the Space Race, this book presents an exploration of the human timeline up to and including modern Islam, the world wide web, and the global financial crisis. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241225929
ISBN
9780241225929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Migrations and Belongings traces burgeoning population flows across several continents from 1870 to 1945 and explains the variables involved and the processes of acculturation by which "belonging" takes shape. Migration, it shows, is both a critique of unsatisfactory conditions in one society and a contribution of human capital to another. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281318
ISBN
9780674281318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Eldest daughter of eight children, the author grew up in Surakarta, Java, in what is now Indonesia. In the months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Dutch nationals were rounded up by Japanese soldiers and put in internment camps. This book tells her story. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, 1map, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801912
ISBN
9780896801912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366 477pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.02

Paperback. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KLJ0006601
ISBN
9781853904028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KNH0013234
ISBN
9781853904028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. This book discusses seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe to reconsider the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226556659
ISBN
9780226556659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.10
€ 44.93

Hardback. Deirdre Coleman shows how the growing popularity of the anti-slavery movement gave a utopian cast to the debate about colonization. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521632133
ISBN
9780521632133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.39

paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644771
ISBN
9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.05

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