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Paperback. Using data on every civil war fought between 1940 and 1992, the author details the conditions that lead combatants to partake in what she defines as a three-step process - the decision on whether to initiate negotiations, to compromise, and, finally, to implement any resulting terms. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089317
- ISBN
- 9780691089317
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.09
€ 52.99
€ 38.09
Hardback. Chronicles the history of a Communist-led resistance movement inside the Minsk ghetto, which, through its links to its Belarussian counterpart outside the ghetto and with help from others, enabled thousands of ghetto Jews to flee to the surrounding forests where they joined partisan units fighting the Germans. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242425
- ISBN
- 9780520242425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Paperback. Investigating how intimacy is constructed across the restless world of empire Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075681
- ISBN
- 9780252075681
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. This reader on world history emphasizes the centrality of raced, sexed, and classed bodies as sites on which imperial power was imagined and exercised, in order to examine the effects of global politics, capital and culture on everyday spaces and local cultural encounters Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334675
- ISBN
- 9780822334675
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Hardback. A detailed examination of the role of two critical non-state groups in the Liberian Civil War peace process - the diaspora and the religious - that provides key insights for policymakers and NGOs into the roles that civil society actors can play in conflict resolution and peacemaking. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011589
- ISBN
- 9781847011589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484858
- ISBN
- 9780801484858
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. In this truly global study, Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 840 pages, 55 black and white halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 840
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199236633
- ISBN
- 9780199236633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.53
€ 26.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Exploring the final decade of each century from the 15th to the 20th, this work investigates factors such as cultural and economic attitudes, and artistic, scientific and political change. It finds that a consciousness of time has influenced the way people perceive their place in history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 84 b&w illustrations, 34 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082630
- ISBN
- 9780300082630
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.17
€ 19.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. New and affordable edition of this major naval history of the First World War Five volumes to be published in time for the centenary of the War Specially commissioned introductions Num Pages: 364 pages, 10 b/w photographs, maps available via web link. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322011
- ISBN
- 9781848322011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085206
- ISBN
- 9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 53.80
€ 68.61
€ 53.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644732
- ISBN
- 9780888644732
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. How research into Indigenous rights claims is influenced by, and in turn changes, Indigenous law and claims legislation. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 maps, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; HBG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773547438
- ISBN
- 9780773547438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill: India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime Minister. They remain enduring models of leadership in a democratic society. Yet the truth was Churchill and Gandhi were bitter enemies throughout their lives. This book reveals how that rivalry shaped the twentieth century and beyond. Num Pages: 736 pages, 3 maps, 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493440
- ISBN
- 9780099493440
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes and architectural design. It explores the changing relationship between text and image in an era before the introduction of mass mechanical reproduction. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Bending, Stephen. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; HBA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105354
- ISBN
- 9781405105354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.05
€ 32.05
Paperback. Revisits the two most tumultuous and influential revolutions of modern times: the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. This book follows their unfolding - from the French Declaration of the Rights of Man to the "externalization" of the terror through the Napoleonic wars. Num Pages: 736 pages, facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd Printing, 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090153
- ISBN
- 9780691090153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.18
€ 65.07
€ 51.18
Paperback. Kitchener's Sword-arm Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873376546
- ISBN
- 9781873376546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
paperback. The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. This book explains how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents to hold on to power for so long; and, what brought about the downfall of so many Communist systems. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950675
- ISBN
- 9781845950675
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
paperback. Traces the journeys of a stone across the world. This book recounts the origins, trade, and circulation of a natural object in the context of the history of Islamic Eurasia and global encounters between empire and nature. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; PNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282551
- ISBN
- 9780520282551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032405
- ISBN
- 9780141032405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Hardback. The first study to explore the full spectrum of peace and peacemaking from our evolutionary origins to contemporary times. Examples include diplomatic, pacifist, non-violent, disarmament and anti-war movements, from across the globe. The diversity of peace and peacemaking presented challenges the notions that peace is solely the absence of war. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641256
- ISBN
- 9780745641256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ted Smart edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126356
- ISBN
- 9781842126356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Hardback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509505517
- ISBN
- 9781509505517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509505524
- ISBN
- 9781509505524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93