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General & world history

Paperback. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HBG; HBL; HBTB; HD; HP; HR; JF; JH; PD. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806806
ISBN
9780198806806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Paperback. An experienced scholar explains why the legendary early Republic, rather than the historical Republic of Cicero, has most influenced later political thought. Series: The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Brandeis
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584651994
ISBN
9781584651994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. A vivid new book from an established and bestselling historian Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809501
ISBN
9781408809501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. In this extraordinary and powerful book, now available in paperback, Fatima Mernissi, one of the most original and distinctive voices in the Islamic world, uncovers a hidden history of women leaders of Islamic states stretching back over fifteen centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; JFFK; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614199
ISBN
9780745614199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809041190
ISBN
9780809041190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018758
ISBN
9780465018758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.45

Hardcover. A study of themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts, this text examines lists and maps as memory aids, the transmission of knowledge and traditions from medieval to early modern times and the application of medieval notions of law and statecraft. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648595
ISBN
9781860648595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 49.23

Paperback. The author of the bestselling "The Future of Freedom" describes a world in which the U.S. will no longer dominate the global economy. He sees the "rise of the rest" as the great story of modern times, and one that will reshape the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340389
ISBN
9780393340389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187878
ISBN
9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.67

paperback. Presents a historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. Tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century, and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, this title shows the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity. Editor(s): Louth, Andrew. Translator(s): Williamson, G.A. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445350
ISBN
9780140445350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560727590
ISBN
9781560727590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.76
€ 53.41

Hardcover.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333471
ISBN
9781590333471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.99
€ 63.81

Paperback. The end of the nineteenth century in France was marked by political scandals, social unrest, dissension, and "decadence," yet also by great social and scientific progress. In this thoroughly engaging history, Weber describes ways of life, not as recorded by general history, but as contemporaries experienced them. Series: Studies in Cultural History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674318137
ISBN
9780674318137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403439
ISBN
9780887403439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates)--a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306813603
ISBN
9780306813603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line art illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645169
ISBN
9780816645169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 53 halftones. 7 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 53.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167114
ISBN
9780691167114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, 163 illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; AMX; HBG; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Power Publications Australia
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780909952396
ISBN
9780909952396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.04

Paperback. This book, the first to study women's historical involvement in postwar reconciliation, examines how patriarchy and the international relations system operated simultaneously to ensure postwar male privilege. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371174
ISBN
9781349371174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 52.77

Paperback. From a brutal Attila the Hun who went down to defeat on the Catalaunian Fienls, to an overbearing French artillery colonel at Dien Bien Phu; from the stout walls of Constantinople to a skimpy mealie-bag wall at Rorke's Drift; it was always an incident that decided the outcome of battle. This book discusses the hinges of battle. Num Pages: 448 pages, 11 b/w map diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340819784
ISBN
9780340819784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 574 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760320549
ISBN
9780760320549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.87

Hardcover. In this, his third volume on the history of political ideas, Vogelin continues his exploration of political thought, illuminating the great figures of the high Middle Ages and particulary focusing on the "civilizational schism" which resulted in the disappearance of the "sacrum imperium". Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826211545
ISBN
9780826211545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.39

paperback. Winner of the 2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Prize of the French Colonial Historical Society This book examines the role of the Vichy regime in bringing about profound changes in the French colonial empire. It argues that Vichy contributed to postwar decolonization by introducing an ideology based on a new, harsher, brand of colonization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804750479
ISBN
9780804750479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. An exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations portraits, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 54. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813338699
ISBN
9780813338699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.85

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