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Paperback. Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889444
ISBN
9781574889444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. For every spectacular discovery throughout history, there have been a hundred devastating epidemics; for every benevolent despot, a thousand like Vlad the Impaler; for every cup half-full, a larger cup half-empty. This guide offers presents the darkest events in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061431012
ISBN
9780061431012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 174 pages, 4 plans, 20 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1178.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534017
ISBN
9781931534017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.55

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 126 pages, 46 b/w figs, 4 plans, 47 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534000
ISBN
9781931534000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.55

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

€ 229.67

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
€ 18.64

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

€ 33.15

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
€ 36.39

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
€ 29.58

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
€ 31.56

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
€ 31.78

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

€ 12.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857766
ISBN
9780810857766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 155.75

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

€ 41.99
€ 37.13

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

€ 102.63

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
€ 18.76

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
€ 30.67

Paperback. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856683848
ISBN
9780856683848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.69

Hardcover. Covers the years 28 to 5 BC; includes Dio's discussion of the constitutional settlement of 27 BC and the imperial system it inaugurated. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the UK in 1990. Reprinted with
SKU
V9780856683831
ISBN
9780856683831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Hardback. Presents an interpretive framework that unearths deep continuities between the ancient and medieval worlds, recovers a forgotten transformation in female imperial power, this book offers a striking reinterpretation of early Christian art. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 185 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284012
ISBN
9780520284012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.63
€ 58.23

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
€ 29.58

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
€ 13.21

Paperback. New for the 2008 specifications, this title includes material from the causes of the First World War to the conflict in Iraq. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts, a study skills section for exam preparation and a companion website with visuals to support learning. Series: Flagship History. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 265 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007268719
ISBN
9780007268719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.99

Hardcover. The Royal Navy in World War II is a comprehensive annotated bibliography of all monographs describing the role of British, Dominion, and minor allied forces in the naval war against the Axis. Editor(s): Gordon, Martin. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBCR; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845343
ISBN
9780810845343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.83

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