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Hardback. Based on a body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach. It gives a range of views of the construction and collapse of the modern colonial empires of Europe, the United States of America and Japan. Translator(s): Everson, Andrene. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453381
- ISBN
- 9781845453381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.30
€ 164.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785310
- ISBN
- 9780804785310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardcover. Translator(s): Struminsky, Bohdan A. Series: Harvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature. Num Pages: 1224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 93. Weight in Grams: 2332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458294
- ISBN
- 9780916458294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.04€ 59.72
€ 60.04
€ 59.72
Paperback. At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This valuable source-book reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments for and against. Issues discussed include humanitarianism and the Rights of Man. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243167
- ISBN
- 9781851243167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.39
€ 17.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853458012
- ISBN
- 9780853458012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.15
€ 23.15
Paperback. A selection of some of the most influential advisers from 400BC to the present day. Provides an insight into some of the most important and yet often unnoticed men and women in history from around the world. Explores the characteristics that make these the best fixers and manipulators Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849950480
- ISBN
- 9781849950480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Features military blunder miscellany, from Ancient Greece to modern-day, including such ill-fated plans as: Xerxes' defeat in Greece at Marathon; Alexander's invasion of India; Napoloeon's occupation of Spain; the French humiliation by Prussia in 1870; and, Islanwanda, massacre of a British army by the spear armed Zulus. Series: How to Lose Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061358449
- ISBN
- 9780061358449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Includes a collection of essays that illuminate those problems we've faced over and over and the common threads that have stumped us for centuries. With more than 35 chapters of the Groundhog Days of world history, both infamous and obscure, this book is full of trivia, history, and looks at the world's repeated mistakes. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062069061
- ISBN
- 9780062069061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Presents a fascinating compilation of historical disasters, bad ideas, follies, and poor decisions, including the Trojan Horse, the construction of a community on Love Canal, the introduction of rabbits to Australia, and many more. Original. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition/ 1st Priniting
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060532505
- ISBN
- 9780060532505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
hardcover. Editor(s): Beyer, Jurgen. Num Pages: 386 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525100639
- ISBN
- 9783525100639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.55€ 45.20
€ 56.55
€ 45.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 414 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448157
- ISBN
- 9780801448157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.48
€ 46.48
Hardcover. In September 1939, the tanks of Panzer-Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a terrifying display of military force. The following spring, the regiment rumbled across France, again showing the destructive power of the panzer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811707237
- ISBN
- 9780811707237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.20
€ 35.99
€ 28.20
Hardback. Thirty-five historians from nine different countries offer a comprehensive survey of the origins, course and long-term impact of the German attack on the Soviet Union. The volume is not merely concerned with political and military history, but also with the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians. Editor(s): Wegner, Bernd. Num Pages: 642 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 40. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818829
- ISBN
- 9781571818829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.14
€ 220.14
Paperback. A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe - covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic developments in a period of convulsive and dramatic change. Num Pages: 928 pages, 16pp b&w plates, 18 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198730736
- ISBN
- 9780198730736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.38
€ 45.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover. Major new book from leading historian of British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534455
- ISBN
- 9781784534455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.03€ 49.18
€ 53.03
€ 49.18
Hardcover. The vast contribution of African civilization to all regions of the West, the westward migration of Europeans, pan-Atlantic commerce and its role in developing economies, racial and ethnic relations, the spread of Enlightenment ideas - all are Atlantic phenomena. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016880
- ISBN
- 9780674016880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.61
€ 29.99
€ 25.61
paperback. Twelve historical articles describe the problems of the Great Depression in town and country, on a scale we can all comprehend. "A real breakthrough in our understanding of the depression." -Alfred B. Rollins, Jr. Editor(s): Sternsher, Bernard. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780929587134
- ISBN
- 9780929587134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.13
€ 17.13
Paperback. These two volumes comprise a documentary history of Islam, from the advent of the prophet Muhammad to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror and are concerned with a period that extends from the beginning of the seventh century to 1453. Editor(s): Lewis, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050882
- ISBN
- 9780195050882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.21
€ 138.21
Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075921
- ISBN
- 9780226075921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Benum, Edgeir; Johansson, Alf; Smilden, Jan-Erik; Storrud, Alf. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBG; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772809
- ISBN
- 9788274772809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.24
€ 27.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KIN0006235
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRF0006709
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A reference work that critically examines the history of democracy, from ancient history to the directions it might take in the future. Over the course of 42 chapters, it explores the full breadth of the origins of democracy and expands the canon of democratic history by exploring new - and sometimes surprising - examples from around the world. Editor(s): Isakhan, Benjamin; Stockwell, Stephen. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 251 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640751
- ISBN
- 9780748640751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.87€ 158.83
€ 170.87
€ 158.83
Paperback. There was racism in the ancient world, after all. This book refutes the common belief that the ancient Greeks and Romans harbored "ethnic and cultural," but not racial, prejudice. It considers themes in the history of discrimination. It provides analysis of proto-racism and prejudices toward particular groups of foreigners in Greco-Roman world. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 590
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125985
- ISBN
- 9780691125985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.18
€ 54.99
€ 39.18