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General & world history

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General & world history

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; JP; KC. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207520
ISBN
9783838207520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.47

Hardback. Following what may be conventionally called the Jewish ethno-cultural model and tracing its performance throughout history, this book attempts to apply a synthetic, comprehensive approach to the Jewish phenomenon - an alternative to the metaphysical and religious ones - and to evaluate it in the comparative context. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843437
ISBN
9781934843437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.85

Hardback. Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire. Rejecting choice-centered theories of imperial decline, Motyl maintains that the very structure of empires promotes decay and that decay in turn facilitates the progressive loss of territory. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121101
ISBN
9780231121101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.33

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323992
ISBN
9780226323992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
2nd 2, Second English ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299809263
ISBN
9780299809263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299809256
ISBN
9780299809256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Westgeest, Helen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23. BIC Classification: GL; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475092
ISBN
9780801475092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. There are a couple of hundred songs that are sung by millions across the world each day, that school children know by heart and sports fans belt out perfectly even after eight beers. And they aren't pop songs - they are national anthems. In this book, the author brings the incredible stories of the world's national anthems to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099592235
ISBN
9780099592235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967530
ISBN
9780967967530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, over 100 black and white and color photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764318672
ISBN
9780764318672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855250
ISBN
9780810855250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.77

Hardcover. The Versailles Settlement is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major conflict within a generation. This book, updated with new material to mark the centenary of WWI, sets the consequences - for good or ill - of the Peace Treaties into their longer term context. Series: The Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908323927
ISBN
9781908323927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 22.16

paperback. Deals with the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 122 x 51. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140285185
ISBN
9780140285185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. Series: Exploring World History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFX; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553156
ISBN
9780742553156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.82

Hardback. This work traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736039
ISBN
9780804736039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.48

Paperback. Your guide to this most misrepresented and misunderstood period. Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before, a vibrant society teeming with individuality, intrigue and innovation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28pp plate sections(35 images). BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522751
ISBN
9780563522751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 black and white photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317750
ISBN
9780764317750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

hardcover. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032561
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 182 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
THAMES HUDSON
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300527
ISBN
9780500300527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birlinn
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410652
ISBN
9781843410652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943402
ISBN
9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Number of pages
162
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939650316
ISBN
9780939650316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, 15 color illus. 71 halftones. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691170275
ISBN
9780691170275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821589
ISBN
9780753821589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.26

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