General & world history
Results 1969 - 1978 of 1978
General & world history
Paperback. A compelling account of a crucial year in post-war history, in the tradition of Margaret MacMillan's award-winning and bestselling The Peacemakers. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544856
- ISBN
- 9780330544856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350012721
- ISBN
- 9781350012721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.35
€ 51.99
€ 43.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- NIP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350012738
- ISBN
- 9781350012738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.46
€ 51.99
€ 46.46
Paperback. A history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. It studies nine major clashes between West and non-West, arguing that the West won not just because of technology, but because of its focus on individualism and democratic rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JFC; JFFE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd trade pbk
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216406
- ISBN
- 9780571216406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.06
€ 26.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385345
- ISBN
- 9781137385345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.28
€ 34.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider implications of today's emergent liberal interventionism, and the various logics of international development. Editor(s): Duffield, Mark R.; Hewitt, Vernon. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010773
- ISBN
- 9781847010773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.36
€ 26.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547053
- ISBN
- 9780813547053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.08
€ 52.08
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.00
€ 52.99
€ 46.00
Paperback. Urban history starts in Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as a result of long indigenous processes. This work examines urban life in the period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, political and social structure, economy and the arts. Num Pages: 286 pages, 19 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198152866
- ISBN
- 9780198152866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.63
€ 103.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738509105
- ISBN
- 9780738509105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.88
€ 25.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. This is the first study of the aims that motivated the major powers -- the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Germany and Japan -- to fight in the Second World War. Series: Societies at War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615032
- ISBN
- 9780748615032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.86
€ 41.99
€ 36.86
Paperback. A translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them. Editor(s): Cobb, Paul M. Translator(s): Cobb, Paul M. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455137
- ISBN
- 9780140455137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardback. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Editor(s): Zachmann, Urs Matthias. Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417167
- ISBN
- 9781474417167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.12€ 101.56
€ 105.12
€ 101.56
Hardcover. This volume presents nineteenth-century diplomacy as both a real world experience and a structural element in international relations. All sixteen essays share an interest in diplomatic culture and its relevance to official and sometimes not so official interstate relations from the Congress of Vienna to the outbreak of the First World War. Editor(s): Mosslang, Markus; Riotte, Torsten. Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London. Num Pages: 486 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199548675
- ISBN
- 9780199548675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.34
€ 179.34
Paperback. Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This volume tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of the unprecedented calamaties of World War II. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168938
- ISBN
- 9780195168938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.64
€ 24.64
Paperback. On October 24, 1929, America met the greatest economic devastation it had ever known. In this first installment of his Pulitzer Prize- winning Freedom from Fear, Kennedy tells how America endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of that unprecedented calamity. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 504 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168921
- ISBN
- 9780195168921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750959759
- ISBN
- 9780750959759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.32
€ 19.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199382286
- ISBN
- 9780199382286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.30
€ 54.99
€ 53.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBWQ; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 698. A View from the Other Side. 336 pages, 84 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBG; HBWQ; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 53. Weight: 702.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872836003
- ISBN
- 9781872836003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.97
€ 26.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. aeo A clear account of the founding movement of the modern world. aeo Wide--ranging with England, Scotland and Ireland receiving most attention, plus many references to American thought. aeo Encompasses all aspects of The Enlightenment -- literary, political, philosophical, religious and scientific. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205111
- ISBN
- 9780631205111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback. Beginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985084
- ISBN
- 9780295985084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Sixteen cutting edge explorations of key themes in history across the globe by leading scholars, essential to an understanding of the current state of historical scholarship and to envisaging the future of the discipline. Editor(s): Rublack, Ulinka. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660308
- ISBN
- 9780199660308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006416
- ISBN
- 9780230006416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.78€ 115.95
€ 116.78
€ 115.95