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Paperback. "Mr. Johnson's research on the Chinese Communists' wartime expansion, according to the documentation recorded by Japanese intelligence and his comparison of it with that of the Yugoslav Communists, is a pathbreaking work in comparative history."--John K. Fairbank. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4M. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700740
ISBN
9780804700740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206007
ISBN
9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. Offers a study of the propaganda that targeted women and children during World War I. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 326 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224742
ISBN
9780803224742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Paperback. The articles contained in this volume are indicative of a new effort, in the best of current research on the early medieval west, to examine the period from new angles that more fully illumine its vitality and creativity than has been done in the past. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819185631
ISBN
9780819185631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.57

Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334415
ISBN
9780822334415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Shows how the veterans were treated with ingratitude and brutality by Stalin, and later exploited as icons of the Great Patriotic War before being sidelined once more in Putin's new capitalist Russia. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218097
ISBN
9780571218097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity. Editor(s): Chin, Catherine M.; Schroeder, Caroline T. Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity, the Official Series of the North American Patris. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780520292086
ISBN
9780520292086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Paperback. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492. Metropolitan Culture and the Imperial World. 350 pages. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521670029
ISBN
9780521670029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.91

Hardback. The Allure of Battle is an accessible, provocative, and entertaining book that illuminates fresh debate about the conduct of warfare and the character of battle for readers of military history. Num Pages: 728 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195383782
ISBN
9780195383782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. "Considers the ways in which the 'global turn' is changing the theory and practice of historical disciplines and engages with the concept and methodology of globalization"--Provided by the publisher. Editor(s): Antunes, Catia; Fatah-Black, Karwan. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138639607
ISBN
9781138639607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.72

Paperback. As a minister of the Ostrogothic regime in the time of Theoderic, Cassiodorus had as brilliant a political career as any Roman of the late empire. This title includes the translation of his "Institutions of Divine and Secular Learning", a work which would be excerpted and copied in monasteries throughout the Latin Middle Ages. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLA; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239987
ISBN
9780853239987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.83

Paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349541874
ISBN
9781349541874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations, tables, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966570
ISBN
9780913966570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. These essays suggest that influence and power may have paradoxically been available to women despite, and sometimes precisely because of, their subordinate position in society Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065040
ISBN
9780252065040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323655
ISBN
9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 250 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321597
ISBN
9780764321597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 42.79

Paperback. An exploration of the roles of metamorphosis and hybridity in the establishment of personal identity, with particular emphasis on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951238
ISBN
9781890951238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Eleven essays that focus on the competing eschatologies of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker; Freedman, Paul H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217025
ISBN
9780812217025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their spectacular religious violence as a comprehensible element of life, this book integrates a fresh interpretation of gender with an innovative study of the everyday life of the Aztecs. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349280971
ISBN
9781349280971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129037
ISBN
9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Num Pages: 704 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 135 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSR2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 202 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1910.
Number of pages
704
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609055
ISBN
9780748609055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 148.62

Paperback. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Num Pages: 704 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 135 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSR2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1702. Islamic Perspectives. 704 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 135 black & white illustrations. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSR2; JW. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 37. Weight: 1712.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606306
ISBN
9780748606306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 52.08

Paperback. Presents a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. Providing information on the Crusade, this work gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade and opens up perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. It has links with the vernacular literary tradition. Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBW; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754658627
ISBN
9780754658627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

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