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Paperback. Drawing on recently declassified documents and extensive interviews with Soviet and American policy-makers, this title casts new light on the effect of nuclear threats in two of the tensest moments of the Cold War: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the confrontations arising out of the Arab-Israeli war of 1973. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691019413
- ISBN
- 9780691019413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 64.07
€ 82.89
€ 64.07
Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674953574
- ISBN
- 9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.32
€ 49.99
€ 42.32
Paperback. 'The Sketchbook War' is not a book about art but the story of war artists, how men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms and experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives and the way in which we view war today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956154
- ISBN
- 9780750956154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Paperback. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340825563
- ISBN
- 9780340825563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAB; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228816
- ISBN
- 9780300228816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Hardback. Medievalists have long considered topics of cultural contact such as antagonism or exchange between western Europe and the Islamic world and the west's debts to Byzantium. This text aims to pose new questions, exploring how the meeting of cultures promotes historical change. Editor(s): Gyug, Richard Francis. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222124
- ISBN
- 9780823222124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalists tells the story of the Christianization of Europe. 36 illustrations. 10 maps. Num Pages: 575 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 575
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218598
- ISBN
- 9780520218598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.56
€ 37.99
€ 27.56
Hardcover. Faber joined the British Foreign Service in 1950, retiring in 1981. He served in seven embassies, from Baghdad, at the time of King Faisal's coronation, to The Hague, as the UK sought to join the European Community. This is a colourful chronicle of policies and places during some crucial times. Num Pages: 225 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860645945
- ISBN
- 9781860645945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 54.57
€ 59.21
€ 54.57
Paperback. Medievalists have long considered topics of cultural contact such as antagonism or exchange between western Europe and the Islamic world and the west's debts to Byzantium. This text aims to pose new questions, exploring how the meeting of cultures promotes historical change. Editor(s): Gyug, Richard Francis. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222131
- ISBN
- 9780823222131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. "The 1920s is often recognised as a decade of fascism, flappers and film. Covering the political, economic and social developments of the 1920s throughout the world, [this book] takes an international and cross-cultural perspective on the critical changes and conditions that prevailed from roughly 1919 to 1930"--Page ii. Series: Decades in Global History. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138774780
- ISBN
- 9781138774780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.86€ 141.97
€ 159.86
€ 141.97
Hardback. The book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment. Editor(s): Bulliet, Richard W. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076289
- ISBN
- 9780231076289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.02€ 112.30
€ 148.02
€ 112.30
Hardback. Bulliet abandons the historian's habit of viewing Islamic history "from the center," that is, focusing on the rise and fall of imperial dynasties. Instead, he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became -- and continues to be -- so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1Q; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082181
- ISBN
- 9780231082181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.07€ 98.01
€ 129.07
€ 98.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1M; BG; HBG; HBLW; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855755010
- ISBN
- 9780855755010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.85
€ 33.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Why was the partridge in the pear tree? Who was Good King Wenceslas? And what are the pagan origins behind 'The Holly and the Ivy'? Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; AVGD; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780752459578
- ISBN
- 9780752459578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198758396
- ISBN
- 9780198758396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Hardback. This book covers the design and types of various trucks employed by the Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 300 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406867
- ISBN
- 9780887406867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.38
€ 31.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Examines the feature film production of Fascist-era Italy Editor(s): Reich, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; APFA; HBG; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215185
- ISBN
- 9780253215185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Num Pages: 160 pages, over 200 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300714
- ISBN
- 9780764300714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.59
€ 53.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. This updated edition confirms Solnit's seminal work as a timeless classic on politics and change Series: Canons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119074
- ISBN
- 9781782119074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Presents the history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, that details the training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. This book brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 249 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805126
- ISBN
- 9781472805126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78