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Paperback. In 1945, the day after liberation, Soviet soldiers in control of the Katowice camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513376
ISBN
9781509513376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341410
ISBN
9780764341410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. In the early twentieth century, the Chinese state made strenuous efforts to broaden and deepen its authority over rural society. This book is an ambitious attempt to offer both a method and a framework for analyzing Chinese social history in the state-making era. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718882
ISBN
9780804718882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. A Companion to Global Historical Thought provides an in-depth overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the present, across the world, directly addressing the issues of historical thought in a globalized context. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780470658994
ISBN
9780470658994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.43

Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669250
ISBN
9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Presents overviews and approaches to the problems of world history. This book offers radical postmodern and postcolonial critiques of holism, identity, and Western "scientific" history in favor of a different kind of universalism. It is suitable for those interested in teaching history courses attuned to the global era in which we live. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Elphick, Richard H.; Vann, Richard T. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208990
ISBN
9780631208990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Hardback. Presents overviews and approaches to the problems of world history. This book offers radical postmodern and postcolonial critiques of holism, identity, and Western "scientific" history in favor of a different kind of universalism. It is suitable for those interested in teaching history courses attuned to the global era in which we live. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Elphick, Richard H.; Vann, Richard T. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208983
ISBN
9780631208983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.32

Paperback. In this worldwide survey of the 1930s, Brendon examines the great powers and their leaders and investigates how, and how far, contemporary minds knew what they knew, and the extent to which our own view of the time is fogged by their uncertainty. He illuminates a period when the world was struggling with one crisis and hurtling towards another. Num Pages: 752 pages, 24pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667142
ISBN
9780712667142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815411796
ISBN
9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

Paperback. Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 153 illustrations, 121 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300701
ISBN
9780500300701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Hardcover. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679587
ISBN
9780745679587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.79

Paperback. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679594
ISBN
9780745679594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.56

Paperback. An examination of the ordinary and extraordinary people of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. This volume celebrates the emergence of individualism and the manifestations of a burgeoning self-consciousness over three centures. Editor(s): Aries, Philippe; Duby, Georges. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 655 pages, 16 color illustrations, 426 halftones. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
655
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674400023
ISBN
9780674400023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 50.42

Paperback. This fifth and final volume of an award-winning series charts the changing inner history of our times from the tumult of World War I to the 1990s, when personal identity was released from its moorings in gender, family, social class, religion, politics and nationality. Editor(s): Aries, Philippe; Duby, Georges. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: History of private life. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 230 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1Q; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674400047
ISBN
9780674400047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 50.42

Paperback. A panorama of Europe, 1900-1914, describing the cultural, economic and political life before the First World War. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825983
ISBN
9780753825983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 6 line illus. 15 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBG; HBJD; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175843
ISBN
9780691175843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219595
ISBN
9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. From the early beginnings of human civilization in prehistoric times, to the first manned space flight and beyond, this title helps you discover all about the things that have influenced our past and shaped our world. It also looks at the common threads running through the world's diverse and geographically distant cultures, and their differences. Series: Eyewitness Companions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 856. Series: Eyewitness Companions. 512 pages, 7 maps. From the early beginnings of human civilization in prehistoric times, to the first manned space flight and beyond, this title helps you discover all about the things that have influenced our past and shaped our world. It also looks at the common threads running through the world's diverse and geographically distant cultures, and their differences. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 34. Weight: 852.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405341240
ISBN
9781405341240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Examining such nation-states as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, India, and Thailand, this book shows how states invoke the remote past to extol the glories of specific peoples or prove claims to ancestral homelands. It is suitable for archaeologists and historians. Editor(s): Kohl, Philip L.; Kozelsky, Mara; Ben-Yehuda, Nachman. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 halftones, 5 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450599
ISBN
9780226450599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight: 512.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521890540
ISBN
9780521890540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.38

Paperback. Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued. Num Pages: 352 pages, charts, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631179351
ISBN
9780631179351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
8th Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305959873
ISBN
9781305959873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804714068
ISBN
9780804714068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.83

Paperback. How the division of the Americas from the rest of the world affected human history. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828458
ISBN
9780753828458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

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