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General & world history
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
€ 54.74€ 50.31
€ 54.74
€ 50.31
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€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
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€ 28.26
€ 38.99
€ 28.26
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
€ 25.99€ 18.14
€ 25.99
€ 18.14
Hardcover. Essays draw on quantitative and qualitative evidence to cast new light on slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as well as on the origins and development of the African diaspora. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465601
- ISBN
- 9781580465601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.76
€ 157.76
Paperback. "First published in 1967, revised and updated 1985, reprinted in 2003 by Leo Cooper"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJ; HBG; HBW; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844230
- ISBN
- 9781848844230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.46
€ 23.99
€ 17.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBW; HBWN; HRAM9; HRC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062105097
- ISBN
- 9780062105097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.52
€ 32.99
€ 28.52
Hardcover. Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians, resulting in a growing body of scholarship in recent years. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare.. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G.; Ryan, Lyndall. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706. Massacre, Mass Killing and Atrocity Throughout History. Series: War and Genocide. 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G.; Ryan, Lyndall. Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians, resulting in a growing body of scholarship in recent years. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; HBW. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 28. Weight: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452993
- ISBN
- 9780857452993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.06
€ 165.06
Hardback. Although war memoirs constitute a rich, varied literary form, they are often dismissed by historians as unreliable. This collection of essays is the first to explore the modern war memoir, revealing the genre's surprising capacity for breadth and sophistication while remaining sensitive to the challenges it poses for scholars. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; HBG; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333071
- ISBN
- 9781785333071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Paperback. This book, first published in 1998, examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w illus. 14 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; HBG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 43.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780521598354
- ISBN
- 9780521598354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96
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€ 30.30
€ 31.99
€ 30.30
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
€ 85.45
€ 85.45
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
€ 91.30
€ 91.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821410905
- ISBN
- 9780821410905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
Hardback. The book explores how human societies have used, constructed, and interpreted their pasts. It ranges chronologically from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, and in worldwide geographical scope. The book probes the concept of the 'invention of tradition' and moves beyond historical writing to embrace a much wider range of media and genres. Editor(s): Lambert, Peter; Weiler, Bjorn. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266120
- ISBN
- 9780197266120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.23
€ 173.23
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€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. A history of the twentieth century which covers all the ideas, people, great events, literary and artistic movements, scientific discoveries which have shaped the twentieth century. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842124444
- ISBN
- 9781842124444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.96
€ 25.99
€ 17.96
Hardback. Links the history of Europe to world history, situating European modernity in its global context. This book asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter. Series: Annual of European and Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400404
- ISBN
- 9781474400404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09€ 118.85
€ 125.09
€ 118.85
Paperback. The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of fascination. This book tells the story of the Malayan campaign, the siege of Singapore, the surrender to a much smaller Japanese force, and the Japanese occupation through the eyes of the soldiers of various nationalities and members of Singapore's beleaguered population. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 46. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749950996
- ISBN
- 9780749950996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Hardcover. From the rise of Christian monasticism in Egypt and Syria to present day, Christians have argued fiercely about whether monks should work to support themselves. Peter Brown shifts attention from Western to Eastern Christianity, introducing us to this smoldering debate that took place across the entire Middle East from the Euphrates to the Nile. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938288
- ISBN
- 9780813938288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.37
€ 24.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415716611
- ISBN
- 9780415716611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. While world history materials date back to prehistoric times, the field itself is relatively young. This book covers key events that have altered world history such as terrorism, global consumerism, and environmental issues. Editor(s): Stearns, Peter N. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740484
- ISBN
- 9780814740484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. "Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. Now in its third edition, the book has been thoroughly updated"-- Provided by publisher. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138853119
- ISBN
- 9781138853119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. World History is one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. This title introduces this field and addresses key questions such as: What is world history? How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic and chronological range? And why has world history been controversial? Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415582759
- ISBN
- 9780415582759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57