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Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140245660
ISBN
9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. A collection of essays that explore the use and implication of war posters during WWI. It reveals the centrality of visual media, particularly the poster, within the specific national contexts of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States during World War I. Editor(s): James, Pearl. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBG; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226104
ISBN
9780803226104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224667
ISBN
9780520224667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Paperback edition of a brief, elegant introduction to the roots of one of our most cherished institutions: government for and by the people. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195304541
ISBN
9780195304541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.88

Paperback. Reveals what life was really like in the ancient world. The emergence of Christianity in the West and Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy and austerity is contrasted with the undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Editor(s): Aries, Philippe; Duby, Georges. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: History of private life. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16 color illustrations, 417 halftones, 33 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674399747
ISBN
9780674399747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.46
€ 50.03

Paperback. This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invention, managed, between 300 and 400 AD, to impose itself upon the whole of the Western world? In his erudite and inimitable way, Paul Veyne suggests three possible explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644998
ISBN
9780745644998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.92

Hardback. This short book by one of France's leading historians deals with a big question: how was it that Christianity, that masterpiece of religious invention, managed, between 300 and 400 AD, to impose itself upon the whole of the Western world? In his erudite and inimitable way, Paul Veyne suggests three possible explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644981
ISBN
9780745644981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Covering early societies, the classical, postclassical, and modern periods, and the 20th century, and blending the great advances in historical research over the past quarter century, this title represents an important addition to the teaching of world history. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706916
ISBN
9780814706916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101252
ISBN
9781585101252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780195389142
ISBN
9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Peter Shilton's time at Plymouth Argyle in the early 1990s, specifically the 1993/94 season, is remembered as much for scintillating, attacking football as for the off-pitch battles between Shilton and chairman Dan McCauley. This book explores the fragile relationships behind the scenes at Home Park. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448787
ISBN
9780752448787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. Series: Medievalia et Humanistica Series. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847669448
ISBN
9780847669448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.98

Hardback. In this collection, a dozen scholars of international affairs consider the 20th century's recurring failure to construct a peaceful and stable international order in the wake of war. They reflect on the difficulties faced by governments as they sought to secure a world order. Editor(s): Kennedy, Paul; Hitchcock, William I. Translator(s): Spade, Paul Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300080100
ISBN
9780300080100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.31

Paperback. Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might among the great powers of the world. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 48. Weight in Grams: 654.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006860525
ISBN
9780006860525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Presents author's experience of a complex variety of people who have contributed to our political, spiritual and cultural life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; DNJ; HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099550259
ISBN
9780099550259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985855
ISBN
9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. The first study to take a comprehensive, historically comparative view of disillusionment with Communist systems and ideologies. "An indispensable portrait."-Harvey Klehr. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636889
ISBN
9781566636889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.23

Paperback. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of that terrible year, this book takes the reader on a journey into the labyrinth, to reveal the complexity, the layered motives, the flawed and disturbed minds that drove the world to war. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779852
ISBN
9780552779852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 color + 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219470
ISBN
9780300219470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.83

Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253343796
ISBN
9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

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