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Hardback. This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. The book presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A.; Talbert, Richard J. A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191463
ISBN
9781405191463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.84

Paperback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145268
ISBN
9781405145268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Hardback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145251
ISBN
9781405145251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.02

Hardcover. Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 39. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118645123
ISBN
9781118645123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.16

Hardback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356653
ISBN
9780822356653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Lippit, Seiji M. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illus.; 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157292
ISBN
9780231157292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. This collection brings together the most influential and commonly studied articles on the Cold War. Contributions cover the origins, evolution and termination of the Cold War and focus particularly on the United States, former Soviet Union, Britain, Germany and France. Editor(s): Larres, Klaus; Lane, Ann. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVU; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207061
ISBN
9780631207061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629148
ISBN
9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.29

Hardback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629131
ISBN
9780745629131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 1537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525100189
ISBN
9783525100189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.83
€ 44.73

Paperback. 'Outstanding contributions to women's history.' History Today Editor(s): Kirshner, Julius; Wemple, Suzanne Fonay. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631154921
ISBN
9780631154921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 130 b/w photographs, documents, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311727
ISBN
9780764311727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Hardback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129138
ISBN
9780231129138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 80.00

Paperback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129121
ISBN
9780231129121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9780753823989
ISBN
9780753823989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.39

Hardback. In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, more than a thousand pirates poured from the Atlantic into the Indian Ocean. This book explores the resulting global trade network located on the peripheries of world empires and shows the illicit ways American colonists met the consumer demand for slaves and East India goods. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 maps, 11 b/w images, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282902
ISBN
9780520282902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.46

Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858583
ISBN
9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Num Pages: 272 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302275
ISBN
9780764302275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Series: Fighter group histories. Num Pages: 536 pages, over 170 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 237 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2408.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312410
ISBN
9780764312410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 49.68

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460413
ISBN
9780752460413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. A Theoretical Analysis. 263 pages. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125376
ISBN
9780231125376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. It will be of interest to scholars and students of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, as well as to professional and amateur numismatists. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 285, 285 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; KCZ; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801852916
ISBN
9780801852916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.56
€ 70.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782003830
ISBN
9781782003830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. Presents a collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the field. This title points to methodological challenges; and the scholar's research agenda in relation to the development of world history. Editor(s): Curtis, Kenneth R.; Bentley, Jerry H. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118294857
ISBN
9781118294857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.08

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