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Paperback. Best-selling author of A Treasury of Royal Scandals Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year in this engrossing compendium of history's worst moments. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 207. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426218071
ISBN
9781426218071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. As war, pestilence and famine spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, so did reports of victims wondrously saved from disaster. These "rescue miracles", recorded by over 100 14th-century cults, are the basis of this account of the miraculous in everyday medieval life. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226302959
ISBN
9780226302959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen as well as numerous others. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473859289
ISBN
9781473859289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. Two interviews have been added to this second edition, in which Wiesel discusses religious faith in the face of evil and love, the moral responsibilities of Jews and non-Jews, the plight of the exiled, Jewish-Christian relations, antisemitism, and mystery and the ineffable. Translator(s): Rothschild, Jon; Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HRAB; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027582
ISBN
9780268027582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

This work argues that living history, even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past, plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. It examines how one of the most popular fields of history is portrayed, embraced, and shaped by mainstream culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; JFCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122403
ISBN
9780813122403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330529488
ISBN
9780330529488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents without unnecessary editorial intervention. Editor(s): Burger, Michael. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442609303
ISBN
9781442609303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.11
€ 50.39

Hardcover. In October 1917, an invasion force of some 25,000 German soldiers, accompanied by a flotilla of 10 dreadnoughts, 350 other vessels, a half-dozen zeppelins, and 80 aircraft, attacked the Baltic islands at the head of the Gulf of Riga. This work presents an account of a little-known but dramatic World War I battle for control of the Baltic Islands. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349699
ISBN
9780253349699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

paperback. After an analysis of original Old Burmese and other primary sources, the author discovered that four out of the five events considered to be the most important in the history of early Burma, and believed to have been historically accurate, are actually late-nineteenth and twentieth-century inventions of colonial historians. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802018
ISBN
9780896802018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Presents the essential background information and methods for effective teaching and writing on cross-cultural history. This title charts the advances in understanding in their fields of concentration, revealing both specific findings and broad patterns that have emerged. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566390682
ISBN
9781566390682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Probing the paradoxes of "the long twentieth century"--from unprecedented human opportunity and deprivation to the rise of the United States as a hegemon Editor(s): Adas, Michael; Brier, Stephen. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902691
ISBN
9781439902691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.90

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
With a New Preface
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479809
ISBN
9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942905
ISBN
9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312458867
ISBN
9780312458867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.96

Paperback. Historically leftist ideas and theories have had a profound impact on modern Jewish life. But, the left's impact on the Jewish community has greatly diminished today. This book presents a sweeping portrait of the defining impact of the left on modern Jewish politics and culture in Europe, Palestine/Israel, and the New World. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755716
ISBN
9780814755716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1096. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight: 1050.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107602304
ISBN
9781107602304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Paperback. The first historical reexamination of the early years of the Cold War, tracing the evolution of the conflict. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 662 pages, 43 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
662
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107602298
ISBN
9781107602298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Paperback. This second edition brings the collection up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and intelligence. Editor(s): Painter, David S.; Leffler, Melvyn P. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 maps, 5line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415341103
ISBN
9780415341103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.52

Paperback. A historical reconstruction of the making of a slave society in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 307 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333999
ISBN
9780822333999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236417
ISBN
9780803236417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312161
ISBN
9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Editor(s): Mcclure, Professor Laura K (University of Wisconsin-Madison USA). Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225881
ISBN
9780631225881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.68

Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 3 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195338140
ISBN
9780195338140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.40

Paperback. The Higher History Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance. Series: Course Notes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 4KST; HBG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 267 x 193 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007549344
ISBN
9780007549344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.93

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