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Paperback. The role of massacre in history has been given little focused attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This is surprising as its prevalence and persistence surely demands that it should be a subject of serious and systematic exploration. What exactly is a massacre? When - and why - does it happen? Editor(s): Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 half-tones, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819352
ISBN
9781571819352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.43

Paperback. How should we understand genocide in the modern world? As an aberration from the norms of a dominant liberal international society? Or rather as a guide to the very dysfunctional nature of the international system itself? This book sets out the conceptual issues in the study of genocide, addressing the fundamental problems of defining genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117528
ISBN
9781845117528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099268703
ISBN
9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239614
ISBN
9780393239614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. From the The New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353709
ISBN
9780393353709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll. It was also the year of the Martin Luther King's assassination, and the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. This book shows us how one volatile year helped shape us into who we are. Num Pages: 464 pages, integ b&w images. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429623
ISBN
9780099429623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people, writes Kurlansky. Signs of their civilization exist well before the arrival of the Romans in 218BC. Their forbidden tongue is equally mysterious, it is related to no other, but today the Basques are enjoying what may be the most important cultural renaissance in their long existence. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284130
ISBN
9780099284130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Hardback. Examines the "home front" war effort from an overall imperial perspective, assessing the contribution of individual imperial territories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272259
ISBN
9781783272259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 170 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 274 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321566
ISBN
9780764321566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628103
ISBN
9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. This volume collects and introduces some of the best writing on sexual behaviour and gender differences in ancient Greece and Rome including four chapters newly translated from German and French. Editor(s): Golden, Mark; Toohey, Peter. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613205
ISBN
9780748613205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.73

Hardback. Compares the distinctive collective narratives that emerged within Britain and the Dominions in response to World War I. This book illuminates the differences as well as the similarities between different memories of war and offers insights into what this reveals about developing concepts of national identity in the aftermath of World War I. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118839
ISBN
9781845118839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.71
€ 125.03

Paperback. Attempting to provide a revitalized, self-aware vocabulary with which the religious diversity of the 20th century can be accurately described and responsibly discussed, this book contains contributions from scholars working in a variety of religious traditions. Num Pages: 426 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 354 x 254 x 5. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791579
ISBN
9780226791579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The cartoon has a special place in the history of World War II, and the power of its message was felt by all sides of the conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808119
ISBN
9781909808119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582209671
ISBN
9780582209671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.62

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pennisi, Kate. Num Pages: 54 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Bede's Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
54
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781879007062
ISBN
9781879007062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. Based on the diary Marion Kelsey kept while in the Women's Land Army during World War II, this is a personal remembrance of wartime Britain through the eyes of a young Canadian. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773531567
ISBN
9780773531567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. A narrative that allows readers to experience the history of the Salem witch trials through the eyes of those who lived it Num Pages: 472 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306821202
ISBN
9780306821202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. Deals with the personal side of World War II. This work features stories of men and women, who, though they experienced the war in many different ways, were profoundly affected by it. It captures how Americans lived and felt, and what they believed during the twentieth century's most brutal conflict. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 332 pages, illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780313344787
ISBN
9780313344787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.81

Paperback. Explores the dual discourse on female sexual mobilization that emerged during World War II. Num Pages: 251 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814737392
ISBN
9780814737392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Paperback. The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change. * First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism. * Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC2; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106412
ISBN
9781405106412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.17

Hardback. First book to survey international women's cooperation and activism during the wars Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848856714
ISBN
9781848856714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.44
€ 135.20

Paperback. He made a major contribution to the progress of the Reformation through his lectures, letters, and publications from teaching posts at Oxford, Strasbourg, and Zurich. This book is an intimate account of this theologian's life and work. Includes illustrations. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBG; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819190581
ISBN
9780819190581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Pade, Marianne. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895857
ISBN
9788772895857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.37

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