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General & world history
Paperback. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, as well as talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, this book covers some of the signal events: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and more. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781862078154
- ISBN
- 9781862078154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.59
€ 24.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 37 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156316
- ISBN
- 9780691156316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. An essential guide to the things that shaped our world. Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857380753
- ISBN
- 9780857380753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, History without the Boring Bits offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspiration aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848668683
- ISBN
- 9781848668683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Ian Buruma's wonderful book is about a time, immediately after the end of the war, which has somehow fallen between the cracks of history, and which the author has now devastatingly brought to light.. A compelling and astounding addition to the literature of the war' Daily Mail Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879393
- ISBN
- 9781848879393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. In a 1968 speech on British immigration policy, Enoch Powell insisted that although a black man may be a British citizen, he can never be an Englishman. This book explains why such a claim was possible to advance and impossible to defend. It reveals how 'Englishness' emerged against the institutions and experiences of the British Empire. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004037
- ISBN
- 9780691004037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. Cultural and literary study of the 1781 massacre on the slaveship Zong for the insurance money and the aftereffects of the event on the development of modernity Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; HBG; HBLL; HBTS; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6161 x 3971 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335962
- ISBN
- 9780822335962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621583
- ISBN
- 9780748621583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.13€ 124.98
€ 130.13
€ 124.98
Paperback. Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; RNF; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621590
- ISBN
- 9780748621590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.42
€ 51.99
€ 46.42
Hardback. Considerations of the effect of trauma on heritage sites. Editor(s): Convery, Dr. Ian; Corsane, Gerard; Davis, Peter. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 359 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839637
- ISBN
- 9781843839637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Paperback. The 50 defining events of world history. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857383396
- ISBN
- 9780857383396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888183
- ISBN
- 9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Tells the story of the hundreds of conquistadors who set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic - taking with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and slaves - to create an empire that made Spain the envy of the world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 24 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034485
- ISBN
- 9780141034485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.17
€ 25.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0004426
- ISBN
- 9781583226148
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
CD-Audio. In April 1982, Argentina surprised the world by invading the Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny islands had long been the subject of a fierce territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK, and the occupation escalated into a full-blown conflict between the two countries. This audio book chronicles the conflict from all sides. Num Pages: 3 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGH; HBG; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846570704
- ISBN
- 9781846570704
CD
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243211
- ISBN
- 9781851243211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. The controversial memoir of a top British spy which finally reveals what really went on behind the scenes of the Falklands War Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 34 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821862
- ISBN
- 9780753821862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This book covers the use and development of the Panzer 35(t) armored fighting vehicle. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWH; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 108 x 2. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406782
- ISBN
- 9780887406782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Covers the use and design of the Panzer IV armored fighting vehicle. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWH; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406775
- ISBN
- 9780887406775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Covers the use and design of the Panzer II armored fighting vehicle. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406744
- ISBN
- 9780887406744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Covers the use and design of the Panzer I armored fighting vehicle. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 112 x 2. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406737
- ISBN
- 9780887406737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
paperback. These are the compelling letters of Karl Fuchs, an ordinary German soldier who was completely convinced of the righteousness of his cause and who wrote them free of the recriminations and hindsight arising from the bitterness of defeat. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885675
- ISBN
- 9781574885675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198150992
- ISBN
- 9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.10
€ 236.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749517
- ISBN
- 9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58