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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
€ 34.36

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

€ 38.82

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Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents without unnecessary editorial intervention.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

€ 51.13
€ 51.10

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

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

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

€ 49.96

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
€ 28.79

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

€ 43.99
€ 37.29

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
€ 26.09

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
€ 16.69

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858275
ISBN
9780810858275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.20

Hardcover. Contains work by 20 contributors, representing six nations on three continents, reflecting the most recent research on a crusade which mobilized Europe on a larger scale than any expedition undertaken since the Roman Empire. Particular attention is paid to the role played by St Bernard. Editor(s): Gervers, Michael. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; HBG; HBLA; HBLC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312056070
ISBN
9780312056070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19

Paperback. By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of 'the Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 156 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 116 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199205592
ISBN
9780199205592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

hardcover. A Byzantine Government in Exile Government and Society under the Laskarids of Nicaea (1204-1261) Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198218548
ISBN
9780198218548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 298.21

Paperback. Did we "know" the gas chambers were there? Could we have destroyed them? For decades, debate has raged over whether the Allies could have intervened to save thousands of lives at Auschwitz. In this volume, a number of historians address these questions, revealing a complex dilemma. Editor(s): Neufeld, Michael J. (Curator and Historian, National Air and Space Museum, USA); Berenbaum, Michael. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612802
ISBN
9780700612802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Hardcover. How did the dominant Imperial Ideology of the Roman world power affect the everyday life of Jewish and Christian religious minority communities? Editor(s): Labahn, Michael; Lehtipuu, Outi. Series: Early Christianity in the Roman World. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0 black and white; 5 full color. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HDDH; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089645890
ISBN
9789089645890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207585
ISBN
9780872207585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.58

Hardback. This first full-length treatment of the Barons' Crusade examines the call for holy war and its consequences in Hungary, France, England, Constantinople, and the Holy Land. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238730
ISBN
9780812238730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.83

Paperback. One of America's leading foreign policy thinkers provides an "important and compelling" look at today's new power realities Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586482060
ISBN
9781586482060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.14

Paperback. A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521538558
ISBN
9780521538558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. Depicts the shocking apathy and antipathy of the international community toward the homeless. This book examines the impact of refugee movements on Great Power diplomacy and considers the evolution of agencies designed to assist refugees, noting outstanding successes and failures. Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFD; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399555
ISBN
9781566399555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

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