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Paperback. Outlines the history and extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. This title explores the progress made in toughening international law, and the stumbling blocks which prevent full compliance with it. It is suitable for those interested in the well-being of humanity and its future. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations maps.,. BIC Classification: HBG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686018
- ISBN
- 9781851686018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this book offers an explanation of why the war's legacy continues to shape our world. It tells a radical, new story of the struggle for global mastery from the battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032184
- ISBN
- 9780141032184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.16
€ 25.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Presents the history of Anglophone political science which argues that the field's transformation shouldn't be mistaken for a case of simple progress and increasing scientific precision. This book shows that political science is deeply historically contingent, driven both by its own inherited ideas and by the history in which it has developed. Editor(s): Adcock, Robert; Bevir, Mark; Stimson, Shannon C. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128740
- ISBN
- 9780691128740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.99
€ 52.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3B; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Messianic ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366422
- ISBN
- 9780304366422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821589
- ISBN
- 9780753821589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, 15 color illus. 71 halftones. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691170275
- ISBN
- 9780691170275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939650316
- ISBN
- 9780939650316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943402
- ISBN
- 9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. New, updated edition in advance of the unveiling of a statue of Wojtek next to the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in May 2014. Journalist and historian Neal Ascherson reflects on the Polish experience in the Second World War. Wojtek has memorials at the Imperial War Museum, London, Edinburgh Zoo and in Canada, and he is a national hero in Poland Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birlinn
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410652
- ISBN
- 9781843410652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636320
- ISBN
- 9780745636320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.97
€ 25.97
Hardback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636313
- ISBN
- 9780745636313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.87
€ 75.87
paperback. All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 182 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- THAMES HUDSON
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500300527
- ISBN
- 9780500300527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 5.70
€ 22.99
€ 5.70
Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110204
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.81
€ 59.15
€ 46.81
Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 black and white photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317750
- ISBN
- 9780764317750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Your guide to this most misrepresented and misunderstood period. Medieval Britain as you have never seen it before, a vibrant society teeming with individuality, intrigue and innovation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28pp plate sections(35 images). BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780563522751
- ISBN
- 9780563522751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. This work traces the formulation and portrayal of the practice of reclusion in China from the earliest times through the sixth century, by which time reclusion had taken on its enduring character. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736039
- ISBN
- 9780804736039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.75
€ 91.75
paperback. Deals with the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 122 x 51. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140285185
- ISBN
- 9780140285185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.59
€ 25.99
€ 16.59
Hardcover. The Versailles Settlement is widely considered to have set the world on the path to a second major conflict within a generation. This book, updated with new material to mark the centenary of WWI, sets the consequences - for good or ill - of the Peace Treaties into their longer term context. Series: The Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323927
- ISBN
- 9781908323927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.97
€ 33.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, over 100 black and white and color photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318672
- ISBN
- 9780764318672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967967530
- ISBN
- 9780967967530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.57
€ 23.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008210007
- ISBN
- 9780008210007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. This title tells the story of the origins, combat use, and lasting influence of two of World War II's most famous firearms. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan; Noon, Steve. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 246 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780963884
- ISBN
- 9781780963884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.57
€ 20.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. There are a couple of hundred songs that are sung by millions across the world each day, that school children know by heart and sports fans belt out perfectly even after eight beers. And they aren't pop songs - they are national anthems. In this book, the author brings the incredible stories of the world's national anthems to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592235
- ISBN
- 9780099592235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.51
€ 19.99
€ 10.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Westgeest, Helen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23. BIC Classification: GL; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475092
- ISBN
- 9780801475092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53