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Paperback. Presents a distillation of what every general reader and beginning student should know about the history of traditional Chinese civilization. This book weaves together all aspects of Chinese life and culture, broadly surveying general history, socioeconomic organization, political institutions, religion and thought, and art and literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804709583
ISBN
9780804709583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. At a time when the technologies of globalization are eroding barriers to communication, transportation, and trade, Charles Maier explores the fitful evolution of territories politically bounded regions whose borders define the jurisdiction of laws and the movement of peoples as a worldwide practice of human societies. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 33. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059788
ISBN
9780674059788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Covers the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Series: Translated Documents of Greece and Rome. Num Pages: 268 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521299466
ISBN
9780521299466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

Hardcover. A story of the attempt on Ike's life. It is an aspect of WWII and the true story of what happened to Heydrich and Leslie Howard. This WWII story, which details the start of a new kind of state terrorism that has instigated two wars in Iraq, caused major crises in both the UK and the USA. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862272859
ISBN
9781862272859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752488653
ISBN
9780752488653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Mathieson, Charlotte. Num Pages: 283 pages, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137581150
ISBN
9781137581150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Paperback. Fleeing from the Fuhrer Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961882
ISBN
9780750961882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. An accessible guide into the complex field of Islamic historiography. Series: Themes in Islamic History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Themes in Islamic History. 264 pages, 5 b/w illus. 3 maps. An accessible guide into the complex field of Islamic historiography. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFSR2. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521629362
ISBN
9780521629362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Hardback. An accessible guide into the complex field of Islamic historiography. Series Editor(s): Crone, Patricia. Series: Themes in Islamic History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521620819
ISBN
9780521620819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.33

Hardcover. A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower brings new depth to the historiography of this significant and complex figure, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date depiction of both the man and era. * Thoughtfully incorporates new and significant literature on Dwight D. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780470655214
ISBN
9780470655214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.13

Paperback. Takes a close look at 21 key speeches which have shaped the world today. The author examines the power of the arguments embedded in these speeches to inspire people to achieve great things, or do great harm. He draws upon his political expertise to explain how our current understanding of the world is rooted in pivotal moments of history. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846042720
ISBN
9781846042720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling comprehensive radical history of the planet. Num Pages: 729 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 367. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786630810
ISBN
9781786630810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393591
ISBN
9781610393591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322556
ISBN
9780764322556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.40

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Free Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
SKU
KRF0000025
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0000133
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Warfare truly entered the industrial age with the invention and adoption of the machine gun. Armed with a machine gun, one or two men could potentially hold off a whole company of enemy soldiers, and inflict terrible losses while doing so. This book describes how this invention went on to transform the ways that armies and also air forces fought. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452340
ISBN
9780752452340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. The Roman empire tends to be seen as a whole whereas the early middle ages tends to be seen as a collection of regional histories, roughly corresponding to the land-areas of modern nation states. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3D; 3F; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
990
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199212965
ISBN
9780199212965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press Chicago
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905037
ISBN
9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the early modern period. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271580
ISBN
9781783271580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.42

Paperback. An account of the five dramatic counterrevolutions that occurred in 1979, showing how the combined forces unleashed by Deng Xiaopeng, Margaret Thatcher, the Pope, the Iranian Ayatollah, and the Afghan mujahedin set the stage for the 21st century. It offers a new argument about the hinge on which the twentieth century turned. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065677
ISBN
9780465065677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.45

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. In this first, printed edition of Falkner's work, a full translation and analysis, combined with a photographic reproduction of the original manuscript are included. The result is an attractive translation of a 500 year old picture-book that shows an adaptation of the Liechtenauer tradition, by a known master of its most prestigious school. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439095
ISBN
9781937439095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591116
ISBN
9780982591116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.89

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