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General & world history
Paperback. Tells us the stories of inventors, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, actresses, escapees, engineers, kings, architects, pop stars, criminals, supermodels, tennis champions, opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311527
- ISBN
- 9781848311527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.07
€ 10.99
€ 9.07
Paperback. "Publication in partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University." Editor(s): Rodgers, Daniel T.; Raman, Bhavani; Reimitz, Helmut. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176178
- ISBN
- 9780691176178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028241
- ISBN
- 9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.21€ 67.37
€ 74.21
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This book examines both the policies of church boards and town councils in organising charitable appeals, as well as the general population's giving behaviour. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3J; HBG; HBLH; JFFA; JKSN; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789089647931
- ISBN
- 9789089647931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.28
€ 19.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 748 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615530
- ISBN
- 9780691615530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.78€ 94.44
€ 123.78
€ 94.44
Paperback. Their names are those that have gone down in history and their stories are tales of bravery that should never be forgotten. They are the men and women who have made Ireland great and whose acts of heroism have reverberated throughout the world. Num Pages: 233 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; BTP; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844548828
- ISBN
- 9781844548828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 237 x 38. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825308253
- ISBN
- 9780825308253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Tells you what you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history - and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224087025
- ISBN
- 9780224087025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22
hardcover. Drawing on the best research produced over the last sixty years, this collection brings together the most significant secondary literature on the Nazi persecution and mass murder of the Jews. Editor(s): Cesarani, David. Series: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies. Num Pages: 2680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 178. Weight in Grams: 4717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 2680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415275095
- ISBN
- 9780415275095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 656.28
€ 656.28
Paperback. Over the years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. This book presents the history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141977164
- ISBN
- 9780141977164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. This text was the first edited collection on the burgeoning history of the early modern Atlantic world and has had a huge impact on the many fields of Atlantic Studies. This second edition features two new essays on science and global history respectively, as well as a revised Introduction and updated guides to further reading. Editor(s): Armitage, Professor David; Braddick, M.J. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202351
- ISBN
- 9780230202351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Paperback. Distinguished historians provide uniquely broad coverage of the dynamics of global and regional change in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Sheds new light on the American, French and Haitian revolutions, alongside ground-breaking treatments of Africa's place in world history and Asia's age of revolutions. Editor(s): Armitage, David; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580473
- ISBN
- 9780230580473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.47
€ 47.47
Hardcover. Giving an overview of the origins and history of the Cold War, this work considers whether the Cold War is truly over, and what the effects have been on Europe, and the former Soviet Union, as well as US foreign policy. Editor(s): Armstrong, David; Goldstein, Erik. Num Pages: 226 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRF0018846
- ISBN
- 9780714634197
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book explores one of the most dramatic features of the late medieval and early modern period: when voyagers from Western Europe led by Spain and Portugal set out across the world and set up links with Africa, Asia and the Americas. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 84 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415279963
- ISBN
- 9780415279963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Hardback. This is a poineering study of the 19th centruy Hasidic movement as shown through the life of one of its most controversial and influential leaders, Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1796-1850). The dramatic episodes of his life are echoed by the contradictory and highly critical opinions of his personal charachter and leadership. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; HBG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744683
- ISBN
- 9780804744683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. The author explains Europe's long occupation of global centre stage and seeks to throw new light on today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire. Num Pages: 544 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093148
- ISBN
- 9780300093148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300164299
- ISBN
- 9780300164299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Uses the ideas of western philosophy's most significant thinkers to trace the history of political theory in international relations. This book challenges conceptions both of how relations between communities, nations, and states is transformed, and of the history of thought in international relations. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198780540
- ISBN
- 9780198780540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.99
€ 74.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473640313
- ISBN
- 9781473640313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. On September 11th 1999 "The Times" newspaper carried the front page article 'Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. Melita Norwood, the last of the atomic spies, had finally been run to ground. This book sets her in the context of the times, and uses her as a prism and focus through which to investigate the whole milieu. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834229
- ISBN
- 9781843834229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84