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Paperback. An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates)--a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306813603
ISBN
9780306813603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403439
ISBN
9780887403439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 25.12

Paperback. The end of the nineteenth century in France was marked by political scandals, social unrest, dissension, and "decadence," yet also by great social and scientific progress. In this thoroughly engaging history, Weber describes ways of life, not as recorded by general history, but as contemporaries experienced them. Series: Studies in Cultural History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674318137
ISBN
9780674318137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

Hardcover.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333471
ISBN
9781590333471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.51
€ 63.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560727590
ISBN
9781560727590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.36
€ 53.41

paperback. Presents a historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. Tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century, and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, this title shows the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity. Editor(s): Louth, Andrew. Translator(s): Williamson, G.A. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445350
ISBN
9780140445350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187878
ISBN
9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. The author of the bestselling "The Future of Freedom" describes a world in which the U.S. will no longer dominate the global economy. He sees the "rise of the rest" as the great story of modern times, and one that will reshape the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340389
ISBN
9780393340389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.80

Hardcover. A study of themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts, this text examines lists and maps as memory aids, the transmission of knowledge and traditions from medieval to early modern times and the application of medieval notions of law and statecraft. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648595
ISBN
9781860648595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 48.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018758
ISBN
9780465018758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. In this extraordinary and powerful book, now available in paperback, Fatima Mernissi, one of the most original and distinctive voices in the Islamic world, uncovers a hidden history of women leaders of Islamic states stretching back over fifteen centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; JFFK; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614199
ISBN
9780745614199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. A vivid new book from an established and bestselling historian Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809501
ISBN
9781408809501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. An experienced scholar explains why the legendary early Republic, rather than the historical Republic of Cicero, has most influenced later political thought. Series: The Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Brandeis
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584651994
ISBN
9781584651994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

paperback. A survey of the civilizations of the modern world in terms of the broad sweep and continuities of history. It is written from a consciously anti-enthnocentric approach. Num Pages: 640 pages, index, 23 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124897
ISBN
9780140124897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HBG; HBL; HBTB; HD; HP; HR; JF; JH; PD. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806806
ISBN
9780198806806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Paperback. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042848
ISBN
9780141042848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun; Searle, Jamie. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Clerkenwell Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689611
ISBN
9781846689611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

Hardback. Underworlds is a lively account of organized crime and the world of marginal groups in the seventeenth-- and eighteenth--century Netherlands. Rural banditry has often been associated with mountainous, poverty--stricken areas located at the peripheries of the European continent or on the borders between states. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSF; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745606446
ISBN
9780745606446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J.; Forhan, Kate Langdon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204898
ISBN
9780872204898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.57
€ 44.74

hardcover. Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBG; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885880
ISBN
9781574885880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

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