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Hardback. Examines the "home front" war effort from an overall imperial perspective, assessing the contribution of individual imperial territories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272259
ISBN
9781783272259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardcover. Shaper Nations provides perspectives on the national strategies of eight countries that are shaping global politics in the twenty-first century. The volume's authors offer a unique viewpoint: they live and work primarily in the country about which they write, bringing an insider's feel for national debates and politics. Editor(s): Hitchcock, William I.; Leffler, Melvyn P.; Legro, Jeffrey W. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660212
ISBN
9780674660212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change. * First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism. * Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC2; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106412
ISBN
9781405106412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Hardback. Between 1935 and 1938 the celebrated photographer Roman Vishniac explored the cities and villages of Eastern Europe, capturing life in the Jewish shtetlekh of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary. This book is devoted to a subject Vishniac especially loved, and one whose mystery and spontaneity he captured with particular poignancy: children. Num Pages: 156 pages, 69 duotones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; AJB; AJCP; HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 950.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
156
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221871
ISBN
9780520221871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038990
ISBN
9781594038990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. When Germany was defeated in 1945, both the Russians and the Americans undertook mass internments in the territories they occupied. The Americans called their approach 'automatic arrest'. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509511631
ISBN
9781509511631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback. This book aims to explore the designed landscapes associated with factories and corporations in the UK and US created since the industrial revolution. It is largely historical, focusing on the period between 1890 and 1930 but it comes right up to date with initiatives such as secret gardens and vegetable allotments at the London Google offices. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; HBG; HBTK; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993009
ISBN
9781784993009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.97

Paperback. Papers presented at an international conference entitled "Perspectives on cross-cultural history," held at Saint Louis University, Saint. Louis, Mo., in March 2010. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349342501
ISBN
9781349342501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. A vivid exploration of the history of a very powerful and long lasting idea: building European worlds outside of Europe. Veracini outlines how the founding of new societies was envisaged and practiced and explores the specific ways in which settler colonial projects tried to establish ideal and regenerated political bodies. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. A Theoretical Overview. 192 pages, 6 figures. A vivid exploration of the history of a very powerful and long lasting idea: building European worlds outside of Europe. Veracini outlines how the founding of new societies was envisaged and practiced and explores the specific ways in which settler colonial projects tried to establish ideal and regenerated political bodies. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220973
ISBN
9780230220973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.42

Paperback. Investigates how women's roles differed, how their roles changed over time, and how their histories can illuminate the structures of power and societies in which they lived. It also helps understand how royal courts, created to project the authority of male rulers, maintained themselves through the reproductive and productive powers of women. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 8 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254442
ISBN
9780520254442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback.

This volume, the first of its kind by western scholars, describes the development amongst the diverse inhabitants of the immense landmass between Carpathians and Urals of a political, economic and social nexus out of which would emerge the future Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Series: Longman History of Russia. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582490918
ISBN
9780582490918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Emphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420691
ISBN
9781421420691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Nehring, Holger. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 720 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFM; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1083.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137304254
ISBN
9781137304254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.86

Hardcover. The most fascinating stories behind quests for the world's lost fortunes are recounted here in this fully-illustrated volume that includes detailed maps, charts, and spine-chilling tales of shipwrecks and battles. 250 photos, 175 in color. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour and b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 19. . Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0003598
ISBN
9781842220641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 687 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 210 x 49. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
687
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221628
ISBN
9780520221628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardcover. The murkier side of eighteenth-century politics is vividly revealed in the letters edited here. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 21 x 13 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Surtees Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440764
ISBN
9780854440764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.88

Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009124
ISBN
9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Keith Kyle was 'the epitome of the intellectual journalist' and the foremost historian of the Suez War. This autobiography takes the reader on a journey through the political history of the later 20th century, to the heart of world-shaking international crises. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850002
ISBN
9781848850002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 54.79

Multiple-component retail product. This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of classic titles on the history and politics of the 20th century. Series: History and Politics of the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 180. Weight in Grams: 4351.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474292955
ISBN
9781474292955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 887.48

Paperback. This beautifully presented volume, which includes over 80 photographs, paintings, and illustrations, shines a light on the compelling personalities inside the stories, and explores the motivations behind some of the most ambitiously dishonest acts known to humankind. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457710
ISBN
9780752457710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

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