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Paperback. The latest edition of this classic text has been updated to reflect current trends and implications for future demographic developments. The areas of Africa, international migration and population and environment have been strengthened and statistical information has been updated throughout. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119029274
- ISBN
- 9781119029274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007269556
- ISBN
- 9780007269556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up to the present day. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118881729
- ISBN
- 9781118881729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Last Ride of the Valkyries: The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmachthelferin...
Ltc (Retired) Jimmy L. Pool
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 850 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 310 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350467
- ISBN
- 9780764350467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.62€ 78.73
€ 86.62
€ 78.73
Paperback. "This volume encompasses a rich world of political culture, from the Spanish kings of the Reconquest to German metal-workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . A welcome contribution to the interdisciplinary study of ritual, symbolism, and power."-- Editor(s): Wilentz, Sean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216950
- ISBN
- 9780812216950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
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
€ 15.99€ 14.76
€ 15.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445638485
- ISBN
- 9781445638485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.62
€ 20.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324296
- ISBN
- 9780226324296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The human drama of the slave trade told from a new perspective, from the decks of the slave ship Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 x 16pp inset, 8 maps plus integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719563034
- ISBN
- 9780719563034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Revisits the two most tumultuous and influential revolutions of modern times: the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. This book follows their unfolding - from the French Declaration of the Rights of Man to the "externalization" of the terror through the Napoleonic wars. Num Pages: 736 pages, facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 3rd Printing, 1st Paperback Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090153
- ISBN
- 9780691090153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 51.34
€ 65.27
€ 51.34
Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014487
- ISBN
- 9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 574 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760320549
- ISBN
- 9780760320549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.08
€ 25.99
€ 22.08
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€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
paperback. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy and young man he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141035598
- ISBN
- 9780141035598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.61
€ 17.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317011
- ISBN
- 9781349317011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.91
€ 55.91
Paperback. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Series: General History. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: General History. 96 pages, Illustrations map. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight: 186.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741142
- ISBN
- 9781846741142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.22
€ 21.99
€ 19.22
paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540136
- ISBN
- 9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. This second edition brings the collection up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and intelligence. Editor(s): Painter, David S.; Leffler, Melvyn P. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 maps, 5line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415341103
- ISBN
- 9780415341103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.48
€ 68.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 1FBP; AC; HBG; HBJF1; HRA; HRH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 305 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2092.
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531094
- ISBN
- 9781908531094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 37.18
€ 46.99
€ 37.18
Hardcover. Examines the development of antisemitism from the beginnings of Christianity, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment and 19th-century liberalism, nationalism and racism to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716670
- ISBN
- 9780333716670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.85
€ 227.85
Paperback. This text presents an overview of the major events and people that have shaped world politics since the end of the Second World War in 1945, including the Cold War, the fall of communism, and the ascendancy of the nuclear powers. Num Pages: 856 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1466.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405899383
- ISBN
- 9781405899383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardback. Based on previously unavailable sources, this book reveals the Anglo-American intelligence effort to penetrate the most secret domain of the Soviet government--its nuclear weapons program. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 14 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPS; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755856
- ISBN
- 9780804755856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Drawn from the award-winning 5-volume Encyclopedia of War, this valuable, one-volume reference provides readers with essential information on the conflicts and concepts that shaped global warfare in the twentieth-century and up to the present day. Editor(s): Martel, Gordon. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118884638
- ISBN
- 9781118884638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.68
€ 33.68