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General & world history

Results 193 - 216 of 1976

General & world history

Paperback. Originally published: In Siena, al sopportico de Pontani: Apresso Saluestro Marchetti e Camillo Turi, 1610. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591192
ISBN
9780982591192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ballantine
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780345308238
ISBN
9780345308238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.01

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.04

Paperback. * Offers a unique perspective on modern mechanized warfare * Fills a critical gap in World War II Literature In his rare behind the scenes story of an American armour division during World War II, Benton Y. Cooper provides surprising insight into what it took to keep Patton's tanks rolling across Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780891418146
ISBN
9780891418146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.21

Paperback. Goldstein explains the exclusion of women from combat across history and cultures. Num Pages: 540 pages, 44 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1; JHMC; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521001809
ISBN
9780521001809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.57

Paperback. Volumes V, VI and VII complete the series of selections from the Smuts Papers. Volume V covers the period from 1919 to 1934. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521033688
ISBN
9780521033688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.33

Paperback. This comprehensive study analyses slavery in early colonial South Africa under the Dutch East India Company (1652-1795). Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521152662
ISBN
9780521152662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.88

Paperback. This text argues that Christianising the household became a central survival strategy for the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780521187930
ISBN
9780521187930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.84

Hardback. Discusses the nature of maritime trade with Athens and official and unofficial interest in it. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521268486
ISBN
9780521268486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53
€ 93.41

Paperback. First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Student
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521277624
ISBN
9780521277624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.36

Hardback. This book rethinks the roles of Europe and Islamic civilisation in world history. Editor(s): Hodgson, Marshall G. S.; Burke, Edmund. Series Editor(s): Adas, Michael; Burke, Edmund, III; Curtin, Philip D. Series: Studies in Comparative World History. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 61.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521432535
ISBN
9780521432535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.70

Hardcover. Ira Lapidus' history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations in the Middle East and details Islam's worldwide diffusion. Num Pages: 1020 pages, 42 b/w illus. 39 maps 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
1020
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521514309
ISBN
9780521514309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.90

Hardback. Deirdre Coleman shows how the growing popularity of the anti-slavery movement gave a utopian cast to the debate about colonization. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521632133
ISBN
9780521632133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.07

Hardback. The essays in this book explore how love has been expressed in the languages and cultures of South Asia. Editor(s): Orsini, Francesca. Series Editor(s): Faculty Of Oriental Studies. Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521856782
ISBN
9780521856782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.22

Paperback. A detailed and richly nuanced historical portrait of pre-colonial Asante. Series Editor(s): Anderson, David; Brown, Carolyn; Clapham, Christopher; Gomez, Michael; Manning, Patrick; Robinson, David; Villalon, Leonardo A. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780521894326
ISBN
9780521894326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.35

hardcover. The Matter of History links the history of people with the history of things through a bold new materialist theory of the past. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 358 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HDP; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107134171
ISBN
9781107134171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

Paperback. In 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. This title provides a terse, opinionated and wry short history of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0003587
ISBN
9780141031569
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books – MIT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299151
ISBN
9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. This is the third edition of a near standard survey of the intellectual life of the age of faith. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
586
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028408
ISBN
9780226028408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Clark, Elizabeth A.; O'Barr, Jean F.; Westphal-Wihl, Sarah; Wilen, B. Anne. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042480
ISBN
9780226042480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071640
ISBN
9780226071640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.01

Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075921
ISBN
9780226075921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. This book considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167893
ISBN
9780226167893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. The author uses Ralegh's History as a touchstone to explore the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213965
ISBN
9780226213965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.51

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