General & world history
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General & world history
Hardcover. In this work, John Rennie Short reveals how the spatial discourses of the 16th century formed a remarkable revolution that changed the way the world was represented. In addition, he highlights the role of the occult practices in the new spatial sciences. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 71 illustrations, maps, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630234
- ISBN
- 9780815630234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.77
€ 36.77
Paperback. On November 19, 1990, the states of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe gathered in Paris to end the Cold War. How was this seemingly inevitable conflict avoided? This study looks at the shared and adopted principles that led from confrontation to democratic peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 figures, glossary, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630326
- ISBN
- 9780815630326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Presents a model of analysis based on the rise of the rich. This book identifies a history of resolving conflicts through negotiations among the wealthy classes of various regions. Num Pages: 236 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631712
- ISBN
- 9780815631712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
paperback. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415146494
- ISBN
- 9780415146494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
paperback. From Abdul Kassem Ismail, the tenth-century Persian who never went anywhere without his library, this title takes aim at the pretensions of official history and illuminates moments and heroes that we have all but forgotten. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141975986
- ISBN
- 9780141975986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
hardcover. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, "Midway Inquest" answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise and Yorktown? Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253349040
- ISBN
- 9780253349040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292751866
- ISBN
- 9780292751866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
paperback. Explores the rich history of baseball in Cuba and the social, political, and cultural climate through which the game has thrived. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT; YNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195146059
- ISBN
- 9780195146059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.69
€ 27.69
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
€ 41.99
€ 34.86
Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 49 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199744343
- ISBN
- 9780199744343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
"This book examines the historical interactions of the West and non-Western world, and investigates whether or not the exclusive adoption of Western-oriented 'international norms' is the prerequisite for the construction of international order"-- Editor(s): Quirk, Joel; Suzuki, Shogo; Zhang, Yongjin. Series: New International Relations. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415626286
- ISBN
- 9780415626286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.37
€ 186.37
A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582292895
- ISBN
- 9780582292895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
paperback. Adopting a different approach to ancient Egypt, this book aims to illuminate the complex world of Egyptian myth. It explores the cultural and historical background behind a variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and Tutankhamun's golden statue, to a story on papyrus of the gods misbehaving. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and text boxes. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0025308
- ISBN
- 9780192803467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. In November 1943 US forces successfully seized Tarawa and Makin in the first major counteroffensive of the Central Pacific; however, US casualties were heavy. By the end of January 1944. Operation 'Flintlock' - the seizure of the Marshall Islands - was launched: the next stepping-stone towards Japan. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 73ill. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841768519
- ISBN
- 9781841768519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.64
€ 25.99
€ 21.64
paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780815411796
- ISBN
- 9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
paperback. Told through the letters of a young Irish officer, this is the story of Irish soldiers in the First World War and the capture of the Flemish village of Wijtschate on the Messines ridge, just south of Ypres in June 1917. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781174845
- ISBN
- 9781781174845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.20
€ 19.99
€ 7.20
Paperback. Explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. This book examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415407786
- ISBN
- 9780415407786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.29
€ 65.29
Paperback. An exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations portraits, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 54. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813338699
- ISBN
- 9780813338699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.85
€ 46.99
€ 45.85
paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271013275
- ISBN
- 9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.49
€ 19.99
€ 6.49