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Paperback. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as well as Soviet and American government documents, the authors craft a remarkable story of the golden age of spaceflight as both an intimate human experience and a rollicking global adventure. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803229792
- ISBN
- 9780803229792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Intends to cover the history of contemporary Mexico during the twentieth century. This book focuses on the Mexican Revolution, the gradual consolidation of institutions, the Cardenas regime, the "Mexican economic miracle" and its subsequent collapse, and the transition toward a new historical period. Translator(s): Fierro, Luis Alberto. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292704510
- ISBN
- 9780292704510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110204
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.81
€ 59.15
€ 46.81
paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780061671722
- ISBN
- 9780061671722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888183
- ISBN
- 9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Asks questions such as: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures teach us today? And, do the ideals of the West - a latecomer to civilization - really have universal validity? This title explores these ancient cultures, looking for their essential character. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Mass Market Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780563522669
- ISBN
- 9780563522669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210240
- ISBN
- 9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.13
€ 82.81
€ 64.13
Paperback. Presents the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 BC, when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 AD, when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. This book also looks at contemporary Ireland's connection with its past. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635257
- ISBN
- 9781566635257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.79
€ 18.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Published to tie-in with the new series of the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, IN OUR TIME guides us through the most significant moments in our history. Num Pages: 608 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340977521
- ISBN
- 9780340977521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The USS Indianapolis was the last ship sunk during World War II. Savaged by torpedoes from a Japanese submarine, the warship sank in a matter of minutes. One thousand two hundred men went into the water, and only 321 were to survive. This is their story. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 27. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Transworld Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813609
- ISBN
- 9780553813609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Hardback. A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history. Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 illus., including maps. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199916368
- ISBN
- 9780199916368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.23
€ 31.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 385 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805566
- ISBN
- 9780875805566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Offers a thrilling selection of tales illustrating how victories were achieved against the odds from the Peninsula War of 1811 to Vietnam in 1967. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 pages of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBW; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473847491
- ISBN
- 9781473847491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 7.28
€ 32.99
€ 7.28
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551641461
- ISBN
- 9781551641461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Historical investigations into how Iberian settlers, African slaves, Native Americans, and their multiethnic progeny understood their identities in colonial Latin America. Editor(s): Fisher, Andrew; O'Hara, Matthew D. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344209
- ISBN
- 9780822344209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235982
- ISBN
- 9780812235982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.44
€ 76.44
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846032806
- ISBN
- 9781846032806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46
Paperback. Imperial Debris redirects critical focus from ruins as evidence of the past to "ruination" as the processes through which imperial power occupies the present. Editor(s): Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353614
- ISBN
- 9780822353614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.16
€ 35.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846140877
- ISBN
- 9781846140877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022031
- ISBN
- 9780271022031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.27€ 51.53
€ 60.27
€ 51.53
hardcover. Editor(s): Schroer, Silvia. Num Pages: 383 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525530207
- ISBN
- 9783525530207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.66€ 86.97
€ 113.66
€ 86.97
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBG; HBJH; HBLW; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177627
- ISBN
- 9780231177627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. The Icelandic sagas, composed between the twelfth and the nineteenth centuries, are one of the world's great literary treasures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB; DSK; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752428949
- ISBN
- 9780752428949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51