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paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644771
- ISBN
- 9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Hardback. Newsmen in Khaki is a personal memoir about The Stars and Stripes, the heroic armed forces newspaper, told through the eyes of the author, who was an Army correspondent and managing editor for editions in North Africa and Sicily during World War II. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGB; HBG; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790940
- ISBN
- 9781589790940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674618763
- ISBN
- 9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.99
€ 50.99
€ 42.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTQ; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240901
- ISBN
- 9781634240901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.71
€ 21.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669250
- ISBN
- 9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
paperback. Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Num Pages: 464 pages, app 20 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099516682
- ISBN
- 9780099516682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.34
€ 17.99
€ 13.34
Hardcover. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smart, J. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 line drawing & 1 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894524
- ISBN
- 9780859894524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
Hardback. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smith, Professor G. Rex; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895521
- ISBN
- 9780859895521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
hardcover. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smart, J. R.; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894791
- ISBN
- 9780859894791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.91
€ 125.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939650316
- ISBN
- 9780939650316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857766
- ISBN
- 9780810857766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.75
€ 155.75
Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755436
- ISBN
- 9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
Paperback. Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118252338
- ISBN
- 9781118252338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654100
- ISBN
- 9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. "Nationalism" is based on research in four languages - legal documents, period dictionaries, memoirs and correspondence, literary works, biographies, statistics, histories and more. A five-country study that spans 500 years, this is a historically oriented work in sociology. Num Pages: 596 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674603196
- ISBN
- 9780674603196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 47.77
€ 51.78
€ 47.77
Hardback. An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of America's National Parks, THE NATIONAL PARKS: 100 YEARS OF AMERICAN SPLENDOR is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1882.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426215599
- ISBN
- 9781426215599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Hardback. History is a vast web of amazing moments spanning politics, culture, science, religion, and thousands of unforgettable characters Editor(s): Kagan, Neil. Num Pages: 416 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 282 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426211782
- ISBN
- 9781426211782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.37
€ 47.37
Hardback. A sustained and systematic study of the construction, erosion and reconstruction of national histories across a wide variety of states is highly topical and extremely relevant in the context of the accelerating processes of Europeanization and globalization. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Eriksonas, Linas; Mycock, Andrew. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454241
- ISBN
- 9781845454241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.19
€ 165.19
Hardcover. N F S Grundtvig, a chief shaper of Denmark's modern identity and an active force in Danish social, political and religious life, was an outstanding intellect of the European 19th century. This book comprises English translations of an extensive selection of Grundtvig's own retrospect upon events, causes, and periods of his life. Editor(s): Bradley, S. A. J. Num Pages: 597 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBG; HBLL; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 597
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889696
- ISBN
- 9788772889696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.88
€ 31.88
Paperback. During the First World War, a rich crop of legends sprouted from the battlefields and grew with such ferocity that many still excite controversy today. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939928
- ISBN
- 9780750939928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33