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Paperback. The articles contained in this volume are indicative of a new effort, in the best of current research on the early medieval west, to examine the period from new angles that more fully illumine its vitality and creativity than has been done in the past. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819185631
- ISBN
- 9780819185631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.57
€ 79.57
Hardcover. In 1945, Britain emerged as one of the 'Big Three' victors of the Second World War. Most people, in Britain and elsewhere, seem to have assumed that the British Empire would endure for a very long time to come. Yet within twenty years British power and influence had been enormously reduced. This book studies the causes and course of the process. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804544
- ISBN
- 9780333804544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
hardcover. Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBG; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885880
- ISBN
- 9781574885880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBG; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885897
- ISBN
- 9781574885897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardcover. Until now there was no overview of the air war in Vietnam and the debate it has produced-a debate in which some historians argue that the U.S. could have won the war if it had employed more air power. Frankum fills this gap by deftly tying together the air campaigns over North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWS2; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742543027
- ISBN
- 9780742543027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.59
€ 41.99
€ 34.59
Hardcover. Suggests that all human history falls into one of three categories: prehistoric "kinship" societies; the "tributary" societies of ancient and early modern times; and contemporary "free-market" societies. Num Pages: 275 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012881
- ISBN
- 9781850432630
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Entertaining, popular but also serious account of pirates and pirate life by the acknowledged expert on the subject. Num Pages: 368 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113142
- ISBN
- 9780349113142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map, 10 color images, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBG; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280595
- ISBN
- 9780520280595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLW; HBW; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445600208
- ISBN
- 9781445600208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Our cherished culturally shared beliefs stem from a variety of sources, many of which propagate old wives' tales, myths, self-serving fantasies, innocent fallacies, or sheer nonsense. This title exposes errors that have been perpetuated for far too long. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616085964
- ISBN
- 9781616085964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.19
€ 14.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores the royal libraries of the Ancient Near East, the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, and the first Christian monastic libraries. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; GLM; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097214
- ISBN
- 9780300097214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987453
- ISBN
- 9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Elliot, Bruce S.; Gerber, David A.; Sinke, Suzanne M. Num Pages: 315 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403971012
- ISBN
- 9781403971012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Paperback. This collection addresses the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation. Editor(s): Elliot, B. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBAH; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349532636
- ISBN
- 9781349532636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483218
- ISBN
- 9781137483218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.59
€ 149.59
Hardcover. Tells you what you need to know from the Big Bang to Barack Obama, taking in the Byzantines, the Black Death, Bin Laden and the fall of bankers along the way, all boiled down to bite size chunks so that you can finally piece together all the different bits of history - and see how on earth we ended up in the mess we are today. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224087025
- ISBN
- 9780224087025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.32
€ 25.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349425303
- ISBN
- 9781349425303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.89
€ 126.89
Paperback. John Colton is a meticulous researcher and a fine craftsman. In his political biography of Leon Blum, these two qualities are beautiully blended; none of the available evidence appears to have been over looked, and the enormous mass of variegated material has been transmuted in a polished, richly tapestried, and absorbing narrative. Num Pages: 548 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822307624
- ISBN
- 9780822307624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBWN; JWD; TTM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312226404
- ISBN
- 9780312226404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.62
€ 194.62
Paperback. The author uses a sample of 25 effective leaders drawn from a wide historical universe to determine that the paradigm of effective leadership consists of strong direction, acute sensitivity to follower's needs and sustained energy in pursuing this direction. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651711
- ISBN
- 9780333651711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.11
€ 71.11