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General & world history
Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1952
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 2
- SKU
- V9780231088398
- ISBN
- 9780231088398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.02€ 111.93
€ 148.02
€ 111.93
Paperback. From the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this work presents an account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. It considers such subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, and the discovery of America. Editor(s): Sherborne, Michael. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441825
- ISBN
- 9780141441825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Offers an insight into Victorian England's criminal past and the characters that were forced to spend time in the unforgiving environment of a 19th-century gaol. This book focuses on the photographic documentation of convicts, and contains over 350 images of prisoners, recording the evolution of criminal records. Num Pages: 128 pages, ports. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451299
- ISBN
- 9780752451299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. What is the relationship between the ideas of the Enlightenment and the culture and ideology of the French Revolution? Rosenfeld takes up that classic question by concentrating on changing conceptions of language and signs during the second half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFF; GTE; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749312
- ISBN
- 9780804749312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. Offers principles to consider when creating a world history syllabus; and prompts a teacher, rather than aiming for full world coverage, to pick an interpretive focus and thread it through the course. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351740
- ISBN
- 9780822351740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.15
€ 103.15
Paperback. Offers principles to consider when creating a world history syllabus; and prompts a teacher, rather than aiming for full world coverage, to pick an interpretive focus and thread it through the course. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351887
- ISBN
- 9780822351887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling comprehensive radical history of the planet. Num Pages: 729 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 367. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786630810
- ISBN
- 9781786630810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198758396
- ISBN
- 9780198758396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Paperback. Examines the work experience, living conditions, and social relations of thousands of African men, women, and children on European-owned tobacco farms in colonial Zimbabwe from 1890 to 1945. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802032
- ISBN
- 9780896802032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. A popular history of everyday life and social rituals, from the Stone Age to the phone age, brought to you by the chief nerd to the HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV series Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225654
- ISBN
- 9781780225654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 687 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 210 x 49. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 687
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221628
- ISBN
- 9780520221628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book details city life, domestic architecture, furnishings and housewares, clothing and jewelry, food and drink, and other material culture. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 513 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221611
- ISBN
- 9780520221611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Deals with the Mediterranean family - the extended family, marriage (rituals, economics, social and cultural safeguards), the Mediterranean household, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, and the world of women. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 543 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221604
- ISBN
- 9780520221604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Explores the nature of medieval religious democracy, including discussion of the community, social services, local government, worship, education, interfaith relations, relations between religion and the state, and the relations between the communities and the state. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 649 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 649
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221598
- ISBN
- 9780520221598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Gives an overview of the Mediterranean (history, people, culture) during the high middle ages. This book discusses the working class; the business world, and government's role in commerce; and describes travel and seafaring. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221581
- ISBN
- 9780520221581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. A work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world that offers an unparalleled view of how people lived, traveled, worshiped, and conducted their economic and social affairs. Editor(s): Lassner, Jacob. Num Pages: 525 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240599
- ISBN
- 9780520240599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Magisterial analysis of human history, from the first hominid to the Great Recession of 2008. Written from the perspective of ordinary men and women. Series: Counterfire. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10-15 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332147
- ISBN
- 9780745332147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Hardback. Magisterial analysis of human history, from the first hominid to the Great Recession of 2008. Written from the perspective of ordinary men and women. Series: Counterfire. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10-15 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745332154
- ISBN
- 9780745332154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 84.13
€ 100.65
€ 84.13
Paperback. Now available in paperback, a glorious illustrated edition of the international bestseller Num Pages: 304 pages, 205 color illus. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197181
- ISBN
- 9780300197181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.00
€ 27.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers. Illustrator(s): Harper, Clifford. Translator(s): Mustill, Caroline. Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143324
- ISBN
- 9780300143324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.72
€ 15.99
€ 12.72
Hardback. The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich's world history for the curious of all ages.. Illustrator(s): Harper, Clifford. Translator(s): Mustill, Caroline. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108835
- ISBN
- 9780300108835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.98
€ 23.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAB; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228816
- ISBN
- 9780300228816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Deals with human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. This title shows the surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and also features objects which characterise the world we live in today. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241951774
- ISBN
- 9780241951774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.29
€ 21.99
€ 15.29