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Hardback. The unprecedented scope and intensity of the First World War has prompted an enormous body of retrospective scholarship. However, efforts to provide a coherent synthesis about the war's impact and significance have remained circumscribed, tending to focus either on the operational outlines of military strategy and tactics or on the cultural legacy. Editor(s): Coetzee, Frans; Coetzee, Marilyn Shevin. Num Pages: 384 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810175
ISBN
9781571810175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.91

Hardback. In 1945, the day after liberation, Soviet soldiers in control of the Katowice camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513369
ISBN
9781509513369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 49.71

Paperback. In 1945, the day after liberation, Soviet soldiers in control of the Katowice camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513376
ISBN
9781509513376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. The magnum opus of the First World War, from the outstanding historian at the King's College Department of War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000077
ISBN
9780349000077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Marks the author's breakthrough in criticism from the literary and aesthetic into social theory and the philosophy of history. This title provides his first entry into what he calls his theory of Dramatism; and, an important section on the nature of ritual. Num Pages: 434 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520041486
ISBN
9780520041486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

The 8th fought the best Zero pilots, and took the war to the enemy with P-38s over Rabaul and Hollandia. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 500 photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408083
ISBN
9780887408083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Since the Nuremberg trials following World War II, there has been considerable debate about the nature and effects of war crimes with regard both to the Nazis and to modern-day perpetrators. This title illuminates a dark subject and helps us to understand the struggle to hold accountable those who perpetrate crimes against humanity. Editor(s): Heberer, Patricia; Matthaus, Jurgen. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803210844
ISBN
9780803210844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. A monumental work, decades in the making: the first atlas to illustrate the entire scope of the transatlantic slave trade Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 189 color maps; 5 b/w + 36 color illus.; 61 color graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 306 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212549
ISBN
9780300212549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.00

Paperback. Looks at slavery in the Americas in the context, taking account of both earlier and later forms of slavery. This work examines the relationship between the continents, Europe, Africa and the Americas, through a collection of maps and related text, which puts the key features of the history of slavery in their defining geographical setting. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437807
ISBN
9780582437807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.92

Paperback. The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water -- the Atlantic. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSA; HBG; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007341399
ISBN
9780007341399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'. Editor(s): Suarez Bosa, Miguel. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460311
ISBN
9781349460311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Hardcover. The vast contribution of African civilization to all regions of the West, the westward migration of Europeans, pan-Atlantic commerce and its role in developing economies, racial and ethnic relations, the spread of Enlightenment ideas - all are Atlantic phenomena. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016880
ISBN
9780674016880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.56

Hardcover. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs.. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 820 pages, 37 ills, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383772
ISBN
9781782383772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.09

Paperback. Outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300164299
ISBN
9780300164299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. This accessible and deeply informed book examines the threat that Muslim extremists pose to America and suggest steps that will facilitate U.S. efforts to defeat them. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536029
ISBN
9780742536029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492. Metropolitan Culture and the Imperial World. 350 pages. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521670029
ISBN
9780521670029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.64

Hardback. Detailed unit operations and individual accounts make for absorbing reading, and a rare chance for the reader to examine an early, yet very important, Russian front battle. Num Pages: 280 pages, over 140 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301278
ISBN
9780764301278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.72

Hardback. An illuminating account of the management of the end of a global empire and preparation for self-government - a drama no less striking for being couched in form of Parliamentary debate, and state papers. Num Pages: 304 pages, map,. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855144
ISBN
9781848855144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 59.26

Paperback. Asian Travel in the Renaissance looks at travel in Asia for the purposes of trade, colonialism and religious conversion by a diverse array of Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English protagonists in the Renaissance era. * Examines European travel in Asia from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Carey, Dr. Daniel. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; KCLT; RGR; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405111607
ISBN
9781405111607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.72

Hardback. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Editor(s): Zachmann, Urs Matthias. Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417167
ISBN
9781474417167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942905
ISBN
9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.87

Paperback. Showcasing IWM's extensive collection, this book includes works from the major artists of the time such as John and Paul Nash, Orpen, Spencer and Singer Sargent, as well less familiar artists, offering an insight into the huge range and power of wartime art during the First World War. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 182 x 7. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Imperial War Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904897897
ISBN
9781904897897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.59

paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300093049
ISBN
9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 314 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471119760
ISBN
9780471119760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.24

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