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Hardback. A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed during the iconic human disasters of our time - in Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and New York City on September 11th, among the other places. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129037
- ISBN
- 9780691129037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042848
- ISBN
- 9780141042848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 438 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780295953571
- ISBN
- 9780295953571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Fischer-Hansen, Tobias; et al. Series: Acta Hyperborea. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890616
- ISBN
- 9788772890616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.07
€ 49.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. The scholarly community has become increasingly aware of the differences between Roman myths and the more familiar myths of Greece. Early Rome: Myth and Society steps in to provide much-needed modern and accessible translations and commentaries on Italian legends. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119083801
- ISBN
- 9781119083801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardback. The scholarly community has become increasingly aware of the differences between Roman myths and the more familiar myths of Greece. Early Rome: Myth and Society steps in to provide much-needed modern and accessible translations and commentaries on Italian legends. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119083795
- ISBN
- 9781119083795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.11
€ 138.11
Hardback. Offers an opportunity to re-examine both the coherence of the concept of an 'early Enlightenment', and the specific contribution of natural law theories to its formation. This work is useful for those concerned to study the character of the debates in the period 1650-1750 surrounding moral and political agency, and sovereignty and obligation. Editor(s): Hochstrasser, T.; Schroder, P. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015694
- ISBN
- 9781402015694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.40
€ 187.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906977
- ISBN
- 9781403906977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.81€ 93.89
€ 94.81
€ 93.89
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459875
- ISBN
- 9780752459875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 800 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1482.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302442
- ISBN
- 9780764302442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.51€ 60.43
€ 86.51
€ 60.43
Hardcover. Drugs and Empires introduces new research that re-evaluates the relationship between intoxicants and empires in the modern world. It re-examines controversies about such issues as the Asian opium trade or the sale of alcohol in Africa and addresses new areas of research, including the impact of imperial drugs profits on American history. Editor(s): Mills, James; Barton, Patricia. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516519
- ISBN
- 9780230516519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AN; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629275
- ISBN
- 9780816629275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Includes a collection of essays that illuminate those problems we've faced over and over and the common threads that have stumped us for centuries. With more than 35 chapters of the Groundhog Days of world history, both infamous and obscure, this book is full of trivia, history, and looks at the world's repeated mistakes. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062069061
- ISBN
- 9780062069061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.11
€ 17.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484858
- ISBN
- 9780801484858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009124
- ISBN
- 9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34€ 42.00
€ 53.34
€ 42.00
Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943402
- ISBN
- 9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardback. This study investigates the role of economic sanctions in the international community today, including their effectiveness and limitations. It analyzes more than 30 of the most significant cases since 1918 but focuses primarily on the 1980-1981 Iranian hostages sanctions. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; JPSL; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333552759
- ISBN
- 9780333552759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.39
€ 185.39
Hardback. Considerations of the effect of trauma on heritage sites. Editor(s): Convery, Dr. Ian; Corsane, Gerard; Davis, Peter. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 359 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839637
- ISBN
- 9781843839637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628103
- ISBN
- 9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Paperback. This volume provides a concise introduction to the diverse ideas about disease and its treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to 21st-century America and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in different cultures. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278171
- ISBN
- 9780415278171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.31
€ 55.31