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Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219602
- ISBN
- 9780253219602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 16 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319501758
- ISBN
- 9783319501758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.79
€ 130.79
hardcover. This is the story of a man and an institution. A world-renowned psychiatrist and first director-general of the World Health Organization, Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century, yet is little-known today. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b/w photos, 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPSN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814768
- ISBN
- 9780774814768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. A richly sourced account of diplomatic practice in the British mission to Istanbul from 1661 to 1807. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272020
- ISBN
- 9781783272020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.02
€ 99.02
Paperback. During World War II, Franklin D.Roosevelt and Winston Churchill pooled their nations' resources in the race to beat the Germans to the secret of the atomic bomb. This book tells the story of the British scientists who journeyed to Los Alamos to help develop the world's first nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JW; PDX; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349127337
- ISBN
- 9781349127337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. An in-depth analysis of Great Britain's policy in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region during the last years of British imperialism in the area, covering the period from the independence of Kuwait to the decision of the Wilson Government to withdraw from the Gulf. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459926
- ISBN
- 9781349459926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Presents the history of the British Paratrooper, from 1940 to 1945, that details the training, weapons and equipment used by these elite troops. This book brings the history of the ordinary paratrooper to life, drawing on the author's position as a former curator of the Regimental Museum. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 249 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805126
- ISBN
- 9781472805126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470032138
- ISBN
- 9780470032138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.44
€ 21.99
€ 18.44
Hardcover. Major new book from leading historian of British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534455
- ISBN
- 9781784534455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 49.75
€ 53.51
€ 49.75
Paperback. Explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. This book examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415407786
- ISBN
- 9780415407786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Paperback. Recreating the diplomatic career of Jack Garnett, from 1902-1919, John Fisher reveals a fascinating individual as well as contextualizing his story with regard to British policy in the countries to which he was posted in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, during a period of rapid change in international politics and in Britain's world role. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBG; HBJD1; HBL; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345885
- ISBN
- 9781349345885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. Series: Helion Order of Battle S. 96 pages, illustrations. The second in a series, this volume is a guide to the organization and order-of-battle of British and Commonwealth armies for the years 1944-1945. It covers: North West Europe, including the Home Front; the Mediterranean; the Pacific and Far East; the Middle East and Africa; and Special Forces. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QFC; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Dimension: 295 x 206 x 9. Weight: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874622901
- ISBN
- 9781874622901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.14
€ 26.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Series: Helion Order of Battle S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QFC; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874622383
- ISBN
- 9781874622383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.74
€ 26.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728. The Road to Decolonisation, 1918-1968. 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 770.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521685559
- ISBN
- 9780521685559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Paperback. Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326433
- ISBN
- 9781349326433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. Two volumes of essays dedicated to the memory of Saki Ruth Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security at King's College, London. Editor(s): Baxter, C.; Dockrill, Michael L.; Hamilton, K. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347742
- ISBN
- 9781349347742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Two volumes of essays dedicated to the memory of Saki Ruth Dockrill, Professor of Contemporary History and International Security at King's College, London. Editor(s): Young, J.; Pedaliu, Effie; Kandiah, M. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347728
- ISBN
- 9781349347728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349512027
- ISBN
- 9781349512027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312235185
- ISBN
- 9780312235185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Blaszczyk, Regina Lee; Spiekermann, Uwe. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 390 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 24 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319507446
- ISBN
- 9783319507446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.02
€ 184.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Strange Attractor Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907222184
- ISBN
- 9781907222184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Presents author's experience of a complex variety of people who have contributed to our political, spiritual and cultural life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; DNJ; HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099550259
- ISBN
- 9780099550259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world supremacy Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRAM9; HRC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0016443
- ISBN
- 9781841197661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. A terrifying East-West confrontation - but what historical significance? Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 448 pages, cartoons & maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845292584
- ISBN
- 9781845292584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92