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General & world history

paperback. History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book .. until now. Author Emma Marriott pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O Mara Books Ltd.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021728
ISBN
9781782437079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. In a narrative beginning almost 1.5 million years ago with the emergence of Homo erectus, Frank Welsh takes the reader from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to the age of terrorism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Quercus
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782061090
ISBN
9781782061090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world. Num Pages: 768 pages, 4 illustrations; 46 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
768
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393059755
ISBN
9780393059755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

paperback. Presents a historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. Tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century, and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, this title shows the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity. Editor(s): Louth, Andrew. Translator(s): Williamson, G.A. Num Pages: 480 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445350
ISBN
9780140445350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own. Num Pages: 896 pages, 13 illustrations, 80 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st, First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393059748
ISBN
9780393059748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

Hardback. Charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of Nelson Mandela, from the French Revolution to the Space Race, this book presents an exploration of the human timeline up to and including modern Islam, the world wide web, and the global financial crisis. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241225929
ISBN
9780241225929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Hardcover. Traditionally known as the Father of History, the Greek writer Herodotus(c 484-420 BC), was the first man to tell a story in prose on the scale of the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. This book deals with his work. Editor(s): Blakeney, E.H. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152340
ISBN
9781857152340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535668
ISBN
9780199535668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

paperback. The Historical Method of Herodotus illuminates the idiosyncrasies and ambitious nature of a major text in classics and the Western tradition and touches on aspects of historiography, ancient history, rhetoric, and the history of ideas. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802076847
ISBN
9780802076847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. From a brutal Attila the Hun who went down to defeat on the Catalaunian Fienls, to an overbearing French artillery colonel at Dien Bien Phu; from the stout walls of Constantinople to a skimpy mealie-bag wall at Rorke's Drift; it was always an incident that decided the outcome of battle. This book discusses the hinges of battle. Num Pages: 448 pages, 11 b/w map diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340819784
ISBN
9780340819784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form an impression of the Hellenistic world. Editor(s): Derow, Peter; Bagnall, Roger S. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101332
ISBN
9781405101332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71

Hardback. Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form an impression of the Hellenistic world. Editor(s): Derow, Peter; Bagnall, Roger S. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101325
ISBN
9781405101325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.61

Paperback. He explores the growth of a political economy of technology in both the Soviet Union and the United States. Num Pages: 584 pages, 25, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPQB; JPS; KCP; PDX; PG; TBX; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857485
ISBN
9780801857485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.27

paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445602
ISBN
9780140445602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

paperback. Records of prices span the entire range of history, from medieval grain prices to modern statistics. Going beyond the economic data, this text gives a history of the people of the Western world: the economic patterns they lived in, and the politics, culture and society they created as a result. Num Pages: 552 pages, tables, graphs, and maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBC; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780195121216
ISBN
9780195121216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.97

Paperback. In this, his most famous work, Marc Ferro looks at the realities faced by the millions who fought in the Great War and their families at home. In doing so, he presents us with one of the most significant reappraisals of the war ever written. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267359
ISBN
9780415267359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.95

Paperback. The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history. In this magnum opus, the author examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines scholarship with vivid and unfamiliar eyewitness accounts, from kings and generals, and ordinary soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846682476
ISBN
9781846682476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. This work examines this phenomenal period and the connections between a disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologians. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b/w plates, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 460. The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah. 464 pages, 24pp b/w plates, maps. The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. This work examines this phenomenal period and the connections between a disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight: 460.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843540564
ISBN
9781843540564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Over the years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. This book presents the history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141977164
ISBN
9780141977164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. How the division of the Americas from the rest of the world affected human history. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828458
ISBN
9780753828458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations. But what exactly is amiss with Western civilization? This book presents a indictment of an era of negligence and complacency. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975238
ISBN
9780141975238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. "The best balanced one-volume history of the Second World War in its coverage of all the major themes and all the fronts. Willmott's fresh insights into the war on the Eastern Front are an outstanding feature." Num Pages: 520 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971911
ISBN
9781597971911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292518
ISBN
9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Featuring distinguished writers and reporters: John Simpson, James Fenton, Martha Gellhorn, Germaine Greer, Ryszard Kapuscinski, as well as talents Elana Lappin, Suketu Mehta and Wendell Steavenson, this book covers some of the signal events: the fall of Saigon, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the massacre in Tiananmen Square, and more. Editor(s): Jack, Ian. Series: Classics of Reportage S. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862078154
ISBN
9781862078154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.59

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