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General & world history
Hardback. Uncover the power of prayer in world events by delving into 10 key moments in history where faith and prayer intersected with the course of mankind. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRLD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781426216442
- ISBN
- 9781426216442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.75
€ 24.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047782
- ISBN
- 9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A selection of articles, broadcasts, and books extracts that revealed important and disturbing truths, ranging from across many of the critical events, scandals, and struggles. This book bears witness to epic injustices committed against the peoples of Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, and Palestine. Num Pages: 672 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437451
- ISBN
- 9780099437451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784780265
- ISBN
- 9781784780265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. --Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306813252
- ISBN
- 9780306813252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Hardcover. A story of the attempt on Ike's life. It is an aspect of WWII and the true story of what happened to Heydrich and Leslie Howard. This WWII story, which details the start of a new kind of state terrorism that has instigated two wars in Iraq, caused major crises in both the UK and the USA. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862272859
- ISBN
- 9781862272859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis. This book takes a look at the hostage crisis, examining its lessons for America's contemporary War on Terrorism. It includes fresh insights regarding the central players in the crisis. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127590
- ISBN
- 9780691127590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Hardcover. "I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and I returned to full consciousness. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, plans. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471142850
- ISBN
- 9780471142850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082708
- ISBN
- 9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644320
- ISBN
- 9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.21
€ 46.99
€ 39.21
Hardback. Human beings are surrounded by surfaces: from our skin to faces, to the walls and streets of our homes and cities, to the images, books, and screens of our cultures and civilizations. This book traces the human relationship with surfaces from the deep history of human evolution, which unfolded across millennia, up to the contemporary world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 227 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272774
- ISBN
- 9780520272774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782003830
- ISBN
- 9781782003830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210477
- ISBN
- 9780812210477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. The life story of the highest decorated soldier of the Wehrmacht. Many photos of Rudels aircraft. Num Pages: 280 pages, over 400 b/w photos, documents. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1708. 280 pages, Photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Dimension: 289 x 229 x 30. Weight: 1714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402524
- ISBN
- 9780887402524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.12€ 46.67
€ 65.12
€ 46.67
Paperback. The first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, especially its colonial and global aspects. Series Editor(s): Worster, Donald; Crosby, Alfred W. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 560 pages, 57 b/w illus. 5 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521565134
- ISBN
- 9780521565134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007031
- ISBN
- 9780674007031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. An alternative exploration of history's most challenging century, from the author of THE KLF, 'a thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' GUARDIAN Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w double-page chapter heads. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226576
- ISBN
- 9781780226576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. An account of the five dramatic counterrevolutions that occurred in 1979, showing how the combined forces unleashed by Deng Xiaopeng, Margaret Thatcher, the Pope, the Iranian Ayatollah, and the Afghan mujahedin set the stage for the 21st century. It offers a new argument about the hinge on which the twentieth century turned. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065677
- ISBN
- 9780465065677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.45
€ 27.45
Paperback. In the wake of Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, the author and his parents fled their home in Germany and relocated to one of the few cities in the world that offered shelter without requiring a visa: the notorious pleasure capital, Shanghai. This title unfolds the Jewish life in the exotic sanctuary of Shanghai. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076244
- ISBN
- 9780252076244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.99
€ 23.99
€ 21.99
paperback. The Indian Ocean, 1809. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. This book brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and those who survived to drive the French from Eastern seas. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1QSN; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224678
- ISBN
- 9780571224678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07