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General & world history
Paperback. Tells the story of the hundreds of conquistadors who set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic - taking with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and slaves - to create an empire that made Spain the envy of the world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 24 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034485
- ISBN
- 9780141034485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.05
€ 25.99
€ 18.05
Hardback. The robbery and restitution of Jewish property are two inextricably linked social processes. This book outlines the mechanisms and scope of the European-wide program of plunder, before assessing the effectiveness and historical implications of post-war restitution efforts. Editor(s): Dean, Martin; Goschler, Constantin; Ther, Philipp. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450823
- ISBN
- 9781845450823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.07
€ 165.07
Paperback. Presents a Latin prose chronicle describing the First Crusade. Providing information on the Crusade, this work gives us insights into perceptions of the Crusade and opens up perspectives onto the relationship of history and fiction in the twelfth century. It has links with the vernacular literary tradition. Series Editor(s): Barber, Professor Malcolm; Edbury, Professor Peter W.; Hamilton, Professor Bernard; Housley, Professor Norman; Jackson, Professor Peter. Series: Crusade Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBW; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754658627
- ISBN
- 9780754658627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; FV; HBG; HBW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423137
- ISBN
- 9789814423137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
€ 11.99
€ 10.94
Hardcover. This volume draws on Dr Evans' expertise in studying topography in relation to ancient events and specifically his original research into the battlefield of Magnesia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp colour plates, incuding 4 specially comissioned colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844159710
- ISBN
- 9781844159710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.74
€ 43.99
€ 35.74
Hardcover. Examines diverse aspects of Roman imperialism, from the Romans' motivations in acquiring an empire and their ideological justifications for imperial domination, to the complex political, economic, and cultural interactions between the Romans, their allies, and the subjected peoples. This title includes notes with suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Champion, Craige B. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231189
- ISBN
- 9780631231189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Hardback. Deirdre Coleman shows how the growing popularity of the anti-slavery movement gave a utopian cast to the debate about colonization. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521632133
- ISBN
- 9780521632133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.98
€ 124.98
Paperback. In 70CE, after four years of Jewish rebellion, Roman legions devastated the great city of Jerusalem. Sixty years later, its ruin was completed when Emperor Hadrian built a new city on top of it that Jews were forbidden even to enter. This title explores the history of a titanic struggle whose repercussions are still felt today. Num Pages: 656 pages, 16 pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140291278
- ISBN
- 9780140291278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Drawing on the literature, especially the historiography, composed by the members of the elite who conducted Roman foreign affairs, this book reevaluates the roots, motivations, and goals of Roman imperial foreign policy especially as that policy related to warfare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 line figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236837
- ISBN
- 9780520236837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 220 photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403408
- ISBN
- 9780887403408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.06
€ 37.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. A study of the struggle which took place in 1879 at the small mission station of Rorke's Drift, when more than 3,000 Zulu warriors were pitted against 400 British troops. Features 3-D maps and maps of the various stages of the campaign. From the CAMPAIGN series. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBJH; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 182 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855325067
- ISBN
- 9781855325067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Judith Millidge here describes the handful of British royal jubilees, how they have been celebrated, the similarities and differences between them, and illustrates examples of the myriad souvenir products that accompany these events. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811671
- ISBN
- 9780747811671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801440274
- ISBN
- 9780801440274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Num Pages: 231 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; HBG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726722
- ISBN
- 9781560726722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.35€ 60.83
€ 79.35
€ 60.83
Russian Autocrats from Ivan the Great to the Fall of the Romanov Dynas...
Egan, David R.; Egan, Melinda A.
Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819580
- ISBN
- 9780810819580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.34
€ 181.34
Hardback. Presents an interpretive framework that unearths deep continuities between the ancient and medieval worlds, recovers a forgotten transformation in female imperial power, this book offers a striking reinterpretation of early Christian art. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 185 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284012
- ISBN
- 9780520284012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.63€ 58.23
€ 74.63
€ 58.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850095
- ISBN
- 9780810850095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.09
€ 168.09
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312161
- ISBN
- 9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This author draws upon his personal experience in the Middle East and many recent trips as correspondent for "The New Yorker" to take the reader into the aspirations, fears, prejudices, hopes and convictions of the inhabitants of seven key countries and those without a country - the Palestinians. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1Q; BG; HBG; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603627
- ISBN
- 9780815603627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.70
€ 24.70
Hardback. Helps you examine complex dynamics of state-level social and political structures in 3 leading states - Sao Paolo in the Center-South, which received the greatest benefits from export growth; politically important Minas Gerais, situated between the prosperous southern states and the impoverished Northeast; and Pernambuco, the Northeast's state. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, map,ports. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709910
- ISBN
- 9780804709910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.68
€ 113.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813503
- ISBN
- 9780932813503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.42
€ 10.99
€ 9.42
Hardcover. Women have had a significant presence in the circus since Patty Jones first performed in 1768 with her husband Philip Astley on the banks of the Thames. Drawing upon historical news reports and contemporary interviews, Sawdust Sisterhood explores and celebrates the intriguing lives of female performers across two centuries of circus history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ASZW; HBG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555309
- ISBN
- 9781781555309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.98
€ 23.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Scandals in history Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948739
- ISBN
- 9780750948739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58