General & world history
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General & world history
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
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
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€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
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€ 36.15
€ 40.99
€ 36.15
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199325153
- ISBN
- 9780199325153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
paperback. Turn Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Renaissance World into a high-school history course. Num Pages: 912 pages, 60 Black and White Maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA1; HBLH; JNB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 282 x 218 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Study Guide
- SKU
- V9781933339795
- ISBN
- 9781933339795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050813
- ISBN
- 9780195050813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- OUP USA US
- Number of pages
- 630
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050806
- ISBN
- 9780195050806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
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
€ 65.14€ 46.20
€ 65.14
€ 46.20
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€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782003830
- ISBN
- 9781782003830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
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€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
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€ 20.57
€ 26.99
€ 20.57
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€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
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€ 27.20
€ 37.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Though Dan Summitt retired from the US Navy years ago, he still regrets not receiving clearance to launch 35000 pounds of wet grits at a very pesky Russian spy ship. Here, he tells the story of his career, proving that navy life at the height of the Cold War as commander of two nuclear submarines kept him on his toes. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line drawing, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585444144
- ISBN
- 9781585444144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199382286
- ISBN
- 9780199382286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
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€ 22.58
€ 25.99
€ 22.58
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€ 19.42
€ 25.99
€ 19.42
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€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Technology and Security in the Twenty-First Century
Hamre, John J.; Farrar, Jay C.; Lewis, James ...
Paperback. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 76 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892064014
- ISBN
- 9780892064014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
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€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Killick, R.G. Series: Ancient Near East: Iraq Archaeological Reports S. Num Pages: 210 pages, 11 plates, 52 figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856684319
- ISBN
- 9780856684319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.48
€ 80.48
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€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
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