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Paperback. Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World. The author uses Ralegh's History as a touchstone to explore the culture of history writing and historical thinking in the late Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213965
ISBN
9780226213965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. This book presents a study of this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HRCC1; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233249
ISBN
9780520233249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 56.86

Paperback. This is the first study of the aims that motivated the major powers -- the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Germany and Japan -- to fight in the Second World War. Series: Societies at War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615032
ISBN
9780748615032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619064
ISBN
9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145251
ISBN
9781405145251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.02

Paperback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145268
ISBN
9781405145268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Paperback. Explores how various government leaders assess the cost of war in terms of domestic politics and their own postwar fates. This book develops the argument that two sides will wage war until both gain sufficient knowledge of the other's strengths and weaknesses so as to agree on the probable outcome of continued war. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 line illus., 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049441
ISBN
9780691049441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529691
ISBN
9780714529691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. In this truly global study, Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 840 pages, 55 black and white halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
840
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199236633
ISBN
9780199236633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. Topics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864452
ISBN
9780801864452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.64

Paperback. A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393591
ISBN
9781610393591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667838
ISBN
9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Race and racial thinking on the Swahili coast Num Pages: 414 pages, 15 b&w illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222800
ISBN
9780253222800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. This text analyzes the operations and tactics that defined the conduct of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. It avoids a celebratory view but preserves a respect for the problems the Allies faced and overcame as well as a realistic assessment of the Axis accomplishments and failures. Num Pages: 736 pages, 126 halftones, 23 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006805
ISBN
9780674006805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. An insightful introduction to war, its political theories and historical realities. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748948
ISBN
9781780748948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Examines the role of the culture in shaping military institutions and military choices Editor(s): Lee, Wayne. Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752784
ISBN
9780814752784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007198856
ISBN
9780007198856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346939
ISBN
9781612346939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.31

Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224667
ISBN
9780520224667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Drawing on recently declassified documents and extensive interviews with Soviet and American policy-makers, this title casts new light on the effect of nuclear threats in two of the tensest moments of the Cold War: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the confrontations arising out of the Arab-Israeli war of 1973. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691019413
ISBN
9780691019413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.07

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