General & world history
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General & world history
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
€ 24.99
€ 16.59
Hardback. A compulsively readable and utterly original account of world history from anatrocitologist's point of view. Num Pages: 688 pages, 20 black-and-white illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 187 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081923
- ISBN
- 9780393081923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.11
€ 36.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292518
- ISBN
- 9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Hardcover. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. This book tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Editor(s): Norwich, John Julius. Num Pages: 304 pages, 290 illustrations, 244 in colour. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 209 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1568.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251546
- ISBN
- 9780500251546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Hardback. Gaiduk offers a comparative approach to the long and complex history of relations between Europe and Islam, from the early seventh century to the present day. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFM; HBG; JPS; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635356
- ISBN
- 9781566635356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.22
€ 27.99
€ 24.22
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€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
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
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
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€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. This book illustrates the unnaturalness of modern science and technology by tracing their cognitive, evolutionary, and religious origins. It elaborates that all premodern knowers faced inherent limits, and the West was able to develop modern science and technology because of its inherent contradictions forcing the transcendence of limitations. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3J; HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527936
- ISBN
- 9781137527936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.54
€ 112.54
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: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141977164
- ISBN
- 9780141977164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
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€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
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€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
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
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
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
€ 45.99
€ 31.97
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445602
- ISBN
- 9780140445602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.44
€ 13.44
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€ 42.94
€ 51.99
€ 42.94
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
€ 145.98
€ 145.98
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
€ 57.47
€ 57.47
The Heritage of World Civilizations: Brief Edition, Volume 2
Craig, Albert M.; Graham, William A.; Kagan, ...
paperback. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 289 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205835478
- ISBN
- 9780205835478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 166.26
€ 166.26
Hardback. Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that "banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum." This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Editor(s): Bridenthal, Renate. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380382
- ISBN
- 9781782380382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.48
€ 155.48
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€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
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
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
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€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
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€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02