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General & world history

Paperback. Asks questions such as: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures teach us today? And, do the ideals of the West - a latecomer to civilization - really have universal validity? This title explores these ancient cultures, looking for their essential character. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Mass Market Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522669
ISBN
9780563522669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888183
ISBN
9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: BTC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510713017
ISBN
9781510713017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375706905
ISBN
9780375706905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.54

paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperOne United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780061671722
ISBN
9780061671722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110204
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 46.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Bienvenu, Richard T.; Feingold, Mordechai. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792310082
ISBN
9780792310082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Mele, Gregory D. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; JWXZ; WST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439088
ISBN
9781937439088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Paperback. A selection of some of the most influential advisers from 400BC to the present day. Provides an insight into some of the most important and yet often unnoticed men and women in history from around the world. Explores the characteristics that make these the best fixers and manipulators Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849950480
ISBN
9781849950480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Intends to cover the history of contemporary Mexico during the twentieth century. This book focuses on the Mexican Revolution, the gradual consolidation of institutions, the Cardenas regime, the "Mexican economic miracle" and its subsequent collapse, and the transition toward a new historical period. Translator(s): Fierro, Luis Alberto. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292704510
ISBN
9780292704510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as well as Soviet and American government documents, the authors craft a remarkable story of the golden age of spaceflight as both an intimate human experience and a rollicking global adventure. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229792
ISBN
9780803229792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Cunliffe, Tom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472936004
ISBN
9781472936004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. The Center for International Affairs (CFIA) was founded in 1958. This book documents the maturation of this academic institution. It traces the institutional and intellectual development of a research center that facilitates innovative scholarships. It explores the connection between knowledge and politics.s Series: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027770
ISBN
9780674027770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

hardcover. Examining repartimiento production of cochineal, a dyestuff produced exclusively by Oaxacan Indians and representing Mexico's most valued export after silver, this study shows that Indians produced cochineal for the market voluntarily because it provided them with needed income. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 tables, 15 graphs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735124
ISBN
9780804735124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62

hardcover. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780866566100
ISBN
9780866566100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.37

Hardcover. Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization through elite formations around the world in the modern era. It explains why the world is western and how formal empire describes only the tip of the iceberg of British and American power. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232341
ISBN
9780230232341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645008
ISBN
9780816645008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Essays by historians on information, media and power from ancient times to the present day. They are all based on papers read at the Irish Conference of Historians meeting at Cork in 1999. Editor(s): Morgan, Hiram. Series: Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0004699
ISBN
9781900621625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate were saved by their exceptional courage, determination and ingenuity. Num Pages: 184 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357012
ISBN
9781900357012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199334070
ISBN
9780199334070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.84

Hardback. This work takes familiar historical narratives and provides alternative readings for them. It endeavours to expand the parameters of comparative history by focusing on the economic, social, political and historiographical connections among societies. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741153
ISBN
9780333741153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.20

Paperback. This work examines historical and philosophical background to the current turning point of history. The author brings together hermeneutics and history, philosophy and politics in a thought-provoking synthesis which should interest politicians, diplomats and economic development specialists. Num Pages: 328 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817246
ISBN
9780761817246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.99

Paperback. From Bletchley Park to cyber-attacks in the twenty-first century, this is the untold story of computers and spies: past, present and future Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPSH; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227849
ISBN
9781780227849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

"This book examines the historical interactions of the West and non-Western world, and investigates whether or not the exclusive adoption of Western-oriented 'international norms' is the prerequisite for the construction of international order"-- Editor(s): Quirk, Joel; Suzuki, Shogo; Zhang, Yongjin. Series: New International Relations. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415626286
ISBN
9780415626286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.37

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