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Paperback. Distinguished historians provide uniquely broad coverage of the dynamics of global and regional change in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Sheds new light on the American, French and Haitian revolutions, alongside ground-breaking treatments of Africa's place in world history and Asia's age of revolutions. Editor(s): Armitage, David; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580473
- ISBN
- 9780230580473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.32
€ 47.32
Paperback. Abuses of history can have dire consequences - look at Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Margaret MacMillan's argument for why history matters shows how treating the past with respect can lead us to a better understanding with the present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682100
- ISBN
- 9781846682100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. In the 17th century, the vision of Cosmopolis arose - a rationally ordered society. This vision perpetuated the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. This text confronts that agenda - its illusions and its consequences. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HPC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808383
- ISBN
- 9780226808383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617647
- ISBN
- 9780748617647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.96€ 136.27
€ 141.96
€ 136.27
Paperback. From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic 'stagflation,' political scandal, and global turmoil. This title examines the large-scale structural upheaval of the 1970s by transcending the standard frameworks of national borders and superpower relations. Editor(s): Ferguson, Niall; Maier, Charles S.; Manela, Erez; Sargent, Daniel J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061866
- ISBN
- 9780674061866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.24
€ 35.99
€ 35.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 84
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897141
- ISBN
- 9788772897141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. An examination of the effects of the process of industrialization on the lives of women, both as paid workers and within the home. Num Pages: 96 pages, Bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631153030
- ISBN
- 9780631153030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Hardcover. Giving an overview of the origins and history of the Cold War, this work considers whether the Cold War is truly over, and what the effects have been on Europe, and the former Soviet Union, as well as US foreign policy. Editor(s): Armstrong, David; Goldstein, Erik. Num Pages: 226 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRF0018846
- ISBN
- 9780714634197
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 664 pages, 12 Maps, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199246779
- ISBN
- 9780199246779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.54
€ 82.54
Paperback. Contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. This book includes interpretive essays by historians and philosophers, which examine the origins of eighteenth-century debate on Enlightenment and explore its significance for the present. Editor(s): Schmidt, James. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202269
- ISBN
- 9780520202269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582209671
- ISBN
- 9780582209671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
Paperback. Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. This work focuses on the all-pervading influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic security. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227624
- ISBN
- 9780571227624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
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€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009499
- ISBN
- 9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138928657
- ISBN
- 9781138928657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.27
€ 48.99
€ 47.27
Paperback. The story of Ancient libraries from their very beginnings, when "books" were clay tablets and writing was a new phenomenon. Lionel Casson explores the royal libraries of the Ancient Near East, the private and public libraries of Greece and Rome, and the first Christian monastic libraries. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; GLM; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097214
- ISBN
- 9780300097214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Translator(s): Lattimore, Steven. Num Pages: 530 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co Inc
- Number of pages
- 530
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203945
- ISBN
- 9780872203945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.48
€ 27.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. The ideas, people and inventions that built the modern world Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845298975
- ISBN
- 9781845298975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Tells us the stories of inventors, Nobel Prize winners, scientists, actresses, escapees, engineers, kings, architects, pop stars, criminals, supermodels, tennis champions, opera singers and many more who have benefited from happy serendipity. This title celebrates the type of unexpected good fortune we all dream of. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311527
- ISBN
- 9781848311527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.07
€ 10.99
€ 9.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582418769
- ISBN
- 9780582418769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Alikhani, Alinaghi. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 48. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Persian (Farsi) language
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140227
- ISBN
- 9781588140227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 56.98
€ 73.33
€ 56.98
Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 400 pages, 350+ black and white photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; JWH; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2222.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317743
- ISBN
- 9780764317743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.70€ 55.89
€ 75.70
€ 55.89
Paperback. Members of the Polish air force fought through the defeat of their own country in 1939 and then alongside the French until the fall of France the following year, when they made their varied ways to Britain. There, the Poles were among the Air Force's most successful aces. This book tells the story of the Polish pilots. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428121
- ISBN
- 9780099428121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30