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General & world history

Paperback. While world history materials date back to prehistoric times, the field itself is relatively young. This book covers key events that have altered world history such as terrorism, global consumerism, and environmental issues. Editor(s): Stearns, Peter N. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740484
ISBN
9780814740484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
6th Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060677015
ISBN
9780060677015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.97

Hardback. New naval history of the First World War which reveals the contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. Num Pages: 417 pages, 34 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107036901
ISBN
9781107036901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.70

Paperback. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118948996
ISBN
9781118948996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286146
ISBN
9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.48

Paperback. The essays in this 1985 volume direct attention to important questions on the relationship between food and history. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Rabb, Theodore K. Num Pages: 346 pages, d.tabs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510. 8vo.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KEX0285015
ISBN
9780521315050
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Half-tones and drawings throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804709
ISBN
9780192804709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426. Breaking the Enigma Codes. 277 pages, 19ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; WQH. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 19. Weight: 424.
Publisher
M.& M.Baldwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780947712341
ISBN
9780947712341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.55

Paperback. The magnum opus of the First World War, from the outstanding historian at the King's College Department of War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000077
ISBN
9780349000077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470032138
ISBN
9780470032138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Altera Roma explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. Editor(s): Pohl, John M.D.; Lyons, Claire L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 129 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 1QDAR; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938770012
ISBN
9781938770012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.15

Hardback. Drawing on a selection of recently available documents from the International Tracing Service, one of the largest Holocaust-related archival repositories in the world,, this compelling volume provides new insights into human decision-making in genocidal settings, the factors that drive it, and its far-reaching consequences. Series: Documenting Life and Destruction: Holocaust Sources in Context. Num Pages: 306 pages, 64 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTZ1; HBW; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251731
ISBN
9781442251731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 270 b/w and color photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325342
ISBN
9780764325342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.38

Hardcover. Explores the interplay of formal politics with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book presents an analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos. Num Pages: 211 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
211
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779343504
ISBN
9788779343504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

Paperback. Since around 1500 CE, humans have shaped the global environment in ways that were previously unimaginable. This book offers an overview of global environmental history throughout this remarkable 500-year period. It examines the connections between environmental change and other topics of early and modern world history. Editor(s): Burke, Edmund, III; Pomeranz, Kenneth L. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256880
ISBN
9780520256880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, over 90 b/w photographs, line schemes, charts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322204
ISBN
9780764322204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.21
€ 39.60

Paperback. Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224367
ISBN
9781780224367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Draws connections between a range of subjects, from the history of the neglect and recovery of the Holocaust to the challenge of 'evil' in understanding the European past. This book shows how much of our history has been sacrificed in the triumph of myth-making over understanding and denial over memory. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532330
ISBN
9780099532330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian as a masterful negotiator of power relationships. This title investigates the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094939
ISBN
9780691094939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 46.32

Paperback. Covering the years between 1944 and 2009, this title includes such events as: 18 March 1965 - a cosmonaut, and not an astronaut, becomes the first person to conduct a 'space walk'; 14 May 1948 - the first Jewish state in 2,000 years comes into being; and, 21 September 1995 - the 'Hindu Milk Miracle' causes mass hysteria in India. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 188 x 35. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781848310698
ISBN
9781848310698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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