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Paperback. A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 592 pages, b/w plates (pages) 16. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330491365
- ISBN
- 9780330491365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.51
€ 23.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Beginning with the intriguing case of Herod the Great's Jewishness, this title discusses what made or did not make Jewish identity during the period, the question of conversion, the prohibition of intermarriage, matrilineal descent, and the place of the convert in the Jewish and non-Jewish worlds. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 441 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 441
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226937
- ISBN
- 9780520226937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Judith Millidge here describes the handful of British royal jubilees, how they have been celebrated, the similarities and differences between them, and illustrates examples of the myriad souvenir products that accompany these events. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811671
- ISBN
- 9780747811671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardback. Between 1870 and 1945, advances in communication and transportation simultaneously expanded and shrank the world. In five interpretive essays, A World Connecting goes beyond nations, empires, and world wars to capture the era's defining feature: the profound and disruptive shift toward an ever more rapidly integrating world. Series: A History of the World. Num Pages: 1168 pages, 62 halftones, 16 maps, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047211
- ISBN
- 9780674047211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.04€ 48.36
€ 52.04
€ 48.36
Paperback. Rich in anecdote and colorful detail, it now returns to print in paperback with a new preface by the author. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28, 7 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801848087
- ISBN
- 9780801848087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.01
€ 40.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. To its contemporaries, the First Crusade was a journey and the men who took part in it pilgrims. Only later were those participants dubbed Crusaders. In this greatly expanded second edition to his classic work, Edward Peters brings together the essential Christian, Hebrew, and Arabic Sources that document the events of 1095-1099. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216561
- ISBN
- 9780812216561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608. Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789-1914. 396 pages, Illustrations. Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 25. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267619
- ISBN
- 9780520267619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860774331
- ISBN
- 9781860774331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047782
- ISBN
- 9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A new look at a well-covered piece of history, the book looks at how racism shaped WW2. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736418
- ISBN
- 9780814736418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484. Mass Killing and Genocide in the 20th Century. 336 pages, 7 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472732
- ISBN
- 9780801472732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 153 illustrations, 121 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300701
- ISBN
- 9780500300701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order. Editor(s): Cooper, Frederick; Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 463 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206052
- ISBN
- 9780520206052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Hardcover. The vast contribution of African civilization to all regions of the West, the westward migration of Europeans, pan-Atlantic commerce and its role in developing economies, racial and ethnic relations, the spread of Enlightenment ideas - all are Atlantic phenomena. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016880
- ISBN
- 9780674016880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.73
€ 25.99
€ 25.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408855430
- ISBN
- 9781408855430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Brief
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172585
- ISBN
- 9780231172585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. * Presents a clear, readable introduction to the flourishing and important field of sexual history from one of the leading international scholars in the area. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680255
- ISBN
- 9780745680255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Hardback. The third volume in this series returns to November 1942 to explain the background to the first major Anglo-American venture - Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. It deals with the fratricidal combats which followed the initial landings in Morocco and Algeria for several days. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 306 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2096.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690000
- ISBN
- 9781910690000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.97€ 60.00
€ 76.97
€ 60.00
Paperback. The Sacred History is an account of the workings of the supernatural in history. It tells the epic story of angels, from Creation, to Evolution through to the operations of the supernatural in the modern world. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780874876
- ISBN
- 9781780874876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. The first book to deal with all the principal treatments of heresy and anti-heretical writings during their heyday in the thirteenth century. Series: Heresy and Inquisition in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HRAM7; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153567
- ISBN
- 9781903153567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.90
€ 33.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. An accessible introduction to global economic development since 1500 complete with case studies of key themes, individuals, processes and events. Editor(s): Baten, Jorg. Num Pages: 260 pages, 69 b/w illus. 19 maps 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107507180
- ISBN
- 9781107507180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. This title re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718197957
- ISBN
- 9780718197957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.17
€ 25.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Strange Attractor Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907222184
- ISBN
- 9781907222184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509505524
- ISBN
- 9781509505524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93