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General & world history
Paperback. Examines the role of the culture in shaping military institutions and military choices Editor(s): Lee, Wayne. Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752784
- ISBN
- 9780814752784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. This book explains how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents to hold on to power for so long; and, what brought about the downfall of so many Communist systems. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950675
- ISBN
- 9781845950675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436471
- ISBN
- 9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Hobsbawm's classic history, repackaged as an Abacus History Great Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349105987
- ISBN
- 9780349105987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Spanning the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 plate sections. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099546689
- ISBN
- 9780099546689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444722468
- ISBN
- 9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1214. The Complete Story of the Planet, Life and People from the Big Bang to the Present Day. 416 pages. How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408834831
- ISBN
- 9781408834831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 475 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2264.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321658
- ISBN
- 9780764321658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 49.70
€ 65.36
€ 49.70
Paperback. "Bisaha provides the most comprehensive and nuanced account now available of the attitudes of Western intellectuals to the Turks, the Byzantines, and crusading in Renaissance Italy, an important time and place for the formation of Western cultural identity."-James Hankins, Harvard University Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219760
- ISBN
- 9780812219760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. Gardner examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea. By analyzing alliance formations and the consequences of other annexations in world history, the book urges an alternative US-NATO-European-Japanese strategy toward both Russia and China in the effort to prevent a renewed arms race, if not global war. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546760
- ISBN
- 9781137546760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Paperback. "Remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience.. What a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us!"-Wall Street Journal Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408655
- ISBN
- 9780871408655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.35
€ 50.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. Written between 1919 and 1926, this text tells of the campaign aganist the Turks in the Middle East, encompassing gross acts of cruelty and revenge, ending in a welter of stink and corpses in a Damascus hospital. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; BGHA; HBG; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Dell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264696
- ISBN
- 9781853264696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.09
€ 7.09
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Moyn, Samuel; Sartori, Andrew. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160483
- ISBN
- 9780231160483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 75.66
€ 99.85
€ 75.66
Paperback. Treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. This book features images and maps that bring the narrative to life. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281370
- ISBN
- 9780520281370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 88 pages, 240 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 313 x 15. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348358
- ISBN
- 9780764348358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.28
€ 37.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. World History is one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. This title introduces this field and addresses key questions such as: What is world history? How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic and chronological range? And why has world history been controversial? Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415582759
- ISBN
- 9780415582759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.24
€ 33.24
Hardcover. Epitacio Pessoa was elected Brazilian President while at the Paris Peace Conference Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5, plus maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791866
- ISBN
- 9781905791866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A compelling account of a crucial year in post-war history, in the tradition of Margaret MacMillan's award-winning and bestselling The Peacemakers. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330544856
- ISBN
- 9780330544856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. Forever in the shadow of the war which followed, 1913 is usually seen as little more than the antechamber to apocalypse. This title proposes a strikingly different portrait, returning the world in that year to its contemporary freshness, its future still undecided, its outlook still open. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099575788
- ISBN
- 9780099575788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887711
- ISBN
- 9781845887711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 16.46
€ 20.00
€ 16.46
Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 black and white photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317750
- ISBN
- 9780764317750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.18
€ 37.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. This work features the stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it. It tells about the Jewish aviators' experiences as POWs in German camps, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Potomac Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574889994
- ISBN
- 9781574889994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.79
€ 21.99
€ 20.79
Hardback. Based on a body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach. It gives a range of views of the construction and collapse of the modern colonial empires of Europe, the United States of America and Japan. Translator(s): Everson, Andrene. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453381
- ISBN
- 9781845453381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35