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Paperback. For millennia, mankind has devised ingenious and diabolical means of inflicting pain on fellow human beings. This deplorable but seemingly universal trait has eaten away at mankind's very claim to civilisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459479
ISBN
9780752459479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. The calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. The author examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Num Pages: 904 pages, 28 col illus + 55 figs. BIC Classification: HBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208634
ISBN
9780300208634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JPA; JPFC; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174817
ISBN
9780231174817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardcover. A study of themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts, this text examines lists and maps as memory aids, the transmission of knowledge and traditions from medieval to early modern times and the application of medieval notions of law and statecraft. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648595
ISBN
9781860648595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 49.23

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD; JPSL; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147675
ISBN
9780231147675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 111 halftones, 73 maps. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 933.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561608
ISBN
9780226561608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.23

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752491073
ISBN
9780752491073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807080535
ISBN
9780807080535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. From the award-winning author of King Leopold's Ghost, the dramatic story of the men who ignited the first great human rights movement Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447211365
ISBN
9781447211365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9789059113077
ISBN
9789059113077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224909
ISBN
9781780224909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Series: Vital Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages, 106 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Airlife Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840374162
ISBN
9781840374162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The terrifying first use of nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 was the most controversial act of warfare in history, dramatically ending the Second World War but ushering in the age of mass destruction. This book tells a story that extends beyond Japan and Washington. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542247
ISBN
9780099542247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 halftones. 28 line illus. 2 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175898
ISBN
9780691175898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403906977
ISBN
9781403906977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.72
€ 93.89

Paperback. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162061
ISBN
9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Lama Anagarika Govinda was among the last to journey through Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. This account is a story of exploration and discovery. It tells of terrible journeys, of men masked against the sun (riding through regions with their feet frozen), and of welcoming fog-girt monasteries lit by butter lamps at the journey's end. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBG; HRK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
40th Anniversary Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846040115
ISBN
9781846040115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Presents a thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War which reveals that the world was far more 'globalised' at this time than is commonly thought. This book considers various themes of the nineteenth-century world, including the rise of the modern state, industrialization and liberalism. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 568 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631236160
ISBN
9780631236160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. Drawn from the award-winning 5-volume Encyclopedia of War, this valuable, one-volume reference provides readers with essential information on the conflicts and concepts that shaped global warfare in the twentieth-century and up to the present day. Editor(s): Martel, Gordon. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118884638
ISBN
9781118884638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

Hardback. Based on previously unavailable sources, this book reveals the Anglo-American intelligence effort to penetrate the most secret domain of the Soviet government--its nuclear weapons program. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 14 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW; JPS; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755856
ISBN
9780804755856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. This text presents an overview of the major events and people that have shaped world politics since the end of the Second World War in 1945, including the Cold War, the fall of communism, and the ascendancy of the nuclear powers. Num Pages: 856 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1466.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
856
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405899383
ISBN
9781405899383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 1FBP; AC; HBG; HBJF1; HRA; HRH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 305 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2092.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531094
ISBN
9781908531094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540136
ISBN
9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life as a hero. In fact, as a boy and young man he was considered small, frail and shy. So what was it that turned this ordinary man into a legend? Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141035598
ISBN
9780141035598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

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