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Paperback. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240. How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. 272 pages. For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 21. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408801215
- ISBN
- 9781408801215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardback. Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044257
- ISBN
- 9781849044257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, Over 230 black and white photographs, and 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401664
- ISBN
- 9780887401664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.04
€ 37.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199858583
- ISBN
- 9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of that terrible year, this book takes the reader on a journey into the labyrinth, to reveal the complexity, the layered motives, the flawed and disturbed minds that drove the world to war. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779852
- ISBN
- 9780552779852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. "The definitive study.. A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject."-Choice Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HRCX8; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218534
- ISBN
- 9780812218534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. The best single-volume reference book for classical battles. Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians and isIdeal for Wargamers Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps 18 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327900
- ISBN
- 9781848327900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.64
€ 12.64
Paperback. A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393591
- ISBN
- 9781610393591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119166221
- ISBN
- 9781119166221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Paperback. In a narrative beginning almost 1.5 million years ago with the emergence of Homo erectus, Frank Welsh takes the reader from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, from the Industrial Revolution to the age of terrorism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782061090
- ISBN
- 9781782061090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. From WWI to Operation Desert Storm, American policymakers have repeatedly invoked the 'lessons of history' as they contemplated taking their nation to war. This work argues that leaders use analogies not merely to justify policies but also to perform specific cognitive and information-processing tasks essential to political decision-making. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025353
- ISBN
- 9780691025353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.23
€ 53.29
€ 42.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445098
- ISBN
- 9781904445098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532703
- ISBN
- 9781784532703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 41.44
€ 53.29
€ 41.44
Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497148
- ISBN
- 9780801497148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Definitive edition of the most influential political call to arms ever written, now in paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844678761
- ISBN
- 9781844678761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.35
€ 10.35
Paperback. * Uniquely complete account of the British Empire - Jan Morris' great Penguin trilogy PAX BRITANNICA only starts from 1837, rather than the 16th Century. * A modern classic of narrative history, updated to include the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 736 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106670
- ISBN
- 9780349106670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138785618
- ISBN
- 9781138785618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Hardcover. A comprehensive and authoritative new account of the military history of the First World War. Editor(s): Winter, Dr Jay. Series: The Cambridge History of the First World War. Num Pages: 771 pages, 1 b/w illus. 64 colour illus. 30 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521763851
- ISBN
- 9780521763851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330529488
- ISBN
- 9780330529488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. An exciting and marvellously readable biography of Captain James Cook, the last of the great navigators. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340825563
- ISBN
- 9780340825563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154329
- ISBN
- 9780691154329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. How should we understand genocide in the modern world? As an aberration from the norms of a dominant liberal international society? Or rather as a guide to the very dysfunctional nature of the international system itself? This book sets out the conceptual issues in the study of genocide, addressing the fundamental problems of defining genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117528
- ISBN
- 9781845117528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. New angle on the popular 'animal interest' line, profusely illustrated with rarely seen original archival material. Num Pages: 140 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473862111
- ISBN
- 9781473862111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.99
€ 19.99
€ 15.99