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Paperback. Presents a fascinating compilation of historical disasters, bad ideas, follies, and poor decisions, including the Trojan Horse, the construction of a community on Love Canal, the introduction of rabbits to Australia, and many more. Original. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition/ 1st Priniting
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060532505
- ISBN
- 9780060532505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
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€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. This succinct and insightful account of decolonization analyses the tumultuous events that caused the shift from a world of colonial empires to a world of nation-states in the years after World War II. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199340491
- ISBN
- 9780199340491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.10
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
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€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
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€ 17.75
€ 23.99
€ 17.75
Hardback. Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that "banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum." This volume pursues the idea by revealing how lawbreakers and lawmakers have related to one another on the shadowy terrains of power over wide stretches of time and space. Editor(s): Bridenthal, Renate. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380382
- ISBN
- 9781782380382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.87
€ 161.87
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€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
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
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784162061
- ISBN
- 9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
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€ 19.04
€ 26.99
€ 19.04
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€ 38.73
€ 38.99
€ 38.73
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
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Paperback. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Num Pages: 811 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134. The Rise and Fall of the British World-system, 1830-1970. 811 pages, 11 maps. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight: 1274.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 811
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521317894
- ISBN
- 9780521317894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
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
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
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
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
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€ 37.11
€ 46.99
€ 37.11
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 408 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493348
- ISBN
- 9780801493348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
Paperback. This second edition brings the collection up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and intelligence. Editor(s): Painter, David S.; Leffler, Melvyn P. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 maps, 5line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415341103
- ISBN
- 9780415341103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.56
€ 68.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Emmerson, Richard Kenneth; McGinn, Bernard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 58. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495502
- ISBN
- 9780801495502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.50
€ 51.99
€ 46.50
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€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black and white halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338119
- ISBN
- 9780195338119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.60
€ 46.60