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For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. This title examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that ventured down the coast of Africa in the 1430s to America's conflicts in the Middle East. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139333
- ISBN
- 9780691139333
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97
Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2 maps, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886948
- ISBN
- 9781574886948
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Chronicles the life and work of the Trinidadian intellectual and writer C L R James during his first extended stay in Britain, from 1932 to 1938. This book reveals the radicalizing effect of this critical period on James' intellectual and political trajectory. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356127
- ISBN
- 9780822356127
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Paperback. Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma's revenge? This title takes you on a journey through the annals of history with the heroes and villains of the past as your fellow travellers. Illustrator(s): Steig, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGH; DNF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932042
- ISBN
- 9780750932042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968260
- ISBN
- 9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.29
€ 15.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, the author describes the pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate. He also warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608. 398pp. Index. Plates
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300115352
- ISBN
- 9780300115352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 14.60
€ 32.99
€ 14.60
paperback. The Druids have been known and discussed for over 2,000 years; few figures flit so elusively through history. Enigmatic and puzzling, the lack of knowledge about them has resulted in a wide spectrum of interpretations. Barry Cunliffe examines their origins, the evidence for their beliefs and practices, and how we interpret them today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HDDA; HRKP2; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539406
- ISBN
- 9780199539406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.90
€ 12.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. This volume explores the M10 and M36 tank destroyers used between 1942 and 1952 by the Allied forces. They played a key role in the battles for Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine and the final defeat of Germany, and continued to serve in Korea, Indochina and the Balkans. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 7 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBWQ; JWL; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 182 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841764696
- ISBN
- 9781841764696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
hardcover. Editor(s): Schaffer, Gavin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415626170
- ISBN
- 9780415626170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
paperback. Provides an overview of Great Power politics and world order. This book offers historical case-studies, which throw light on both the power in question and the international system of the period, and how it had developed from the preceding period. It is intended for students of international relations, strategic studies and international history. Series: War, History and Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415395809
- ISBN
- 9780415395809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305952836
- ISBN
- 9781305952836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.08
€ 154.08
The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Edition, Volume II
Bulliet, Richard, Crossley, Pamela, Headrick,...
Paperback. 496 pages, Illustrations. Provides the essential narrative of world history in an abbreviated format. This global text for the world history survey course employs fundamental themes of 'environment and technology' and 'diversity and dominance' to explore patterns of human interaction with their surroundings and with each other. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 16. Weight: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780495913139
- ISBN
- 9780495913139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
paperback. *A comprehensive and accessible account of a crucial period in recent world history *Originally published as a tie-in to the critically acclaimed CNN and BBC series Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated: 80, b/w int photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 63. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349120805
- ISBN
- 9780349120805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.68
€ 19.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. From 1949 to 1991 the world was overshadowed by the Cold War. This title discloses not only the vast scope of the military resources involved, but also how nearly threat came to terrible reality. It reveals that while the menace of nuclear war predominated, it was actually little understood even by the experts. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712664776
- ISBN
- 9780712664776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. Examines the origins and development of early medieval commerce through an analysis of the dirham hoards from European Russia and the Baltic - between 750-900 - when Viking and Rus' merchants took fur and slaves south through European Russia to the markets of Khazaria and the 'Abbasid caliphate. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3F; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860786573
- ISBN
- 9780860786573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.67
€ 196.67
paperback. Examines key hoistorical revolutions such as France, China and Russia, and also looks at the state breakdowns in Eastern Europe after 1989. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781594510496
- ISBN
- 9781594510496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.62
€ 37.62
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305952829
- ISBN
- 9781305952829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305952812
- ISBN
- 9781305952812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.96
€ 174.96
paperback. Cengage Advantage Books: the Earth and its Peoples, Volume II: Since 1500: A Global History. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- Advance
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285445700
- ISBN
- 9781285445700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.46
€ 131.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Haldon, Professor John. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA1; HRH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138246386
- ISBN
- 9781138246386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95