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General & world history
Paperback. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines, this book shows how merchants, missionaries, and the military took cuisines over mountains, oceans, deserts, and across political frontiers. It emphasizes how cooking turns farm products into food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286313
- ISBN
- 9780520286313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. An essential guide to the things that shaped our world. Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857380753
- ISBN
- 9780857380753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Examines the experiences of First World War nurses through their own writings, offering fresh insights into the reality of industrial warfare. Series: Nursing History and Humanities. Num Pages: 284 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; MBX; MQCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992521
- ISBN
- 9781784992521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.76
€ 155.76
Paperback. Historical investigations into how Iberian settlers, African slaves, Native Americans, and their multiethnic progeny understood their identities in colonial Latin America. Editor(s): Fisher, Andrew; O'Hara, Matthew D. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBG; HBLL; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344209
- ISBN
- 9780822344209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.83
€ 30.99
€ 28.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 170 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 274 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321566
- ISBN
- 9780764321566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.57
€ 48.99
€ 32.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, 53 halftones. 7 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 53.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167114
- ISBN
- 9780691167114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.44
€ 54.99
€ 39.44
Paperback. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728. The Road to Decolonisation, 1918-1968. 484 pages, 23 b/w illus. 9 maps. A major reassessment of the end of the British empire, focusing on the period after 1945, first published in 2007. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 770.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521685559
- ISBN
- 9780521685559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.72
€ 42.72
Hardback. Warfare truly entered the industrial age with the invention and adoption of the machine gun. Armed with a machine gun, one or two men could potentially hold off a whole company of enemy soldiers, and inflict terrible losses while doing so. This book describes how this invention went on to transform the ways that armies and also air forces fought. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452340
- ISBN
- 9780752452340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. Fleeing from the Fuhrer Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961882
- ISBN
- 9780750961882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Covered is the variety of British, French, American, Russian and other armored cars used by the Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280 x 3. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301803
- ISBN
- 9780764301803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00
€ 13.00
Hardback. An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of America's National Parks, THE NATIONAL PARKS: 100 YEARS OF AMERICAN SPLENDOR is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1882.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426215599
- ISBN
- 9781426215599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardcover. A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world. Num Pages: 768 pages, 4 illustrations; 46 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393059755
- ISBN
- 9780393059755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.06
€ 36.99
€ 32.06
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.80
€ 14.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. Drawing on the diaries of one of the key combatants, this title tells the little-known, devastatingly brutal story of this subterranean war waged beneath the Western Front - a stygian battle-ground where men suffocated in the blue gray clay, choked on poisonous air or died in the darkness, caught up in vicious hand-to-hand fighting.. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 16pp b & w photographic inset. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500496
- ISBN
- 9780857500496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.59
€ 21.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the 1930s, doctors actually did more harm than good, and asks just how much harm they still do today. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199212798
- ISBN
- 9780199212798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.65
€ 21.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. An engaging and provocative survey of our current globalised world from one of Britain's foremost political historians. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- ABACUS
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120669
- ISBN
- 9780349120669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, over 70 b/w photographs, 30 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305931
- ISBN
- 9780764305931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.57
€ 48.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Published to tie-in with the new series of the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, IN OUR TIME guides us through the most significant moments in our history. Num Pages: 608 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340977521
- ISBN
- 9780340977521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305645363
- ISBN
- 9781305645363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
Paperback. Starting from the assumption that the human story has to be seen in the round, this history examines the evolution of humans, their lives as hunters and gatherers and their eventual adoption of agriculture, before looking at the emergence of civilization across the globe. Num Pages: 944 pages, maps, charts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665728
- ISBN
- 9780712665728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. A selection of articles, broadcasts, and books extracts that revealed important and disturbing truths, ranging from across many of the critical events, scandals, and struggles. This book bears witness to epic injustices committed against the peoples of Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, and Palestine. Num Pages: 672 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBG; HBLW3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437451
- ISBN
- 9780099437451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling comprehensive radical history of the planet. Num Pages: 729 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 367. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786630810
- ISBN
- 9781786630810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.62
€ 17.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. A study of the Seven Years' War, reviewing the grand strategies of the combatants and the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. The narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841761916
- ISBN
- 9781841761916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82