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General & world history

Results 1921 - 1944 of 1978

General & world history

Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010203
ISBN
9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the 16th century. Editor(s): Hall, Simon; Haywood, John. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 5. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014494
ISBN
9780141014494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. A study of Christian religions and churches in Europe at the time of the Second World War. Series: Occupation in Europe. Num Pages: 640 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845208226
ISBN
9781845208226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.21

Paperback. This reader on world history emphasizes the centrality of raced, sexed, and classed bodies as sites on which imperial power was imagined and exercised, in order to examine the effects of global politics, capital and culture on everyday spaces and local cultural encounters Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334675
ISBN
9780822334675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029678
ISBN
9780268029678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. Asks questions such as: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures teach us today? And, do the ideals of the West - a latecomer to civilization - really have universal validity? This title explores these ancient cultures, looking for their essential character. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Mass Market Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522669
ISBN
9780563522669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. The first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, especially its colonial and global aspects. Series Editor(s): Worster, Donald; Crosby, Alfred W. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 560 pages, 57 b/w illus. 5 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521565134
ISBN
9780521565134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953566
ISBN
9780750953566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460. A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. 384 pages, illustrations. Recounts the great traveler Ibn Battuta's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; RGR. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 24. Weight: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272927
ISBN
9780520272927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620. Series: Cornell paperbacks. 400 pages, maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight: 652.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499401
ISBN
9780801499401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. The ultimate work of historical reference Num Pages: 432 pages, (colour illus throughout), With index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 384 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ninth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150266
ISBN
9780008150266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.44
€ 64.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 132 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841655406
ISBN
9781841655406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.22

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and reliable reference source for all students of history and culture. It lists by name the rulers of all the principal Islamic dynasties with Hijri and Common Era dates. Each dynastic list is followed by a brief assessment of its historical significance, and by a short bibliography. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FMN; 1H; 1Q; GBC; HBG; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd New edition of Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621378
ISBN
9780748621378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357104
ISBN
9781900357104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962131
ISBN
9780750962131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0006709
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KIN0006235
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 6 line illus. 15 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBG; HBJD; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175843
ISBN
9780691175843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.61

Hardback. "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"-- Num Pages: 216 pages, Hardcover, spot gloss, deboss; 100 full colour watercolour portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452153933
ISBN
9781452153933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, it is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised with several chapters rewritten and a wealth of new material added. Num Pages: 784 pages, Contains numerous halftones, colour plates, maps, and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651924
ISBN
9780199651924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.79

Hardback. Is there a War on Christmas? Historically, there is and always has been. This book surveys the history of the world's most popular festival and the never-ending battles it has engendered ever since its hotly-contested invention in the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190499006
ISBN
9780190499006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. During the First World War, a rich crop of legends sprouted from the battlefields and grew with such ferocity that many still excite controversy today. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939928
ISBN
9780750939928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782005933
ISBN
9781782005933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

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