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Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Free Press
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0000133
ISBN
9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Focusing on four major cultural areas, this book attempts to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 128 x 203 x 31. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465014002
ISBN
9780465014002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. An Italian-Jewish journalist and schoolteacher who loined the partisans in 1943, Liana Millu was arrested in 1944 and deported to Brikenau. The stories in this book tell of a woman who lived and suffered alongside her during her months there. Translator(s): Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Series: Jewish Lives - Memoir S. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810115699
ISBN
9780810115699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.27

Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Ted Smart edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126356
ISBN
9781842126356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. From the author hailed as 'America's greatest prose comedian' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 3JJPR; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009457
ISBN
9780330325363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers. Illustrator(s): Harper, Clifford. Translator(s): Mustill, Caroline. Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300143324
ISBN
9780300143324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change Num Pages: 672 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLL; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219364
ISBN
9780300219364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Hardcover. The Battle of Midway was one of the most famous battles of World War Two. This book offers an interpretation of this great naval engagement. Making use of Japanese primary sources which correct previous accounts and assumptions, the authors re-assess the battle in detail and within the context of the Imperial Navy's doctrine and technology. Num Pages: 568 pages, 78 b&w photos & maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 179 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889239
ISBN
9781574889239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Paperback. A reassessment of the 20th century exploring topics such as the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the Arts in recent years and the influence of the Third World. Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780349106717
ISBN
9780349106717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 6.28

Paperback. Tells the story of innocence betrayed, of passion and curiosity about the world of machines turned nightmarish and punished by the cruelty of which only humans are capable. Series: Vintage War. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597551
ISBN
9780099597551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. 'First Civilizations' is the second edition of a popular student text first published in 1996 in Montreal by Les Editions Champ Fleury. This updated and expanded edition provides an introductory overview of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1QDAE; 1QDAM; GTB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904768784
ISBN
9781904768784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.13

Hardback. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, "freedom" came to have a host of meanings. This volume examines these contested visions of freedom both inside and outside of revolutionary situations in the nineteenth century, as each author explores and interprets the development of nineteenth-century political culture in a particular national context. Editor(s): Woloch, Isser. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804727488
ISBN
9780804727488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.86
€ 54.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888183
ISBN
9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. During the 60 years between the founding of Bismarck's German Empire and Hitler's rise to power, German-speaking Jews left a profound mark on Central Europe and on 20th-century culture. This title presents a study of the fateful symbiosis between Germans and Jews in Central Europe, which culminated in the tragic denouement of the Holocaust. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 410 pages, 22 photographs, 2 maps, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211346
ISBN
9780803211346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.45

Paperback. Race and racial thinking on the Swahili coast Num Pages: 414 pages, 15 b&w illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222800
ISBN
9780253222800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.59

Hardcover. "A superb piece of scholarship."--Anthony Long, author of "Hellenistic Philosophy" Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073029
ISBN
9780520073029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.20
€ 49.55

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140877
ISBN
9781846140877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Mele, Gregory D. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBLH; JWXZ; WST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439088
ISBN
9781937439088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Paperback. In this first of its kind book, Jessica Finley of the renowned medieval martial arts association, the Selohaar Fechtschule, guides the reader on a journey that begins with the historical background of Ott's wrestling and culminates in step-by-step instruction for practicing the techniques of this ancient fighting art. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439118
ISBN
9781937439118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.82

Hardback. How modern Europe came to be-a new look at the powerful forces that transformed the continent by the end of the first millennium Num Pages: 752 pages, 21 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc Australia
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199735600
ISBN
9780199735600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.73

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