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Paperback. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Series: General History. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: General History. 96 pages, Illustrations map. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight: 186.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846741142
- ISBN
- 9781846741142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.22
€ 21.99
€ 19.22
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€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
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
€ 68.48
€ 68.48
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€ 37.18
€ 46.99
€ 37.18
Hardcover. Examines the development of antisemitism from the beginnings of Christianity, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment and 19th-century liberalism, nationalism and racism to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716670
- ISBN
- 9780333716670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.85
€ 227.85
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
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
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
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
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
€ 33.68
€ 33.68
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€ 38.66
€ 38.99
€ 38.66
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€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
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. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403906977
- ISBN
- 9781403906977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 94.89
€ 94.93
€ 94.89
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€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
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
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
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€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
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€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. The problem of political risk and of how business deals with it has become an important field of research where business historians meet with social and political historians to analyse the interaction between companies and dictatorships. This title focuses on the interwar period to put contemporary business problems in a historical perspective. Editor(s): Kobrak, Christopher; Hansen, Per H. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBWQ; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816290
- ISBN
- 9781571816290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.67
€ 162.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 293
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059113077
- ISBN
- 9789059113077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. From the award-winning author of King Leopold's Ghost, the dramatic story of the men who ignited the first great human rights movement Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 34. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447211365
- ISBN
- 9781447211365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.55
€ 23.99
€ 16.55