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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. A gripping account of modern Italian politics that gets inside the Berlusconi phenomenon. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 map, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745323671
ISBN
9780745323671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.14

Hardback. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 400 pages, 99 color illustrations, 101 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1192. Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 400 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight: 1192.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Tion
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271951
ISBN
9780520271951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. The first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 b&w photos t-o; 8-pg 4-c insert. BIC Classification: ACC; HB; HBL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Atria Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476785509
ISBN
9781476785509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.06

Hardcover. Drawing on a variety of sixteenth-century sources, including household inventories, epigrams, dedications, catalogs, travel books, and advice manuals, this book studies how individuals displayed different maps in their homes as deliberate acts of self-fashioning. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226255316
ISBN
9780226255316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.34

Hardback. Entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture. Num Pages: 160 pages, 103. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA1; TVHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199361380
ISBN
9780199361380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.28

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w photos & 20 maps. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706575
ISBN
9780811706575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.70

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651910
ISBN
9780691651910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.99
€ 139.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631097
ISBN
9780691631097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.51
€ 170.80

Hardcover. In 1941, philosopher and poet Gendun Chopel (1903-51) sent a large manuscript by ship, train, and yak across mountains and deserts to his homeland in the northeastern corner of Tibet. He would follow it five years later, returning to his native land after twelve years in India and Sri Lanka. Translator(s): Jinpa, Thupten; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 74 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091976
ISBN
9780226091976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.52

Paperback. "Jim Crow New York" provides readers with both scholarly analysis and access to a series of extraordinary documents, including extensive excerpts from the resonant speeches made at New York's 1821 constitutional convention and additional documents which recover a diversity of voices. Editor(s): Gellman, David Nathaniel; Quigley, David. Num Pages: 353 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731505
ISBN
9780814731505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Offers an overview of the issues, events and personalities of the two decades before the 1917 revolution in Russia. This book analyzes the motivations and activities of the various political parties operating during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. It examines factions ranging from radical foes of the tsarist regime to conservative groups. Editor(s): Geifman, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPH; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557869951
ISBN
9781557869951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.75

Hardcover. Offers an overview of the issues, events and personalities of the two decades before the 1917 revolution in Russia. This book analyzes the motivations and activities of the various political parties operating during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. It examines factions ranging from radical foes of the tsarist regime to conservative groups. Editor(s): Geifman, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPH; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557869944
ISBN
9781557869944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.83

Paperback. Born in Friesland himself, Geert Mak explores the "silent revolution" that took place in the small village of Jorwerd after World War II. By interweaving the personal stories of villagers with the wider history of Europe, he demonstrates how rural life is under threat from the modern world. Translator(s): Kelland, Ann. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJ; FA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 355. Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0303369
ISBN
9781860468032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. The author spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent. This book offers an account of that journey, full of diaries, newspaper reports and memoirs, and the voices of prominent figures and unknown players; from the grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Adriana Warno in Poland, with her holiday job at the gates of the camp at Birkenau. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 39. Weight in Grams: 608.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516736
ISBN
9780099516736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781491
ISBN
9781784781491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

paperback. Editor(s): Geary, Patrick (University of California, Los Angeles). Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115511
ISBN
9781551115511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Perhaps the most profound cultural change in modern Irish history has been the replacement of Irish by English as the main vernacular of the general population in the centuries since the conquest of Ireland in the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780990468677
ISBN
9780990468677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback. Case Studies of German Offensive and Defensive Operations on the Western Front 1914-17. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. 217 pages, c 40 b/w photos, 19 maps. Editor(s): Rogers, Duncan. Includes the articles that presents the accounts of specific German military operations on the Western Front. Utilising an array of original German sources, including regimental histories and operational-level narratives, this title offers material relating to a wide variety of German operations on the Western Front 1914-17. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion Pub
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033767
ISBN
9781906033767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. Examines constructions of racial identity through the exploration of passing narratives including forties jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow's memoir Really the Blues Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325154
ISBN
9780822325154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

hardcover. "What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us" is a journey back in time, giving the reader an insight into how British life was transformed between 1750 and 1830, and how it shaped the world we live in today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1022. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Internally as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
BBC Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031600
ISBN
9780563487944
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Hardback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361411
ISBN
9780822361411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.62

Paperback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361602
ISBN
9780822361602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226362540
ISBN
9780226362540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. The moving and gripping First World War diary of Chaplain Kenneth Best, who accompanied the East Lancastrians at Gallipoli and the Western Front. Editor(s): Roynon, Gavin. Num Pages: 304 pages, B-W integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849833677
ISBN
9781849833677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.48

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