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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. An inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans that speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. This title makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010915
ISBN
9780691010915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSC; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755259
ISBN
9780814755259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMC; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649402
ISBN
9780816649402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404165
ISBN
9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardcover. Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating social and economic ones. Editor(s): King, Carla. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFC1; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621472
ISBN
9781900621472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.28
€ 47.01

Paperback. Argues for a reading practice that accounts for the queerness of temporality, for the way past, present, and future time appear out of sequence and in dialogue in our thinking about history and texts. This book urges us to see how the indeterminacies of subjectivity found in literary texts challenge identitarian constructions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336907
ISBN
9780822336907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198077
ISBN
9781845198077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.16

Hardcover. A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316975
ISBN
9781846316975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Paperback. Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons. Editor(s): Hoyland, Robert G. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381755
ISBN
9781781381755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This book addresses the deconstruction of a founding myth and the last "great narrative" (for the time being) of the Occident the narrative that Europe grew out of liberal humanistic traditions and, by way of several intermediate stages since classical antiquity, has gradually come to have its present form, one based on democratic values." Num Pages: 132 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681963
ISBN
9783936681963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Abridged Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540020
ISBN
9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074622
ISBN
9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. This book explores the rise of Barack Obama and his vision of One America in the context of profound social and political changes in the US, and the potential transformation of American foreign policy in the post-Bush era. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638949
ISBN
9780748638949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, the author illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG; KNBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151595
ISBN
9780226151595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.10

Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123325
ISBN
9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.06

paperback. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674351257
ISBN
9780674351257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 336 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2042.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284286
ISBN
9780226284286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 53.43

Paperback. Fumo illuminates the rich socio-economic history of twentieth-century Italy by following the cigarettes diffusion across class and gender boundaries, navigation of imperialism, Wars, Fascism, and 1970s protest movements to its eventual decline in recent decades. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798396
ISBN
9780804798396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329468
ISBN
9780745329468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 83.84

Paperback. A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329451
ISBN
9780745329451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.97

paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520224131
ISBN
9780520224131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.31

paperback. This title traces the roots of our quest for liberty of conscience and freedom of expression. Editor(s): Carey, Vincent P.; Walsh, Elizabeth A.; Bogdan, Ronald. Num Pages: 35 illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295984605
ISBN
9780295984605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Asian Travel in the Renaissance looks at travel in Asia for the purposes of trade, colonialism and religious conversion by a diverse array of Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and English protagonists in the Renaissance era. * Examines European travel in Asia from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Carey, Dr. Daniel. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; KCLT; RGR; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405111607
ISBN
9781405111607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.96

Paperback. Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This title tells the story of these voyages. Editor(s): Edwards, Philip. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1M; BGHA; HBG; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436471
ISBN
9780140436471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

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