History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219602
- ISBN
- 9780253219602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. * The first collection to explore the contribution that geographical thinking can make to our understanding of modern Britain. * Contains thirteen essays by leading scholars in the geography and history of twentieth--century Britain. * Focuses on how and why geographies of Britain have formed and changed over the past century. Editor(s): Gilbert, David; Matless, David; Short, Brian. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235019
- ISBN
- 9780631235019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Paperback. Unresolved tensions in German postwar memorials Num Pages: 404 pages, 32 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221339
- ISBN
- 9780253221339
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counter revolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often "yes." This work covers Ronald Reagan's legacy taking us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130606
- ISBN
- 9780691130606
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Hardcover. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs.. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 820 pages, 37 ills, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383772
- ISBN
- 9781782383772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.09
€ 230.09
Paperback. Debating the Kennedy Presidency examines the successes and failures of Kennedy's foreign and domestic policies. The differing viewpoints of the two authors, as well as the supplementary documents, allow readers to examine the issues and draw their own conclusions about America's 35th president. Series: Debating Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508347
- ISBN
- 9780742508347
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Condition: New
€ 48.60
€ 48.60
Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151015
- ISBN
- 9780195151015
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Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
Paperback. Introduction to Presocratics presents a succinct introduction to early Greek thought by following a thematic exposition of the topics and enquiries explored by the first philosophers of the Western tradition. Key areas of Presocratic philosophy are addressed, including principles, cosmos, being, soul, knowledge, and ethics. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655030
- ISBN
- 9780470655030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. The story of the Ottoman Empire's struggle with the Portuguese for control of the sixteenth-century Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJF1; HBLH; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199874040
- ISBN
- 9780199874040
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Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
Paperback. Using newly collected data from American and Korean newspapers, this book examines relations between the United States and South Korea from 1992 to 2003, a particularly contentious period in the history of the two allies. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 tables, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763691
- ISBN
- 9780804763691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763684
- ISBN
- 9780804763684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.71€ 99.74
€ 111.71
€ 99.74
Hardback. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1158. 740 pages, Illustrations. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.66
€ 84.37
€ 64.66
paperback. Relates the author's childhood in Palestine, the flight to Britain after the catastrophe of 1948, and coming of age in the coffee-bars of Golders Green, the middle-class Jewish quarter in North London. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844673681
- ISBN
- 9781844673681
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Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
paperback. Celebrated author Ghada Karmi argues that the only practical solution to the conflict is for Palestinians and Israelis to live together in a secular democratic state Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745320656
- ISBN
- 9780745320656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 19.04
€ 32.99
€ 19.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982611
- ISBN
- 9781909982611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.15€ 62.64
€ 83.15
€ 62.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677274
- ISBN
- 9781907677274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.83
€ 30.99
€ 21.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874622444
- ISBN
- 9781874622444
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Hardcover. Published in Hungarian as: A Magyar Kiralysag es a Habsburg Monarchia a 16. szazadban. Budapest: Historia, 2011. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336338
- ISBN
- 9780880336338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.48
€ 59.42
€ 46.48
Hardback. Provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the Graeco-Macedonian settlements founded in the East. This book pulls together discoveries and debates from dozens of scattered archaeological and epigraphic projects, making a distinct contribution to ongoing questions and opening new avenues of inquiry. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273825
- ISBN
- 9780520273825
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Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.95
€ 99.82
€ 75.95
Hardback. Provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the cities founded or refounded in Europe, The Islands, and Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 494 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083295
- ISBN
- 9780520083295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.21
€ 95.07
€ 72.21
Paperback. In her authoritative survey, Gesine Manuwald evokes the many faces of Cicero, as well as his complexities and seeming contradictions. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764023
- ISBN
- 9781780764023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Paperback. In 1615 Englishman Gervase Markham published a handbook for housewives containing "all the virtuous knowledges and actions both of the mind and body, which ought to be in any complete housewife." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; VF; WKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773511033
- ISBN
- 9780773511033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. The final selection, the Announcement of The Johns Hopkins Medical School, stands as a landmark that foretells the beginning of a new era. Editor(s): Brieger, Gert H. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892684
- ISBN
- 9780801892684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.46
€ 42.46
Paperback. Challenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. This title argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible for the character of the Israeli state. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204010
- ISBN
- 9780520204010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44