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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain. Num Pages: 672 pages, (16pp B/W plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007213948
ISBN
9780007213948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062262097
ISBN
9780062262097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 47. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375124
ISBN
9780062375124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150+ b/w photos & line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301469
ISBN
9780764301469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.42

hardcover. A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains very fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031718
ISBN
9780393242096
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.49

Paperback. A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353242
ISBN
9780393353242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Hardback. La Vraie Cronicque D'Escoce, The Scottis Originale, The Chronicle of the Scots, The Ynglis Chronicle, Nomina Omnium Regum Scotorum, The Brevis Chronica, The St Andrews Chronicle. Series: Medieval Chronicles S. 408 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Embree, Dan; Kennedy, Edward Donald; Daly, Kathleen. Edition, with facing translation, of chronicles from the late medieval/early modern period, concerning the history of Scotland. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 32. Weight: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837459
ISBN
9781843837459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.23

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Hardback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184470
ISBN
9780226184470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.05
€ 79.40

Hardback. Argues that Islam's cultural stasis is not due to the Muslim faith itself, but to the nature of the sacred it is infused with and that penetrates every aspect of life - spiritual and material. This book shows how the sacred in Islam suspends the acceleration of social time, hinders change, and circumvents secularization and modernity. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 280. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129112
ISBN
9780691129112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Hardcover. There has been a tendency amongst scholars to view Switzerland as a unique case, and comparative scholarship on the radical right has therefore shown little interest in the country. Yet, as the author convincingly argues, there is little justification for maintaining the notion of Swiss exceptionalism.. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455804
ISBN
9781845455804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.37

hardcover. Prejudice and Pride examines and compares how English and French Canadian intellectuals viewed American society from 1891 to 1945. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442640450
ISBN
9781442640450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

paperback. The thrilling untold story of Churchill's private army. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 page b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848668553
ISBN
9781848668553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

hardcover. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
British Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357906
ISBN
9780712357906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Divided into 4 parts, this book examines the cause of the demise of the slave trade to Bahia (a province of Brazil) by 1851. It traces Bahia's abolitionist movement through the enactment of the Law of the Free Womb in 1871, and focuses on the role of Candomble, an African religion practiced by the Africans of Brazil, in ending slavery in the area. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 324 pages, 13 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826340511
ISBN
9780826340511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392886
ISBN
9780888392886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.24

Hardback. This study traces the role of East Germany's military (NVA) in the country's unification with West Germany. Utilizing interviews with NVA officers, Herspring aims to unravel the puzzle of the NVA's decision against using force to save the political system it was sworn to serve. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687183
ISBN
9780847687183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640662
ISBN
9780691640662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.82

Paperback. Presents 'Issue 23' of Aarhus University Press' arts and humanities journal "The Dolphin", covering aspects of 1950s America. Editor(s): Carter, Dale. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 270 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883731
ISBN
9788772883731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Hardback. This book explores the origins of the Declaration in the political thought and practice of the preceding three centuries that Tocqueville designated the "Old Regime." Editor(s): Van Kley, Dale. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 777.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723558
ISBN
9780804723558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.60

Paperback. He was a debt-ridden dandy, a mid-ranking novelist armed with enormous political ambition. She was a moneyed widow twelve years older than her new husband, always overdressed for society dinners and never one to hold her tongue. Mary Anne and Benjamin Disraeli made an unlikely match, yet they rose to the very pinnacle of Victorian society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099597445
ISBN
9780099597445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.90

Hardback. This book aims to examine the structural changes in the state and society in Mamluk Egypt and Syria after the middle of the eighth/fourteenth century. Between 648/1250 and 922/1517, the Mamluk sultanate ruled Egypt, Syria, and the Hijaz, the central Middle East. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970819994
ISBN
9780970819994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.01

Paperback. Hanged for treason in 1798, James Coigly was a Catholic priest from Armagh. This biography puts into relief the political and sectarian conflicts that engulfed Armagh and spawned the Orange Order in 1795. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC7; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 111.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181423
ISBN
9781859181423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardback. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022031
ISBN
9780271022031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.53
€ 51.81

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