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History: earliest times to present day

paperback. Based on a study in Russian and many other foreign archives, this title explains why this suicidal decision was made and explores the world of the men who made it, thereby consigning their entire class to death or exile and making their country the victim of a uniquely terrible political experiment under Lenin and Stalin. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399744
ISBN
9780141399744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141984605
ISBN
9780141984605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 385 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226358642
ISBN
9780226358642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. In the late 19th century, the river Nile became the setting for the first major encounter between the West and Islam in the modern era. In a collision between Europeans, Arabs and Africans, three empires rose in the space of thirty years. This is the story of Islam and the Empire on the Nile c 1869. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JFSR2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099487050
ISBN
9780099487050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Combining ethnography, history, and social theory, this book exposes how the shifting fortunes and social perceptions of German intellectuals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries influenced German's conceptions of modernity and national culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068916
ISBN
9780226068916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Traces the history of the Sephardic Jews from their golden age to their post - Columbian diaspora. This book profiles several significant Sephardic Jews. It explores the increasing restrictions on Jews prior to expulsion, the divergent fates of two diaspora communities (in Brazil and the Ottoman Empire), and the legacy of Sephardic history. Num Pages: 240 pages, photos, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786438174
ISBN
9780786438174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

Hardback. From Quaker beginnings to the excitement and challenges of life as the First Lady, Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849) led an extraordinary life. This selection of her letters illuminates the story of the women widely credited with setting the standard for successive political Washington women. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921525
ISBN
9780813921525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Dolan, Professor Jay P. Series: History of Hispanic Catholics in U.S. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268026066
ISBN
9780268026066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. Using numerous photographs, this book looks at the development of the LRC, its use by the Reconnaissance Corps and its importance to British infantry divisions. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849083102
ISBN
9781849083102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.13

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959924
ISBN
9780882959924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700602087
ISBN
9780700602087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. Describing the origins of wildlife in Scotland, this book captures in words, drawings, paintings and photographs the dramatic sceneries - erupting volcanoes, colliding continents - and ever-changing landscape of Scotland. Num Pages: 88 pages, 120 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLA; RBGF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901663266
ISBN
9781901663266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Paperback. A history of the early medieval German Armies from the fragmentation of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire to the rise of the German, or Holy Roman Empire. This text looks in detail at the period of the Saxon wars and the Crusades including the rise of the Teutonic Knights. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326576
ISBN
9781855326576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.46

Paperback. The Battle of Towton, a battle in the Wars of the Roses, was probably the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. This title reveals how Towton marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765136
ISBN
9781841765136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w & 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765143
ISBN
9781841765143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. Columbus is the first star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was unquestioned by their countrymen. How a system of religious beliefs made the taking of the New World possible and laudable is the focus of this review. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074422
ISBN
9780520074422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 48.91

paperback. The fifth in a series of volumes from the annual British Silent Cinema Festival held in Nottingham (and the first to be published by Exeter), this collective study offers an original treatment of the relationship between pre-1930 cinema and landscape. Series: New Research in British Film and Television Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations, colour cover. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9781905816019
ISBN
9781905816019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Hardback. The fifth in a series of volumes from the annual British Silent Cinema Festival held in Nottingham (and the first to be published by Exeter), this collective study offers an original treatment of the relationship between pre-1930 cinema and landscape. Series: New Research in British Film and Television Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations, colour cover. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816002
ISBN
9781905816002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.02

Hardback. This text illustrates how the Continental Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends and tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society. Editor(s): Dixon, C. Scott. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208105
ISBN
9780631208105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.69

Paperback. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. Translator(s): McGeoch, Angus. Num Pages: 192 pages, 72, 44 colour, 28 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
paperback edition of hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835127
ISBN
9781843835127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. Migrations and Belongings traces burgeoning population flows across several continents from 1870 to 1945 and explains the variables involved and the processes of acculturation by which "belonging" takes shape. Migration, it shows, is both a critique of unsatisfactory conditions in one society and a contribution of human capital to another. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281318
ISBN
9780674281318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Explores the diverse peoples of the Roman Empire: how they viewed themselves and others as Romans and examining their enduring legacy today, from the languages we speak, to the legal systems we live by, the towns and cities we live in, and even to our table manners. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122854
ISBN
9780714122854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.29

Hardback. This volume consists of twenty studies on problems related to "transition to democracy" in central and eastern Europe during the decade following the collapse of communist states. The book focuses on preconditions and problems of transitions, case studies, patterns of performance and consolidation and inter-regional comparative aspects. Editor(s): Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Vetik, Raivo. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334716
ISBN
9780880334716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.01

hardcover. The 20th century, declared at its start to be the Century of the ChildA" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. Editor(s): Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845456962
ISBN
9781845456962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

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