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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance. In China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty, Charles Benn paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle behind the grandeur of the Tang culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, numerous line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195176650
ISBN
9780195176650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.90

Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610366
ISBN
9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.44

Hardback. Between 491 and 1191 AD, Cyprus was influenced by various political and cultural centres that vied for dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean. This collection of essays primarily focuses on the island's archaeology when it was governed by the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. Editor(s): Davis, Thomas W.; Stewart, Charles Anthony; Carr, Annemarie Weyl. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; HBLC; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Publisher
American Society of Overseas Research
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897570732
ISBN
9780897570732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback. In this study, Charles Weeks explains the creation and transformation of on the most powerful secular myths in the Western world, that of Benito Juarez Mexico. The liberal president of Mexico became, and continues to be, a national icon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351946
ISBN
9780817351946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887952
ISBN
9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.83

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633398
ISBN
9780691633398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604220
ISBN
9780691604220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 42.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451317
ISBN
9780801451317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.05

Hardcover. In 1944, a number of Sonderkommando-"special squads" of Jewish prisoners who kept the gas chambers running smoothly-buried on the grounds of Auschwitz a series of remarkable eyewitness accounts. This study reconstructs their history and textual content, revealing literary works that raise troubling questions about the nature of testimony. Num Pages: 276 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782389989
ISBN
9781782389989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.73

Hardback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299397
ISBN
9780942299397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.82

Paperback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299403
ISBN
9780942299403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869197742
ISBN
9781869197742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 66. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449345
ISBN
9780801449345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JWT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875651279
ISBN
9780875651279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.81

Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 26. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bantam
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553299922
ISBN
9780553299922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 visuals. BIC Classification: 1FKB; DSB; DSBH5; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474721
ISBN
9780199474721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.41

Paperback. In September 1938, the Munich Agreement delivered the Sudetenland to Germany. Six months later, Hitler's troops marched unopposed into Prague. Although Czechs outnumbered Germans thirty to one, Nazi leaders were determined to make the region entirely German. This book explores the origins and implementation of these plans. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034594
ISBN
9780674034594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.85

Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206007
ISBN
9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. The fall of the Wall to the present day - Berlin's turbulent history and path to reunification as witnessed by one of Europe's most distinguished authors. Translator(s): Watkinson, Laura. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848662919
ISBN
9781848662919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12, 2 black & white halftones, 5 tables, 4 line drawings, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479588
ISBN
9780801479588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Creating Colonial Pasts explores the creation of history and memory in Southern Ontario through the experience of its inhabitants, especially those who took an active role in the preservation and writing of Ontario's colonial past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 53. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648371
ISBN
9781442648371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.50

Paperback. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Series: International Themes & Issues. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442607521
ISBN
9781442607521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334415
ISBN
9780822334415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.58

Paperback. Traces the origins, development, and consolidation of patriotic cultures in the United States from the latter half of the nineteenth century up to World War I, a period in which the country emerged as a modern nation-state. Num Pages: 366 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
a
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070520
ISBN
9780691070520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 42.52

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