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History: earliest times to present day

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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

€ 53.53
€ 42.70

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
€ 29.83

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
€ 29.43

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
€ 29.04

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
€ 39.40

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

€ 142.68

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
€ 36.59

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
€ 29.28

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
€ 31.02

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

€ 34.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. The first book to explore the historical development of Belgian politics, this groundbreaking study of the rivalry between Catholicism, Socialism, and nationalism is essential reading for anyone interested in Europe before World War I. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847685271
ISBN
9780847685271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.95

Paperback. This edition has detailed information on the battle and maps pinpointing key moments in this campaign. The Gettysburg campaign was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the North he hoped to force Lincoln into peace or win support from European powers watching events closely. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 b&w and 14 colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855323360
ISBN
9781855323360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

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
€ 23.23

Num Pages: 278 pages, 70 illus & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Georg Olms Verlag AG United Kingdom
Edition
1938 Facsimile ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9783487081588
ISBN
9783487081588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.52
€ 38.92

Paperback / so. "A guide to the equipment of the trappers and fur traders who opened the old West"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602399693
ISBN
9781602399693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Paperback. This book is the firstcomprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. Itpresents the raw and vivid testimoniesand recollections from combat veterans, family members, conscientious objectors, Bush administration officials, Iraqi leaders, and many others, forming a gripping and moving portrait of the war." Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HBTD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230601642
ISBN
9780230601642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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

€ 65.43
€ 51.49

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
€ 45.56

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

€ 58.29
€ 53.76

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
€ 29.90

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