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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 322 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1990th ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061448
ISBN
9780252061448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.41

Hardback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822442
ISBN
9780774822442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.49

Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 80 pages, 22 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317781
ISBN
9780764317781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.26

Hardback. This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. Num Pages: 720 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; TBX; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735506
ISBN
9780804735506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 mono/24 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1456. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTJ0042435
ISBN
9781591144656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Among those institutions most in need of an impressive creation account is the state: it's one of the primary ways states attempt to legitimate themselves. Using the story of how Harald Fairhair unified Norway in the ninth century, the author illuminates the way a state's foundation story blurs the distinction between history and myth. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones, 12 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226140926
ISBN
9780226140926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.09
€ 48.50

Paperback. Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226251875
ISBN
9780226251875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.06

Hardcover. How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481968
ISBN
9780226481968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.15
€ 79.56

Paperback. Confederate Emancipation offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly and vividly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315868
ISBN
9780195315868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.46

Paperback. This book describes a period which saw the rise of some of the most influential thinkers of the contemporary world, as the Scottish Enlightenment reached and perhaps passed its peak. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625154
ISBN
9780748625154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Examines the role of intellectuals in foreign policymaking. This work recounts the history of the development of ideas about strategy and foreign policy during a critical period in American history: the era of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133874
ISBN
9780691133874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Hardcover. Includes a Foreword by leading documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning film 'The Civil War'. The highly visual approach makes the reader experience the excitement of finding unusual stories in the Archives. A "must-have" for anyone interested in US history in general and the Civil War in particular. Num Pages: 208 pages, 185 col, 70 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832911
ISBN
9781904832911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306853
ISBN
9780825306853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062325075
ISBN
9780062325075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

Hardback. This is a study of the rise of two-party competition in South Carolina. During the two decades covered, the interplay between two clear factions shaped the growth of the party. In this text, the author demonstrates the implications of these developments for the rightward shift in national politics. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102428
ISBN
9780739102428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.48

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475412
ISBN
9780801475412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.16

Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation, Gordon examines the event in the context of the history of the Swiss Federation. The Reformation is presented as a narrative of events followed by an examination of various key themes surrounding the event. Series: New Frontiers in History. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051180
ISBN
9780719051180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Frohnen, Bruce. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
724
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973336
ISBN
9780865973336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Looks at an important aspect of southern memory: Reconstruction. The author examines what both white and black South Carolinians thought about the history of Reconstruction and how it shaped the way they lived their lives in the first half of the twentieth century. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928777
ISBN
9780813928777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780801472886
ISBN
9780801472886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

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