History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. The dramatic, untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300203738
- ISBN
- 9780300203738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.31
€ 30.99
€ 22.31
paperback. Presenting the picture of running a superstate, this book portrays a complex system of government regulated by networks of personal influence and the payment of money. Focusing on the Roman Empire after Constantine's conversion to Christianity, it talks about a period of increasingly centralized rule through an ever more intrusive bureaucracy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Belknap Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022447
- ISBN
- 9780674022447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.75
€ 40.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803917
- ISBN
- 9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.48
€ 13.48
Paperback. Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. This book reveals the history of Attila the Hun as an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139156
- ISBN
- 9781844139156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. Christopher J Walker here explores the tensions between the forces of reason and revelation within English religion in the volatile period following the end of the Civil War. Ranging widely across the ideas of the period the author shows that the thinking of the radical figures of the era were not antipathetic to Christian faith but integral to it. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780762920
- ISBN
- 9781780762920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.08€ 125.03
€ 142.08
€ 125.03
Hardcover. An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. This book examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184968
- ISBN
- 9780226184968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.72€ 77.70
€ 94.72
€ 77.70
Hardcover. This book traces the Eisenhower administration's enthusiastic pursuit of the profoundly destabilizing technology of nuclear weapons, and its significance for the course of the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623408
- ISBN
- 9780230623408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardback. Shows how the key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. This title traces how the recursive argument method was first developed by Buddhist scholars and was spread by them throughout ancient Central Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155319
- ISBN
- 9780691155319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333523
- ISBN
- 9781349333523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardcover. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295445
- ISBN
- 9780230295445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Paperback. Series: Oxford Studies in International History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KBCV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190610739
- ISBN
- 9780190610739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. A collection of essays that assesses the seventeenth century, interpreting what used to be called 'The Puritan Revolution', the ideas which helped to produce it and resulted from it, and the relation between these ideas and the political and economic events of the day. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 504. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003101
- ISBN
- 9780712667227
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Stimulating, vivid and provocative, Christopher Hill's graphic depiction of this turbulent era examines ordinary English men and women as well as kings and queens. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415267397
- ISBN
- 9780415267397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.14
€ 26.99
€ 25.14
paperback. Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140049459
- ISBN
- 9780140049459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Warlords, Popes, Poisoners - the true story of the Borgias, the first family of the Italian Renaissance Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and previous owner's inscription
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000260
- ISBN
- 9781849019941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. Warlords, Popes, Poisoners - the true story of the Borgias, the first family of the Italian Renaissance Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849019941
- ISBN
- 9781849019941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. A vivid account of one of the greatest British military victories Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472136428
- ISBN
- 9781472136428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its bloody political scene was dominated by mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22pp b&w plates, maps, bibliography, genealogical tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140050905
- ISBN
- 9780140050905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Presents the history of the Indian uprising of 1857. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140047523
- ISBN
- 9780140047523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.38
€ 24.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Christopher Hibbert's acclaimed biography of Queen Victoria is as impressive and authoritative as the great woman herself. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 b/w, 16 col plates (32pp). BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pb
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006388432
- ISBN
- 9780006388432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27