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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 1QD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861352
ISBN
9780801861352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.30

Paperback. Tells how a few men set off a war that would lead to tragedy for millions. Taking us from the antechambers of policymakers in Paris to the docksides of Haiphong and the streets of Hanoi, this title provides an account of the series of events that would make Vietnam the most embattled area in the world during the Cold War period. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 388 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269934
ISBN
9780520269934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Italian Americans made a significant contribution to Franklin D. Roosevelt's election to the White House in 1932 and to the victory of the Democratic Party in the four subsequent presidential contests. This volume offers a case study of their electoral behavior. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBER; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838640470
ISBN
9780838640470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.23

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352546
ISBN
9780764352546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.51

Hardback. Translator(s): Weinstein, Donald. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189780
ISBN
9780300189780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 45.62

Paperback. Presents the latest research into understanding and interpreting social life in the Roman provinces through the study of everyday objects. Editor(s): Whitmore, Alissa; Hoss, Stefanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 13. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785702563
ISBN
9781785702563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. Considers the civilization of ancient Greece, including Magna Graecia's colonial expansion. This book features color photographs and text, and offers views of various aspects of ancient Greek life, from the material needs of the people to their artistic culture, and from political and administrative organization to the religious cults. Series: Dictionaries of Civilization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 323 color illustrations, 18 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256477
ISBN
9780520256477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Tells the story of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen. This title analyzes the chemistry of a woman's soul from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a Queen under the weight of misfortune and history. It describes Marie Antoinette in the King's bedroom, and with her children. Translator(s): Paul, Eden; Paul, Cedar. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906548308
ISBN
9781906548308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardback. Series: Orbis Biblicus Et Orientalis. Num Pages: 750 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 4259.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525543863
ISBN
9783525543863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.48
€ 196.66

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
Edition
1st THUS
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720027
ISBN
9781607720027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. 1.5 million Polish civilians - arbitrarily arrested by Stalin as enemies of the people following the Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 - were deported to slave labor camps throughout the most inhospitable forests and steppes of the Soviet Union. This title presents a story of young Stefan Waydenfeld and his family. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Aquila Polonica
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720034
ISBN
9781607720034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Hardcover. Examining English, Latin, French, and German texts, The Knight, the Cross, and the Song traces the role of secular chivalric literature in shaping Crusade propaganda across three centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248968
ISBN
9780812248968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Paperback. Concerns the transformation of time during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. This book explores how changing conceptions of time destabilized inherited knowledge and practices and facilitated the reconfiguration of the archipelago's heterogeneous communities into the liberal-capitalist nation-state, Japan. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128016
ISBN
9780691128016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. 99% of all Jewish killings during the Holocaust were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan Kuhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership of organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502899
ISBN
9781509502899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. 99% of all Jewish killings during the Holocaust were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan Kuhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership of organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502905
ISBN
9781509502905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback. This authorized biography sheds light on the person behind the politician. As well as explaining how Angela Merkel's world view was shaped and influenced by her background and ideology, Stefan Kornelius's lively account discusses her personal relations with David Cameron, Barack Obama or Vladimir Putin. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea; Moncrieff, Christopher. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JM; BGH; HBJD; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
ALMA BOOKS LTD
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846883187
ISBN
9781846883187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Prior to its destruction in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had ruled over a vast array of nationalities and, in the course of its demise as well as after, Austria was beset by nationalism, racism, and other forms of identity politics that ultimately led to the triumph of Nazism. This title presents the study of the works of Robert Musil. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325703
ISBN
9780822325703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
30
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521772
ISBN
9780903521772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.57

Paperback. 'The Viking World' is a one-stop authoritative introduction to the latest research in the field and covers such wide-ranging topics as social institutions, spatial issues, the Viking Age economy, warfare, beliefs, language, voyages, and links with medieval and Christian Europe. Editor(s): Brink, Stefan; Price, Neil. Num Pages: 744 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3H; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415692625
ISBN
9780415692625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.54

Hardcover. Reunification, Berger (University of Wales, Cardiff) observes, has brought in its wake efforts on the extreme Right to re-establish a nationalist historiography. Even among the liberal-conservative mainstream of German historiography, an urgent search for the "normality" of the nation-state has begu Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818638
ISBN
9781571818638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.97

Hardcover. This Companion provides an overview of European history during the "long" nineteenth century, from 1789 to 1914. Consists of 32 chapters written by leading international scholars. Balances coverage of political, diplomatic and international history with discussion of economic, social and cultural concerns. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 560 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113205
ISBN
9781405113205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.24

Hardcover. This work explores the cultural and social developments of the USA during the 1970s and offers a survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. Central to the text is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629733
ISBN
9780815629733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.91

Hardback. Beginning in 1947, when 'India and Pakistan were born to conflict', this title presents an account of what is potentially the world's most dangerous crisis. It distills sixty-three years of complex history, tracing the roots of the relationship between these two antagonists, and explaining the various attempts to resolve their disputes. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266773
ISBN
9780520266773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. Beginning in 1947, when 'India and Pakistan were born to conflict,' this title provides a primer on what is potentially the world's one of the dangerous crisis. It distills sixty-three years of complex history, tracing the roots of the relationship between these two antagonists, and explaining the various attempts to resolve their disputes. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271401
ISBN
9780520271401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

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