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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Weber, Loren J.; Constable, Giles; Rouse, Richard H. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBAH; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022341
ISBN
9780268022341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.37
€ 64.51

Hardback. Challenges the tired orthodoxy that the Church of England had a bad First World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270514
ISBN
9781783270514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.85

paperback. Using computer simulations of the ancient skies to crack the millennial code that the monuments transcribe, the authors set out a new theory concerning the Pyramid Texts and other archaic Egyptian scriptures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDA; HDDG; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099416364
ISBN
9780099416364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Disinformation Company
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938875007
ISBN
9781938875007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.35

paperback. A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth in Europe during High Middle Ages transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms. This book shows how Europe was itself a product of colonization, as much as it was later a colonizer, and what this did to shape the continent and the world. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140154092
ISBN
9780140154092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

paperback. This book explores how medieval people categorized the world, concentrating on the division between the natural and the supernatural. Series: The Wiles Lectures. Num Pages: 182 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521702553
ISBN
9780521702553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? This book tells the story of this putative miracle - why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAX; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126043
ISBN
9780691126043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Gerald of Wales, Giraldis Cambrensis, Gerald the Marcher - his many names reflect the multi-faceted career of one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages. This study of Gerald's attitudes and intellectual outlook discusses the delicate political path Gerald had to tread and portrays him as an example of the medieval world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440316
ISBN
9780752440316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. Drawing on extensive research among the records of the American Historical Association and a multitude of other sources, the author traces the slow fragmentation of the field from 1880 to the divisions of the 1940s manifest today in the diverse professions of academia, teaching, and public history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923932
ISBN
9780226923932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment, tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 468 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white halftones, 37 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442277885
ISBN
9781442277885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

hardcover. Craft Capitalism focuses on Hamilton, Ontario, and demonstrates how the preservation of traditional work arrangements, craft mobility networks, and other aspects of craft culture ensured that craftsworkers in that city enjoyed an essentially positive introduction to industrial capitalism. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; AFT; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091277
ISBN
9780802091277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Editor(s): Koehl, Robert B. Num Pages: 444 pages, 11 tables in text, 235 figs. in text. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2030.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534734
ISBN
9781931534734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.17

Hardback. For centuries, readers of Tao Qian have felt directly addressed by his poetic voice. This book revisits Tao's approach to his readers by attempting to situate it within the particular poetics of address that characterized the Six Dynasties classicist tradition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053212
ISBN
9780674053212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.42

Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014906
ISBN
9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349108305
ISBN
9781349108305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Paperback. An examination of France's presence in the South Pacific after the takeover of Tahiti. It places the South Pacific in the context of overall French expansion and current theories of colonialism and imperialism and evaluates the French impact on Oceania. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349090860
ISBN
9781349090860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 651.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403933706
ISBN
9781403933706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AM; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349516797
ISBN
9781349516797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

hardcover. Examines the ways in which emotions, and talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic and early Empire. This book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation, and revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways. Series: Classical Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195140781
ISBN
9780195140781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Paperback. To walk on remnants of the storied Appian Way, from Rome to Italy, is to walk in the footsteps of ghosts. In this book, the author is our guide to those ghosts - and the layers of history they represent. It takes us on a trek with him back in time, to the campaigns of Garibaldi, the revolt of Spartacus, and the glory days of Imperial Rome. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 136 pages, 24 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBLA1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142999
ISBN
9780226142999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. The Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today, the road is all but gone. This book deals with the author's adventures along this ancient highway. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 144 pages, 24 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBLA1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425719
ISBN
9780226425719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Tells what really happened in history rather than simply what obviously happened. Num Pages: 664 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 924. 664 pages, maps. Tells what really happened in history rather than simply what obviously happened. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight: 922.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520042063
ISBN
9780520042063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Provides a perspective on Kennedy's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922953
ISBN
9781847922953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.55

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