History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. This book is an unprecedented synthesis of the literature on state development that explains how and why the contours of the British state have changed over the last three centuries. Ranging in scope from the Glorious Revolution to New Labour, it provides a fluent and comprehensive introduction to the changing shape and role of the British state. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621920
- ISBN
- 9780745621920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416592815
- ISBN
- 9781416592815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.24
€ 16.99
€ 12.24
Hardback. Philip Freeman brings together for the first time the greatest works of early Christian Ireland, from the letters of Patrick himself to the life of Brigid, Ireland's first female saint, and the voyage of Brendan and his monks across the unknown ocean. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199372584
- ISBN
- 9780199372584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardcover. Banks failed, inequality grew, people were out of work, and slavery threatened to rend the nation in two. The Panic of 1837 drew forth reformers who, animated by self-reliance, became prophets of a new moral order that would make America great again. Philip Gura captures a Romantic moment that was soon overtaken by civil war and postwar pragmatism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659544
- ISBN
- 9780674659544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634586
- ISBN
- 9780691634586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.09
€ 267.09
Paperback. Originally published: Beacon Press, 1968. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605654
- ISBN
- 9780691605654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 67.89
€ 89.13
€ 67.89
Paperback. A biography of the last Ranee of Sarawak, born into the aristocracy as Sylvia Brett in 1885 and destined to become 'Queen of the Headhunters'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 85, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823811
- ISBN
- 9780753823811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007305391
- ISBN
- 9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the development of the ancient world. Num Pages: 744 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QS; 3D; HBLA; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271573
- ISBN
- 9781783271573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.39
€ 180.39
Hardback. Born amidst the Black Death, Saint Vincent Ferrer is deemed one of the most famous preachers of medieval Europe. A constant traveler, Ferrer traversed Europe, preaching of the apocalypse's imminence, converting Jews and Muslims to Christianity, and working for moral reform. This study reassesses Ferrer's motives, controversial methods, and impact. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCX7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540416
- ISBN
- 9781137540416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.45
€ 114.45
Paperback. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521890540
- ISBN
- 9780521890540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.38
€ 31.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741101
- ISBN
- 9780804741101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
hardcover. Based on newly available records of 628 civil dispute cases from the 1760's to the 1900's, this book challenges many conventional assumptions about the Qing legal system. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727402
- ISBN
- 9780804727402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Paperback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741118
- ISBN
- 9780804741118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardcover. The story of God is the story of a paradox. It is the drama of a transcendent, timeless being who, throughout history, has supposedly engaged with immanent and mortal creatures on a fallen and broken world of his own making. Num Pages: 16 pages of colour plates. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAB1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784537654
- ISBN
- 9781784537654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 29.39
€ 45.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. England's First Demonologist makes a notable contribution to a fascinating but unjustly neglected topic in the study of Early Modern England and European intellectual history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769639
- ISBN
- 9781780769639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600925
- ISBN
- 9780691600925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630724
- ISBN
- 9780691630724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 90.02
€ 118.84
€ 90.02
Paperback. The Battle of Britain. Pearl Harbour. Stalingrad. D-Day. These defining events of the Second World War exemplify both the immense heroism and the grievous costs of global conflict. This book analyzes the twelve unique turning points that determined the character and the ultimate outcome of the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations + 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187700
- ISBN
- 9780300187700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780375712142
- ISBN
- 9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.83
€ 32.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. First full-length study of Pope Gregory X in relation to Crusade, demonstrating his significant impact. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839163
- ISBN
- 9781843839163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. Whilst flipping through issues of "The Girl's Own Paper" from the 1890s, it dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalizing glimpses of a mystery story unfolding in the seemingly-unrelated illustrations. With these original illustrations and new text, he has created this new story. Num Pages: 128 pages, 64 b&w illustrations ( with pictures taken from The girl's own paper 1891-1892). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- 1st
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KLN0018784
- ISBN
- 9780571223572
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674821521
- ISBN
- 9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72