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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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