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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. In the 1960s Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood was labeled America's largest ghetto. But its brownstones housed a coterie of black professionals intent on bringing order and hope to the community. In telling their story Michael Woodsworth reinterprets the War on Poverty by revealing its roots in local activism and policy experiments. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBEY; HBLW; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545069
ISBN
9780674545069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713139
ISBN
9780811713139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Great s amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous scale of his achievements. Num Pages: 272 pages, col pls, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAG; HBJF1; HBLA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563521938
ISBN
9780563521938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.85

Paperback. Follows in the footsteps of some of the greatest of the Spanish adventurers travelling from the forests of Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, the deserts of North Mexico, the snowpeaks of the Andes and the heights of Machu Picchu. This work explores the turbulent and terrifying events surrounding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846079726
ISBN
9781846079726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Asks questions such as: what is civilization? Did it mean the same to the Chinese, the Indians and the Greeks? What can the values of the ancient cultures teach us today? And, do the ideals of the West - a latecomer to civilization - really have universal validity? This title explores these ancient cultures, looking for their essential character. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Mass Market Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522669
ISBN
9780563522669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.81

Paperback. Offers an account of the developments in the search for Troy. In this title, his wide-ranging study of the complex archaeological, literary and historical records has been includes. It also details the rediscovery in Moscow of the so-called jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy begun in 1988. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Mass Market Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522652
ISBN
9780563522652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Reflecting recent historical, textual and archaelogical research, this revised and updated edition of Michael Wood's classic book overturns preconceptions of the Dark Ages as a shadowy and brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting and formative period in the history of Britain. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Reprinted Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522768
ISBN
9780563522768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In 1806, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 62. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522744
ISBN
9780563522744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Hardback. Cut These Words into My Stone provides an engaging introduction to this corner of classical literature that continues to speak eloquently in our time. Translator(s): Wolfe, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSC; HBLA1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408033
ISBN
9781421408033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.36

Paperback. Cut These Words into My Stone provides an engaging introduction to this corner of classical literature that continues to speak eloquently in our time. Translator(s): Wolfe, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSC; HBLA1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408040
ISBN
9781421408040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.96

Paperback. This book charts the progress of the United Kingdom towards a modern democracy and looks at the changing role of the state from 1830 to 1945. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLL; YQN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521599948
ISBN
9780521599948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.39

Paperback. Retaining all the well-loved features, this book is now matched to the new AQA specification and covers AS and A Level content together. With a strong focus on history skills, exam practice and specially selected sources and extracts, this book covers the period in depth, to help students understand key ideas, events and developments. Series Editor(s): Waller, Sally. Num Pages: 240 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 265 x 195. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354598
ISBN
9780198354598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.76

Hardcover. In the spring of 1933, German society was deeply divided - in the Reichstag elections on 5 March, only a small percentage voted for Hitler. Yet, once he seized power, his creation of a socially inclusive Volksgemeinschaft, promising equality, economic prosperity and the restoration of honor and pride after the humiliating ending of World War I. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548. Violence Against Jews in Provincial Germany, 1919-1939. 328 pages. In the spring of 1933, German society was deeply divided - in the Reichstag elections on 5 March, only a small percentage voted for Hitler. Yet, once he seized power, his creation of a socially inclusive Volksgemeinschaft, promising equality, economic prosperity and the restoration of honor and pride after the humiliating ending of World War I. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 21. Weight: 550. Translator(s): Heise, Bernard.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453228
ISBN
9780857453228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.80

Paperback. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612932
ISBN
9780748612932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of several thousand approaching militants. Ordered to "go find the glow"--the burning wreckage--hard-charging Capt. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811715737
ISBN
9780811715737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.39

paperback. The definitive guidebook for Civil War tourists, from the novice historian to the die-hard buff Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573374
ISBN
9781581573374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. Walzer defends the trial and execution of Louis XVI as necessary, since it not only tried to destroy mystique and divine right, but also required the deputies to fully explain their guiding philosophies and applied the rules of judicial process to establish equality before the law. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082594
ISBN
9780231082594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRAM2; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223637
ISBN
9780300223637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. For more than 300 years commercial fishermen working in the outer Thames estuary have recovered Roman pottery in their oyster dredgers and fishing nets from the seabed in the vicinity of Pudding Pan. This book assesses the recovered assemblage from Pudding Pan to determine the nature and location of the site. Num Pages: 202 pages, 80 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861592029
ISBN
9780861592029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.38

Paperback. A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical fiction and non-fiction alike. Num Pages: 400 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123769
ISBN
9780349123769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. "Vivid, Comprehensible .. cuts through decades of mythmaking." -Texas Monthly Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342277
ISBN
9780393342277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330632
ISBN
9780393330632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. A full and comprehensive assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192255
ISBN
9781405192255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Paperback. The Correspondence of Stephen Fuller, 1788-1795, offers a much-needed accounting of how slavery supporters in Britain managed to preserve the slave trade in Jamaica during the last two decades of the 18th century. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118932124
ISBN
9781118932124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.94

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