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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. This is a study of the political movement in the Manchester-Salford conurbation, considered Chartism's most important provincial centre. The book explores the aspects of the Chartist experience in the "shock city" of the industrial revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; JPR; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620526
ISBN
9780333620526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX; HRLK; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227130
ISBN
9780300227130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. A revealing study of Lebanese sectarianism drawn from extensive fieldwork Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745334134
ISBN
9780745334134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with shelf wear. Some sunning to spine and minor tearing and edgewear to DJ. All illustrations present. In very good condition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000025
ISBN
9780094757509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This title deals with the two artists, who at the height of their powers, answer their needs to document human struggle. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This title deals with the two artists, who at the height of their powers, answer their needs to document human struggle. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186337
ISBN
9780141186337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922. Series: Military History of the Irish Civil War Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356961
ISBN
9781856356961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A collection of previously unpublished essays from David Cannadine on the making of history in the twentieth century, with a focus on Britain and its former empire. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349304707
ISBN
9781349304707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AFC; AFT; BGH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472945211
ISBN
9781472945211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.27

Hardback. This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while setting him firmly against the backdrop of the French Revolution of 1789. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190262716
ISBN
9780190262716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

paperback. Major reappraisal of Nelson's importance, context and legacy. Editor(s): Cannadine, Mr David. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2005
SKU
V9781349519453
ISBN
9781349519453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.46

Paperback. Gives a sense of the heady days as Leadville became a major mining center. This title describes the challenges of life for women in the Pacific Northwest. It offers a glimpse of the operations of the mission system while illuminating the perils of living with the acquisitive Americans. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Armitage, Susan H.; Dichamp, Christiane Fischer. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282483
ISBN
9780803282483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.76

Hardcover. Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230209862
ISBN
9780230209862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This volume examines the events of the Sinai Campaign of 1955-56. The Suez Crisis and the Sinai Campaign, were the final stage in a process rather than an autonomous episode. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898723479
ISBN
9781898723479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.53

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801451393
ISBN
9780801451393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Hardback. A history of the Ottoman participation in colonial expansion in Africa in the last 20 years of the 19th century, this book turns the spotlight onto the Ottoman Empire's experiment in "new imperialism." Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDT; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795142
ISBN
9780804795142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. A history of the Ottoman participation in colonial expansion in Africa in the last 20 years of the 19th century, this book turns the spotlight onto the Ottoman Empire's experiment in "new imperialism." Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799270
ISBN
9780804799270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. The Six Day War was the climax in the deterioration of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This study deals with such issues as: the relevance of the Filastin problem as key to understanding the descent to war; the pivotal Syrian water struggle as a key motivating factor; and, the Hashemite regime's response to Palestinians' heightened national awakening. Num Pages: 345 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191887
ISBN
9781845191887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, A.M. Sheridan. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks for the Study of Russian and Soviet History & Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030521
ISBN
9780472030521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. This is the first examination of the Israeli and Egyptian peace process between 1967-1973, which highlights the rise and fall of Soviet influence after the Six Day War and explores how the increasing importance of America's political leadership affected the region. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350872
ISBN
9781349350872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. The first anthology of modern Middle Eastern Jewish thought Editor(s): Behar, Moshe; Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
EUROSPAN
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584658856
ISBN
9781584658856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253011619
ISBN
9780253011619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardback. Explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; GTB; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011602
ISBN
9780253011602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.81

Hardback. This volume on the United States-Mexican War encompasses the decade of the 1840s, focusing on the war years of 1846-1848. It contains entries on topics such as the war's personalities, and battles and campaign trails. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 b&w photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833340
ISBN
9780810833340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.78

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 11. Weight in Grams: 444. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 11. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521707091
ISBN
9780521707091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.33

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