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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780306806537
- ISBN
- 9780306806537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.58
€ 17.99
€ 12.58
paperback. This is the concluding volume of a three-volume, widely acclaimed biography of William Pitt the Younger, who was Prime Minister of England from 1783 to 1801 and from 1804 to his death in 1806. The present volume covers the years from 1797 to his death, a period filled with momentous events. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1088. Clean copy with some tearing to front cover. Tear has been repaired with tape. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Constable and Company Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0023900
- ISBN
- 9780094659902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921792
- ISBN
- 9780813921792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Hardcover. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921785
- ISBN
- 9780813921785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.56
€ 109.56
paperback. A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp-section of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300194166
- ISBN
- 9780300194166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.30
€ 29.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. The "Venona" secret US army project of the 1940's was a monumental achievement in this history of American code breaking and one of the America's most closely guarded secrets. This book exposes the greatest domestic counter-espionage operation that has ever been launched against the Soviet Union. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 504 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300084627
- ISBN
- 9780300084627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.86
€ 30.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. A reappraisal of American communism and anticommunism in the cold war era, focusing on episodes, personalities, and institutions, and based upon fresh evidence that overturns a great deal of received wisdom. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630900
- ISBN
- 9781566630900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.44
€ 34.44
Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 58, 37 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801836923
- ISBN
- 9780801836923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.50
€ 34.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625478
- ISBN
- 9780691625478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64€ 51.27
€ 65.64
€ 51.27
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651927
- ISBN
- 9780691651927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.02€ 134.46
€ 179.02
€ 134.46
Paperback. Honouring the Contract provides a novel perspective on the distinctive foundations of New Zealand's welfare state. It raises issues concerning modern-day concepts of citizenship as the welfare state comes under challenge. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW; HBLX; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864736345
- ISBN
- 9780864736345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025912
- ISBN
- 9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.07€ 46.56
€ 50.07
€ 46.56
Paperback. In 1727 John Campbell began a forty-year career as an old corps whig member of parliament. His correspondence, containing letters to his son and to his friend and political ally Henry Fox, is here published together as a single collection for the first time. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118710623
- ISBN
- 9781118710623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52
Hardcover. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781846316579
- ISBN
- 9781846316579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.44
€ 141.44
Hardback. In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 387 pages, 26 photos, 7 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342953
- ISBN
- 9780822342953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.04
€ 124.04
Paperback. In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 387 pages, 26 photos, 7 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343097
- ISBN
- 9780822343097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid-Baxter, Jamie. Series: Scottish History Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Scottish History Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906245286
- ISBN
- 9780906245286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.90
€ 52.99
€ 50.90
Paperback. The best single-volume reference book for classical battles. Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians and isIdeal for Wargamers Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps 18 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327900
- ISBN
- 9781848327900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.61
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of Coleman Street Ward by exploring their wider Atlantic history and revealing how republican radicals redefined themselves against the emergent economy of empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226157658
- ISBN
- 9780226157658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.13€ 43.27
€ 50.13
€ 43.27
Hardcover. An examination of Constantine the Great's legislation and government Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118298
- ISBN
- 9780472118298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.66
€ 90.66
Paperback. The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS explores the terrifying consequences of the rise of the Italian mafias. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444726411
- ISBN
- 9781444726411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Hardback. In the year that the Spitfire turns 80, passion for the RAF's best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high. This book reveals the history of the most iconic of British aircraft. It is suitable for aviation enthusiasts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 95 b/w, 90 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1528.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472815491
- ISBN
- 9781472815491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.52
€ 40.99
€ 26.52
Hardback. James K Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book asserts that Polk followed an existing pattern of nomination that dated back to the beginning of the republic, in which the chief executives looked to qualifications first and loyalty to the party second. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761834502
- ISBN
- 9780761834502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.43
€ 102.43
Paperback. Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power. 288 pages. Editor(s): Joseph, Frank. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLA; HBLC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Page Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632043
- ISBN
- 9781601632043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.45
€ 20.99
€ 20.45