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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. This volume offers a biography of Samuel Adams, the man Thomas Jefferson once described as the helmsman of the American Revolution. Series: American Profiles. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521155
ISBN
9780742521155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

hardcover. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000993
ISBN
9781473632950
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473632981
ISBN
9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

paperback. .
Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140114485
ISBN
9780140114485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Series: Selected Papers of John Jay. Num Pages: 896 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 206 x 56. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936369
ISBN
9780813936369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.05

Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928043
ISBN
9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Hardcover. John James is an Australian architect and medieval historian. Since 1969, he has been searching for the origins of the Gothic style, beginning with a five-year study of Chartres cathedral. At that time there were no coherent techniques for analysing the detailed construction history of existing stone structures. This he created. Num Pages: 686 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; AM; HBLC1; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pindar Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597360
ISBN
9781904597360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.74

Paperback. Editor(s): James, John Stanley; Cannon, Michael; Flippen, Robert G.; McDonald, Willa. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 b/w photos, cartoons & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235985
ISBN
9781922235985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Hardback. Offers a portrait of home front Ohio, and how a young boy, his sister, and his mother waited out their war, scanning newspapers and magazines for news of Dad and devouring letters full of humor and expressions of love for and pride in his family and dreams of a good life after the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229796
ISBN
9780823229796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. Presents the story of Joshua Chamberlain and his volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine. This work shows how Chamberlain and his men fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville on their way to the pivotal battle of Gettysburg. It includes maps, photographs, and drawings. Num Pages: 338 pages, 17 b/w photos & 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811735247
ISBN
9780811735247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.49

Gebharts candid account of life and death as a Marine in Vietnam is a gripping, no-holds-barred memoir of his "misadventures in-country." He spares no detail--and no one--in his effort to convey exactly what he and his comrades experienced during the war. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932033656
ISBN
9781932033656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 30.38

Hardcover. Chronicles doctrinal battles of early modern Catholicism. This book presents a study of the radical Augustinian philosophy developed by abbesses during decades of persecution by Louis XIV and his ecclesiastical allies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022969
ISBN
9780268022969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. The variety of ways in which Jews in Israel responded to and appropriated Greek culture is the subject of this volume. The contributors provide corroborating evidence of the influence of Greek culture in Judea and Galilee, from before the Maccabean revolt on into the rabbinic period. Editor(s): Collins, John J.; Sterling, Gregory E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRJ; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030520
ISBN
9780268030520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. This book is the story of the lives and work of the prominent intellectuals who taught or studied at Lianda University under extraordinary wartime conditions. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729291
ISBN
9780804729291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.74

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010278
ISBN
9781847010278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardcover. By 1216 the foundations of the English common law had been laid. This book assesses the development of law and society during the preceding three centuries, including the Norman Conquest of 1066. It analyses the great legacy of the Anglo-Saxon realm, the impact of Norman custom, and the energetic contribution of the twelfth-century kings. Series: The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBLC1; LAFC; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198260301
ISBN
9780198260301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 424.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 5HC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960281
ISBN
9780750960281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138189348
ISBN
9781138189348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 44 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452895
ISBN
9780801452895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Hardcover. Without trial and without due process, the United States government locked up nearly all of those citizens and longtime residents who were of Japanese descent during World War II. This title presents an account of the inmates' experiences and an examination of American imperialism and racist hysteria. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354767
ISBN
9780226354767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354705
ISBN
9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war crimes, occupations, film, and gender. Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 724 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
724
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119968702
ISBN
9781119968702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.53

paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070693
ISBN
9780252070693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321644
ISBN
9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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