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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. In this study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex events of the anxious months from December 1849, when the Senate debates began, until September 1850, when Congress passed the measures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191362
- ISBN
- 9780813191362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. This volume asserts that the three Kentucky Presidents - Lincoln, Taylor, and Davis - were shaped both personally and politically by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between North and South, the East and the Western frontier. Num Pages: 96 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190532
- ISBN
- 9780813190532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Hardcover. Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages of illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239782
- ISBN
- 9780393239782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.86
€ 29.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453571
- ISBN
- 9780801453571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.33
€ 60.33
Paperback. An analysis of the nature and trajectory of Jamaica's foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. It argues that the relative autonomy of Jamaica declined due to the evolution of an international regime, which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766400583
- ISBN
- 9789766400583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37
Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887409127
- ISBN
- 9780887409127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 32.57
€ 49.99
€ 32.57
Gulliver Unbound: America's Imperial Temptation and the War in Iraq
Hoffmann, Stanley, Bozo, Frederic
Hardcover. Reflects the place of the US in a world it has defined by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This analysis considers the events and actions that have led America down the path of imperialism. Tracing the significance of September 11 in the course of American history, it explains the consequences for international order. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536005
- ISBN
- 9780742536005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Hardcover. For the newly United States under the Constitution, the central question during the 1790s was whether the centre would hold. The essays in this volume explore some of the potentially divisive realities that characterised the Federalist Era. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: United States Capitol Historical Society S. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916248
- ISBN
- 9780813916248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: Perspectives on the American Revolution. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813909264
- ISBN
- 9780813909264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
hardcover. A cultural and social history of Egypt from 1870 to 1930 that examines the way in which men and women began reading, writing, and perceiving the Arabic language in ever more public ways. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804797115
- ISBN
- 9780804797115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.61
€ 86.61
hardcover. The first comprehensive history of a major Muslim rebellion and the rise and fall of an independent Islamic state within China during the second half of the nineteenth century-in Xinjiang, where potentially separatist Islamic movements still worry the Chinese state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748841
- ISBN
- 9780804748841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Hardback. By studying the chemists at the Swedish Bureau of Mines and their networks, and integrating their practices into the wider European context, the author illustrates how they and their successors played a significant role in the development of our modern notion of matter and made a significant contribution to the modern European view of reality. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194998
- ISBN
- 9780226194998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.31
€ 46.99
€ 36.31
Paperback. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 265 pages, bibliography. The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East, between Christian and Muslim. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBS; DN; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR2. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight: 420. Translator(s): Hitti, Phillip K.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121255
- ISBN
- 9780231121255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
Hardback. Late medieval Japan witnessed a growth in the power of the commoner, as seen in the spread of corporate villages (so) marked by collective ownership and administration and other self-governing features. This study of a community of so villages from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries reconstructs the life of these villages. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719414
- ISBN
- 9780804719414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.09
€ 82.09
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643304
- ISBN
- 9780691643304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.46
€ 186.46
Paperback. Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa Peregrine was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War 2. Focusing on the exploits of the Ki-43, this book charts the experiences of the pilots and discusses the early stages of the war in South-East Asia, China, Burma and New Guinea. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034084
- ISBN
- 9781846034084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
hardcover. An innovative look at Japan's wartime discourse of science and nationalism and how it shaped postwar Japan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759618
- ISBN
- 9780804759618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Kuromiya convincingly elucidates the mechanism of the Soviet secret police and explores the minds of non-conformist believers -precursors to the revival of dissidence after Stalin's death in 1953. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644618
- ISBN
- 9781442644618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.15
€ 69.15
Paperback. Stalin was once described - by Hitler - as "half beast, half giant". How did a man once regarded by his rivals as intellectually inferior come to achieve near-divine status as dictator of the largest country in the world? This biography argues that the key to understanding the enigma of Stalin lies in his unadulterated political ambition. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784796
- ISBN
- 9780582784796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
paperback. Great Deeds in Ireland is the first full translation of the controversial Latin history of Ireland by the famous Dublin intellectual, Richard Stanihurst. Written after he fled Elizabethan London for the Netherlands, De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis was published in 1584 by Christopher Plantin,the greatest printer of the age. Editor(s): Morgan, Hiram; John, Barry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782050872
- ISBN
- 9781782050872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Paperback. First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Editor(s): Thomson, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125854
- ISBN
- 9781842125854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Hiraku Shimoda places the origin of modern Japanese regionalism in the tense relationship between region and nation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This study shows that "region," often seen as a hard, natural place that impedes national unity, is in fact a supple spatial category that can be made to reinforce nationalist sensibilities. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 180 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492011
- ISBN
- 9780674492011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.21
€ 45.99
€ 38.21
Paperback. Translator(s): Durand, John. Num Pages: 1600 pages, port. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 135. Weight in Grams: 2966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Slp
- Number of pages
- 1600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971271
- ISBN
- 9780865971271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.62
€ 40.99
€ 32.62
Hardcover. This volume, the tenth of Hippocrates' invaluable texts on the practice of medicine in antiquity, provides essential information about human reproduction and reproductive disorders and expounds a general theory of physiology and pathology, in five Greek treatises presented with facing English translation. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; MBX; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 115 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996830
- ISBN
- 9780674996830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76