History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination. Num Pages: 366 pages, 24 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; WSBX; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047990
- ISBN
- 9780674047990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.88
€ 47.99
€ 39.88
Paperback. Peter Wilson provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the Holy Roman Empire and its profound impact during its last three centuries of existence. Drawing on a wealth of research, the expanded new edition has been fully revised and updated throughout and now features a new chapter on 'Nation and Identity'. Series: Studies in European History. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDH; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239784
- ISBN
- 9780230239784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.81
€ 39.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 61. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047478
- ISBN
- 9780141047478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. This Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe. Editor(s): Wilson, Peter H. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118730027
- ISBN
- 9781118730027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Hardback. The admired American painter Winslow Homer rose to national attention during the Civil War. But one of his most important early images remained unknown for a century. "Near Andersonville" (1865-66) is the earliest and least known of these impressive images. This title reveals the long-hidden story of this remarkable Civil War painting. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 color illustrations, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053205
- ISBN
- 9780674053205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.24
€ 26.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. This work presents a thorough historicist account of the development of subjectivity in the medieval period, as traced in medieval literature and historical documentation. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747448
- ISBN
- 9780804747448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.64
€ 42.99
€ 41.64
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606798
- ISBN
- 9780691606798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.37
€ 52.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003092
- ISBN
- 9781612003092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.63
€ 25.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001678
- ISBN
- 9781612001678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.15
€ 40.99
€ 35.15
Paperback. The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history. In this magnum opus, the author examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines scholarship with vivid and unfamiliar eyewitness accounts, from kings and generals, and ordinary soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682476
- ISBN
- 9781846682476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. The story of the huge mobile battles of 1918, which finally ended the Great War. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826898
- ISBN
- 9780753826898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. An account of an epic tragedy, the battle of Gallipoli. It explains that from the initial landings - which ended with so much blood in the sea it could be seen from aircraft overhead - to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of attrition that followed, it was a lunacy that was never going to succeed. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846681615
- ISBN
- 9781846681615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. How the age of the great WWI aces came to an end in the skies over the Western Front Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753824078
- ISBN
- 9780753824078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. The 16th Durham Light Infantry were supposed to be just an 'ordinary' battalion. But their experiences as they fought their way up through Italy show that there is no such thing as 'ordinary'. This is their story. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844018
- ISBN
- 9781848844018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.94
€ 25.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. The Irish revolution of 1920-1921 ended in a military and political stalemate, resolved only through the mutual compromise incorporated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty. This report offers a detailed and personal account of intelligence from the inside. Series: Irish narratives. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859182017
- ISBN
- 9781859182017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 592 pages, b/w plates (pages) 16. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330491365
- ISBN
- 9780330491365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. This volume draws on literary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the Goths' dramatic history, and to explore the meaning of Gothic identity at different moments and in different contexts. It is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209324
- ISBN
- 9780631209324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.87
€ 48.99
€ 46.87
Hardback. The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165361
- ISBN
- 9780631165361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
paperback. In this groundbreaking book, a leading authority on the late Roman Empire proposes that centuries of imperialism turned the neighbors Rome called barbarians into an enemy capable of dismantling the Empire that had dominated their lives for so long. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Ownership details in pencil on title page, v. light underscoring in pencil, text not affected, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031652
- ISBN
- 9780195325416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock", rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. This book captures Britain in a decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 pp b/w/ inset. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141004099
- ISBN
- 9780141004099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 16.68
€ 26.99
€ 16.68
paperback. What were the secret plans for Britain if World War Three had erupted and 'breakdown' had occurred? When would the Queen have been informed and where would she have gone? How does the contingency planning for a national emergency work today? This book gives the detailed answers to these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141044699
- ISBN
- 9780141044699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. Explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. Num Pages: 720 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140283938
- ISBN
- 9780140283938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.36
€ 21.99
€ 17.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062433862
- ISBN
- 9780062433862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.68
€ 29.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare and authentic portrait - both intimate and epic - of twenty-first century China as it opens its doors to the world Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719564413
- ISBN
- 9780719564413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24