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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654611
ISBN
9780748654611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.99

Paperback. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. 224 pages, illustrations. Gives an appraisal of the quality, diversity and impact of photography in Victorian Scotland. This book shows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the time. It highlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654604
ISBN
9780748654604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Drawing on declassified documents, this book reveals missions as remarkable as a plot to assassinate Mussolini and plans to arm the Mafia, and brings home the risks that secret agencies run when trying to undermine well-entrenched regimes. It features a tale of desperate daring, tragic sacrifice and long-held wartime secrets. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571299195
ISBN
9780571299195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. Num Pages: 400 pages, approx 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091918514
ISBN
9780091918514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. 6 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Drawing on thousands of hours of eyewitness testimony recorded by the Imperial War Museum, this book tells the story of this turning point in World War 2. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091930691
ISBN
9780091930691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107470385
ISBN
9781107470385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Hardback. Roderick Cavaliero provides a fascinating overview of Germany's cultural zenith and its artistic exports. Comprehensive and highly-readable, 'Genius, Power and Magic' surveys the legacy of this golden age, including the literature of Goethe and Grimm, the music of Wagner, Schumann and Mendelssohn and the philosophy of Schiller and Kant. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764009
ISBN
9781780764009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.35

Hardback. The division of the Caribbean islands between the major European powers resulted in the growth of a number of regional presses, providing the colonists with the reading matter they would have expected from their countries of origin. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132356
ISBN
9780907132356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.72

Paperback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744003
ISBN
9780804744003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 52.60

Paperback. As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028462
ISBN
9780842028462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735100
ISBN
9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.06

Paperback. Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other. Num Pages: 752 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027480
ISBN
9780674027480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. Tells the story of how British and American Intelligence thwarted a wartime plan for a daring mass break-out of German prisoners-of-war from the PoW camp at Devizes in Wiltshire, led by a hard core of SS troops. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453767
ISBN
9780752453767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. An authoritative account of Greek military and political power, architecture, sculpture and art, drama and philosophy, and their lasting influence on Western culture. Tells the myths and legends of the Olympian gods, including Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon, Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite, Eros, Hephaestus and Dionysus. Num Pages: Over 1000 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 216. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated, Comprehensive
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754833574
ISBN
9780754833574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.88

Paperback. As we approach the centenary of Sir Arthur Evans' rediscovery of the Minoans, the author questions whether the work of subsequent archaeologists in Crete support the defined cultural traits that make the Minoan personality. This book examines recent research and offers a new vision of Minoan Crete. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415088336
ISBN
9780415088336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

Paperback. Ordinary working people, convinced their life could be better than it was, demanded a share in Mexico's progress and also to be respected for their contribution to that progress. This study demonstrates how the workers resisted the radical ideology of foreign revolutionary dogmas and based their demands on indigenous sociopolitical traditions. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809922
ISBN
9780875809922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real "Dad's Army". Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919802
ISBN
9780670919802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. This is a comparative study of the role of English and French towns in feudal society in the middle ages. Series Editor(s): Roper, Lyndal. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521484565
ISBN
9780521484565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Hardcover. The welfare state arouses controversy whether attention is focused on its recent past or future development. Experts in welfare history draw together research in essays in this work, combining broad policy surveys and detailed case studies. Editor(s): Fawcett, Helen; Lowe, Rodney. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333675137
ISBN
9780333675137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 269.89

Hardback. A fresh look at William of Malmesbury which not only demonstrates his real greatness as a historian and his European vision, but also the breadth of his learning across a number of other disciplines. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271368
ISBN
9781783271368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610171397
ISBN
9781610171397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Centering on race and empire, this book revolutionizes the history of management. From slave management to U.S. managers functioning as transnational experts on managing diversity, it shows how "modern management" was made at the margins. Even in "scientific" management, playing races against each other remained a hallmark of managerial strategy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199376483
ISBN
9780199376483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

Paperback. The pilots of the US Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group - also known as Zemke's Wolfpack - took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. This title provides the story of this World War II's successful fighter outfit. Num Pages: 288 pages, 85 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811736114
ISBN
9780811736114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.73

Hardcover. Series: New perspectives on the South. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118369
ISBN
9780813118369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.24

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