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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Remembered today for his 'Brief Lives', John Aubrey (1626-97) was one of the foremost scholars and antiquaries in the great decades of the British scientific revolution. This richly illustrated book is the first accessible guide to Aubrey's many diverse achievements as a biographer, antiquary, mathematician, and all-round virtuoso. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243198
ISBN
9781851243198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373684
ISBN
9780195373684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.54

Paperback. This history of modernism is filled with portraits of genius and intellectual breakthroughs that evoke the "fin-de-siecle" atmosphere of Paris, Vienna, St Louis and St Petersburg. This book offers readers a look at the unfolding of an age. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226224817
ISBN
9780226224817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604560596
ISBN
9781604560596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.92
€ 70.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199736348
ISBN
9780199736348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 179.27

Paperback. Helps the reader comprehend Iraq, its diversities and contradictions, namely Arab and Kurd, Shia and Sunni, traditionalist and modern, secular and religious, pragmatic and radical. This book culminates in an indictment of the US for failing to learn the lessons of history in Iraq. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111236
ISBN
9781845111236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922871
ISBN
9780199922871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127147
ISBN
9780143127147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

paperback. In the middle of the 6th century, the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that carries bubonic plague, collided with the world's mightiest empire. With the death of 25 million people, the Roman Empire, under her last great emperor, Justinian, was decimated. This book tells the story of that collision. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781844137442
ISBN
9781844137442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. The official biography of the Queen Mother, published to great hardback acclaim, beautifully repackaged for mass-market paperback Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Vintage Books / Random House
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330434300
ISBN
9780330434300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138786530
ISBN
9781138786530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.60

Paperback. From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general's book of World War II Series: Pan Military Classics. Num Pages: 594 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 544.
Edition
Reprints
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
594
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330509978
ISBN
9780330509978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
REPRINT
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181812
ISBN
9781859181812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653570
ISBN
9780691653570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775593
ISBN
9780226775593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118475
ISBN
9780691118475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Presents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016245
ISBN
9780691016245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

Discusses about the Korean War. This work examines the fighting that occurred during the late winter and early spring of the war's first year. It provides battle narratives based on eyewitness accounts recorded by Army historians within days of the operations. Editor(s): Bowers, William T. Series: AN AUSA Title, Battles and Campaigns Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 photos, 34 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125640
ISBN
9780813125640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

Paperback. The Great Qing was the second major Chinese empire ruled by foreigners. This book challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep pace with the modern West. It presents the history of China's last empire that is useful for understanding the challenges facing China today. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066243
ISBN
9780674066243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748186
ISBN
9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328549
ISBN
9781848328549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033818
ISBN
9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.67
€ 48.51

paperback. The angry emotions, and the problems they presented, were an ancient Greek preoccupation from Homer to late antiquity. The control or elimination of rage was an obsessive concern. From the Greek world it passed to the Romans. This work explains the rise and persistence of this concern. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013865
ISBN
9780674013865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43
€ 58.19

Paperback. In the spring of 1861, Virginians confronted destiny. Pivotal decisions awaited about secession, the consequences of which would unfold for a hundred years and more. But few Virginians wanted to decide at all. Instead, they talked, almost interminably. This title offers a collection of speeches by men for whom everything was at risk. Editor(s): Freehling, William W.; Simpson, Craig M. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929644
ISBN
9780813929644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

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