History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451805
- ISBN
- 9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.68
€ 72.68
Hardcover. Rather than a stark, unbroken line dividing East and West in Cold War Europe, the Iron Curtain was instead made up of distinct landscapes. This book traces a genealogy of one such landscape - the woods between Czechoslovakia and West Germany - to debunk our misconceptions about the iconic partition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226154190
- ISBN
- 9780226154190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.67
€ 63.67
Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033399
- ISBN
- 9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Hardback. China's sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw an unprecedented explosion in the production of woodblock-printed books. This volume considers what a wide range of late Ming books reveal about their readers' ideas of a pleasurable private life, as well as their orientations toward early modernity and toward traditional Chinese sources of authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, 5 halftones, 64 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066809
- ISBN
- 9780674066809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.83
€ 45.99
€ 37.83
Paperback. Translator(s): Bauer, Ralph. Num Pages: 164 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3H; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870818219
- ISBN
- 9780870818219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.27
€ 31.27
Paperback. Remembrance of a once-thriving Jewish culture in Slovakia Num Pages: 128 pages, 39 color illus., 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253223777
- ISBN
- 9780253223777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.14
€ 26.99
€ 25.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018989
- ISBN
- 9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.28€ 49.32
€ 53.28
€ 49.32
Paperback. This work accesses the period during which Ukraine rose to become an important part of the European geo-strategic posture. The collection treats Ukraine's relations with the US and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastapol; NATO enlargement; and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458850
- ISBN
- 9780916458850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.32
€ 14.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Series: Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBLW; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NUS Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814722117
- ISBN
- 9789814722117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465062980
- ISBN
- 9780465062980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.77
€ 20.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. The author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind looks at covert operations and assassination plots in the medieval period, matching anything to be found in our own era. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834526
- ISBN
- 9781843834526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249882
- ISBN
- 9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205473
- ISBN
- 9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.79
€ 26.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVM; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845230371
- ISBN
- 9781845230371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition. Wraps.
- SKU
- V9780520204195
- ISBN
- 9780520204195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74
Paperback. The first book-length study of the Stamp Act in decades, this timely collection draws together essays from a broad range of disciplines to provide a thoroughly original investigation of the influence of 1760s British tax legislation on colonial culture, and vice versa. While earlier scholarship has largely focused on the political origins and legac Editor(s): Hutchins, Zachary McLeod. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688825
- ISBN
- 9781611688825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Searches for a more realistic picture of women's lives in ancient Egypt. As well as reconsidering the evidence from tomb and temple, the author draws on material from his excavations at the workers' cemetery at Giza, which sheds light on the womenfolk of the workmen who built and maintained the pyramids. It also includes illustrations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 141 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 301 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774162022
- ISBN
- 9789774162022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.78
€ 39.78
Flexibound. The most up-to-date account of the boy king's life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the world-renowned Egyptologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Zahi Hawass, who lead the first DNA analysis of royal mummies in 2010. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HBLH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166372
- ISBN
- 9789774166372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 47.21
€ 51.99
€ 47.21
Paperback. This volume, written in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the second millennium BC - of preserving it. Num Pages: 64 pages, 47 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774244926
- ISBN
- 9789774244926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.57
€ 18.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197209
- ISBN
- 9781845197209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.55
€ 50.55