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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. In "Climbing Parnassus," winner of the 2005 Paideia Prize, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. His persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes a bracing reminder of the genuine aims of a truly liberal education. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859507
ISBN
9781933859507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Richly rooted in archival sources, including local and central-level secret police reports, detailed cases of the local and provincial courts, government records, and newspaper reports, Face to the Village is a nuanced study of the everyday workings of the Russian village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521691
ISBN
9781487521691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.41

Hardcover. Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and those who went as aid men to the line companies. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137347688
ISBN
9781137347688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415508018
ISBN
9780415508018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.50

Paperback. The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. Trevor Bryce offers an exploration of the rich world of Babylonia, providing insight into the intricacies of this ancient civilization and its important social, historical, and cultural legacies. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 14 black & white images. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HBLA1. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726470
ISBN
9780198726470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415692618
ISBN
9780415692618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226286105
ISBN
9780226286105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTV; JPHC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971585
ISBN
9780865971585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.26

Hardcover. Challenges the view that that the Moriscos of Spain made little or no attempt to assimilate to the majority Christian culture around them, and that this led to their expulsion between 1609 and 1614. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 291 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662735
ISBN
9781855662735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Paperback. Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 109 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803553
ISBN
9780747803553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. Explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, 40 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812074
ISBN
9780747812074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460253
ISBN
9780752460253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. 1066 is perhaps the most important date in English history. The elite Normans themselves brought England much closer to Continental Europe, and brought in novel styles of military training. This title explores their lifestyle and the ways in which they interacted with the Anglo-Saxon English as they changed the face of the country forever. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808008
ISBN
9780747808008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. * First complete general history of the English Civil War from its outbreak in 1639 to the last battle in 1659. Num Pages: 912 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115641
ISBN
9780349115641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. * The first major single history of the Wars of the Roses for decades, written by renowned popular and military historian, Trevor Royle, out now in paperback Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117904
ISBN
9780349117904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. Trevor Royle does for Culloden what Juliet Barker did for Agincourt, bringing us the definitive account of the battle and its wider role in the creation of the British Empire. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408704011
ISBN
9781408704011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

paperback. Aimed at students of the archaeology of the Near East, this title presents the story of the momentous transformation of human society and culture in the Near East. It takes us to a time when densely populated villages employed mixed farming methods, and gives an account of the emergence of our human ancestors, and an understanding of their world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3B; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415221528
ISBN
9780415221528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated history of the First World War in some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the trenches; how they were built and what it was like to live and fight in them. There is a moving Foreword by Michael Morpugo. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846743177
ISBN
9781846743177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.28

Hardcover. This book unites research in philosophy and cognitive science with cultural history to re-examine memory in early modern religious practices. Offering an ecological approach to memory and culture, it argues that models derived from Extended Mind and Distributed Cognition can bridge the gap between individual and social models of memory. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBLH; HPM; HRAM3; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276888
ISBN
9780230276888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. Almost a quarter of a million lives were lost as King and Parliament battled for their religious and political ideals in the English Civil War. This title offers a narrative based on the first-hand accounts of those who witnessed these traumatic events. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192013
ISBN
9780718192013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Features renowned artist-historian Don Troiani's research and style. Illustrator(s): Troiani, Don. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 290 x 13. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811727150
ISBN
9780811727150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.15

Paperback. The occupation of Alcatraz Island by American Indians from November 20, 1969, through June 11, 1971, focused the attention of the world on Native Americans and helped develop pan-Indian activism. This work examines the takeover, and tells the story of those who organized the occupation and those who participated. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217799
ISBN
9780803217799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858619
ISBN
9781848858619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. This book is about the bond between two legendary journalists, Walter Winchell and Damon Runyon, during the unforgettable era of World War II and the years following. Winchell was a popular radio personality and Runyon was a popular Broadway personality, best known for having written the show "Guys and Dolls." Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761851301
ISBN
9780761851301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.92

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