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History: earliest times to present day

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

€ 24.81

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
€ 23.91

Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349148356
ISBN
9781349148356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

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

€ 34.99
€ 26.01

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

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

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

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

paperback. Al Qaida, Taliban, Pakistani Deobandis - all of these groups are based in Pakistan, which continues to serve as regional hub for Islamist movements and their terrorist offshoots. This book investigates and explains gestation of interlinked radical Islamist networks of Pakistan, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, out of which Al Qaida emerged. Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies. Num Pages: 92 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133654
ISBN
9780231133654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.63

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

€ 53.99
€ 49.04

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

€ 19.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBLX; HBWS4; HBWS5; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352584
ISBN
9780764352584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199226863
ISBN
9780199226863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676095
ISBN
9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Paperback. In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCF; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134024
ISBN
9780691134024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009674
ISBN
9780691009674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Wishing to ingratiate himself with Rome, Herod the Great built theaters, amphitheaters, and hippodromes to bring pagan entertainments of all sorts to Palestine. Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048317
ISBN
9780674048317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 56.94

hardcover. After World War I, Hungarian society became focused on revising the terms of the Peace Treaty of Trianon. This title examines the thinking behind the renegotiation of post-treaty boundaries. Editor(s): Szechenyi, Agnes. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336154
ISBN
9780880336154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. From 1975 to 1990, different factions in Lebanon's civil conflict flooded the streets with posters to mobilize their constituencies, undermine their enemies, and create public sympathy for their cause. This book tells the tumultuous story of the struggle for Lebanon through the poster wars which raged on its streets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b/w integrated illustrations; 65 colour illustrations in plates. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJP; AKLP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119515
ISBN
9781845119515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3B; 3D; GM; HBLA1; HDDC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310618
ISBN
9781477310618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Traces Albert Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. This book offers a nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144122
ISBN
9780691144122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562. Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 312 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148900
ISBN
9780231148900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Translator(s): Sym, T.P. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JHBT; JPFC; JPVR; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813326160
ISBN
9780813326160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166126
ISBN
9780231166126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166133
ISBN
9780231166133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774093
ISBN
9780804774093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

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