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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. An examination of the political thought of John Adams. The author seeks to reconstruct the contours and influences of Adams's mental universe, the ideas he challenged, the problems he considered central to constitution-making, and the methods of his reasoning. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611812
- ISBN
- 9780700611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969422
- ISBN
- 9781403969422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970549
- ISBN
- 9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.47
€ 30.47
Paperback. An annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 CE) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by R A B Mynors. Each panegyric has a thorough introduction, and detailed commentary on historical events, style, figures of speech, and rhetorical strategies accompanies the translations. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 750 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286252
- ISBN
- 9780520286252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.78
€ 49.99
€ 35.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinkle, George Henry; Hinkle, Bliss McGlashan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804703673
- ISBN
- 9780804703673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
paperback. Series: The Medieval World. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781138854048
- ISBN
- 9781138854048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 5.12
€ 24.99
€ 5.12
Hardback. Discusses the nature of maritime trade with Athens and official and unofficial interest in it. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521268486
- ISBN
- 9780521268486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 93.41
€ 105.84
€ 93.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181913
- ISBN
- 9780300181913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.01
€ 43.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300206050
- ISBN
- 9780300206050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. It presents the raw and vivid testimonies and recollections from combat veterans, family members, conscientious objectors, Bush administration officials, Iraqi leaders, and many others, forming a gripping and moving portrait of the war. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTD; HBWS5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601550
- ISBN
- 9780230601550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.07€ 59.56
€ 94.07
€ 59.56
hardcover. Provides a challenge to the China-centred narrative of the Qing conquest through comparative frontier history and a pioneering use of indigenous sources. This title focuses on the Tai domains of China's Yunnan frontier, part of the politically fluid borderlands, where local, indigenous leaders were crucial actors in an arena of imperial rivalry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021716
- ISBN
- 9780674021716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.09€ 72.48
€ 81.09
€ 72.48
Paperback. Yet the very permeability of the frontiers, Whittaker contends, permitted a transformation of Roman society, breathing new life into the empire rather than causing its complete extinction. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 341 pages, 55, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857850
- ISBN
- 9780801857850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.76
€ 40.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. This text illustrates how the German Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends/tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society over the long term. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202530
- ISBN
- 9780631202530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Paperback. Contesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross-national, interdisciplinary perspective. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113267
- ISBN
- 9781405113267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.96
€ 38.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. An engaging narrative history of the origins of formal education in the West. Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History, awarded by the American Philosophical Society. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217452
- ISBN
- 9780812217452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.52
€ 42.52
Paperback. Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic BookArgues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812213072
- ISBN
- 9780812213072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780801490620
- ISBN
- 9780801490620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.74
€ 22.74
paperback. This title paints a portrait of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror. The author vividly describes Henry's life and reign in a time of fundamental change in the Anglo-Norman world. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 588 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098297
- ISBN
- 9780300098297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. A completely new, revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintagel, the great hill-fort of Cadbury in south Somerset, the ruined abbey at Glastonbury and Castle Dore in south Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps, plans, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896764
- ISBN
- 9780859896764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. This is a study of the reasons for two long periods of peace between the European great powers, 1815-54 and 1871-1914, and the reasons for their breakdown. Special attention is paid to the limitations of the Concert of Europe and Balance of Power in making for peace. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333620014
- ISBN
- 9780333620014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.72
€ 48.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two. During the war, Jim Sheddan rose from the rank of sergeant pilot to squadron leader with 486 Squadron, a considerable achievement. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502959
- ISBN
- 9781906502959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.11
€ 17.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Boxer, C. R. Num Pages: 528 pages, 6 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QS; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638901
- ISBN
- 9780816638901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Hardcover. Civil War provides a vigorous, direct, clear, third-personal, impassioned account of Caesar's campaigns during the civil war of 49--48 BC, drawn from his three books of commentarii. Editor(s): Damon, Cynthia. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 118 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997035
- ISBN
- 9780674997035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.37
€ 33.99
€ 30.37
Hardcover. A major new interpretation recasts U.S. history between revolution and civil war, exposing a dramatic reversal in sympathy toward Latin American revolutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407351
- ISBN
- 9780871407351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.18
€ 30.99
€ 28.18