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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Hardback. In June of 1942 Japanese troops seized Kiska and neighboring Attu in the only occupation of North American territory since the War of 1812. Brendan Coyle spent fifty-one days on the island searching out the tunnels, the equipment, and the objects, all frozen in time. This book brings together the images Coyle amassed during his exploration. Num Pages: 200 pages, 250 colour plates, 77 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWK; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 80 x 20. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602232372
ISBN
9781602232372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.21

Hardcover. In explaining an improbable liaison and its consequences, A Mattress Maker's Daughter explores changing concepts of love and romance, new standards of public and private conduct, and emerging attitudes toward property and legitimacy just as the age of Renaissance humanism gives way to the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724662
ISBN
9780674724662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.92

paperback. The first sustained consideration of the roles played by Elizabeth and by the Irish in shaping relations between the realms. Editor(s): Kane, Brendan; McGowan-Doyle, Valerie. Num Pages: 357 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781316647974
ISBN
9781316647974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.74

paperback. Examines how the struggle between yeoman farmers and landed gentry shaped public life in the colony. It delineates the beliefs of rioters and upholders of order, both of whom wanted control over the land. It also describes how changes in provincial society led farmers to resort to violence as a means of settling property disputes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218596
ISBN
9780812218596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326880
ISBN
9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. "The Carter Peace Initiative, Croatia reclaims Western Slavonia, the fall of the Krajina Serbs." Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465951
ISBN
9780752465951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.03

Paperback. At the small Belgian village of Waterloo two large, hastily mobilized armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe. This book tells their story and recaptures the fear, chaos and chanciness of battle and uses various eye-witness reports. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979267
ISBN
9780141979267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Tells the story of Britain's scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained. Num Pages: 832 pages, Integrated b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289848
ISBN
9780140289848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.12

Paperback. Tells the story of a group of highly competitive and mutually suspicious dynasties, and also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements, such as Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Britain and the United States. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037172
ISBN
9780141037172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Presents the re-emerging sense of community within the German-speaking Jewish population of Germany and Austria in the two decades after World War I. This book shows that while Jews may have experienced a deepening sense of impending crisis and economic decline, a renewal of Jewish communal life took place as new groupings sprang up. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael; Penslar, Derek J. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212245
ISBN
9780253212245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 478 pages, 98. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629226
ISBN
9781442629226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.83

Hardback. This first comprehensive biography of Thomas Goode Jones records the life of a man whose political career reflects the fascinating and unsettled history of Alabama and the Deep South at the turn of the twentieth century. In tracing Jones's career, Brent J. Aucoin offers vivid accounts of the great events and trends of this pivotal period. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black & white figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817319137
ISBN
9780817319137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages, 17 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295858
ISBN
9780803295858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HPQ; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216783
ISBN
9780300216783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBLL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938776
ISBN
9780813938776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Hardback. Part of a series on the papers of the governors of Kentucky, this volume deals with Brereton Jones (54th incumbent), who claimed that "This administration is committed to having the most positive, progressive, exciting four years in our state's history." The papers are organized thematically. Series: Public Papers of the Governors of Kentucky. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121963
ISBN
9780813121963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.54

Hardback. This book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806541
ISBN
9780774806541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Explores the compelling belief that Christendom would spread to every corner of the earth before the end of time. This book offers an important window onto Western religious views in the past that continue to haunt modern times. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036291
ISBN
9780674036291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion, 1590-1800. 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight: 486.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248342
ISBN
9780520248342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

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