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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. An account of the five dramatic counterrevolutions that occurred in 1979, showing how the combined forces unleashed by Deng Xiaopeng, Margaret Thatcher, the Pope, the Iranian Ayatollah, and the Afghan mujahedin set the stage for the 21st century. It offers a new argument about the hinge on which the twentieth century turned. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465065677
ISBN
9780465065677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBBFV; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470373613
ISBN
9780470373613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DND; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752486352
ISBN
9780752486352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

paperback. One of the greatest soldiers of the war, Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles at Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and other battles. His letters are accounts of cunning, courage, and the burdens of command. Editor(s): Samito, Christian G. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823223244
ISBN
9780823223244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Suitable for anyone with even a passing interest in one of the 20th century's defining conflicts, this title offers an accounts of 135 men and women that span the entire history of the Vietnam conflict from its murky origins in the 1940s to the chaotic fall of Saigon in 1975. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091910129
ISBN
9780091910129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in battles at Fair Oaks, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Presented here, his war correspondence offers insight into a civilian learning the realities of war and the burdens of command. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223237
ISBN
9780823223237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

Paperback. As a Greek who lived in Asia Minor during the second century AD, Pausanias travelled all through Greece and wrote a description of its classical sites that includes information on archaeology, religion, history and art. This is a study of the work and personality of Pausanias. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 223 pages, 27 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520061705
ISBN
9780520061705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. In this first, printed edition of Falkner's work, a full translation and analysis, combined with a photographic reproduction of the original manuscript are included. The result is an attractive translation of a 500 year old picture-book that shows an adaptation of the Liechtenauer tradition, by a known master of its most prestigious school. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439095
ISBN
9781937439095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591116
ISBN
9780982591116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.89

hardcover. In this first, printed edition of Falkner's work, a full translation and analysis, combined with a photographic reproduction of the original manuscript are included. The result is an attractive translation of a 500 year old picture-book that shows an adaptation of the Liechtenauer tradition, by a known master of its most prestigious school. Num Pages: 351 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Freelance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780982591161
ISBN
9780982591161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.69

Hardback. Translator(s): Brooks, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 176 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966979
ISBN
9780750966979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. The Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler. The first members of the brigade were mostly poachers who were released from prisons and concentration camps. This title offers an unprecedented look at one of the darkest chapters of World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620876312
ISBN
9781620876312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.80

Hardcover. Initially propounded by the philosopher Jurgen Habermas in 1962 in order to describe the realm of social discourse between the state on one hand, and the private sphere of the market and the family on the other, the concept of a bourgeois public sphere quickly became a central point of reference in the humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Emden, Christian J.; Midgley, David. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455000
ISBN
9780857455000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073289
ISBN
9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

hardcover. This volume seeks to fill the gap in the historiography of premodern Islam and is conceived as a new standard scholarly resource for those interested in the Seljuk period. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
Condition
New
SKU
9780748639946
ISBN
9780748639946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.99
€ 90.15

Paperback. aeo Comprises 12 seminal articles on Nazi Germany. aeo Covers all major aspects of the period, including the rise of the Nazi party, social and economic change, Hitlera s personality, German public opinion. aeo Developed specifically for use with students, to encourage critical study. Editor(s): Leitz, Christian. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207009
ISBN
9780631207009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.43

Hardcover. Translator(s): McLintock, David. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674362321
ISBN
9780674362321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 89.79

Paperback. This book, the second of two monographs, consists of contributions by world-class scholars on Thucydides' legacy to the political process. It also includes a careful examination of the usefulness and efficacy of the interdisciplinary approach to political order in the ancient world and proposes new paths for the future study.

Editor(s): Thauer, Christian R.; Wendt, Christian; Baltrusch, Ernst. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349578993
ISBN
9781349578993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Hardback. An overriding assumption has directed scholarship in both European and Slavic history: that Kievan Rus' was part of a Byzantine commonwealth separate from Europe. Raffensperger refutes this, and offers a new frame for two hundred years of history, in which Rus' is understood as part of medieval Europe, and East is not so neatly divided from West. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 map, 5 genealogy charts. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063846
ISBN
9780674063846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.24
€ 64.31

Hardback. This book addresses the impact that transnational cooperation of political parties has on European politics and policy-making. Looking specifically at western European socialist parties, it argues that transnational party cooperation through informal networks was an important factor in the emerging European governance system in the 1970s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137551191
ISBN
9781137551191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Cochrane, L.G. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226439266
ISBN
9780226439266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Provides the first comprehensive analysis of the history of returning German POWs after the Second World War, explored as a history of memory both during Germany's division and after unification. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139047
ISBN
9781571139047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 144 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489549
ISBN
9780801489549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. A critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. Editor(s): Whitehead, Christiania; Renevey, Denis; Mouron, Anne. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897785
ISBN
9780859897785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.21

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