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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. Reveals that the realities of British politics before 1914 were more complex and rather different from the whiggish stereotypes about New Liberalism, and the rise of labour and class politics which have dominated our understanding of late Edwardian Britain. Num Pages: 300 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311987
ISBN
9781846311987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.21

Paperback. This groundbreaking contribution to Cold War scholarship established that there was a significant religious dimension to the Cold War and that it mattered. These essays are profound explorations of the longstanding and varied relationships of religious institutions with temporal power, which is sustained by claims to command life's purpose. Editor(s): Kirby, Dianne. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137339430
ISBN
9781137339430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.17

Paperback. This book recounts the rise of Kim Dae Jung from an oppressed region of Korea, beginning with his schooldays, his activities in the Korean War and his entry into politics and concluding with discussion of his Sunshine policy, his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Il and his drive for the Nobel. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382859
ISBN
9781349382859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Wilson, D. L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636078
ISBN
9780691636078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Hardcover. Discusses models of gesture and non-verbal communication and apply them to Greek and Roman culture, literature and art. This title covers such topics as dress and costume in the Homeric poems; the importance of looking, eye-contact, and face-to-face orientation in Greek society; and, the construction of facial expression in Greek and Roman epic. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GTC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125012
ISBN
9781905125012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.30

paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, D. L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607504
ISBN
9780691607504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.93

Paperback. Over the long eighteenth century English governance was transformed by large adjustments to the legal instruments and processes of power. This book documents and analyses these shifts and focuses upon the changing relations between legal authority and the English people. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137506955
ISBN
9781137506955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. The Black and Tans and Auxiliaries are the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles, and were the focus of bitter controversy. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the forces and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199658824
ISBN
9780199658824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Hardback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214595
ISBN
9780631214595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. National security, a topic routinely discussed behind the closed doors of Washington's political scientists and policymakers, is believed to be an insider's game. All too often, such highly specialized knowledge is assumed to place issues beyond the grasp--and interest--of the American public. Author D. Robert Worley disagrees. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347202
ISBN
9781612347202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783461868
ISBN
9781783461868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

paperback. In this scholarly volume, D. Simon Evans presents to the non-Welsh speaker the medieval text of the Welsh Life of St David, one of the early Christian missionaries of West Wales; this annotated text is based on that in the Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewibrefi (c. 1350). Editor(s): Evans, D. Simon. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783169535
ISBN
9781783169535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theatre. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346281
ISBN
9781612346281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Brings together nineteen significant articles on the role of textile industries in the Industrial Revolutions of Britain, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This title surveys the contribution the textile industries have made to economic change. Textiles have played a major role in industrial transition. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181194
ISBN
9780631181194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.33

Hardback. At the end of World War II, the international community deemed genocide a crime against humanity. Yet, at the dawn of the twenty-first century it has occurred repeatedly. This book explains why genocide began to occur in the twenty-first century and why the United States has been ineffective at preventing it and stopping it once it occurs. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621893
ISBN
9780230621893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

Hardcover. The Third Duke of Portland served twice as Prime Minster and had a long and distinguished political career from 1760s to the 1780s. This study details how he was transformed from a pillar of the grand Whiggery into the figurehead for would be Tories. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333963852
ISBN
9780333963852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.86

paperback. The problems of modern Ireland - notably the political divisions within Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain - have attracted the attention of British leaders from Gladstone to Major. This analysis places the "Irish question" in the wider context of the history of the British Isles. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave
Condition
New
SKU
9780333665305
ISBN
9780333665305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Markus Wiener Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558763135
ISBN
9781558763135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214601
ISBN
9780631214601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. Series: Aspects of Greek and Roman Life. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801493652
ISBN
9780801493652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Explores the role of cultural heritage in post-conflict reconstruction, whether as a motor for the prolongation of violence or as a resource for building reconciliation. This book focuses on the material practices and rhetorical strategies developed around cultural heritage in post-civil war Spain and the victorious Franco regime's reconstruction. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; GM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194352
ISBN
9781845194352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.71

Hardback. Dag Nikolaus Hasse shows how ideological and scientific motives led to the decline of Arabic traditions in European culture. The Renaissance was a turning point: on the one hand, Arabic scientific traditions reached their peak of influence in Europe; on the other, during this period the West began to forget, or suppress, its debt to Arabic culture. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 640 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 289 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971585
ISBN
9780674971585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.87
€ 62.27

Paperback. Photographers from the US Army's Signal Corps were with the armies that drove back Hitler's troops. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, giving ample evidence of Nazi brutality. This work argues that the photographs tell a more complex story and hold many clues for a better understanding of the recent German past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 128 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220431
ISBN
9780253220431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Beginning with an interpretation of the Third Reich's sexual politics and ending with the revisions of Germany's past facilitated by communism's collapse, this book examines the intertwined histories of capitalism and communism, pleasure and state policies, religious renewal and secularizing trends. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130392
ISBN
9780691130392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.56

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