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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. As in 'Britain B.C.' and 'Britain A.D.' (also accompanied by Channel 4 series), eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w illus, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007203628
ISBN
9780007203628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955888
ISBN
9780241955888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 col plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007181872
ISBN
9780007181872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. An authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 b/w illus, 64 col plates (32pp), (4 x 8pp four-colour plate sections), With index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007126934
ISBN
9780007126934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Presents the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. This title tells how Norway and Sweden achieved a rare feat by realizing grand visions of societies that combine stability, prosperity, and social welfare. Editor(s): Adams, Madeleine B. Translator(s): Daly, Richard. Num Pages: 560 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1DNS; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147741
ISBN
9780691147741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.29
€ 55.72

Paperback. The Soviet Union was founded on a fairytale. It was built on 20th-century magic called 'the planned economy', which was going to gush forth an abundance of good things that the penny-pinching lands of capitalism could never match. This book is about that moment in history, and how it came and went away. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571225248
ISBN
9780571225248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

hardcover. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875804415
ISBN
9780875804415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004's most talked about books. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007140978
ISBN
9780007140978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. This monograph makes clear how the format of the literary folio played a fundamental role in book history by encapsulating the unstable negotiation between commerce, cultural prestige, and the fundamental nature of the printed book. Series: History of Text Technologies. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; DSB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438348
ISBN
9781137438348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. Editor(s): Young, Francis. Num Pages: 190 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270804
ISBN
9781783270804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.35
€ 54.88

Paperback. A story of one of the greatest-ever battles, a few men under the Knights of St John against a huge Turkish armada, written as witnessed by a participating soldier. Translator(s): Bradford, Ernle. Series: First Person Singular. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33, 8 black and white, 25 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843831402
ISBN
9781843831402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.22

Paperback. Conquered in 1492 and colonized by invading Castilians, the city and kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers throughout the first half of the sixteenth century. This title provides scholars in a range of fields with an example of resistance in the face of oppression. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103037
ISBN
9780226103037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Hardback. The kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers including conversion of its native Muslim population. This title attempts to lodge a protest against assimilationist laws that required converted Muslims in Granada to dress, speak, eat, marry, celebrate festivals, and bury their dead exactly as the Castilian settler population. Editor(s): Barletta, Vincent. Translator(s): Barletta, Vincent. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226547268
ISBN
9780226547268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were brought to the surface by in the 1990s. These ancient artefacts are to be exhibited in Britain in 2016. This book tells the story of these two ancient civilizations. Series: British Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 296 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1904.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051856
ISBN
9780500051856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.97

Paperback. Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were brought to the surface by in the 1990s. These ancient artefacts are to be exhibited in Britain in 2016. This book tells the story of these two ancient civilizations. Series: British Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500292372
ISBN
9780500292372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605715
ISBN
9780691605715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 62.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607368
ISBN
9780691607368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449195
ISBN
9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. An account of the varied civilization of the Hellenistic world, providing a narrative of the often violent political history of the period, a systematic analysis of Hellenistic kingdoms and civic institutions, and examination of the interaction between Greek settlers and native peoples. Num Pages: 464 pages, 34. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 247 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222422
ISBN
9780631222422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardback. An account of the varied civilization of the Hellenistic world, providing a narrative of the often violent political history of the period, a systematic analysis of Hellenistic kingdoms and civic institutions, and examination of the interaction between Greek settlers and native peoples. Num Pages: 464 pages, 34. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222415
ISBN
9780631222415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.01

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