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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. If you were looking for a philosopher likely to appeal to Americans, Friedrich Nietzsche would be far from your first choice. The author delves deeply into Nietzsche's philosophy, and America's reception of it, to tell the story of his curious appeal. Num Pages: 464 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006765
ISBN
9780226006765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Hardcover. For more than a century Friedrich Nietzsche has been a hugely popular - and surprisingly influential - figure in American high and popular culture alike. This title delves into Nietzsche's thought, and America's reception of it, to tell the story of his curious appeal. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226705811
ISBN
9780226705811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th century Greek thinker and researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. She discusses all aspects of his work, including his fascination with his origins; his travels; his interest in seeing the world; and the recurring themes of his work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, c. 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199575992
ISBN
9780199575992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. This text is a history of how the obsession with homosexuality is deeply tied to changing American anxieties about social and sexual order in the modern age. It argues that homosexuality served as a marker of the "abnormal" against which contradictory concepts of the "normal" were defined. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226793672
ISBN
9780226793672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226893488
ISBN
9780226893488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyse in turn the response to the Union of 1603, the religious controversies under the early Stuarts, the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods, and the social and economic context within which these developments took place. Editor(s): Wormald, Jenny. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0007964
ISBN
9780198731610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961844
ISBN
9780750961844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485206
ISBN
9780801485206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. The multi-national story of the Gallipoli campaign - how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b&w halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 317 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644872
ISBN
9780199644872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217342
ISBN
9780571217342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate, an architect and an intellectual who dumbfounded critics with her genius and originality. Born into an old Cumbrian family, heiress to an industrial fortune, Sarah combined a zest for progress with a love of the past. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; AMN; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269518
ISBN
9780571269518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. As the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? This book reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries, letters and records of farmers, bankers, aristocrats and mill-workers. It tells the story of how people lived in one of the most momentous periods of history. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269532
ISBN
9780571269532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Winner of the PEN Hessel-Tiltman prize for history, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography, The Lunar Men captures the creation of the modern world with lucid intelligence, sympathy and wisdom. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216109
ISBN
9780571216109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619405
ISBN
9780748619405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. In medieval times an individual often needed to defend his life, his family and his property. Mercenaries earned their living by hiring out their skills, while feudal noblemen regularly mustered their men-at-arms and their subordinate vassals and tenants to provide military service. This book tells the stories about medivieal times. Series: Europa Militaria Special. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 260 x 7. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785000096
ISBN
9781785000096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Sevaldsen, Jorgen; Rasmussen, Jens Rahbek. Num Pages: 155 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507028
ISBN
9788763507028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.51

Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
735
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207066
ISBN
9780872207066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33
€ 52.76

Paperback. This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examineforeign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but alsothrough social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to providecomprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted withthe wider world since 1898. Editor(s): Suri, Jeremi. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405184472
ISBN
9781405184472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.90

Paperback. Illuminates the nature of Nazism and the regime it established by documenting politics and life in wartime Germany: government and party, law and terror, welfare and social planning, sex and population policy, women, youth, propoganda, morale and resistance. Editor(s): Noakes, Jeremy. Series: Exeter Studies in History S. Num Pages: 710 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
710
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
192nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893114
ISBN
9780859893114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Part of a four-volume series "Nazism 1919-1945". Editor(s): Noakes, Jeremy; Pridham, Geoffrey. Series: Exeter studies in history. Num Pages: 648 pages, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896023
ISBN
9780859896023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Volume 1 of this series of documents with commentary covers the period from the founding of the Nazi Party in 1919 to Hitler's assumption of the office of Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor of 1 August 1934. Editor(s): Noakes, Jeremy; Pridham, Geoffrey. Series: Exeter Studies in History S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
N.e.of 2r.e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895989
ISBN
9780859895989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Covers the domestic aspects of the regime between 1933 and 1939: the political system, the economy and society, propaganda and indoctrination, policies towards youth and women, the SS system of terror, antisemitism, and popular attitudes towards the regime - consent, dissent and resistance. Editor(s): Noakes, Jeremy; Pridham, Geoffrey. Series: Exeter studies in history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
5Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895996
ISBN
9780859895996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. From May to September 1940, during a period that saw some of the most dramatic events of the war - the evacuation from Dunkirk, and, the Battle of Britain - the Ministry of Information compiled daily reports on the morale of the nation for circulation within Whitehall. These reports provide insight into the unfolding drama of Britain at war. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0000031
ISBN
9780099548744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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