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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. In 1834 Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. became a common seaman, and soon his Two Years Before the Mast became a classic. Literary acclaim did not erase the young lawyer s memory of floggings he witnessed aboard ship or undermine his vow to combat injustice. Jeffrey Amestoy tells the story of Dana s determination to keep that vow." Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBLL; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674088191
ISBN
9780674088191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399285
ISBN
9781782399285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Planet Taco examines the historical struggles between globalization and national sovereignty in the creation of "authentic" Mexican food. By telling the stories of the "Chili Queens" of San Antonio and the inventors of the taco shell, it shows how Mexican Americans helped to make Mexican food global. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190655778
ISBN
9780190655778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.05

This book studies "armchair" travel writers who journeyed to Europe during the interwar period of 1919-1939. It focuses on travel conversations writers experienced as they sought the real Europe stripped of press reports and government propaganda. They encountered a continent where a cherished past was colliding with an ominous future. Num Pages: 274 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761860242
ISBN
9780761860242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.35

Paperback. This is a history of student protests in Shanghai from the turn of the century to 1949, showing how these students experienced and help shape the course of the Chinese Revolution. Num Pages: 444 pages, 19 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731669
ISBN
9780804731669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Hardback. This book is a much expanded and wholly rewritten treatment of the subject of the author's first book, Warrior Government in Early Medieval Japan, published in 1974. In this new version, the "warrior" and "medieval" character of Japan's first shogunate is significantly de-emphasized, thus requiring not only a new title, but also a new book. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrationsmap. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735919
ISBN
9780804735919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.69

Paperback. The Kamakura period, 1180-1333, is known as the era of Japan's first warrior government. As the essays in this book show, however, the period was notable for the coexistence of two centers of authority, the Bakufu military government at Kamakura and the civilian court in Kyoto. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780804724739
ISBN
9780804724739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804728942
ISBN
9780804728942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. This pioneering collection of 15 essays argues that Japan's medieval age began in the 14th century rather than the 12th, and marks the beginning of a fundamentally new debate about how Japan's lengthy classical period finally ended. Editor(s): Mass, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 524 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804743792
ISBN
9780804743792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. Koreans and Burakumin, two of the largest minority groups in modern Japan, share a history of discrimination that spans the decades of Japan's modernization and imperial expansion. Bayliss explores the historical processes that cast them as "others" on the margins of the Japanese empire and that also influenced their views of themselves. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066687
ISBN
9780674066687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.33

Hardcover. Editor(s): Quilter, Jeffrey; Castillo B., Luis Jaime. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 192 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023623
ISBN
9780884023623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.47

Paperback. A study of the Vietnamese conflict, examined through the lens of the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in the rural province of Long An up until American intervention in the area. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Second Edition,Revised
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260177
ISBN
9780520260177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. An analysis of the often contradictory reasons why President George W Bush went to war in Iraq and of the war's impact on future US armed intervention abroad. Drawing on various assessments of Bush's presidency, it contends that Bush's invasion of Iraq was more about the arrogance of post - Cold War American power than it was about Saddam Hussein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974370
ISBN
9781597974370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.44

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077920
ISBN
9780719077920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 36.46

Paperback. British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
New in paperback
SKU
V9780719069758
ISBN
9780719069758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526118851
ISBN
9781526118851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813572376
ISBN
9780813572376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702792
ISBN
9781501702792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033344
ISBN
9780674033344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.33

hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813928135
ISBN
9780813928135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451324
ISBN
9780801451324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.36

Paperback. Discover the history behind the facts Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646633
ISBN
9781445646633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. Jem Duducu condenses the colossal story of the Romans into 100 accessible facts in this fun introduction to the Roman Empire. Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445649702
ISBN
9781445649702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.03

hardcover. Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138860339
ISBN
9781138860339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.90

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