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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

hardcover. Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Navy, especially the High Seas Fleet, from 1897 until the years immediately prior to the First World War. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574884449
ISBN
9781574884449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Paperback. Thomas Aikenhead was an Edinburgh University student and, in 1697, the last person executed for blasphemy in Britain. This examination of the media event that was his trial opens a window onto the clash of intellects and cultures that took place in late seventeenth-century Scotland as it stood in transition between Reformation and Enlightenment. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAM7; HRCC2. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685172
ISBN
9780748685172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. The 1977-78 Los Angeles Dodgers came close. Their tough lineup of young and ambitious players squared off with the New York Yankees in consecutive World Series. Dodgerlandis the story of those memorable teams as Chavez Ravine began to change, baseball was about to enter a new era, and American culture experienced a shift to the "me" era. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803249400
ISBN
9780803249400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. This is an account of the Irish civil war and its aftermath in Co. Sligo. It covers the period from the truce to the end of the Civil War, and includes serious consideration of the social and economic aspects to the conflict. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621397
ISBN
9781900621397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621380
ISBN
9781900621380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.39
€ 46.87

Hardback. During 1947 and 1948, almost half the population of Palestine left their villages and livelihoods. They were never to be compensated for their abandoned property, even though the UN and most other parties acknowledge their rights in this matter. This study explores this issue. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, 99 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFD; JFSL1; JPVR; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129787
ISBN
9780231129787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.51
€ 57.11

Paperback. The seer (mantis), an expert in the art of divination, operated in ancient Greek society through a combination of charismatic inspiration and diverse skills. This book enters into the socioreligious world of ancient Greece to explore what seers did, why they were widely employed, and how their craft served as a viable and useful social practice. Num Pages: 326 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; HRAX; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259935
ISBN
9780520259935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardcover. The truth about how the British treated its prisoners and internees during the First World War Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554791
ISBN
9781781554791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. But the Famine did take place, and the ways Irish journalists found to tell the story of unprecedented horror conditioned the evolution of journalism, not alone in Ireland, but abroad. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
Condition
New
SKU
9780990468653
ISBN
9780990468653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback. This title reveals the true extent of how chemistry rather than military strategy determined the shape, duration and outcome of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953757
ISBN
9780750953757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350788
ISBN
9780764350788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 39.66

Paperback. In this volume, Michael Baylor explores the dynamic between the German Reformation and the Peasants' War - one enduring, the other fleeting - and the centuries-long debate over whether and how they might be connected. The book includes a collection of period documents which provide first-hand accounts from reformers and rebels. Num Pages: 176 pages, facsims., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312437183
ISBN
9780312437183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.29

Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024540
ISBN
9780674024540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.10

Paperback. In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest offensive operation ever undertaken. Drawing on hundreds of oral histories from eyewitnesses and veterans of the convoys, and research into the Russian Navy archives at Murmansk, the author retells of one of World War II's pivotal yet largely overlooked campaigns. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472811103
ISBN
9781472811103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. Provides a look at religious violence and the attitudes that drove it in the Christian Roman Empire of the fourth and fifth centuries. The author asks what religious conflict meant to those involved, both perpetrators and victims, and how violence was experienced, represented, justified, or contested. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286245
ISBN
9780520286245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. First full-length exploration of the role of the Anglican church in the development of colonial Australia. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933280
ISBN
9780861933280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Paperback. Reprint of the successful volume in the Cambridge Topics in History series with a new full colour cover. Series: Cambridge Topics in History. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 line figures 2 halftones 4 maps 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521317306
ISBN
9780521317306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.10

Hardback. This major work follows the reshaping of Franco-Jewish identity from legal emancipation after the French revolution through the creation in 1860 of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, the first international Jewish organization devoted to the struggle for Jewish rights throughout the world. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725712
ISBN
9780804725712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Hardback. Michael Grant's narrative is lucid and colourful, lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps. He successfully provides an examination of a comparatively unexplored area and constructs the history of the empire. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations, 46 b&w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0011970
ISBN
9780415147538
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Latest addition to the highly successful Images of War Series. Covers the wide range of tanks and armoured vehicles deployed in Indo-China/Vietnam post WW2 until 1975. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593813
ISBN
9781781593813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

paperback. Analyzes the ways in which, between 1985 and 1998, modern theatre practitioners in Indonesia contributed to a rising movement of social protest against the long-governing New Order regime of President Suharto and examines the work of groups from Jakarta, Bandung, and Yogyakarta that pioneered new forms of theatre-making. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; AN; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ohio University Center for International Studies United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802759
ISBN
9780896802759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. The recruitment of children into a political organisation and ideology reached its boldest embodiment in the Hitler Youth, founded in 1933 soon after the Nazi Party assumed power in Germany. The result was a potent tool for bending young minds and hearts to the will of Adolf Hitler. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019911
ISBN
9780674019911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Richard's family was his making and undoing.. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660158
ISBN
9781445660158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 71 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750978590
ISBN
9780750978590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

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