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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history: The Tudors and their Dynasty. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358. The Secret Wars of the Tudors. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. "The Wars of the Roses" didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. In this fresh interpretation of this turning point in history, the author reviews the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and shows that for many years they were far from secure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight: 358.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849019804
ISBN
9781849019804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Offers an account of the bloody rivalry between the dynasties of York and Lancaster for the throne of England. This title tells the story of this complex and dangerous period of history through the lives of five men and women who experienced the conflict first hand. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845290061
ISBN
9781845290061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118796
ISBN
9780349118796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. * A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj. Editor(s): Allen, Charles. Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349104973
ISBN
9780349104973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. The Domesday Book was described by David Hume as "the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation". This text presents a complete translation of this extraordinary document. Num Pages: 1456 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439945
ISBN
9780141439945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.88

Paperback. Drawing extensively on the men's diaries, journals and letters, this text retells the story of a brotherhood of young men who together laid claim to one of the most notorious frontiers in the world: India's north-west frontier. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547162
ISBN
9781848547162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

paperback. Presents the life of Brian Cowen, Ireland's eleventh Taoiseach. This book follows his life story, tracing the road to power from early childhood right up to his eventful early months in the office of An Taoiseach. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMC; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310300
ISBN
9781848270299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083546
ISBN
9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733373
ISBN
9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415424097
ISBN
9780415424097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 74.35

Paperback. A detailed examination of the contest in Manchuria between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese interests and its consequences for history Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 photos, 6 tables, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336143
ISBN
9780822336143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 615.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152011
ISBN
9780691152011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. In 1921, a traveling religious man appeared in Bengal, who was later, began to be identified as none other than the Second Kumar of Bhawal. So began one of the most extraordinary legal cases in Indian history. This title evaluates this case of the man claiming to be the long-lost Kumar. The story unfolds alongside decades of Indian history. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090313
ISBN
9780691090313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817352752
ISBN
9780817352752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Decline and Fall of the Sasanians has already been praised as one of the most intellectually exciting books about ancient Persia to have been published for years. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537470
ISBN
9781784537470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. In a challenging and authoritative analysis, Parvin Paidar considers how Iranian women have been affected, and their position redefined, by the political transformations of twentieth-century Iran. Editor(s): Tripp, Charles. Series Editor(s): Clancy-Smith, Julia A.; Gershoni, Israel; Owen, Roger; Sayigh, Yezid; Tucker, Judith E. Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JFFK; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521595728
ISBN
9780521595728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

hardcover. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; GBCB; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801440502
ISBN
9780801440502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Hardback. Hannah's Dress tells the dizzying story of Berlin's modern history. Curious to learn more about the city she has lived in for over twenty years, journalist Pascale Hugues investigates the lives of the men, women and children who have occupied her ordinary street during the course of the last century. Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon; Somers, Nick. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509509812
ISBN
9781509509812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 53.73

Hardback. This study of Eleftherios Venizelos, a towering figure in European diplomacy and Greece's greatest statesman in the twentieth century, brings together a narrative of the drama of high politics with critical political analysis and judgement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624782
ISBN
9780748624782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 114.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781846825118
ISBN
9781846825118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 26.15

Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780803276086
ISBN
9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Hardcover. Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. This narrative explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence of Rome, but of supremacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250346
ISBN
9781847250346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20

Hardcover. Patrice Gueniffey, the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, from his boyhood in Corsica, to his meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, to his proclamation as Consul for Life in 1802. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1622.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368354
ISBN
9780674368354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 506 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875807560
ISBN
9780875807560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

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