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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 153 illustrations, 121 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500300701
ISBN
9780500300701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Provides an original and important perspective on Alexander the Great and his empire. This book assesses Alexander's significance from the viewpoint of both the conquerors and the conquered, and traces what changed and what stayed the same as Alexander and the Hellenistic world gained ascendancy over Darius' Persia. Translator(s): Kuhrt, Amelie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154459
ISBN
9780691154459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815411796
ISBN
9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.01

Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812210965
ISBN
9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213423
ISBN
9780812213423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590337592
ISBN
9781590337592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 57.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594546952
ISBN
9781594546952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 52.37

Paperback. In this worldwide survey of the 1930s, Brendon examines the great powers and their leaders and investigates how, and how far, contemporary minds knew what they knew, and the extent to which our own view of the time is fogged by their uncertainty. He illuminates a period when the world was struggling with one crisis and hurtling towards another. Num Pages: 752 pages, 24pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667142
ISBN
9780712667142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668460
ISBN
9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Num Pages: 569 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803281929
ISBN
9780803281929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History. 416 pages. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830574
ISBN
9781408830574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757546
ISBN
9780804757546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739196830
ISBN
9780739196830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.94
€ 72.93

Hardback. This is an account of the relationship between social and political change - how voting behaviour has been affected by the decline of the industrial working class and the rise of the "new" working class - and of how political activity and the mechanics of politics have altered. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631167150
ISBN
9780631167150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.92

Paperback. This book explores the nature of electoral change in Britain during the last half century. The period from 1945--70 was the classic era of two--party dominance at every level of British politics: at Westminster, county hall, and in the electorate. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631167167
ISBN
9780631167167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656182
ISBN
9781841656182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 6.87

paperback. "Ultimately, the story of Nova Scotia's violent integration into the British system offers a case study in the limits of voluntarism in the ramshackle empire that preceded the Seven Years' War."-William and Mary Quarterly Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBCV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218695
ISBN
9780812218695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033828
ISBN
9781906033828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Offers a collection of ten biographies that spans the period from the start of the fourth century BC to the early third, and covers some of the most important figures in Greek history, such as the orator Demosthenes and Alexander the Great, as well as lesser known figures such as Plato's pupil Dion of Syracuse. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian; Duff, Timothy. Num Pages: 672 pages, 5 maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449358
ISBN
9780140449358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Stadter, Philip A. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540051
ISBN
9780199540051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.53

Paperback. Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise and fall of this remarkable Greek city-state between the sixth and third centuries BC. Translator(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Series Editor(s): Pelling, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449433
ISBN
9780140449433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603848466
ISBN
9781603848466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century AD, the author depicts complex and nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization - courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence and reason - that contributed to the rise of Rome. Editor(s): Tatum, Jeffrey. Translator(s): Tatum, Jeffrey; Pelling, Christopher; Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449754
ISBN
9780140449754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. Editor(s): Romm, James. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393292824
ISBN
9780393292824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.94

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