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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Pledged to defend the Christian holy places, the Templars formed a monastic order of "fighting monks". This collection of translated sources examines the activities of the order from its establishment in 1099, through the arrests of the French members in 1307 until its dissolution in 1392 Translator(s): Barber, Malcolm; Bate, Keith (former Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Reading); Bate, Keith (Former Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Reading). Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719051104
ISBN
9780719051104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. This study seeks to penetrate the roots of the Taliban movement on Afghanistan, the factors which contributed to its sudden rise to prominence, and the implications of Taliban mobilization for the stability of Afghanistan and the region. Editor(s): Maley, William. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV; JFSR2; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653608
ISBN
9781850653608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. In studies of a common European past, there is a significant lack of scholarship on the former Eastern Bloc countries. This volume offers a reflection on memory in an Eastern European historical context, one that can be measured against and applied to historical experience in other parts of Europe. Editor(s): Pakier, Malgorzata; Wawrzyniak, Joanna. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782389293
ISBN
9781782389293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Griesse, Malte. Num Pages: 354 pages, 12 b/w & 2 colour illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626421
ISBN
9783837626421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.61

Hardcover. This book puts the illegal economy of the German capital during and after World War II into context and provides a new interpretation of Germany's postwar history. The black market, it argues, served as a reference point for the beginnings of the two new German states. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017741
ISBN
9781137017741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardback. Many scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th Century Latin American independence movements, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 maps, 12 graphs, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022683
ISBN
9780674022683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.26

Hardback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756266
ISBN
9780804756266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252013256
ISBN
9780252013256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. 'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.' Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007477562
ISBN
9780007477562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Hardback. More than a decade after the breakdown of the Soviet Empire and the reunification of Europe, historiographies and historical concepts still stood very much apart. This book talks about how there were no common efforts for joint interpretations and no attempts to reach a common understanding of central notions and concepts. Editor(s): Hildermeier, Manfred. Series: German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 123 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452735
ISBN
9781845452735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.02

Paperback. This ground-breaking study of secret plans to attack America is A most interesting insight into Luftwaffe thinking of the time. Num Pages: 256 pages, More than 100 photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328426
ISBN
9781848328426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. This superb illustrated series charts the rise and fall of the German Air Force from 1939 to 1945. Num Pages: 72 pages, integrated b/w photos, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848327917
ISBN
9781848327917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

Hardcover. The long path to the Berlin Wall began in 1945, when Josef Stalin instructed the Communist Party to take power in the Soviet occupation zone while the three Western allies secured their areas of influence. When Germany was split into separate states in 1949, Berlin remained divided into four sectors, with West Berlin surrounded by the GDR.. Translator(s): Perl, Sophie. Num Pages: 412 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382881
ISBN
9781782382881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.37

Paperback. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Num Pages: 784 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227116
ISBN
9780300227116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994154
ISBN
9780295994154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780131840775
ISBN
9780131840775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Dames, Mansel Longworth. Series: Hakluyt Society, Second Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409414162
ISBN
9781409414162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078672
ISBN
9780231078672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. This examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism. Num Pages: 346 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078665
ISBN
9780231078665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.78

Hardcover. Providing an account of the British involvement and support of the Iranian constitutional and national struggle of 1906-1911, this book examines the role of the Persia Committee, a lobbying group founded in 1908 for the purpose of changing Britain's policy towards Iran. It also covers how Edward Grey's policy towards Iran was shaped. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 592 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630425
ISBN
9780815630425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.92

Hardcover. The Spanish Civil War is one of the most studied events in modern European history. This book analyses the main obstacles to the consolidation of democracy in Spain and debates the principal stereotypes of the traditional historiography of both left and right. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194598
ISBN
9781845194598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Hardback. The hostilities in Europe from 1936 to 1945 have exerted enormous influence over the cultural life of Europe. Bringing together over twenty leading scholars across disciplines, this interdisciplinary volume investigates the intertwining dynamics of Europeans' individual and collective memories and the ways in which they have shaped cultural forms. Editor(s): Braganca, Manuel; Tame, Peter. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782381532
ISBN
9781782381532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.54

hardcover. Explores the resonance American conservatives felt with the defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek and his exile to Taiwan, which they lamented as the loss of China to communism and the corrosion of traditional values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226252711
ISBN
9780226252711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.09

Paperback. Documents early Tel-Aviv against the backdrop of its earlier years Editor(s): Azaryahu, Maoz; Troen, S. Ilan. Series: An Israel Studies Book. Num Pages: 480 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223579
ISBN
9780253223579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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