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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. One of the Ancient Near East's most important inscriptions is the Bisotun inscription of the Achaemenid king Darius I (6th century BCE), which reports on a suspicious fratricide and coup. Shayegan shows how the Bisotun's narrative influenced the Iranian epic, epigraphic, and historiographical traditions into the Sasanian and early Islamic periods. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 line illustrations; 8 black and white photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065888
ISBN
9780674065888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Founded in 1893, the National League of the Blind was the first nationwide self-represented group of visually impaired people in Britain. This book explores its campaign to make the state solely responsible for providing training, employment and assistance for the visually impaired as a right, and its fight to abolish all charitable aid for them. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473304
ISBN
9781349473304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.26

Hardcover. Infant Mortality and Working-Class Child Care, 1850-1899 unlocks the hidden history of northern working-class child care in the nineteenth century, investigating the child care models of working-class women in industrial and domestic arenas who have traditionally been cast by historians as the villains of infant life. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137369031
ISBN
9781137369031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, plates, text-figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195002249
ISBN
9780195002249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.98

Paperback. Papers presented at an international conference entitled "Perspectives on cross-cultural history," held at Saint Louis University, Saint. Louis, Mo., in March 2010. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349342501
ISBN
9781349342501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. During the first 18 months of World War I, Woodrow Wilson sought to maintain American neutrality, but as this carefully argued study shows, it was ultimately an unsustainable stance. The tension between Wilson's idealism and pragmatism ultimately drove him to abandon neutrality, paving the way for America's entrance into the war in 1917. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462599
ISBN
9781349462599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.00

Paperback. Examining twenty-five years of theatre history, this book covers the major plays that feature representations of the Industrial Workers of the World. American class movement and class divisions have long been reflected on the Broadway stage and here Michael Schwartz presents a fresh look at the conflict between labor and capital. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349469505
ISBN
9781349469505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 45.77

Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146171
ISBN
9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. The third edition of From Memory to Written Record is a thorough update of this scholarly classic. Written for students and scholars of medieval history, it traces the development of literacy in England and serves as an introduction to medieval books and documents for graduate students around the world. Num Pages: 418 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
418
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405157919
ISBN
9781405157919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Now available in an updated and expanded fourth edition, this is a classic introduction to medieval England from the reign of William the Conqueror to Edward I. Written by an esteemed scholar of the medieval period, the text remains an engaging and clear discussion of the key political, economic, social, and cultural issues of the period. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118736234
ISBN
9781118736234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.79

Hardback. Interpreting the German-Polish relationship according to a paradigm of 'synthesis' between nations, this book examines the process and socio-political effects of how conflict and contradiction between Germans and Poles gave rise to mentalities and behaviours that were 'transnational'; representing the harmonization of the national dichotomy. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284166
ISBN
9780230284166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349407590
ISBN
9781349407590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Hardback. From the author who brought you the shocking true story that inspired Arsenic and Old Lace comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th Century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" but one that encompassed so much more.. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 37.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762763795
ISBN
9780762763795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.99

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788460
ISBN
9780762788460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349359981
ISBN
9781349359981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346189
ISBN
9781349346189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.43

Paperback. Here Graves provides a summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and seeks to present a different perspective - striking a balance between business and politics. A selection of documents illustrate the political, organizational and functional aspects of parliament. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582291966
ISBN
9780582291966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333605776
ISBN
9780333605776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.19

Hardcover. What have medieval nuns, parrot shooting, Freemasonry, and Shetland revelry got in common? This study of monastic orders, guilds, Freemasonry and friendly societies over centuries and across frontiers provides new insights into their contribution to the gendering of public space and the evolution of 'separate spheres' in Europe. Num Pages: 283 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272576
ISBN
9780230272576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590218
ISBN
9781781590218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750952965
ISBN
9780750952965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.39

Paperback. All you need to know about WW1 from one of the world's foremost experts Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743646
ISBN
9781780743646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845137694
ISBN
9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982604
ISBN
9781909982604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.38
€ 63.32

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