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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll. It was also the year of the Martin Luther King's assassination, and the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. This book shows us how one volatile year helped shape us into who we are. Num Pages: 464 pages, integ b&w images. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429623
ISBN
9780099429623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.00

Hardback. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 472 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780. Rural Women and China's Collective Past. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. 472 pages, Illustrations, maps. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight: 780.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267701
ISBN
9780520267701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.12
€ 63.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195307634
ISBN
9780195307634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.96

Hardcover. "Modernist scholar Jed Rasula presents the first narrative history of the emergence, decline, and legacy of Dada, showing how this strange artistic phenomenon spread across Europe and then the world in the wake of the Great War, fundamentally reshaping modern culture in ways we're still struggling to understand today"-- Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXJ; AGB; BGF; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465089963
ISBN
9780465089963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.47

Hardcover. Does the natural world divide neatly into 'animal, vegetable, mineral'? Discoveries in the 18th century threw the question wide open; debates raged, and fed into wider religious and political battles concerning God's creation and the natural social order. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198705130
ISBN
9780198705130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.10

Paperback. The story of the capture of the first vital German held bridges on D Day. The book covers the activities of 7, 12 and 13th Parachute Battalions. Thrilling personal accounts supported by many rare photographs. Num Pages: 336 pages, Approx 100 pictures within the text. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473822740
ISBN
9781473822740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822173
ISBN
9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Hardcover. Oliver Cromwell was arguably the most significant political figure in the early modern history of the British Isles. Yet he was also a military leader, with significant battlefield victories to his credit. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535117
ISBN
9781784535117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 53.37

Paperback. Christopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167338
ISBN
9781405167338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.78

Paperback. A masterful work of biography and art history, telling the story of the eminent Victorian designers William Andrews Nesfield and William Eden Nesfield, the development of their styles, and their legacy for British architecture and design. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 58 B&W images, 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AM; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893231
ISBN
9780718893231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Paperback. China 1900-76 has been written specifically to support AS Edexcel Units 2 and 3, and is also suitable for AQA Module 4H option D. Editor(s): Stewart, Geoff; Rees, Rosemary. Series: Heinemann Advanced History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Heinemann Secondary Education
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435327699
ISBN
9780435327699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.37

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199740550
ISBN
9780199740550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation. Num Pages: 592 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007282777
ISBN
9780007282777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms. Editor(s): Wroe, Andrew; Herbert, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627417
ISBN
9780748627417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608. Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789-1914. 396 pages, Illustrations. Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 25. Weight: 548.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267619
ISBN
9780520267619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501560
ISBN
9780742501560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.54

Paperback. The Pictish nation, forged in the shadow of the Roman Empire, was the dominant power in northern Britain for more than 500 years. The author provides a fresh look at the whole Pictish story, placing it firmly in its true historical context and reassessing topics such as the legend of Drust son of Erp and St Columba's evangelising mission in 563. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449593
ISBN
9780752449593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. This study of the late Republic examines institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy. Num Pages: 615 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
615
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201538
ISBN
9780520201538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1482. Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century. 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight: 1350.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150208
ISBN
9780714150208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Paperback. Argues for a new context for the origins and development of crusading, as an imitation of Christ. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839262
ISBN
9781843839262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198310235
ISBN
9780198310235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.74

Paperback. This book offers a rich and exciting new way of thinking about the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 648 pages, 33 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521719384
ISBN
9780521719384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.88

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460253
ISBN
9780752460253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Hardback. Law is a specific form of social regulation distinct from religion, ethics, and even politics, and endowed with a strong and autonomous rationality. Its invention, a crucial aspect of Western history, took place against the backdrop of the Roman Empire's gradual consolidation. Schiavone reconstructs this development with clear-eyed passion. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy; Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; LAFD; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047334
ISBN
9780674047334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.50
€ 59.94

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