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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. This volume is an analysis of the dilemmas confronting the communist party after Stalin's death in 1953. It focuses on how ordinary citizens received and reacted to the policy of the party and the state. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333990377
ISBN
9780333990377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.77

Paperback. Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, this book aims to discover the true story of viking women. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DNC; HBJD1; HBLC; HDD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386. 248 pages, black & white illustrations. Through runic inscriptions and behind the veil of myth, this book aims to discover the true story of viking women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DNC; HBJD1; HBLC; HDD; JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight: 380.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851153605
ISBN
9780851153605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. Analyzing the three Japanese attempts to retake the island in the face of ferocious American resistance, this book shows how the battle was won and lost, and how it affected the outcome of the Pacific War as a whole. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806932
ISBN
9781472806932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. Tells the story of the secret war on Crete from the perspective of these amateur soldiers who found themselves serving because, as one of them put it, they had made 'the obsolete choice of Greek at school'. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170185
ISBN
9780552170185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Retrospectively, we see the time of the 1910s being invaded with the images of the First World War, and yet in the early years of that decade people were focussed on events at home, whether King George V's coronation or the women involved in the suffragette movement. This book brings a fresh focus to this pivotal moment of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Opie, Robert. Num Pages: 62 pages, 1000 col. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1060. The Decade of the Great War. 62 pages, 1000 col. Editor(s): Opie, Robert. Retrospectively, we see the time of the 1910s being invaded with the images of the First World War, and yet in the early years of that decade people were focussed on events at home, whether King George V's coronation or the women involved in the suffragette movement. This book brings a fresh focus to this pivotal moment of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Dimension: 385 x 273 x 12. Weight: 1102.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
62
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795474
ISBN
9780954795474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. The story of the last world war, as told by Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz himself. His memoir covers his early career with submarines in the First World War and follows both his successes and failures through the Second World War, with great detail on the way the U-boat campaign was waged, as told by the man who invented U-boat tactics. Num Pages: 522 pages, 8 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 217 x 40. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
522
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848326446
ISBN
9781848326446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. A history of the twentieth century which covers all the ideas, people, great events, literary and artistic movements, scientific discoveries which have shaped the twentieth century. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842124444
ISBN
9781842124444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Immediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced relocation of German speakers from their homes across central and southern Europe to Germany. This is a study of the largest recorded episode of what we now call "ethnic cleansing". Num Pages: 504 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations + 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198201
ISBN
9780300198201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.86

Hardcover. The only comprehensive listing of French sailing warships in English, a 'must-have' reference work for anyone interested in this field Num Pages: 464 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 298 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2272.
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848322042
ISBN
9781848322042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.47

paperback. In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the community are drawn. He enlarges on the details of everyday life, following the typical routine of a normal day from dawn to dinner. Editor(s): Rowell, Henry T. Translator(s): Lorimer, E.O. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin UK
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124873
ISBN
9780140124873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. This volume provides an accessible, involving and moving account of the Balkan war criminals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117751
ISBN
9780349117751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

paperback. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory. Series Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. Num Pages: 262 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 12. Weight in Grams: 546. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. 262 pages, 31 b/w illus. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HD. Dimension: 174 x 248 x 12. Weight: 520. Series Editor(s) :Renfrew, Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521386739
ISBN
9780521386739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503823
ISBN
9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. This textbook assembles key writings on the modern history of the Middle East by some of the most distinguished specialists in the field. It has been revised and now contains a range of additional material on the history of the region since the 1990s. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649639
ISBN
9781860649639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.00

Hardcover. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Series Editor(s): Hutson, Lorna. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Women's Friendship and the Politics of Betrayal in England, 1640-1705. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. 288 pages. These original interpretations of Renaissance culture focus on the English Renaissance as well as attending to work in a range of vernacular languages and on the reception and transformation of the Greco-Roman literary, political and intellectual heritage. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight: 616. Series Editor(s) :Hutson, Lorna.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655823
ISBN
9780748655823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.71

Paperback. Ian Buruma's wonderful book is about a time, immediately after the end of the war, which has somehow fallen between the cracks of history, and which the author has now devastatingly brought to light.. A compelling and astounding addition to the literature of the war' Daily Mail Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848879393
ISBN
9781848879393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. For almost all nations, the First World War was an unparalleled disaster, but the Italian experience especially was to have catastrophic consequences. This title aims to bring to life the period when Italians participated in a vast and ultimately ruinous political experiment under their dictator, Benito Mussolini, and his fascist henchmen. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012919
ISBN
9780141012919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. The centuries after the end of Roman control of Britain in AD 410 are some of the most vital in Britain's history - yet some of the least understood. This title focuses on a world of ambition, brutality and violence in a politically fragmented land, and provides history of an age that would transform Britain. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447964
ISBN
9780752447964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Mary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both the 'life and times' of the monarchs, and with England's place in Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945776
ISBN
9780750945776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 248 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471838620
ISBN
9781471838620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

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