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History: earliest times to present day

hardcover. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
British Library
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780712357906
ISBN
9780712357906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.77

paperback. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067075
ISBN
9780252067075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.62

paperback. Traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States. Integrating indigenous and international factors that determined the fate of American communism, this book provides an understanding of the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070518
ISBN
9780252070518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.83

paperback. Demonstrates that Jamaica's troubles were caused not by lazy blacks but by the incompetence of absentee white planters operating within an obsolete colonial system. This book also shows that although large plantations languished, many former slaves worked tirelessly and became successful small-scale landowners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJWJ; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073274
ISBN
9780252073274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.33

paperback. Original interpretations of Brown v. Board of Education's impact, fifty years later Editor(s): Burton, Orville Vernon; O'Brien, David. Num Pages: 456 pages, 21 Black & White photographs, 9 Color photographs, 9 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252076657
ISBN
9780252076657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312558130
ISBN
9780312558130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.62

Paperback. From 1949 to 1991 the world was overshadowed by the Cold War. This title discloses not only the vast scope of the military resources involved, but also how nearly threat came to terrible reality. It reveals that while the menace of nuclear war predominated, it was actually little understood even by the experts. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712664776
ISBN
9780712664776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Written by one of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland, The Hidden Famine examines the impact of Ireland's Great Famine on the city of Belfast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps/ 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313719
ISBN
9780745313719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.72

paperback. Offers a groundbreaking reassessment of Scottish politics and society in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, Appendix: Marx and Engels on Scotland,bibliographical essay, notes, references. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
SKU
V9780745320533
ISBN
9780745320533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.14

paperback. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 576 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
9780141042848
ISBN
9780141042848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

paperback. *A comprehensive and accessible account of a crucial period in recent world history *Originally published as a tie-in to the critically acclaimed CNN and BBC series Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated: 80, b/w int photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 63. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349120805
ISBN
9780349120805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.68

paperback. This analysis and history of the emergence and development of the Irish women's movement from the 1860s to the 21st century shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
9781843510253
ISBN
9781843510253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. This is an exceptionally well-researched study of the Irish who fought in the First World War. Kevin Myers pioneered the study of this subject and has long been the expert in the field. This work documents the heroism, tragedy and varied reasons why so many Irish chose to fight in the British army, often in the face of derision at home. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843516354
ISBN
9781843516354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.32

Paperback. This work examines the story of the woman's suffrage movement in the USA. It argues that this movement was one of the longest, most successful and in some respects most radical challenges posed to the American system of electoral politics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Enlarged ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674106536
ISBN
9780674106536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.14

paperback. This work tells the story of 19th century Basel, this seemingly anachronistic hybrid of commercialism and classical republicanism, and of four thinkers who retreated there: Jacob Burckhardt, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Franz Overbeck and Nietzsche. It gives an analytical biography of these figures. Num Pages: 622 pages, 4 colour plates, 31 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
9780226305004
ISBN
9780226305004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.22

paperback. Translator(s): Dror, Olga. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780253021649
ISBN
9780253021649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.68

paperback. Analyses the Kennedy Administration and draws controversial parallels between the Presidency of JFK and that of Ronald Reagan. Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780745335421
ISBN
9780745335421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents; aspects of inequality apart from income; and, experiences of discrimination, particularly among urban migrants. Editor(s): Whyte, Martin King. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 map, 12 charts, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFSF; JFSG; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036321
ISBN
9780674036321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.14

Paperback. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. A contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415093750
ISBN
9780415093750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.26

Paperback. Reconfiguring the national myth of Jamestown's failure, this book shows how the settlement's distinctly messy first decade actually represents a period of ferment in which individuals were learning how to make a colony work. Num Pages: 392 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030565
ISBN
9780674030565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

paperback. Scotland, in common with the rest of Europe, was troubled from time to time by outbreaks of witchcraft which the authorities sought to contain and then to suppress, and the outbreak of 1658-1662 is generally agreed to represent the high water mark of Scottish persecution. These were peculiar years for Scotland. This work deals with this subject. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tempus United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444253
ISBN
9780752444253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Hunting was a major economic and leisure activity throughout the European Middle Ages, and while aristocratic practices have featured in studies of romantic and narrative literature Num Pages: 224 pages, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459493
ISBN
9780752459493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

paperback. Memories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton s life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history. " Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138911444
ISBN
9781138911444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Paperback. The work features an edition of the reaper inscription, and a commentary on it. It is also lavishly illustrated to demonstrate the important iconic and pictorial dimensions of the story. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 478 pages, 98. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629226
ISBN
9781442629226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.25

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