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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Beginning with an hour-by-hour account of one day in Yongle's (Zhu Di, 1360-1424) court, this title presents the multiple dimensions of Yongle's life. It examines the role of birth, education, and tradition in moulding the emperor's personality and values, and paints a portrait of a man characterised by stark contrasts. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 286 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981246
ISBN
9780295981246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This 2005 book shows how war waged against Indian noncombatant population and agricultural resources became the method early Americans employed. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBW; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521732635
ISBN
9780521732635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350027367
ISBN
9781350027367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 126.76

Hardback. Greil Marcus delves into three distinct episodes in the history of American commonplace song and shows how each one manages to convey the uncanny sense that it was written by no one. In these seemingly anonymous productions, we discover three different ways of talking about the United States, and three separate nations within its borders. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 119 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674187085
ISBN
9780674187085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Maps the significant yet often overlooked forces shaping Maghrebian society from below. Editor(s): Abi-Mershed, Osama. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048279
ISBN
9781849048279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739165720
ISBN
9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307454300
ISBN
9780307454300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theatre, cultural life and religion from the 1st through the 4th centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260945
ISBN
9780226260945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Series: Understanding the Ancient World. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 2. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138645394
ISBN
9781138645394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
675
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345218
ISBN
9788779345218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 38.05

Paperback. A sensational history of love, politics and corruption in the Jazz Age Num Pages: 416 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJG; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651231
ISBN
9781445651231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.02

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814625357
ISBN
9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. Giovanni Pontano (1426--1503), whose academic name was Gioviano, was the most important Latin poet of the fifteenth century as well as a leading statesman who served as prime minister to the Aragonese kings of Naples. His Dialogues are our best source for the humanist academy of Naples which Pontano led for several decades. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HPCB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674054912
ISBN
9780674054912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650876
ISBN
9780691650876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.53

Hardback. The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the "predictive art" of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066632
ISBN
9780674066632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11
€ 58.19

Hardback. Essays reflecting the interests and scholarship of one of our most important and influential historians. Num Pages: 234 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271801
ISBN
9781783271801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

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

€ 64.63

Hardcover. Tells the tale of seven Virginians who strongly supported the Confederacy from beginning to end. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 264 pages, photographs, maps, bibliographic essay, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050548
ISBN
9780842050548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.86

Hardcover. .
Publisher
J.B. Metzler
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9783476010926
ISBN
9783476010926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.71
€ 46.48

Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This book re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from 1850 to the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291416
ISBN
9780520291416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. "This book brings together a distinguished group of historians to explore the previously neglected relationship between nationalism and urban history. It reveals the contrasting experiences of nationalism in different societies and milieus. It will help historians to reassess the role of nationalism both inside and outside the nation state. "-- Editor(s): Whyte, W.; Zimmer, O. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHBD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349319435
ISBN
9781349319435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardback. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419398
ISBN
9781421419398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 47.15

Paperback. In this thought-provoking book, renowned peace negotiator Ross argues that the Bush administrations problems stem from its inability to use the tools of statecraft--diplomatic, economic, and military--to advance the nations interests around the world. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349444014
ISBN
9781349444014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.46

Paperback. 'How much does it cost?' We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. This book shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. It offers an interpretation of state power by integrating popular politics and policymaking. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130415
ISBN
9780691130415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

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