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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. In the annals of American criminal justice, two prisons stand out as icons of institutionalized brutality and deprivation: Alcatraz and Sing Sing. This book takes us on a disturbing and poignant tour of Sing Sing's legendary death house, and introduces us to those whose lives Sing Sing claimed. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716168
ISBN
9780814716168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Provides a thorough history of the nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focussing on determining role of the reinforced concrete frame. This title provides the rational and effective expression of classical principles in modern construction. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBT; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 141 x 40. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773525641
ISBN
9780773525641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. Summary of the current debate about the nature of modern conflict, which analysts have been struggling to define since the end of the Cold War Editor(s): Haug, Karl Erik; Maao, Ole Jurgen. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBWS; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042727
ISBN
9781849042727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Hardback. Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern consciousness and identity. Tracing camps from their origins in in early-twentieth century colonial warfare, he discusses their evolution throughout the last century, and the complex questions their use raises. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBT; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790709
ISBN
9780198790709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Hardcover. Without trial and without due process, the United States government locked up nearly all of those citizens and longtime residents who were of Japanese descent during World War II. This title presents an account of the inmates' experiences and an examination of American imperialism and racist hysteria. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354767
ISBN
9780226354767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

hardcover. Series: Critical Issues in American History. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507982
ISBN
9780742507982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.28

Paperback. Conceived in Liberty probes the fundamentals of the great dispute among John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and their followers over the sort of country the United States should be. In clear and concise prose, Lance Banning clarifies the foundations of the first great party struggle-and thus of nineteenth-century America. Series: Critical Issues in American History. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507999
ISBN
9780742507999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Paperback. A biography of Con Colbert, member of Na Fianna Eireann, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during the Easter Rising. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847173348
ISBN
9781847173348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.85

Hardback. The political culture of the German Democratic Republic strongly emphasized solidarity with the non-white world, from contributions to relief efforts in Vietnam to public memorials for Ho Chi Minh and Martin Luther King, Jr. Through a series of illuminating historical investigations, this volume traces the contours of East German internationalism. Editor(s): Slobodian, Quinn. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387053
ISBN
9781782387053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780520204195
ISBN
9780520204195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271058719
ISBN
9780271058719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271021256
ISBN
9780271021256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.39
€ 65.70

hardcover. A cultural and social history of Egypt from 1870 to 1930 that examines the way in which men and women began reading, writing, and perceiving the Arabic language in ever more public ways. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804797115
ISBN
9780804797115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. The first illustrated edition of these remarkable first hand diaries from Italy's foreign minister during the 2nd World War Num Pages: 496 pages, 64 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 36. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554487
ISBN
9781781554487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

hardcover. A unique compilation of diverse sources, many in English translation for the first time, this book documents the Mexican Revolution, explains its popular and agrarian nature, and helps to clarify its often perplexing conflicts, alliances, and issues. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Greenwood United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846450372
ISBN
9781846450372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69

Paperback. An account of incredible bravery, telling what it is like to have 200 Paras depending on you constantly, to make decisions which can and do cost lives, to see men under your command killed and injured and being under the most intense pressure imaginable every minute of every day for six long months. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540312
ISBN
9780753540312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Hardcover. Winner of the Roland Bainton Prize for the best reference work in 2004, A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of scholarship and debates about this period. Editor(s): Tittler, Robert; Jones, Norman. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 187 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631236184
ISBN
9780631236184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.53

A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt is the first comprehensive anthology to encompass Roosevelt as whole, highlighting both his multi-faceted personality and his skilled diplomacy. It provides background and interpretive reading for the non-specialist while also addressing the needs of scholars seeking in-depth knowledge. Editor(s): Ricard, Serge. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331400
ISBN
9781444331400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.34

Hardcover. A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. Provides a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies. Takes account of recent discoveries. Editor(s): Potter, David S. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 728 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226444
ISBN
9780631226444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.59

A Companion to the Neronian Age is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of the Neronian Age. Editor(s): Dinter, Martin; Buckley, Emma. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332728
ISBN
9781444332728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.46

Paperback. Drawing on the expertise of 26 distinguished scholars, this important volume covers the major issues in the study of medieval Europe, highlighting the significant impact the time period had on cultural forms and institutions central to European identity. Editor(s): Lansing, Carol; English, Edward D. Series: Blackwell Companions to European History. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
596
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118425121
ISBN
9781118425121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Paperback. Drawing on 28 original essays, A Companion to the Early Middle Ages takes an inclusive approach to the history of Britain and Ireland from c. 500 to c. 1100 to overcome artificial distinctions of modern national boundaries. Editor(s): Stafford, Pauline. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118425138
ISBN
9781118425138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Hardcover. The Doctrine of the Hert was the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, the thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. This book includes ten essays from a group of scholars of medieval religion who discuss the Middle English text alongside its Latin forebear, and other European vernacular translations. Editor(s): Renevey, Denis; Whitehead, Christiania. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st edn
SKU
V9780859898218
ISBN
9780859898218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.17

Hardcover. This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Editor(s): Kinzl, Konrad H. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 632 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230144
ISBN
9780631230144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.92

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