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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Is the United States "overstretched" in its international commitments? This book examines differing responses to overstretch in modern history, focusing mostly on military and economic policies in the U.S. and Britain over the past century. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113274
ISBN
9780231113274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.26

Hardback. Is the United States "overstretched" in its international commitments? This book examines differing responses to overstretch in modern history, focusing mostly on military and economic policies in the U.S. and Britain over the past century. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113267
ISBN
9780231113267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.86
€ 89.47

Hardback. This work compares the coverage of Nixon in the three national newsweeklies , "Newsweek", "Time", and the "US News and World Report", from his resignation from the presidency in August 1974 until his funeral in April 1994. Num Pages: 112 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761818557
ISBN
9780761818557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.58

Paperback. Asks the question, what do states that win wars do with their newfound power and how do they use it to build order? The author argues that powerful countries do seek to build stable and cooperative relations, but the type of order that emerges hinges on their ability to make commitments and restrain power. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 line illus., 12 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050911
ISBN
9780691050911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. In 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings. This book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845963088
ISBN
9781845963088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Extending historical approaches to Greece, this work contains essays that map a social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country grappled - bloodily - with foreign occupation and intense civil conflict. It explores how war and civil war affected the family, the law, and the state. Editor(s): Mazower, Mark. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058429
ISBN
9780691058429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638593
ISBN
9781566638593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.64

Paperback. For the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: The bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485597
ISBN
9781586485597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. How did Britain's power and influence decline? Seeking to answer this question, this book begins with the reign of Edward VII, when Great Britain commanded the mightiest empire in the world. It ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, when Britain emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 474.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451877
ISBN
9780099451877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

hardcover. In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, to war-torn Afghanistan to help the Afghans assemble a successor government to the Taliban. Num Pages: 192 pages, b+w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970839
ISBN
9781597970839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595581167
ISBN
9781595581167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.36

Paperback. In the chaos after the Reich an astonishing 2.5 million ordinary citizens were killed. This harrowing history uncovers the extraordinary stories of real German people from all walks of life in the aftermath of the Second World War Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 42. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567667
ISBN
9780719567667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Scholars have described the eighteenth century in China as a time of "state activism" and often associate the Taiping Rebellion and postbellum restoration efforts with the origins of elite activism. Seunghyun Han, however, argues that the ascendance of elite activism can be traced to the Jiaqing and Daoguang reigns in the early nineteenth century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737174
ISBN
9780674737174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474262
ISBN
9780801474262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardcover. On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern tribes, pressed from all sides, attacked the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sab and burned it to the ground. In this book, the author chronicles the events following the attack. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725966
ISBN
9780896725966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.27

Paperback. New findings show that the death toll from the Cambodian genocide was approximately 2.2 million about a half million higher than commonly believed. Despite regular denials from the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the author demonstrates not only that they were aware of the mass killings, but that they personally managed and directed them. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725805
ISBN
9780896725805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.34

paperback. A fantastic voyage through 15,000 years of history that laid the foundations for civilisation as we know it by award-winning science writer Steven Mithen. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 47. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
W&N
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813928
ISBN
9780753813928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739146064
ISBN
9780739146064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.07

Hardback. Through careful examination of the lives of East Germans in the decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this book details how a very sudden and very radical system change alters the interweaving of individual agency with institutions and social structures in shaping life-course trajectories. Editor(s): Diewald, Martin; Goedicke, Anne; Mayer, Karl Ulrich. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752084
ISBN
9780804752084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595586476
ISBN
9781595586476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.09

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