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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. Drawing on his knowledge of the technical aspects of civil aviation, Alan P. Dobson's history of the international aviation system, from 1945 to the present day, stresses the hitherto unacknowledged role Franklin D. Roosevelt played in implementing the principles that came to govern the entire global aviation system. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106666
ISBN
9780230106666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290307
ISBN
9781349290307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

King Faysal (1906-1975) ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 until his assassination eleven years later. By that point his legacy as one of the most instrumental actors in the development of the modern Middle East had been assured. This book offers a biography of the ruler. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032429
ISBN
9780813032429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. 'Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven't read a better book on Berlin.' Gordon A. Craig Num Pages: 1168 pages, 87 b/w illus, 4 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1264.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006376880
ISBN
9780006376880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.01

Hardback. Summarizes the results of interdisciplinary archaeological investigations at Aetokremnos. This work shows that Aetokremnos is one of the few archaeological sites where a convincing argument can be made for human involvement in Pleistocene extinctions. It also includes chapters that place the Aetokremnos site within a broader context. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306460883
ISBN
9780306460883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.23

Hardback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640775
ISBN
9780748640775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.91

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210827
ISBN
9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.39

Paperback. The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battle of Flodden. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781780221366
ISBN
9781780221366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.12

paperback. Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent thousands ahead of him. Robespierre and the Revolution were inseparable: a single inflexible tyrant. But what turned a shy young lawyer into the living embodiment of the Terror at its most violent? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099458982
ISBN
9780099458982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Presents a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571297405
ISBN
9780571297405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.19

Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Original
SKU
V9781621574255
ISBN
9781621574255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014210
ISBN
9780141014210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828175
ISBN
9780753828175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Henry Fynes Clinton's two-volume tabular history of the Roman Empire, first published in 1845 and 1850. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 876 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 322 x 25 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2310.
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
876
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108012478
ISBN
9781108012478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 325 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403972170
ISBN
9781403972170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Hardcover. EPUB Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230297777
ISBN
9780230297777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.09

Paperback. Was France fascist in the interwar period? This comprehensive historical, political and sociological account follows the rise of engineers and political "non-conformists" in the first half of the twentieth century, examining the French technocracy's relationship with the rise of fascism in France and later the establishment of the Fourth Republic. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334148
ISBN
9781349334148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521538558
ISBN
9780521538558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.52

Paperback. Looks at a country in thrall to a charismatic dictator. Tracing fascism from its conception to its legacy, this title unpicks why the regime enjoyed so much support among the majority of the Italian people. It examines the extraordinary hold the Duce had on Italy and how he came to embody fascism. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539896
ISBN
9780099539896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. A cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 314 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226777
ISBN
9780520226777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. An examination of why and how Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East, and why Italian efforts ultimately failed. Offering fresh insights into Fascist Italy's foreign and colonial policies, this book makes an important contribution to the complex history of relations between Europe and the Arab world. Num Pages: 269 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349312047
ISBN
9781349312047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Hardcover. An examination of why and how Fascist Italy sought to increase its influence in the Middle East, and why Italian efforts ultimately failed. Offering fresh insights into Fascist Italy's foreign and colonial policies, this book makes an important contribution to the complex history of relations between Europe and the Arab world. Num Pages: 269 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231603
ISBN
9780230231603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950270
ISBN
9781349950270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Hardback. Under Italian Fascism, African-Italian mulattoes and white Italians living in Egypt posed a particular threat to the pursuit of a homogenous national identity. This book examines novels and films of the period, showing that their attempts at stigmatization were self-undermining, forcing audiences to reassess their collective identity. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481849
ISBN
9781137481849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.51

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