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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303881
- ISBN
- 9780230303881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This volume is derived from a series of lectures sponsored by the National Maritime Museum and held at the Institute of Historical Research. Editor(s): Taylor, Miles. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338412
- ISBN
- 9781349338412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; HBJM; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349485109
- ISBN
- 9781349485109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you've read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here.' Sebastian Faulks, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877979
- ISBN
- 9781848877979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Presenting a collection of Victorian and Edwardian images, this book explores the growth of tourism from the 1840s until the outbreak of the First World War. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811534
- ISBN
- 9780747811534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.98
€ 10.98
Paperback. Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. This book tells the story of the survivors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 bw integrated in 38pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761374
- ISBN
- 9781780761374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916501
- ISBN
- 9781908916501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.99€ 86.61
€ 96.99
€ 86.61
Paperback. As the dust settles on Labour's time in office, Toynbee and Walker strip away political rhetoric and spin and investigate their failures and achievements in a lively, comprehensive, acerbic analysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082503
- ISBN
- 9781847082503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. For six centuries, the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean. This book reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140119947
- ISBN
- 9780140119947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The Varangian Guards were Viking mercenaries who operated far beyond their native shores as an elite force within the Byzantine Armies. The Varangians wore mixtures of their native clothing and armour together with a splendid formal Byzantine uniform. This title offers an insightful look at this legendary guard units of the medieval world. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849081795
- ISBN
- 9781849081795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 263 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1412.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606600764
- ISBN
- 9781606600764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.22
€ 27.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488696
- ISBN
- 9780801488696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 41.19
€ 44.99
€ 41.19
Paperback. The Vandals is the first book available in the English language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African Kingdom. This complete history provides a full account of the Vandals and re-evaluates key aspects of the society. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118785096
- ISBN
- 9781118785096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314600
- ISBN
- 9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.61
€ 46.99
€ 36.61
Hardcover. A Site management Handbook. The only detailed archaeological site management plan from the Arab world, with wider application to sites worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; ACG; AJC; AMX; HBLA; HD; KNS; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166082
- ISBN
- 9789774166082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Paperback. Editor(s): James, John Stanley; Cannon, Michael; Flippen, Robert G.; McDonald, Willa. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 b/w photos, cartoons & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235985
- ISBN
- 9781922235985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Hardcover. Offers a complex consideration of the relationship of mass terror and utopianism under the fascist government of wartime Croatia. Editor(s): Yeomans, Rory. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465458
- ISBN
- 9781580465458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of the USS Flier that has all the elements of a classic World War II survival tale: sudden disaster, physical deprivation, a ruthless enemy, friendly guerrillas, and a dramatic escape from behind enemy lines. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192246
- ISBN
- 9780813192246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99
€ 29.99
The Uses of the Middle Ages in Modern European States. History, Nation...
. Ed(S): Marchal, G.; Evans, R.
Paperback. An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece. Editor(s): Marchal, G.; Evans, R. Series: Writing the Nation. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349366026
- ISBN
- 9781349366026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Stock, Paul. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504343
- ISBN
- 9781349504343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95