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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659926
ISBN
9780674659926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Hardcover. Although famous for its celadon and Buddhist paintings, the Koryo period is still very much terra incognita in world history because of the lack of translated source materials. The present work, the first fully annotated, complete translation of a key source text on Koryo, fills this gap. Series: Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824856441
ISBN
9780824856441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 69.20

Paperback. When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, it came as no surprise to the children of Germany: the Nazis had been preparing them for a war ever since they had come to power in 1933. To British children it was an altogether different matter. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458588
ISBN
9780752458588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517882
ISBN
9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.04

Hardcover. Faber joined the British Foreign Service in 1950, retiring in 1981. He served in seven embassies, from Baghdad, at the time of King Faisal's coronation, to The Hague, as the UK sought to join the European Community. This is a colourful chronicle of policies and places during some crucial times. Num Pages: 225 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645945
ISBN
9781860645945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 53.44

Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737622
ISBN
9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. A collection exploring the ideological hardening and accelerated polarization that marked twentieth-century Latin America and its epochal cycles of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary violence. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347200
ISBN
9780822347200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.50

Paperback. A collection exploring the ideological hardening and accelerated polarization that marked twentieth-century Latin America and its epochal cycles of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary violence. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLW; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347378
ISBN
9780822347378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165875
ISBN
9780691165875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Lindman, Janet Moore; Tarter, Michele Lise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487392
ISBN
9780801487392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Entwistle, Chris; James, Liz. Num Pages: 206 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 299 x 17. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591985
ISBN
9780861591985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.81

Paperback. A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116273
ISBN
9780691116273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 37.41

Paperback. This comparative study gathers together new research by local historians into aspects of welfare in Hertfordshire spanning four centuries and focusing on towns and villages across the county. Editor(s): King, Steven; Gear, Gillian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291126
ISBN
9781909291126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCN; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499324
ISBN
9781558499324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190610432
ISBN
9780190610432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Baldoli, Claudia; Fleming, Brendan. Series: A Modern History of Politics and Violence. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472510426
ISBN
9781472510426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
PB Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781311257
ISBN
9781781311257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Tells the history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476. This title draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to archaeological finds. It concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330488
ISBN
9781780330488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.63

Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146171
ISBN
9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.13

Paperback. This fully updated edition is recognised as the most comprehensive history of the Knights Templar Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011006
ISBN
9781849011006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Seward's account traces the changes that led to France's final victory and brings to life all the intrigue of the last chivalric combats as they gave way modern warfare. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841196787
ISBN
9781841196787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. The First World War in vivid, personal detail, in the voices of those who lived it Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472108531
ISBN
9781472108531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. How the paramilitary Freikorps blazed a trail for Hitler Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Robinson
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781841199252
ISBN
9781841199252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A vivid account of one of the greatest British military victories Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781472136428
ISBN
9781472136428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

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