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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history: The Tudors and their Dynasty. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358. The Secret Wars of the Tudors. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. "The Wars of the Roses" didn't end at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. In this fresh interpretation of this turning point in history, the author reviews the story of the Tudors' seizure of the throne and shows that for many years they were far from secure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight: 358.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849019804
ISBN
9781849019804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780007357963
ISBN
9780007357963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Tells the story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, this title continues to captivate the imagination. It reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521242
ISBN
9780099521242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780336572
ISBN
9781780336572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471089704
ISBN
9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. 7 line illus. 2 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156385
ISBN
9780691156385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. A magisterial reevaluation of long-held assumptions about pagan and Christian culture in the late antique West. Num Pages: 896 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRKP4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199959709
ISBN
9780199959709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471156519
ISBN
9781471156519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

paperback. A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal by the bestselling author of White Mughals Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781408800928
ISBN
9781408800928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.54

Paperback. The author travels across Russia, from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept villages, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. In this book, he tells the story of a nation: famine, war, the frozen wastes of the Gulag, the collapse of communism and now, a people seeking oblivion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399492
ISBN
9780141399492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. The first full biography of this pivotal figure in English history for over a century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534868
ISBN
9781784534868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Num Pages: 160 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464602
ISBN
9780752464602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Hardback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285606
ISBN
9780520285606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Paperback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285613
ISBN
9780520285613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471180715
ISBN
9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. This study of the late Republic examines institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy. Num Pages: 615 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
615
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201538
ISBN
9780520201538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271210
ISBN
9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. A world-renowned historian presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union's collapse Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780746463
ISBN
9781780746463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228375
ISBN
9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Hardback. A critical account of Lukashenko of Belarus that covers the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041676
ISBN
9781849041676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008163419
ISBN
9780008163419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. The haunting story of the destruction of a magnificent civilisation Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Little, Brown
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition. 1 in number line
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749929930
ISBN
9780749929930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492056
ISBN
9780752492056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The classic account of Hitler's fall from power, first pubilshed in 1947, reissued with a striking new cover Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447218616
ISBN
9781447218616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

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