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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The 19th century was Britain's moment as a world power, not only politically, but due to a vast range of activities and achievements. This book describes the force and complexity of that experience and to cover the political, economic and cultural history of the British Isles between 1815 and 1901. Editor(s): Matthew, Colin. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 4KL; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731436
ISBN
9780198731436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.33

Paperback. This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history - how the people of Egypt have relied on it for food, irrigation, and transportation, how they have impacted on the Nile itself, and the place it has held in their culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455068
ISBN
9780752455068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the UK. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect he had on the students. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279339
ISBN
9780520279339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Andre Hue was a daredevil. By the age of twenty the Anglo-Frenchman had survived shipwreck and years undercover in France, sabotaging German supply lines. Returning to Britain, he was recruited by SOE to parachute behind enemy lines on 5 June 1944, to unite resistance forces in Brittany and paralyze local German troops during the Allied invasion. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042800
ISBN
9780141042800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226749457
ISBN
9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 59.65

Paperback. Looks at how newspapers and news-making practices shaped the representations of Native Americans. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067389
ISBN
9780252067389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. The author has visited the battlefield, travelled the messengers' routes, and traced untapped British, French and Belgian records. This book offers an original perspective on a key moment in British history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571315260
ISBN
9780571315260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. In 1939 more than 140,000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This title is the story of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force's contribution to Allied victory in World War II. Illustrator(s): Chappell, Mike. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961118
ISBN
9781780961118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. The 1960s, the most tumultuous decade of the twentieth century, were a time of tectonic shifts in all aspects of society - from the March on Washington and the Second Vatican Council to the Summer of Love and Woodstock. This volume includes historic pieces from the magazine's pages that capture the sixties, set alongside new assessments. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; DNJ; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 54. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
William Heinemann
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780434022434
ISBN
9780434022434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.66

Hardcover. 112 unique works of compelling commentary by the who's who of Civil War writers from the New York Times' popular Disunion blog. Editor(s): Widmer, Ted; Risen, Clay; Kalogerakis, George. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129286
ISBN
9781579129286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.53

hardcover. Adopting the metaphor of foxes and hedgehogs that Isaiah Berlin used to describe opposite types of thinkers, this title provides an original approach to understanding the development of English and Spanish America over the past 500 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083165
ISBN
9780520083165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.23

Paperback. First published in English in 1995, with an introduction by Robin Kinross, this edition includes a foreword by Rich Hendel, who considers the contemporary thinking about Tschichold's life and work. Translator(s): McLean, Ruari. Num Pages: 286 pages, 110 b/w illustrations, 38 three-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AKD; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250123
ISBN
9780520250123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. Rejects the stereotypes of a conformist and conflict-free suburbia. This work argues that suburbia must be understood as a central factor in the modern American experience. It includes ten essays that challenge our understanding of suburbia. It reveals the role suburbs have played in the transformation of American liberalism and conservatism. Editor(s): Kruse, Kevin M.; Sugrue, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456638
ISBN
9780226456638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201422
ISBN
9780872201422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

paperback. A revised edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History". Num Pages: 112 pages, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLC; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 219 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140512496
ISBN
9780140512496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. This book covers the period from 50,000 BC to the fourth century AD. Num Pages: 128 pages, many maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513486
ISBN
9780140513486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A penetrating investigation into how the KGB rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union and reinvented itself at the heart of the Russian state during Vladimir Putin's rule Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610390552
ISBN
9781610390552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; KNSG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271015934
ISBN
9780271015934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.12

Hardcover. An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. This book examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184968
ISBN
9780226184968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546092
ISBN
9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Insightful commentary from thirteen Middle Eastern scholars who argue that economic liberalization has helped to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813338736
ISBN
9780813338736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Rabb, Theodore K.; Rotberg, Robert I. Series: Studies in Interdisciplinary History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629544
ISBN
9780691629544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Rabb, Theodore K.; Rotberg, Robert I. Series: Studies in Interdisciplinary History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613819
ISBN
9780691613819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.75

Paperback. J. David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley use clear and concise writing with original maps, modern and historic photographs, tables, charts, and artwork to narrate the history of the Gettysburg Campaign from the opening battle at Brandy Station in Virginia on June 6, 1863, to the escape of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Savas Beatie
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611210781
ISBN
9781611210781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

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