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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against Japanese aggression. This biography reveals aspects of Chiang's life. Num Pages: 736 pages, 41 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060494
- ISBN
- 9780674060494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.64
€ 31.99
€ 26.64
Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002876
- ISBN
- 9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.15€ 84.41
€ 94.15
€ 84.41
Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198802440
- ISBN
- 9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Hardback. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 472 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780. Rural Women and China's Collective Past. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. 472 pages, Illustrations, maps. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight: 780.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267701
- ISBN
- 9780520267701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.66€ 65.14
€ 84.66
€ 65.14
Paperback. An illustrated account of The Gempei War - a conflict that defined the age and the ethos of the samurai. It examines the events of the five-year long conflict, revealing the changes that the war inflicted on Japanese culture and the establishment of many of the traditions of the samurai. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 82 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813848
- ISBN
- 9781472813848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.26
€ 23.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; HBTZ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449195
- ISBN
- 9780099449195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714328
- ISBN
- 9780292714328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.12
€ 32.12
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606798
- ISBN
- 9780691606798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.59
€ 52.99
€ 37.59
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635491
- ISBN
- 9780691635491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.50
€ 145.50
Hardback. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797) was known as the "Gaon of Vilna". He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the intellectual centre of Vilna. This text sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's "real" character. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223943
- ISBN
- 9780520223943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20€ 48.67
€ 63.20
€ 48.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 121 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558224
- ISBN
- 9781904558224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.72
€ 23.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Translator(s): Hammond, Carolyn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, line figure, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540266
- ISBN
- 9780199540266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Hardback. A biography of the remarkable administrator who for thirty years effectively ran Persia's great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048200
- ISBN
- 9781849048200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.62€ 58.74
€ 59.62
€ 58.74
Hardcover. The English Civil War has been depicted as a struggle between Cavaliers and Roundheads in which technology played little part. This book argues that this romantic picture is deeply flawed - revealing a reality of gunpowder, artillery, and a grinding struggle of siege and starvation. Series: Armour and Weapons. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834038
- ISBN
- 9781843834038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.50
€ 43.99
€ 43.50
Hardcover. "Originally published in German as Die Fugger: Geschichte einer Augsburger Familie, 1367-1650, c2006"--T.p. verso. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932446
- ISBN
- 9780813932446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPFQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497292
- ISBN
- 9780801497292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.35
€ 49.99
€ 44.35
Hardcover. In the sixteenth century, the city-state of Florence failed. In its place the Medicis created a principality, becoming first dukes of Florence and then grand dukes of Tuscany. This book analyzes the slow transformations that predated and facilitated the institutional shift from republic to principality, from citizen to subject. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724525
- ISBN
- 9780674724525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95€ 56.79
€ 61.95
€ 56.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 66 b/w; 10 col. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBW; HBWS1; JW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472824882
- ISBN
- 9781472824882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.68
€ 15.99
€ 11.68
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780803276086
- ISBN
- 9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.77
€ 21.99
€ 20.77
paperback. The Frontier of Leisure examines the centrality of leisure to the history of Southern California, and how the region's tourist resorts and residential recreation influenced the nation, from ranch houses and the landscape of postwar suburbia to relations of labor and race, and the place of nature in everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Usa United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199891924
- ISBN
- 9780199891924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. The French-Indian War was fought in the forests, open plains and forts of the North American frontier. This title explains the background to the wars and charts the military development of the British Army and the reforms that led to its eventual superiority. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w and 25 colour illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841764566
- ISBN
- 9781841764566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.85
€ 14.85
Paperback. This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Series: New Approaches to European History. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382. Series: New Approaches to European History. 258 pages, 9 maps. This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521547505
- ISBN
- 9780521547505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
Hardback. During the interwar years France experienced severe political polarization. At the time many observers, particularly on the left, feared that the French right had embraced fascism, generating a fierce debate that has engaged scholars for decades, but has also obscured critical changes in French society and culture during the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Kalman, Samuel; Kennedy, Sean. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382409
- ISBN
- 9781782382409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.81
€ 161.81