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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The fascinating family drama of Henry VIII and his four children, re-created from the original sources by best-selling Tudor historian John Guy Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w halftones, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700876
ISBN
9780198700876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037622
ISBN
9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 51.34

Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845137694
ISBN
9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRAM7; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409887
ISBN
9781421409887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.63

Paperback. Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Features new insights, intimate portraits of key personalities and a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJ; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349289745
ISBN
9781349289745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Hardback. Charts the history of Jersey and Guernsey, showing their crucial importance for England in the period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837114
ISBN
9781843837114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.83

Paperback. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
CCI Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896445151
ISBN
9781896445151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. This text offers a systematic social history of a major American city undergoing industrialization. It examines Detroit's evolution between 1880 and 1920 and discovers the way in which ethnic and class elations profoundly altered its urban scene. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994581
ISBN
9780226994581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. Presents in their broad, historical context the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s, culminating in a severe outbreak of the plague in which one quarter of the Venetian population perished. This work sheds fresh light on the historical machine that produced the distinct civic and cultural ethos of the city. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 b&w illustrations + 50 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300119374
ISBN
9780300119374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53
€ 40.40

Paperback. Stimulating, vivid and provocative, Christopher Hill's graphic depiction of this turbulent era examines ordinary English men and women as well as kings and queens. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267397
ISBN
9780415267397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636313
ISBN
9780745636313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Paperback. Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636320
ISBN
9780745636320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardcover. This book is the fourth volume in the expanded definitive survey, covering the period 1960-1968. Steve Nicholson's four-volume analysis of British theatre censorship from 1900 until 1968 is based on previously undocumented material in the Lord Chamberlain's Correspondence Archives in the British Library and the Royal Archives at Windsor. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; ANS; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898461
ISBN
9780859898461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.15

Paperback. TV tie-in to major BBC series revealing a new history of the Celts and their international legacy today Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; ACG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784293352
ISBN
9781784293352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 46 illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553385663
ISBN
9780553385663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.05

paperback. Suitable for cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book bristles with analysis, details, judgements, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels. It examines the mounted operations of the campaign from organizational, strategic, and tactical viewpoints. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803279414
ISBN
9780803279414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138700338
ISBN
9781138700338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. aeo Provides background for students new to the period. aeo Assesses economic, social, religious and political life, covering the impact of long--term change as well as short--term developments. aeo Examines the English Civil War debate in the 1990s and discusses the problems of causation in history. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204510
ISBN
9780631204510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.02

Paperback. Provides the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue). This book features full-colour artwork, archival photos, and detailed analysis. It follows fighting that characterised one of the most important campaigns of World War II. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472805836
ISBN
9781472805836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

Hardback. Though Greece is traditionally seen as an agrarian society, cattle were essential to Greek communal life. This title explores why these animals mattered to the Greeks, how they came to be a key element in Greek thought and behavior, and how the Greeks exploited the symbolic value of cattle as a way of structuring social and economic relations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140070
ISBN
9780691140070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 55.72

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