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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. The Palestinian Druze are the only Israeli Arabs who are conscripted into the Israeli army today. This book looks at the origins of the Druze's unique status, by telling the story of the military and political alliance that emerged between the Druze and the Jewish army in the 1948 war. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333710043
ISBN
9780333710043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138640
ISBN
9780349138640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History. 416 pages. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408830574
ISBN
9781408830574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. This day by day account of the Dreyfus Affair chronicles for the first time in English the drama that destabilized French society (1894-1906) and reverberated across the world. Meticulous research, new translations of key documents, a wealth of primary sources and illustrations and a select bibliography make this an indispensable reference work. Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 856.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230202856
ISBN
9780230202856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

Hardback. Finally, he examines the relation of the Dreyfus Affair to the "culture of forcethat marked French society during the prewar years, thus accounting for the rise of the youthful athlete as a more compelling manly ideal than the bookish and sedentary intellectual. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874338
ISBN
9780801874338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.44

paperback. Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion. Num Pages: 768 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195145885
ISBN
9780195145885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Paperback. This book presents a moderately revisionist history of the great books idea anchored in the following movements and struggles: fighting anti-intellectualism, advocating for the liberal arts, distributing cultural capital, and promoting a public philosophy, anchored in mid-century liberalism, that fostered a shared civic culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340941
ISBN
9781349340941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.61

Hardcover. This book presents a moderately revisionist history of the great books idea anchored in the following movements and struggles: fighting anti-intellectualism, advocating for the liberal arts, distributing cultural capital, and promoting a public philosophy, anchored in mid-century liberalism, that fostered a shared civic culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230337466
ISBN
9780230337466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849785
ISBN
9781565849785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 456 pages, 34 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410867
ISBN
9780815410867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.06

Hardback. This definitive history of modern Tibet -- based entirely on unpublished primary sources and written by a Western-educated Tibetan author -- shatters the popular perception of Tibet as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments and rises above the simplistic dualism so often encountered in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 17 photos; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118149
ISBN
9780231118149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.66

paperback. Written as an official report for MI5 in 1945, this title details the Allied handling of enemy agents and the British infiltration of Nazi spy-rings. It tells the story of a triumphant operation in the Second World War's intelligence effort. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578239
ISBN
9780099578239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A veteran White House reporter asks, Can a president's private life be separated from his performance in office? Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813367774
ISBN
9780813367774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Hardback. In the Election of 1872 the conflict between President US Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the ruling Republican Party. This book argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between Party elites and a class-based radical reform movement. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227099
ISBN
9780823227099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.37

Paperback. Offering a major new interpretation of the transformation of political thought and practice in colonial India, The Domination of Strangers traces the origins of modern ideas about the state and Indian civil society to the practical interaction between the British and their south Asian subjects. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279155
ISBN
9780230279155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.92

Hardcover. Offering a major new interpretation of the transformation of political thought and practice in colonial India, The Domination of Strangers traces the origins of modern ideas about the state and Indian civil society to the practical interaction between the British and their south Asian subjects. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574533
ISBN
9780230574533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Paperback. In 1806, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 62. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780563522744
ISBN
9780563522744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. This book focuses on the identity and public personae of the dogaressa, wives of the elected doges of medieval and early modern Venice. The study traces the evolution of the public functions of the group of quasi-royal wives, rare for their visibility, during Venice's development into a regional economic and political power. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294472
ISBN
9780312294472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.54

Hardback. This volume addresses the cases that the American Supreme Court heard between 1790 to 1795, with the exception of suits against states. It contains a selection of documents and discussions of the legal practice of the period. Each case is treated as a narrative history. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088732
ISBN
9780231088732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.13

Hardback. This volume of the acclaimed series deals with suits the Supreme Court decided in 1796 and 1797, years in which the Court laid the foundation for its authority to exercise judicial review and for the first time the justices overturned the decision of a state's highest court. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 37 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1040
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126465
ISBN
9780231126465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.76

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