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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? The author shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 BC. He also examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for dissident Athenian intellectuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001906
- ISBN
- 9780691001906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Hardcover. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 319
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890609
- ISBN
- 9788772890609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.95
€ 38.99
€ 27.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736776
- ISBN
- 9780198736776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.49
€ 36.49
Paperback. The true story of the wives behind the American Space Race, the challenges they faced in the '50s and '60s, and the 40 year friendship that bound them together. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BT; TTDS; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362622
- ISBN
- 9780755362622
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.74
€ 13.00
€ 11.74
Paperback. This new edition provides a complete ethnology of the Assiniboine Indians, including information on their history, tribal organization and government, religion, manners and customs, warfare, dances, and language. Editor(s): Hewitt, J. N. B. Num Pages: 290 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Canadian Plains Research Center
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771321
- ISBN
- 9780889771321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.24
€ 24.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. Talking about Iraq war, this title recounts how the US set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq, showing the consequences of this policy. It looks at the struggles of individual American soldiers and civilians and Iraqis from various backgrounds. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230440
- ISBN
- 9780571230440
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. In 1812 John Bellingham made his way to the Palace of Westminster. In the lobby, he shot the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval. There was no mystery about the killer's identity, but why did he do it? This book tells the story of how John Bellingham was let down by the British Establishment and how he took his revenge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944014
- ISBN
- 9780750944014
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. On March 18, 1975, Herbert Chitepo, an African nationalist in exile and chairman of the war council that struggled to liberate Zimbabwe from white-ruled Rhodesia, was killed by a car bomb. This title uncovers what is at stake in the various confessions and why Chitepo's assassination incites conflict and controversy in Zimbabwe's politics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216083
- ISBN
- 9780253216083
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Hardcover. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609198
- ISBN
- 9781442609198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.61
€ 80.61
Paperback. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609181
- ISBN
- 9781442609181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.69
€ 38.99
€ 36.69
Paperback. The true story of Mary Surratt, a shadowy figure behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-and the first woman executed by the federal government Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JPWL1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024414
- ISBN
- 9780465024414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.02
€ 17.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain". Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439509
- ISBN
- 9781850439509
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Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320180
- ISBN
- 9780822320180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.02
€ 28.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780801490620
- ISBN
- 9780801490620
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Condition: New
€ 22.74
€ 22.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Fash, William L.; Lujan, Leonardo Lopez. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 488 pages, 7 color photos, 6 color illustrations, 56 black and white photos, 187 black and white ill. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023784
- ISBN
- 9780884023784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.29
€ 40.99
€ 33.29
Hardcover. Explores some of the major transitions, opportunities and false dawns of modern British political history. It engages with the scholarly legacy of Professor Duncan Tanner (1958-2010) whose work was focused on the political process and on politics in government. Editor(s): Williams, Chris; Edwards, Andrew. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719090714
- ISBN
- 9780719090714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition, First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486795768
- ISBN
- 9780486795768
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.19
€ 19.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight: 410.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851154305
- ISBN
- 9780851154305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.44
€ 33.99
€ 32.44
Paperback. The archives of the American School of Classical Studies excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolours and drawings - well over 40 - by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century. Num Pages: 334 pages, 241 col and b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619605
- ISBN
- 9780876619605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.06
€ 99.06
Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. 281 pages, 45 b/w pls. Oxbow says: Subtitled 'A Patronage History', this book examines the commissioning and financing of works of art and architecture in the Benedictine monasteries and nunneries of south-west England from 1300 to the Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 171 x 228 x 25. Weight: 880.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837596
- ISBN
- 9781843837596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.26
€ 35.99
€ 30.26