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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. This study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and US libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, photographs, illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786413072
ISBN
9780786413072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Hardcover. Presents an analysis of the social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the holders of political power stem. This book focuses on the twentieth century and, in particular, on the Ba'th movement, the structures of power after the military coup d'etat of 1963, and the era of ivfiz al-Asad. Num Pages: 432 pages, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002545
ISBN
9780691002545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.09
€ 98.01

Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658016
ISBN
9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Syrian-Saudi relations have been a paradox in inter-Arab politics during the oil era. This work explores the logic behind the paradoxical longevity of this cooperative relationship and argues that what ultimately makes Saudis and Syrians so indispensable to each other is the historical appeal of 'shared identities', be they Arabism or Islam. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113025
ISBN
9781845113025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.96
€ 135.76

Paperback. 'Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses' presents a radical reappraisal of antiquity's textures, flavours, and aromas, sounds and sights. The introduction sets the ancient senses within the history of aesthetics and the subsequent essays explore the senses throughout the classical period and on to the modern reception of classical literature. Series: The Senses in Antiquity. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844655625
ISBN
9781844655625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Hardback. Suitable for those interested in Islamic studies, religion, and South Asia, this book investigates the ways three historians living in India during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Minhaj Siraj Juzjani, Ziya' al-Din Barani and al-Din Siraj 'Afif, narrated the religious values of Muslim sovereigns through the process of history writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLC1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855670
ISBN
9781848855670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.11
€ 126.76

Paperback. A biography of the last Ranee of Sarawak, born into the aristocracy as Sylvia Brett in 1885 and destined to become 'Queen of the Headhunters'. Num Pages: 384 pages, 85, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823811
ISBN
9780753823811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475269
ISBN
9780801475269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.05

Hardback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219872
ISBN
9780823219872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.53

paperback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219889
ISBN
9780823219889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. The incredible year that baseball got the designated hitter, wife-swapping pitchers, world champion A's, and Willie Mays said goodbye to America. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780600
ISBN
9780762780600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Examining how labor and economy shaped family life for both women and men among the enslaved Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252077586
ISBN
9780252077586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Explores a little-known aspect of life in Ancient Egypt, celebrating the Egyptians as the first known civilisation to have formed the special bond with the dog that persists as the most remarkable of human-animal relationships. This book provides a fresh insight into the development of mankind's remarkable bond with the domesticated dog. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
226
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111168
ISBN
9781845111168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 49.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Gugliotta, Guy; Yeoman, John; Sullaway, Neva. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white halftones, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811719599
ISBN
9780811719599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 integrated, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533052
ISBN
9781784533052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Hardcover. Paul Lockhart here presents a survey of the point in history when Sweden rose to pre-eminence in Europe. Drawing on the latest literature in Swedish and other languages, he examines the institutions of the Swedish 'empire' at the height of its influence, and considers questions regarding its rise and fall. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333731567
ISBN
9780333731567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.80

hardcover. This book documents the involvement of Sweden in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa both through the study of source material at government and NGO archives as well as interviews with the key actors in Sweden and in Southern Africa. The book is also an analysis the social, political and economic factors behind the Swedish involvement. Num Pages: 914 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1HFM; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nordic Africa Institute
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9789171064486
ISBN
9789171064486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.31

Hardcover. World War II-and particularly the specter of Nazism-changed Swedish society profoundly. This definitive study follows Swedish culture from its affinity for Germany to a framing of Nazism as a discredited, distinctively German phenomenon rooted in militarism and Romanticism. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331428
ISBN
9781785331428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.14

Paperback. The action packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444708004
ISBN
9781444708004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1964. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624792
ISBN
9780691624792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

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