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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226821948
ISBN
9780226821948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. The international history of the development of the atomic bomb, its first use against Japan, and the Cold War nuclear arms race that it gave rise to. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569762
ISBN
9780199569762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085879
ISBN
9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. In one of the defining moments of twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. This title tells the story of the tragedy through eyes of the survivors, from twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778503
ISBN
9780552778503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141041865
ISBN
9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 1208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472596710
ISBN
9781472596710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.11

Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062560513
ISBN
9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726962
ISBN
9780804726962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Explaining to untrained and often elderly recruits how best to subdue suspicious visitors and most effectively defend a village, what to wear on patrol and how reliably to spot a German parachutist, this volume has been reproduced precisely as it was when pored-over by our relatives during the Second World War. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402721
ISBN
9781908402721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Paperback. Drawing on sources in Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu, the author argues that the performance of plural religious identities in public space in Indian early modernity paved the way for the emergence of a distinctively non-Western form of religious pluralism. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 262 pages, 2 color images, 4 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HRAX; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293014
ISBN
9780520293014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. One of the most fertile and fast-developing themes of recent historiography is treated by the 10 new papers in this volume. The history of the ancient world has traditionally been studied with a view to tracing the origins of those grand developments which eventually occurred. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125586
ISBN
9781905125586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Paperback. Covers the origins, development and organisation of both the Waffen-SS and the Allgemeine-SS. This title details the wide-ranging effects which the SS had on the police, racial policies, German history, education, the economy and public life. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Illustrated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450261
ISBN
9780752450261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. The purpose the hillforts served is examined in this book. It also describes how the defences were constructed, the design of the entrances, and the buildings that were erected inside.' Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
9780747801801
ISBN
9780747801801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.85

Paperback. The purpose the hillforts served is examined in this book. It also describes how the defences were constructed, the design of the entrances, and the buildings that were erected inside.' Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228157
ISBN
9780747801801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.85

Paperback. The complete story of the Highlanders - the fiercest Regiments in the British Army. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354. The History of The Legendary Highland Soldier. 352 pages. On the fields of Waterloo, the deserts of Sudan, the Plains of Abraham and the mountains of Dargai, the trenches of Flanders and the jungles of Burma - the great Highland regiments made their mark. This book tells the story of the Highlanders through the words of the soldiers themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013772
ISBN
9781849013772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. This book is the first systematic study of the relations between German high society and the Nazis. It uses unpublished archival material, private diaries and diplomatic documents to take us into the hidden areas of power where privileges, tax breaks, and stolen property were exchanged. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643120
ISBN
9780745643120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018989
ISBN
9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 49.47

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. This book traces the evolution of British democracy and shows how early laissez-faire attitudes to the lot of the less fortunate turned into campaigns to improve their lives and prospects. It analyses the birth of new attitudes to education, religion and science. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 57. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099558477
ISBN
9780099558477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.46

paperback. Essays from a range of disciplines examine different, but linked aspects of the social organization of Europe from the 13th to 16th centuries. Editor(s): Denton, Jeffrey H. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082640
ISBN
9780802082640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Exposes those responsible for the First World War. This book reveals how accounts of the war's origins have been deliberately falsified to conceal the guilt of the secret cabal of rich and powerful men in London responsible for the heinous crime perpetrated on humanity. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576305
ISBN
9781780576305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. #1 New York Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008201326
ISBN
9780008201326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

paperback. A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 images and 9 maps in text (B 1x8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
SKU
9780753829219
ISBN
9780753829219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: Century of the Soldier. Num Pages: 256 pages, 53 b/w ills, 8 colour drawings & photos, 17 b/w ma. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512219
ISBN
9781911512219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. A startling, revelatory history of Rudolf Hess's 1941 flight to Scotland, containing new evidence of his aims, and of official British suppression of them. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848316614
ISBN
9781848316614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

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