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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. England and its Rulers has established itself as an attractive and authoritative account of English history from 1066. For this third edition, three new chapters have been added, the bibliography and suggested further reading sections have been fully updated, and additions and amendments have been made throughout. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106498
ISBN
9781405106498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Paperback. A thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century in the BRITISH HISTORY IN PERSPECTIVE series. The author argues that dangers and insecurities did more to mould foreign policy than the energy and confidence of Tudor rulers, and the book is suitable for A-level and undergraduate students. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPQB; JPS. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Palgrave
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333567753
ISBN
9780333567753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. This study introduces students to England's foreign policy during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. The book addresses the key questions facing students and each reign is analyzed in turn, providing a narrative and explanation of the major events and policy decisions of the period. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPSD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582289918
ISBN
9780582289918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.09

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Based on close reading of historical documents - poetry as much as statistics - and focused on the conceptualization of technology, this book is an unconventional evocation of late colonial Netherlands East Indies (today Indonesia). It invents a way to talk about freedom, colonialism, nationalism, literature, revolution, and human nature. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMN; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691091624
ISBN
9780691091624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.81

Paperback. Documents the forging of a fresh relationship between technology and politics in Revolutionary France, and the inauguration of a distinctively modern form of the 'technological life'. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; TBX; TTMW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012643
ISBN
9780226012643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. A collection of essays which provide insights into such topics as concepts of animal/human relationships; environmental and ecological history; medieval hunting; early modern collections of natural objects; the relationship of religion and nature; and the rise of science. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Kiser, Lisa J. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030834
ISBN
9780268030834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Boss, Michael; Maher, Eamon. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. . New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9781853906428
ISBN
9781853906428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.69

Hardback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129138
ISBN
9780231129138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 80.00

Paperback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129121
ISBN
9780231129121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. New paperback edition of critically acclaimed, lively and gripping account of the British invasion and occupation of Iraq and of the Arab revolt against it, the most serious armed uprising against British rule in the twentieth century. Vividly brings to life key players such as Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Sir Mark Sykes. Num Pages: 503 pages, 7 maps, 15 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561702
ISBN
9780863561702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.59

paperback. Presents five stories of individuals interned at Ft Lincoln, North Dakota, during World War II. Num Pages: 216 pages, 36 images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803228061
ISBN
9780803228061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Hardcover. A documentary history telling the story of how the Comintern (Communist International) participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. The author analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument and victim of terror using archival documents. Translator(s): Staklo, Vadim A. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 560 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082425
ISBN
9780300082425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.71
€ 58.72

Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5, 3 maps, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445026
ISBN
9780801445026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. This book explains what Britain was like in the fourth century AD and how this can only be understood in the wider context of the western Roman Empire. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 b&w photos and 48 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238984
ISBN
9780415238984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.25

paperback. The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260092
ISBN
9780803260092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.84

Paperback. Presents a survey of the methods and means of the exchange of goods within the Byzantine empire. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832270
ISBN
9781904832270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.84

Hardback. The text studies how various Western, Japanese, and Chinese businesses struggled with the persistent dilemma in China of how to retain control over corporate hierachies while adapting to dramatic changes in Chinese society, politics and foreign affairs from 1880-1937. Num Pages: 269 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216259
ISBN
9780520216259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 45.80

Paperback. Reprint of a primary source which gives important insights into the Danish conquest of England in the early eleventh century. Editor(s): Campbell, Alistair. Series: Camden Classic Reprints. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521626552
ISBN
9780521626552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.46

Hardcover. Zenobia was acknowledged in her lifetime as beautiful and clever, gathering writers and poets, artists and philosophers around her at the Palmyrene court. This narrative explores the legendary queen and charts the progression of her unequivocal declaration, not only of independence of Rome, but of supremacy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; BGH; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250346
ISBN
9781847250346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20

Paperback. A brand-new biography of one of the most extraordinary figures of Antiquity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381637
ISBN
9780857381637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532392
ISBN
9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. A study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia during mid-fourteenth century. It focuses on the themes such as: the need for a regional perspective encompassing all states and ethnic groups in the area; the process and consequences of pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; and, the need to see Koryo Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036086
ISBN
9780674036086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardcover. Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens 2/e offers a vivid range of eyewitness perspectives - from female munitions workers to Indian troops in France - which explore the social, cultural, and military dimensions of World War I. This second edition includes added material to reflect the very latest historical thinking. Editor(s): Shevin-Coetzee, Marilyn; Coetzee, Frans. Num Pages: 406 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655825
ISBN
9780470655825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.18

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