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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. This is the story of an international team of lawyers, and experts who fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286801
ISBN
9780520286801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. The landscape history of North-East England has not been studied as much as other parts of the country. This book begins to fill this gap by utilizing Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to re-assess the familiar topics of enclosure and improvement. Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HDL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291430
ISBN
9781909291430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms. Editor(s): Wroe, Andrew; Herbert, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627417
ISBN
9780748627417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms. Editor(s): Wroe, Andrew; Herbert, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 579.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627400
ISBN
9780748627400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.22
€ 119.62

Hardback. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276550
ISBN
9780520276550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199736058
ISBN
9780199736058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 75 color illustrations, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023463
ISBN
9780884023463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardback. This work presents evidence for the phenomenon of "Asylia", the practice of declaring religious places precincts of asylum in the Hellenistic period. It lays out the documents and discusses their historical implications. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 660 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 47. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200982
ISBN
9780520200982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.13
€ 99.21

Paperback. At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553206
ISBN
9781781553206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258446
ISBN
9781910258446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802084415
ISBN
9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.64

Hardback. Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue. Editor(s): Dillon, Nara; Oi, Jean C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFF; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756198
ISBN
9780804756198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardback. This examination of the social history of modernization investigates the centuries that followed the year 1000, when a new kind of society emerged in Europe. The text highlights both the "top-down" and "bottom-up" changes that characterized the social experience of early modernization. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220584
ISBN
9780520220584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 49.44

Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871375
ISBN
9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290815
ISBN
9780803290815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
W&N London
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842125991
ISBN
9781842125991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565922
ISBN
9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Like all great men in history, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) can be viewed in a number of ways: as the founder of a state, a nation-builder, creator of political institutions, and a moderniser of his society. This title emphasises Ataturk's role as the founder of a modern state, secular and republican. Editor(s): Kazancigil, Ali; Ozbudun, Ergun. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850651437
ISBN
9781850651437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Hardcover. Early in his career, Hitler took inspiration from Mussolini--this fact is widely known. But an equally important role model for Hitler has been neglected: Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, who inspired Hitler to remake Germany along nationalist, secular, totalitarian, and ethnically exclusive lines. Stefan Ihrig tells this compelling story. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368378
ISBN
9780674368378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933167
ISBN
9780861933167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226086330
ISBN
9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German and French scholarship on its origins, theory and practice. Editor(s): Rhodes, P. J. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616879
ISBN
9780748616879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. P. J. Rhodes's reader focuses on the political institutions, political activity, history, and nature of Athenian democracy and introduces some of the best British, American, German and French scholarship on its origins, theory and practice. Editor(s): Rhodes, P. J. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616862
ISBN
9780748616862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 136.27

Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772890586
ISBN
9788772890586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

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