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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. This work focuses on the all-pervading influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic security. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227624
ISBN
9780571227624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. Explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, and more, the author shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742543911
ISBN
9780742543911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. The women who wielded the real power behind the throne in Renaissance Italy, from a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828441
ISBN
9780753828441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. With his keen, original analysis of hitherto untapped literary, iconographical, and archaeological sources, Burgess adds greatly to our understanding of this archetypal mythic hero. Num Pages: 208 pages, 26, 23 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBH; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890291
ISBN
9780801890291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Paperback. The story of the most famous assassination in history, dramatically narrated in the historical context of Rome's ongoing civil wars. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x8pg b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451668810
ISBN
9781451668810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319631
ISBN
9781846319631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.89

Hardcover. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319648
ISBN
9781846319648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.77

Paperback. Presents eye-witness accounts collected at the time of the surrender and death of the Lakota Sioux resistance warrior. Interviews collected in this book describe in stark detail the surrender and death of Crazy Horse from the perspective of Indian and mixed-blood contemporaries. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803273252
ISBN
9780803273252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.48

Hardback. In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
KOC0001605
ISBN
9780571243990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author examines such issues as black suffrage, disengranchisement, taxation, westward migration, lynching and civil rights to detect the trajectory of Northern disenchantment with Reconstruction. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013667
ISBN
9780674013667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037345443
ISBN
9783037345443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from street-level reporting that give readers a sense of what is at stake with a bird's-eye view of the geopolitics of the region and the globe, the author guides us through the dramatic changes in players, politics, and economics in the Middle East over the years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293267
ISBN
9780520293267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010833
ISBN
9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Wendy McElroy provides a comprehensive examination of one of the most remarkable and influential political phenomenons in America: the anarchist periodical Liberty and the circle of radicals who surrounded it. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GBCS; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104736
ISBN
9780739104736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Paperback. The Debs of Bletchley Park will tell the stories of the women who worked at Bletchley, how they came to be there, the lives they gave up to do 'their bit' for the war effort, and the part they played in the vital work of 'Station X'. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781313886
ISBN
9781781313886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Revealing the secrets of Linear B uncovers fascinating details of an ancient civilisation. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 174 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107691766
ISBN
9781107691766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Paperback. In 1787, "We the people" were the three words that not only engendered a new and cohesive nation; they went on to change the face of the world as well. This book prefaces the volume with a succinct history and interpretation of the place and meaning of both the Declaration and the Constitution in American life. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 58.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878401437
ISBN
9780878401437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 782 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 263 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978898
ISBN
9780865978898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Looking at the American Declaration of Independence, this book reveals the document through the eyes of the rest of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030329
ISBN
9780674030329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Combining a fresh analysis of the archaeological evidence with the traditional historical accounts, Neil Faulkner presents a new interpretation of the decline and fall of Roman Britain. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419442
ISBN
9780752419442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.15

Paperback. Shows how the institutional dynamics of the last half-century have transformed the American presidency into a potential platform for political extremism and lawlessness. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725843
ISBN
9780674725843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.69

paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668460
ISBN
9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818817
ISBN
9780753818817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

hardcover. A work on Roman history. It comes with all the author's own notes, later editorial commentaries, maps, tables, descriptive tables of contents, indices, appendices and two magisterial essays on the author and his work by Hugh Trevor-Roper. Num Pages: 1952 pages, notes, maps, tables, indices. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 118. Weight in Grams: 2302.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
1952
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151923
ISBN
9781857151923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 52.30

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