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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. This book describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 25. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892515
ISBN
9781861892515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.37

He demonstrates a significant point of contact between two writers generally thought to be antagonists-the idea that imperial speech structures reveal the self. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406749
ISBN
9781421406749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.98

Paperback. The Empire Reformed describes how, in the era of the Glorious Revolution, imperial leaders and colonial subjects created new political bonds based on their common desire to save English America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222838
ISBN
9780812222838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. The eastern Roman Empire was the largest state in western Eurasia in the sixth century. A century later, it was a fraction of its former size. Ravaged by warfare and disease, the empire seemed destined to collapse. Yet it did not die. John Haldon elucidates the factors that allowed the empire to survive against all odds into the eighth century. Series: Carl Newell Jackson Lectures. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 206 x 35. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088771
ISBN
9780674088771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 47.79

Paperback. aeo The first comprehensive and fully--researched biography of Matilda ever published in English. aeo Written by the worlda s leading Anglo--Norman scholar. aeo The first comprehensive and fully--researched biography of Matilda ever published in English. aeo Written by the worlda s leading Anglo--Norman scholar. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190288
ISBN
9780631190288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; ACQ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681774206
ISBN
9781681774206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Presents an account of the life and times of the Empress Theodora. This book follows her from her childhood as a Hippodrome bear-keeper's daughter to her imperial roles as Justinian's trusted counselor and as an effective and powerful advocate for the downtrodden. Num Pages: 172 pages, 9 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702707
ISBN
9780292702707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen M. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 333 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1998.
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782744368
ISBN
9781782744368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBC; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415710886
ISBN
9780415710886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tucker, Spencer C. Num Pages: 1969 pages, 472. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 178. Weight in Grams: 7711.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1385
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851097012
ISBN
9781851097012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 457.89

Paperback. Translated into English for the first time, "The End" is a searing firsthand account of the Allied firebombing of Hamburg and a rare German perspective on the devastation. Translator(s): Agee, Joel. Num Pages: 112 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226595573
ISBN
9780226595573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392886
ISBN
9780888392886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.71

Hardback. Former BBC correspondent's graphic personal account of National Service with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1950s based on the letters he wrote home to his family at the time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; BGHA; BM; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473848184
ISBN
9781473848184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 656 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 16 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982963
ISBN
9781909982963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50
€ 53.73

Hardcover. Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires - a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor - and Patrick McGlynn - an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunger, disease, debt, hardship, and death to expand his holding at the expense of his neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738619
ISBN
9780198738619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516. 336 pages, 3ill.2tabs.4ch.4M. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485305
ISBN
9780801485305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.77

Paperback. The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century bc with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This title rejects the traditional explanations and proposes a military one instead. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
6th Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025919
ISBN
9780691025919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.20

Hardcover. Giving an overview of the origins and history of the Cold War, this work considers whether the Cold War is truly over, and what the effects have been on Europe, and the former Soviet Union, as well as US foreign policy. Editor(s): Armstrong, David; Goldstein, Erik. Num Pages: 226 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0018846
ISBN
9780714634197
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605715
ISBN
9780691605715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 60.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607368
ISBN
9780691607368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 77.95

Paperback. Examines the roots of China's social and political problems, and traces the reforms and struggles that have led to the state of mass depoliticization. From the May Fourth Movement to Tiananmen Square, this title offers a discussion of Chinese intellectual history and society, in the hope of forging a path for China's future. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673797
ISBN
9781844673797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.96

Paperback. By 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power. Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. This title traces the processes of change which transformed Rome from a republic to a monarchy. It is suitable for academics working on the history of Rome and the Roman Republic. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619450
ISBN
9780748619450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.99

Paperback. Has Europe's extraordinary postwar recovery limped to an end? It would seem so. In this book, the author, a former member of the British Parliament, argues that Europe's problems stem from outdated perceptions of global power, and calls for a drastic change in European governance to halt the continent's slide into irrelevance. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156088
ISBN
9780691156088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. In 1683, two empires - the Ottoman, based in Constantinople, and the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna - came face to face in the culmination of a 250-year power struggle: the Great Siege of Vienna. This work provides an account of this complex and epic of conflicts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844137411
ISBN
9781844137411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

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