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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Where did "democracy" come from, and what was its original form and meaning? The author shows that this "power of the people" crystallized in a revolutionary uprising by the ordinary citizens of Athens in 508-507 BC. He also examines the consequences of the development of direct democracy for dissident Athenian intellectuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001906
ISBN
9780691001906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349294060
ISBN
9781349294060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Carandini, Andrea. Num Pages: 1280 pages, 452 color illus. 67 halftones. 13 line illus. 9 tables. 97 color maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; GBG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 293 x 238 x 101. Weight in Grams: 4294.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Two-volume slipcased set
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163475
ISBN
9780691163475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.65
€ 244.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Hevley, Bruce; Findlay, John M.; Hevly, Bruce. Series: Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN; KNBN; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977164
ISBN
9780295977164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Hardback. Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions. 288 pages, 16-pg photo section. The attack in December, 1941, has been portrayed by historians as a dazzling success, brilliantly conceived and meticulously plannedA". With most historians concentrating on command errors and the story of participants' experiences, this book presents a detailed evaluation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on an operational and tactical level. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000107
ISBN
9781612000107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349391196
ISBN
9781349391196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A unique insider's view of the dark heart of the Third Reich, The Auschwitz Kommandant is also the tragic tale of a family torn apart, and will open the eyes of even the most well-read historian. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457550
ISBN
9780752457550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, dust jacket. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554. 300 pages. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336888
ISBN
9780880336888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.99

Paperback. September 1940. With calm deliberation, Polish Army officer Witold Pilecki walked into a Nazi German street roundup in Warsaw.. and became Auschwitz Prisoner No. 4859. Translator(s): Garlinski, Jarek. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720102
ISBN
9781607720102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived and experienced the rise of the Nazi movement, and ends with her life in the United States. Editor(s): Abraham, A.; Seton, Vivian; Tuchscherer, Konrad. Num Pages: 297 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJH; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349376155
ISBN
9781349376155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 182.33

Hardcover. This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived and experienced the rise of the Nazi movement, and ends with her life in the United States. Editor(s): Seton, Vivian; Tuchscherer, Konrad; Abraham, Arthur. Num Pages: 297 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609587
ISBN
9780230609587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.57

paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098587
ISBN
9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219012
ISBN
9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. This is a portrait of life, thought and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. Regarded as an historical classic by many scholars, it has also been criticized and incorrectly translated. This edition corrects changes made by other translators to the original Dutch text of 1919. Translator(s): Payton, Rodney J.; Mammitzsch, Ulrich. Num Pages: 560 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359946
ISBN
9780226359946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.84

Hardcover. This volume presents the life, thought and art of 14th and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. For the author, this period marked an important phase of medieval life and thought. First published in 1919, this English edition has all previous mis-translations corrected. Translator(s): Payton, Rodney J.; Mammitzsch, Ulrich. Num Pages: 560 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226359922
ISBN
9780226359922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 79.41

Hardback. Presenting a picture of daily life in the Middle Ages as it was experienced by ordinary people, this book describes how these vulnerable people confronted life, from birth to death, including childhood, marriage, work, sex, food, illness, religion, and the natural world. It describes how they encountered the basic material facts of their lives. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143125
ISBN
9780691143125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Presents a picture of daily life in the Middle Ages as it was experienced by ordinary people. Suitable for general readers, this title describes how these vulnerable people confronted life, from birth to death, including childhood, marriage, work, sex, food, illness, religion, and the natural world. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154312
ISBN
9780691154312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

paperback. Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141047416
ISBN
9780141047416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Makes use of the results of the latest excavations, historical documentation, and the author s first-hand knowledge to provide a vivid and comprehensive account of the origins, civilization, religion, art, and science of the Aztecs. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194976
ISBN
9781405194976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195379389
ISBN
9780195379389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375761379
ISBN
9780375761379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. From ration book to Facebook Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961486
ISBN
9780750961486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.56

Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 580 pages, 49 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HP; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896205
ISBN
9788772896205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.52
€ 95.55

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