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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The Habsburg Empire reached at various times across most of Europe and the New World. At all the critical moments of European history it is there - confronting Luther, launching the Thirty Years War, repelling the Ottomans, and taking on Napoleon. Martin Rady introduces the fascinating and colourful history of the Habsburgs. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 black and white images. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198792963
ISBN
9780198792963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140236347
ISBN
9780140236347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gaffield, Julia. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937878
ISBN
9780813937878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Hakka Chinese in Sarawak, Malaysia, who were targeted as communists or communist sympathizers because of their Chinese ethnicity the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615465
ISBN
9781442615465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781781173756
ISBN
9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

From 1789 to 1800, the Federalist and Republican parties held opposing visions for America's future. Historians and general readers alike will be riveted by William Nester's portrayal of the struggle between Federalists and Republicans - a conflict whose core issues resonate in the divisive politics of today's America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976756
ISBN
9781597976756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. Takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet, Harald Bluetooth, Ragnar Hairy-Breeches, Ivar the Boneless and Eyvind the Plagiarist, in which literature, history and myth dissolve into one another. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Group(CA)
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017754
ISBN
9780141017754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Stepping beyond traditional histories that have emphasized armed conflict from the view of victors, this work focuses on Morisco women. It argues that these women's lives offer insights on the experiences of Moriscos in general, and on how the politics of religion both empowers and oppresses. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130545
ISBN
9780691130545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235664
ISBN
9781922235664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? This book tells the story of this putative miracle - why it happened, what it meant, and how we know about it. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAX; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126043
ISBN
9780691126043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. For more than 3,000 years, the mysterious events surrounding the death of Ramesses III have puzzled historians and students of ancient Egypt. This book investigates the circumstances of the ancient pharaoh's death and discovers among the women of his harem the threads of a murder conspiracy. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806204
ISBN
9780875806204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Analyzing letters and diaries written by soldiers and civilians; and military, church, and diplomatic records, this work tells the story of Irish-American Catholics in the Civil War, and reveals a complex picture of those who fought for the Union. It sheds light on the relationship between Irish-American volunteers and the Union Army. Num Pages: 323 pages, 31 illustrations, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799406
ISBN
9780814799406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Mixed media pr. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. This collection includes papers of an African American woman held in slavery. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps, family tree, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 81. Weight in Grams: 1996.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807831311
ISBN
9780807831311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 238.22

Hardcover. Shows how the British cultivated the Hashemite Sherifs of Mecca more as an alternative focus during the First World War for Muslim loyalty from the Ottoman Sultan, who as Caliph had declared a jihad against the Allies when the Turks joined the Central Powers, than a leader of an independent and united Arabia. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791668
ISBN
9781905791668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. The most up-to-date research in the period from the Anglo-Saxons to Angevins. Editor(s): North, William. Series: Haskins Society Journal. Num Pages: 222 pages, 19, 11 black and white, 8 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; GBCS; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546. Studies in Medieval History. Series: Haskins Society Journal. 222 pages, 19, 11 black and white, 8 line drawing. Editor(s): North, William. The most up-to-date research in the period from the Anglo-Saxons to Angevins. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; GBCS; HBJD; HBLC1. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 20. Weight: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836872
ISBN
9781843836872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.55

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838302
ISBN
9781843838302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.50

Hardback. Fruits of the most recent research on the worlds of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Editor(s): Gathagan, Laura L.; North, William. Series: Haskins Society Journal. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839460
ISBN
9781843839460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.42

Hardback. The most recent research into the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and Angevin worlds. Editor(s): Gathagan, Laura L.; North, William. Series: Haskins Society Journal. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270712
ISBN
9781783270712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. Wide-ranging and current research into the Anglo-Norman and Angevin worlds. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271481
ISBN
9781783271481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.88

hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525550434
ISBN
9783525550434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.47

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