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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Liberties and Commons for All. 376 pages, Illustrations. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260009
ISBN
9780520260009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. The story of the Indian soldiery in the Great War needs a new telling and one important chapter of it will be about the Maharajah of Bikaner: Dashing, autocratic and a formidable public speaker, commander his own camel corps, he fought on the Western Front and in Egypt, became the first Indian general in the British Indian army. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791804
ISBN
9781905791804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. An exceptionally dramatic life of Joan of Arc and her previously unchronicled mentor, Yolande of Aragon. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220291
ISBN
9781780220291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Powerful memoir of the personal and political journey of a leading figure in the UK's Jewish community, from idealistic Zionist to critic of Israel. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332765
ISBN
9780745332765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.34

hardcover. This book uses the life of one man-Walter Lenoir of North Carolina-to explore the origins of southern white identity and the ambiguities and complexities embedded in that history with devotion to the Confederate cause. Lenoirs intention to divest himself of his inherited slaves changed with the war's outbreak and he joined the Confederate army. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 b/w halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 178 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195314359
ISBN
9780195314359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. An analysis of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, first published in 2003. Translator(s): Aiken, Alison. Num Pages: 516 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521036955
ISBN
9780521036955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.56

Hardback. This reassessment of the critical issues in modern Chinese history traces social, economic and ecological change in northern China during the late Qing Dynasty. It maps changes in local finance, farming, transportation, taxation and popular protest, and analyzes their consequences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080515
ISBN
9780520080515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 49.03

Hardback. Daniel Siemens here provides a fascinating and gripping account of the background to Horst Wessel's murder and uncovers how and why the Nazis made him a political hero. At the same time it is a portrait of the Nazi propaganda machine at its most effective and most chilling. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760773
ISBN
9781780760773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 49.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173726
ISBN
9780691173726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Provides an interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late 19th century. This title shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions, melding economic theories opposed to capitalism with theologies which argued that people were bound in divine fellowship. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150833
ISBN
9780691150833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.63

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640648
ISBN
9780691640648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.56
€ 97.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612744
ISBN
9780691612744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.14

Paperback. This volume explores the processes and nature of change in the making of early medieval Indian society from the seventh to the thirteenth century AD. This edition comes with an extensive introduction highlighting a new framework for understanding early medieval India. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198077251
ISBN
9780198077251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.13

paperback. A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth in Europe during High Middle Ages transformed it from a world of small separate communities into a network of powerful kingdoms. This book shows how Europe was itself a product of colonization, as much as it was later a colonizer, and what this did to shape the continent and the world. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140154092
ISBN
9780140154092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. In this work, Christopher Dawson concludes that the period called the Dark Ages was not a barren prelude to the creative mediaeval world. Instead, he argues that it is better described as "ages of dawn", for it was in this period that the foundation of a unified European culture was laid. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210834
ISBN
9780813210834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

Paperback. Europe's critical infrastructure is a key concern to policymakers, NGOs, companies, and citizens today. This book argues that present-day infrastructure vulnerabilities resulted from choices of infrastructure builders in the past. Editor(s): Hogselius, Per; Hommels, Anique; Kaijser, Arne; Van Der Vleuten, Erik. Num Pages: 322 pages, 13 black & white tables, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137580986
ISBN
9781137580986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.93

Hardback. This is the first English language source reader that deals with post-war (West) Germany. Over 160 commented sources describe the political, social and economic developments that changed Germany from the abyss of Nazism into a prosperous ally of the West and into one of the driving forces of European integration. Series Editor(s): Bennett, Harry. Series: Documents in Modern History. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080760
ISBN
9780719080760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67
€ 111.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472924827
ISBN
9781472924827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Explores the history of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria from the acquisition of a railway concession following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 to the founding of the puppet state of Manchoukuo in 1932. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012066
ISBN
9780674012066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Examines the folklore of Mary Ellen Pleasant's real and imagined powers. Addressing the lack of a historical record of black women's lives, this book argues that the silences and mysteries of Pleasant's past, whether never recorded or intentionally omitted, reveal as much about her life as what has been documented. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252075278
ISBN
9780252075278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445668
ISBN
9780801445668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.32

Paperback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302372
ISBN
9780230302372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. Published alongside a landmark BBC2 series, this is the story of Britain from 1900 to the end of the Second World War Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330510998
ISBN
9780330510998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

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