History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97€ 59.78
€ 65.97
€ 59.78
Hardback. Brown demonstrates how Florentine thinkers used Lucretius--earlier and more widely than has been supposed--to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. She enhances our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking and our definition of the Renaissance within newly discovered worlds and new social networks. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050327
- ISBN
- 9780674050327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.42
€ 53.99
€ 45.42
Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674766914
- ISBN
- 9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.71
€ 34.99
€ 29.71
Hardback. This work documents the drawn-out debates and the decisions that led to the complete reunification of the Amami Islands with Japan. It traces the US military's insistence on occupying Okinawa and the Amami Islands under the rationale of increased international security. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739107102
- ISBN
- 9780739107102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.92
€ 162.92
Hardback. The publication in English of this classic work will be welcomed by students and researchers in early modern European history, culture and politics. Num Pages: 290 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607245
- ISBN
- 9780745607245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardcover. An examination of the portrayal of one of the most important uprisings in the middle ages in subsequent history writing. Num Pages: 290 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153550
- ISBN
- 9781903153550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.77
€ 115.77
Hardback. Portugal's 1974 Carnation Revolution was in many ways the culmination of a much longer history of resistance originating in universities and other sectors of society. Combining careful research with insights from social movement theory, this book traces these convulsions in Portuguese society over the course of the long 1960s. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 188 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331145
- ISBN
- 9781785331145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.68
€ 154.68
Paperback. Translator(s): Eastman, M. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260. 240 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 13. Weight: 264. Translator(s): Eastman, M.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486433981
- ISBN
- 9780486433981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Is Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chavez truly revolutionary? Some see the president as a shining knight of socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. But the Chavez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these distinguished essays make clear. Editor(s): Eastwood, Jonathan; Ponniah, Thomas. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061385
- ISBN
- 9780674061385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. This is a concise history of the Revolution of 1905, a critical juncture in the history of Russia when several possible paths were opened up for the country. This book by a leading scholar in the field explores the event and its ramifications for the political future of Russia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747196
- ISBN
- 9780804747196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Paperback. This is a concise history of the Revolution of 1905, a critical juncture in the history of Russia when several possible paths were opened up for the country. This book by a leading scholar in the field explores the event and its ramifications for the political future of Russia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750288
- ISBN
- 9780804750288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723282
- ISBN
- 9780804723282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HPS; JPA; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604866780
- ISBN
- 9781604866780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.25
€ 25.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. Offers a fresh interpretation of the pivotal era of the Russian tsar Peter the Great. This book links together and transcends Peter's many reforms of state and society, arguing that it was nothing less than a cultural revolution. It discusses the shaping events of the tsar's youth, his inner circle, the resistance his reforms engendered, and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019843
- ISBN
- 9780674019843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. This history of the American Revolution uses 79 first-hand accounts from veterans of the war to provide the reader with the feel of what it must have been like to fight and live through America's bloody battle for independence. Editor(s): Dann, John C. Series: Clements Library Bicentennial Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 28 halftones, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136240
- ISBN
- 9780226136240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199897964
- ISBN
- 9780199897964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.42
€ 73.42
Paperback. The Revolutionary Era, Third Edition, provides a vivid historical account of the forces that shaped early nineteenth-century Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978605
- ISBN
- 9780393978605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.62€ 59.18
€ 60.62
€ 59.18
hardcover. This is a perfect resource for students interested in the Revolutionary War, the birth of the new nation, and the actual opinions and words of those involved. Series: Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313320835
- ISBN
- 9780313320835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.32
€ 95.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972858
- ISBN
- 9780865972858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.69
€ 15.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. These essays seek to place the revolutionary events in their wider context: apart from chapters covering the main centres of disturbance there are discussions of the situation and reactions in Britain, the US and Russia, which were affected by the disorders elsewhere. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199249978
- ISBN
- 9780199249978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.71
€ 90.71
Hardback. This work challenges the assumption that the rhetorical presidency refers to presidential messages delivered from the bully pulpit only. By examining the Cold War discourse, it shows how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower transformed the US propaganda programme into an executive tool. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275974633
- ISBN
- 9780275974633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.96€ 78.92
€ 87.96
€ 78.92
hardcover. John Palmer was the most influential and wealthiest British merchant in British India for the first three decades of the nineteenth century. This book presents an account of both of Palmer's business and personal life, showing how his personal relations and circumstances shaped his commercial strategies. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; BGB; HBJF; HBLL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Boydell Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781843833031
- ISBN
- 9781843833031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.49
€ 128.49
Paperback. Provides an account of the events that had taken place in William Ewart Gladstone's life, from his childhood, education and early political influences through to his roles as leader of Liberal Party and prime minister in three governments. This biography reveals the moral authority Gladstone stamped upon politics during his career through reforms. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883768
- ISBN
- 9781845883768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60