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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857897688
ISBN
9780857897688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750954532
ISBN
9780750954532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBJD1; HBLA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263159
ISBN
9781904263159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Mann throws light on the motive behind the creation of Avebury's awe-inspiring mounds and megaliths by demonstrating that they were aligned to the cycles of the Sun, Moon and stars. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
369
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846946806
ISBN
9781846946806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018266
ISBN
9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. The most powerful American of his time, Andrew Jackson saw himself as the people's "great avenger." Yet his ideas also limited the people's sovereignty, imposing one kind of law to inflict one sort of "justice." Drawing from new evidence about Jackson and the southern frontiers, Avenging the People boldly reinterprets the man and his age. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199751709
ISBN
9780199751709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.04

Hardback. The first and only comprehensive narrative account of the secret Cuban missile crisis ExComm meetings, by the first historian to hear the tapes of every secretly recorded discussion. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748469
ISBN
9780804748469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.58

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442215320
ISBN
9781442215320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.69

Paperback. At the beginning of the fourteenth century, anarchy in Italy led to the capital of the Christian world being moved from Romefor the first and only time in history. It was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining in exile for the next seventy years. The city chosen to replace Rome was Avignon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955566
ISBN
9781904955566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437618
ISBN
9780801437618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.30

Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733373
ISBN
9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786978
ISBN
9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.26

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40p of illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534024
ISBN
9781931534024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.42

Hardcover. Muhammad b. Hatim's chronicle is the fullest historical source on Yemen for the period it covers, from the conquest of Yemen by Saladin's brother Turanshah to when the Rasulids, who had come to the country as followers of the Ayyubids, had replaced their old masters as its rulers. Editor(s): Smith, G.R. Series: New. Num Pages: 786 pages, and 188pp. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 174 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
786
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094297
ISBN
9780906094297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 145.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765602442
ISBN
9780765602442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B-17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an all-American icon. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 mono. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848846913
ISBN
9781848846913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330. Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. 320 pages, ill. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 326.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871571
ISBN
9781848871571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. Trevor Bryce offers an exploration of the rich world of Babylonia, providing insight into the intricacies of this ancient civilization and its important social, historical, and cultural legacies. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 14 black & white images. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HBLA1. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726470
ISBN
9780198726470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. History is being made in US-Cuban relations. Now updated to tell the story behind the stunning December 2014 announcement by President Obama and President Castro of their move to restore full diplomatic relations, this powerful book is essential to understanding ongoing efforts towards normalization. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated paperback edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469626604
ISBN
9781469626604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.49

Croswell Bowen began writing and taking photographs for Back from Tobruk in 1941 while en route with his unit of American Field Service volunteer ambulance drivers to serve alongside the British Eighth Army in North Africa. Later a successful journalist and author, Bowen never forgot what he had witnessed during his time in North Africa. Editor(s): Bowen, Betsy Connor. Num Pages: 264 pages, 42 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597979856
ISBN
9781597979856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850363937
ISBN
9780850363937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636742
ISBN
9781566636742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. For most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book analyses the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257351
ISBN
9780520257351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Tells the story of the author's time as Britain's most senior representative in Southern Iraq, trying to keep the region together as the rest of the country descended in to murderous violence. This book provides a portrait of the absurdities of life inside the occupying coalition. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117061
ISBN
9781845117061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

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