History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Historians have long been perplexed by the complete disappearance of the medieval Chinese aristocracy by the tenth century the great clans that had dominated China for centuries. Nicolas Tackett resolves the enigma of their disappearance using new, digital methodologies to analyze a dazzling array of sources." Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 25 line illustrations, 16 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970656
- ISBN
- 9780674970656
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€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Hardcover. Using the new tools of GIS and social network analysis, Nicolas Tackett shows that the great Tang aristocratic families were more successful than previously believed in adapting to social and economic changes in the seventh and eighth centuries. Tang political influence waned only after many of them were killed during the three decades after 880. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492059
- ISBN
- 9780674492059
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€ 53.99€ 45.34
€ 53.99
€ 45.34
Paperback. This volume brings together historians, economists, political scientists, and anthropologists to present a global perspective on the new forms of lending and borrowing that have become a key feature of twentieth-century mass consumer societies, emphasizing comparative and transnational historical perspectives. Editor(s): Logemann, Jan. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343867
- ISBN
- 9781349343867
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Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. Flateyjarbok, or GKS 1005 fol, is a manuscript housed at the Arni Magnusson Institute in Reykjavik, the largest and one of the best preserved extant medieval Icelandic manuscripts. Num Pages: 486 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 1DNN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 39. Weight in Grams: 862.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778389275
- ISBN
- 9788778389275
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.83
€ 46.99
€ 33.83
hardcover. Complements the previous collection of articles by the author, "Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics", and deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500. Including the discoveries of Johannes Regiomontanus in trigonometry and algebra, this book cover the knowledge and application of Euclid's "Elements". Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, Includes 7 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860789574
- ISBN
- 9780860789574
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Condition: New
€ 207.31
€ 207.31
Hardback. This text provides a critique of the causes and consequences of the modern agricultural revolution, since the agricultural depression of the inter-war period. It evaluates the impact of World War II, the post-war scientific and technological revolutions and the changing role of the state. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333646427
- ISBN
- 9780333646427
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Condition: New
€ 123.03
€ 123.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; KN; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349396023
- ISBN
- 9781349396023
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Condition: New
€ 122.11
€ 122.11
Hardback. This reinterpretation of the history of modern Spain from the Enlightenment to the threshold of the 21st century explains the surprising changes that took Spain from a backward and impoverished nation to one of the most developed economies in the world. Translator(s): Herr, Valerie J. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 line illustrations, 3 maps, 69 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674000940
- ISBN
- 9780674000940
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Condition: New
€ 87.36€ 78.61
€ 87.36
€ 78.61
Paperback. Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded," or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms. Series: Studies in economic & social history. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349105984
- ISBN
- 9781349105984
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Condition: New
€ 62.22
€ 62.22
Paperback. "First paperback printing, 2014"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282209
- ISBN
- 9780520282209
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.45
€ 33.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century. 336 pages. Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 25. Weight: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239722
- ISBN
- 9780520239722
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.48
€ 49.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. Explores the Latino presence in the United States. This book also debunks common myths about Silicon Valley. Based on oral histories as well as archival research, it shows how San Jose, Santa Clara, and other northern California locales played a critical role in the ongoing development of Latino politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 halftones. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press New Jersey
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118468
- ISBN
- 9780691118468
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.19
€ 51.99
€ 37.19
paperback. Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 552 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221718
- ISBN
- 9780812221718
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.46
€ 51.99
€ 46.46
Paperback. "A pioneer work in .. the sexual structuring of society. This is not just another book about witchcraft."--Edmund S. Morgan, Yale University Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393317596
- ISBN
- 9780393317596
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.22
€ 19.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Presenting accounts of the looting of Baghdad and his encounters with ordinary Iraqis all over the country, the author offers an inspirational account of Iraq after Saddam. Translator(s): West, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863566493
- ISBN
- 9780863566493
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.29
€ 14.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. During the unprecedented modernization of Germany's Weimar Republic, motorcycle culture instantiated the new link between consumption and identity. Motorcycles became symbols of masculinity and freedom that exposed the problems and allures of mass-consumption and modern values. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 374 pages, 26 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331695
- ISBN
- 9781785331695
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Condition: New
€ 170.12
€ 170.12
Paperback. For nearly two years the two most infamous dictators in history actively collaborated with one another. This book tells the story of the pact between Hitler and Stalin, from the motivation for its inception to its dramatic and abrupt end in 1941 as Germany declared war against its former partner. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099571896
- ISBN
- 9780099571896
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. This is the story of the most highly decorated German regimental commander of World War II, known as the "Panzer Graf" (Armoured Count). An aristocratic Silesian, whose ancestors had faced the Mongols at Leignitz, Strachwitz first won the Iron Cross in the Great War. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004327
- ISBN
- 9781612004327
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Condition: New
€ 21.12
€ 21.12
Hardback. Heinz Rutha, pioneer of a youth movement that emphasized male bonding in its quest to reassert German dominance over Czechoslovakia, was arrested in 1937 for corrupting male adolescents. This led to an international scandal. Cornwall's biography is the first to tackle the long-taboo intersection of youth, homosexuality, and fascist nationalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046160
- ISBN
- 9780674046160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.34
€ 53.99
€ 45.34
The Dialectics of Orientalism in Early Modern Europe
. Ed(S): Keller, Marcus; Irigoyen-Garcia, Jav...
Hardback. Editor(s): Keller, Marcus; Irigoyen-Garcia, Javier. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462350
- ISBN
- 9781137462350
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Condition: New
€ 133.33
€ 133.33
Hardcover. John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574411966
- ISBN
- 9781574411966
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Condition: New
€ 64.11€ 59.04
€ 64.11
€ 59.04
Hardcover. Begins in 1878 with a discussion of the Bannock Uprising and a retrospective on Crazy Horse. This work also includes comments on issues in the military during his day, such as the quirks and foibles of the Irish soldiers who made up a large part of the frontier army, and also on the problems of Johnson Whittaker. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M., III. Num Pages: 608 pages, 13 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574412314
- ISBN
- 9781574412314
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Condition: New
€ 64.11€ 59.04
€ 64.11
€ 59.04
Hardcover. The diaries of an MP and Lord Mayor in the eighteenth century shed light on contemporary political life. Editor(s): Eagles, Robin. Series: London Record Society. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- London Record Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900952548
- ISBN
- 9780900952548
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Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Ronald Tritton was recruited in 1940 for the position of War Office Publicity Officer by Major-General Beith, Director of Public Relations at the War Office, to transform the dysfunctional department. Editor(s): McGlade, Frederick. Num Pages: 672 pages, 64 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677441
- ISBN
- 9781907677441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73