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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Presenting a concise history of the Napoleonic Wars, this title argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play, so confident of his ability to improvise, cover his own mistakes, and capitalize on those of the enemy that he plunged his armies into uncertain, seemingly desperate situations, only to emerge victorious as he blundered to glory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553187
- ISBN
- 9780742553187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.90
€ 59.90
Hardcover. A memoir describing the life of a young woman growing up in unusual circumstances, as well as a discussion of political and sociological effects of troubled times upon ordinary people.A" After an early childhood in pre-war Antwerp, the author, her formidable grandmother, and mother fled to England in 1940, upon Germany's invasion of Belgium. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235735
- ISBN
- 9781936235735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.95€ 100.16
€ 100.95
€ 100.16
Paperback. Now available for the first time in paperback, Boats Against the Current offers a brilliant portrait of a society in the midst of change, expansion, and reflection about its own future and past. Written by one of our leading intellectual historians, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of the emergence of modern American culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522503
- ISBN
- 9780742522503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.20
€ 75.20
paperback. Ranching on the vast scale that Texas is famous for actually happened at King Ranch, a sea of grass that ultimately spread its pastures to countries around the globe under the fifty-year leadership of Bob Kleberg. This book captures both the life of the man and the spirit of the kingdom he ruled. Num Pages: 267 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292711877
- ISBN
- 9780292711877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Published on the 35th anniversary of Sands' death, this powerful biography illuminates his life and political impact. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336336
- ISBN
- 9780745336336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
hardcover. Examining the development of a secular, purely material conception of human beings in the early Enlightenment, Bodies of Thought provides a fresh perspective on the intellectual culture of this period, and challenges influential interpretations of irreligious thought and the 'Radical Enlightenment'. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034546
- ISBN
- 9780199236190
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614314
- ISBN
- 9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.63
€ 46.99
€ 41.63
In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646261
- ISBN
- 9781442646261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.30
€ 92.30
Hardcover. Discusses models of gesture and non-verbal communication and apply them to Greek and Roman culture, literature and art. This title covers such topics as dress and costume in the Homeric poems; the importance of looking, eye-contact, and face-to-face orientation in Greek society; and, the construction of facial expression in Greek and Roman epic. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GTC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125012
- ISBN
- 9781905125012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.78
€ 77.78
Paperback. In Bodytalk, E. Jane Burns contends that female protagonists in medieval texts authored by men can be heard to talk back against the stereotyped and codified roles that their fictive anatomy is designed to convey. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214055
- ISBN
- 9780812214055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 B&W Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840461
- ISBN
- 9781848840461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Hardcover. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story. The volume's essays present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. Editor(s): Gartland, Samuel D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248807
- ISBN
- 9780812248807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.71
€ 83.71
Hardback. After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; KNGV; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226487
- ISBN
- 9780803226487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.38
€ 43.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HPC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480010
- ISBN
- 9780801480010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Hardcover. Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. This title demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South - as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292878
- ISBN
- 9780226292878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 80 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; APF; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232638
- ISBN
- 9781780232638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. World War II was truly a 'world' war, and many nations joined the fight against Germany and the Axis. This title covers the armies of France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium that stood against the German Blitzkrieg, as well as the resistance forces that sprung up in the aftermath of occupation. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960920
- ISBN
- 9781780960920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 22.39
€ 36.99
€ 22.39
Paperback. From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of the Far East, British forces faced the Axis threat. In this title, the army lists presented here have all the information needed to field such elite units as the Paras, Commandos, Chindits and SAS alongside the steadfast 'Tommy'. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 88 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 194 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960890
- ISBN
- 9781780960890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.36
€ 36.99
€ 28.36
Paperback. While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 240 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782007708
- ISBN
- 9781782007708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.43
€ 33.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Provides Bolt Action players with the information they need to field the military forces of the Soviet Union. From the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, through the Winter War against Finland and the final drive to Berlin, this title provides army lists that allow players to construct Soviet armies for any theatre and any year of the war. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 88 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960906
- ISBN
- 9781780960906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.40
€ 33.99
€ 22.40