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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Richly rooted in archival sources, including local and central-level secret police reports, detailed cases of the local and provincial courts, government records, and newspaper reports, Face to the Village is a nuanced study of the everyday workings of the Russian village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521691
ISBN
9781487521691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.06

Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050082
ISBN
9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.19
€ 60.59

Hardback. Taken collectively, these "snapshots" remind us that the history of war is not merely a chronicle of campaigns won and lost, it is the collective personal odysseys of thousands of individual life stories. Num Pages: 440 pages, 78, 78 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 326 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421360
ISBN
9781421421360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers. Or so the story usually goes. In this book, Daniel K. Richter keeps Native people centre-stage throughout the story of the origins of the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011175
ISBN
9780674011175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716816
ISBN
9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. The successful slave uprising, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to first independent black republic of modern era. Numerous narratives of these events survive. This book unearths these documents and presents excerpts from more than a dozen accounts written by white colonists trying to come to grips with a world that had suddenly disintegrated. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBG; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675831
ISBN
9780226675831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Hardback. Examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. In this book, essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726710
ISBN
9780674726710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.13

Paperback. Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne s reign that ensued as a result of the 1710 parliamentary trial of English clergyman Henry Sacheverell. Editor(s): Knights, Mark. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444361872
ISBN
9781444361872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520224131
ISBN
9780520224131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.31

Paperback. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 424. 496 pages, maps. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848870918
ISBN
9781848870918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland. 288 pages, colour illustrations. A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 22. Weight: 290.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841589589
ISBN
9781841589589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.44

Paperback. Considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses. Editor(s): Trauschweizer, Ingo; Miner, Steven Merritt. Series: Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Stud. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420911
ISBN
9780821420911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724873
ISBN
9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. 'Unique.' Edward W. Said Leading Harvard scholar chronicles 20 years of conflict in Gaza. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322346
ISBN
9780745322346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 476 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283893
ISBN
9780520283893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. This book is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in Senegal between 1880 and 1940, through the prism of religion and religious policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804783804
ISBN
9780804783804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178. The Defence of Malta. 160 pages, 8pp photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight: 178.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579632
ISBN
9780907579632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479805006
ISBN
9781479805006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336604
ISBN
9780880336604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.67

Paperback. Covers the most humiliating British surrender of the Second World War. The campaign remains hugely controversial. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473845589
ISBN
9781473845589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347653
ISBN
9781612347653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Hardcover. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Num Pages: 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 802. World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richtofen. 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion Pub
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033927
ISBN
9781906033927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. A sweeping narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 40. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826928
ISBN
9780753826928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 300 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1376. illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Dimension: 314 x 239 x 22. Weight: 1376.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333538
ISBN
9780764333538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.35
€ 60.91

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