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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744843
- ISBN
- 9780804744843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Published between 1776 and 1788, this text is acknowledged as a masterpiece of English historical writing. Covering the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, this edition includes footnotes, explanatory comments, and a precis of the chapters not included. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 26 maps, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 58. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264993
- ISBN
- 9781853264993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.05
€ 7.05
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 1312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 47. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375758119
- ISBN
- 9780375758119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.49
€ 25.99
€ 17.49
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150957
- ISBN
- 9781857150957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 53.02
€ 70.56
€ 53.02
Paperback. Decline and Fall of the Sasanians has already been praised as one of the most intellectually exciting books about ancient Persia to have been published for years. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537470
- ISBN
- 9781784537470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.27
€ 31.99
€ 26.27
Paperback. New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270194
- ISBN
- 9781783270194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.30
€ 34.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Comprehensive expose on the New Taliban by practitioners with personal experience. Editor(s): Giustozzi, Dr. Antonio. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JPV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042260
- ISBN
- 9781849042260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408245637
- ISBN
- 9781408245637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Decolonization played a major part in shaping the contemporary world order and the domestic development of newly emerging states in the 'Third World'. This edition looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, 9/11, globalization and the AIDS pandemic. Series: The Making of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GT; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415318211
- ISBN
- 9780415318211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. aeo Includes a new chapter examining the break up of the Russian empire at the end of the Cold War. aeo Provides full coverage of the transfer of power in Hong Kong aeo Places decolonization in the context of 500 years of European global domination. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KJ; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216025
- ISBN
- 9780631216025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.70
€ 42.99
€ 42.70
Paperback. Presents a documented investigation that uncovers the secrets surrounding John F Kennedy's assassination. Offering a different perspective - that JFK's death was not just an isolated case, but rather a symptom of hidden processes - this title examines the deep politics of early 1960s American international and domestic policies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JKV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205192
- ISBN
- 9780520205192
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.43
€ 35.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Translator(s): Townsend, J. David. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172827
- ISBN
- 9781590172827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.20
€ 23.99
€ 20.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 273 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226364162
- ISBN
- 9780226364162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
€ 41.99
€ 31.94
The first history of the Joint Intelligence Bureau - an organisation designed to preserve and advance British capability in military intelligence for the Cold War - shedding light on the largely unknown world of military and economic intelligence after 1945, and how this intelligence influenced British policies throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black and white image. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199657025
- ISBN
- 9780199657025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.87
€ 166.87
Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271290
- ISBN
- 9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.88
€ 95.88
Hardback. Given the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880384
- ISBN
- 9780801880384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473302
- ISBN
- 9780801473302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
Paperback. The breathtaking story of the most successful female fighter pilots in history Translator(s): Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857051950
- ISBN
- 9780857051950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. This title is an in-depth exploration of the defences of "Fortress Oahu". It documents the development of these complex and integrated systems and analyzes the success of the infamous Japanese attack in the light of their knowledge of the island's defences. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 8 colour and 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765723
- ISBN
- 9781841765723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.09
€ 20.99
€ 18.09
Hardcover. In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 341 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504349
- ISBN
- 9780674504349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.43
€ 44.99
€ 37.43
Paperback. Constructs ethnohistories of the Xiximes, Acaxees, Conchos, Tepehuanes, and Tarahumaras to explain why only two of the five groups successfully resisted Spanish conquest and colonization. This title offers an analysis of each group's past from the time the Spaniards first attempted to settle them in missions up to the middle of eighteenth century. Num Pages: 316 pages, 4 maps, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292705517
- ISBN
- 9780292705517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611495010
- ISBN
- 9781611495010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.04
€ 56.04
Defiant Priests: Domestic Unions, Violence, and Clerical Masculinity i...
Michelle Armstrong-Partida
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15, 2 maps, 13 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707735
- ISBN
- 9781501707735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52