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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781612341538
ISBN
9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300764
ISBN
9781896300764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244. A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival. 352 pages, map. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408827758
ISBN
9781408827758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853615699
ISBN
9780853615699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955973
ISBN
9780750955973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452821
ISBN
9780752452821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Here is the whole sweep of the Soviet experiment and experience, as told by its last steward. Drawing on his own experience as well as rich archival material, Gorbachev ponders Russia's past, present, and future place in the world-including the October Revolution, the Cold War, and key figures such as Lenin, Stalin, and Yeltsin. Translator(s): Shriver, George H. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422. On My Country and the World. 300 pages. Here is the whole sweep of the Soviet experiment and experience, as told by its last steward. Drawing on his own experience as well as rich archival material, Gorbachev ponders Russia's past, present, and future place in the world -- including the October Revolution, the Cold War, and key figures such as Lenin, Stalin, and Yeltsin. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight: 422. Translator(s): Shriver, George.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115155
ISBN
9780231115155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. An insight into the impact GIs had on the British during the Second World War - from stockings to gum Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450230
ISBN
9780752450230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 b/w photos, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982710
ISBN
9781909982710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.07

Hardcover. Gott Strafe England Volume 2 continues the detailed analysis of the German Strategic Air Offensive against Great Britain through the years 1917 and 1918. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294512
ISBN
9781910294512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.07

paperback. This title is a detailed examination of social interaction in the city of Chihuahua, a major silver mining center of colonial Mexico. Founded at the beginning of the 18th century, the city attracted people from all over New Spain, all summoned by the voices of the mines of Chihuahua. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741682
ISBN
9780804741682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Rather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415277
ISBN
9781421415277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.16

Hardcover. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843126
ISBN
9781603843126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Hardback. Explores the idea that the people most important in a flourishing democracy are those who challenge the status quo. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738245
ISBN
9780814738245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

hardcover. This rhetorical and historical analysis of sermons in the reign of James I argues that the official polemic of Jacobean government belies its claim to religious consensus and political moderation in pre-Civil War England. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732215
ISBN
9780804732215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. This work discusses topics such as: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and, problems and weaknesses. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208186
ISBN
9780872208186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.34

Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and more. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208193
ISBN
9780872208193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Galchinsky, Author Michael (Georgia State University). Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSB; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113777
ISBN
9781551113777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.66

Hardcover. In 1941, philosopher and poet Gendun Chopel (1903-51) sent a large manuscript by ship, train, and yak across mountains and deserts to his homeland in the northeastern corner of Tibet. He would follow it five years later, returning to his native land after twelve years in India and Sri Lanka. Translator(s): Jinpa, Thupten; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 74 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091976
ISBN
9780226091976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.99

Paperback. More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. Num Pages: 264 pages, 176, 82 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 82 black & white half. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421411927
ISBN
9781421411927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Mark, Ethan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 b&w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165693
ISBN
9780231165693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. "A profile of the Asia Pacific War, the most important and still the least understood experience of Japan and Asia's modern history--as seen and lived by ordinary Japanese"--Provided by publisher. Translator(s): Mark, Ethan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 maps, 3 graphs, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165686
ISBN
9780231165686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Armies led by John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough met and defeated general and army that King Louis XIV of France could put against them. This book brings soldierly understanding of the trials and tribulations of the fateful days of battle and victories of the Duke of Marlborough at the height of the War of Spanish Succession. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274181
ISBN
9781862274181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827295
ISBN
9781473827295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

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