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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. From the award-winning co-author of 'I Am Malala', this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious students and farmers? How did it go so wrong? Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007256945
ISBN
9780007256945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. With characteristic balance, this book describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire. It traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 190 x 36. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290703
ISBN
9780571290703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Hardback. Reassesses the celebrated Maoist health care model through the lens of Mao's famous campaign against snail fever. This volume documents how economic, political, and cultural realities led to grassroots resistance. It reconsiders the relationship between science and political control during the ostensibly antiscientific Maoist era. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 b/w, 1 map, 5 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288836
ISBN
9780520288836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750952224
ISBN
9780750952224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The fully updated third edition of Farewell, My Nation considers the complex and often tragic relationships between American Indians, white Americans, and the U.S. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118976784
ISBN
9781118976784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024039
ISBN
9780253024039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. This study analyzes all the major doctrines, personalities and defining features of the Spanish fascist movement, from its beginnings until the death of General Francisco Franco. It also seeks to explain why Franco was able to hold onto power long after Fascism was a spent force in politics. Num Pages: 648 pages, 48 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299165642
ISBN
9780299165642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Contains essays that seek to place the forces of Neo-Liberalism, Social Democracy, and Neo-Fascism within their historical perspective and their appeal to contemporary constituencies. In addressing the left, center, and right political elements, this work presents analyses of a myriad of political options. Editor(s): Eliason, Leslie C.; Sorensen, Lene Bogh. Num Pages: 364 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; HBLW; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887197
ISBN
9788772887197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.97

Hardback. Under Italian Fascism, African-Italian mulattoes and white Italians living in Egypt posed a particular threat to the pursuit of a homogenous national identity. This book examines novels and films of the period, showing that their attempts at stigmatization were self-undermining, forcing audiences to reassess their collective identity. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481849
ISBN
9781137481849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.31
€ 103.35

Paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right. Num Pages: 396 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138907874
ISBN
9781138907874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.14

Paperback. A cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 314 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226777
ISBN
9780520226777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Looks at a country in thrall to a charismatic dictator. Tracing fascism from its conception to its legacy, this title unpicks why the regime enjoyed so much support among the majority of the Italian people. It examines the extraordinary hold the Duce had on Italy and how he came to embody fascism. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539896
ISBN
9780099539896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. A study of fascism in Europe, focusing on the six countries in which it became most dominant. Num Pages: 440 pages, 6 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFF; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521538558
ISBN
9780521538558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. Henry Fynes Clinton's two-volume tabular history of the Roman Empire, first published in 1845 and 1850. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 876 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 322 x 25 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2310.
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
876
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108012478
ISBN
9781108012478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.69
€ 54.17

Paperback. Gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828175
ISBN
9780753828175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014210
ISBN
9780141014210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Original
SKU
V9781621574255
ISBN
9781621574255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. Presents a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571297405
ISBN
9780571297405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

paperback. Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent thousands ahead of him. Robespierre and the Revolution were inseparable: a single inflexible tyrant. But what turned a shy young lawyer into the living embodiment of the Terror at its most violent? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458982
ISBN
9780099458982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. "First edition .. was originally published as The crisis of the American Republic: a history of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, St. Martin's Press, 1994"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 592 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199843282
ISBN
9780199843282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210827
ISBN
9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53

Hardback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640775
ISBN
9780748640775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMG; HBJK; HBLX; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801477690
ISBN
9780801477690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. 'Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven't read a better book on Berlin.' Gordon A. Craig Num Pages: 1168 pages, 87 b/w illus, 4 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1264.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006376880
ISBN
9780006376880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.32

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