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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Explaining to untrained and often elderly recruits how best to subdue suspicious visitors and most effectively defend a village, what to wear on patrol and how reliably to spot a German parachutist, this volume has been reproduced precisely as it was when pored-over by our relatives during the Second World War. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402721
ISBN
9781908402721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Paperback. Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726962
ISBN
9780804726962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062560513
ISBN
9780062560513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 1208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472596710
ISBN
9781472596710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.11

paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141041865
ISBN
9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. In one of the defining moments of twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. This title tells the story of the tragedy through eyes of the survivors, from twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 47. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778503
ISBN
9780552778503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085879
ISBN
9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. The international history of the development of the atomic bomb, its first use against Japan, and the Cold War nuclear arms race that it gave rise to. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199569762
ISBN
9780199569762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226821948
ISBN
9780226821948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardback. Shows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226821931
ISBN
9780226821931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.18
€ 70.57

Hardback. Examines every aspect and phase of aid under appropriate headings. Includes an extensive bibliography subdivided into regional and subject areas and a dateline covering principal events in the development of aid strategies. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; GTF; HBG; HBLW3; HBT; JKSR; JPS; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830400
ISBN
9780810830400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 556 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HBLA; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2230.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
556
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536455
ISBN
9788763536455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.54
€ 133.01

Paperback. Written by Ouyang Xiu, an intellectual giant of the eleventh century, this is a history of the preceding century (907 - 979), a period known as the Five Dynasties. This book emphasises on the art of historical writing in the eleventh century. It includes sections that are helpful to understand the politics and personalities of the time. Translator(s): Davis, Richard L. Num Pages: 736 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128278
ISBN
9780231128278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108083546
ISBN
9781108083546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.37

Paperback. This volume includes a wealth of helpful footnotes; more than a dozen maps and illustrations; a chronology of the Archaic Age; a glossary of main characters, places, and terms; suggested further reading; and an index of proper nouns. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 584 pages, maps & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624661136
ISBN
9781624661136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. This work comprises the first western historical writing. It provides a history of the then known world, and provides answers to questions such as: why did Pheidippides run from Marathon to Athens and why did Leonides and the Spartans comb their hair before the battle of Thermopylae. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 43. Weight in Grams: 486.
Edition
New
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264665
ISBN
9781853264665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. The true story of the Mau Mau rebellion of 1952-60 in Kenya, told for the first time Num Pages: 432 pages, 16, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819029
ISBN
9780753819029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060036
ISBN
9780674060036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061590
ISBN
9780674061590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Hardcover. Series: Renaessancestudier. Num Pages: 454 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897035
ISBN
9788772897035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 40.69

Paperback. Presents the attacks on the United States in historical perspective. This volume comments on the dangers of seeing the events of September 11 as splitting the nation's history into "before" and "after." It argues eloquently that no useful understanding of the present is possible without an unobstructed view of the past. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781592132034
ISBN
9781592132034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. A study of medieval Spain and its historians, from the chroniclers of the Middle Ages to the revisionists of the post-Franco era. This book reveals history in the making during the 800 years between the Roman period and what is now described as the birth of the modern state. Num Pages: 766 pages, 4 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBAH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1239.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
766
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198219453
ISBN
9780198219453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.38

paperback. Editor(s): Macrides, Dr. Ruth. Series: Publications of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138252387
ISBN
9781138252387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. This fascinating selection is made from the modern 9-volume edition produced by Professor D.E.R. Watt and his team. Editor(s): Watt, D.E.R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Donald Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906566593
ISBN
9781906566593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

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