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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. This is a history of China for the 900-year time span of the late imperial period. F.W. Mote highlights the personal characteristics of the rulers and dynasties and probes the cultural theme of Chinese adaptations to recurrent alien rule. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 5 halftones, 22 maps, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; GTB; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012127
- ISBN
- 9780674012127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.22
€ 42.99
€ 35.22
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that fought the British and French during the two Opium Wars, this history goes on to trace the forces who were drawn into internal wars and rebellions in the 1850s and 60s. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 271 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472814272
- ISBN
- 9781472814272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. In 1798 the armies of the French Revolution tried to transform Rome from the capital of the Papal States to a Jacobin Republic. Based on primary sources and incorporating two centuries of Italian, French, and international research, this work reveals what life was like for Romans in the age of Napoleon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 54 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226579733
- ISBN
- 9780226579733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
€ 25.99
€ 20.80
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451805
- ISBN
- 9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" The man who uttered those famous words was compared with Christopher Columbus in his day and became one of the late nineteenth century's most newsworthy figures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 39 b&w photos and maps. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887235
- ISBN
- 9781574887235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.84
€ 22.84
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916952
- ISBN
- 9781908916952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.50€ 53.72
€ 70.50
€ 53.72
Paperback. Under the ambitious young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates originally established by trading companies transformed into crown colonies, garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe with emergency support from the Imperial Navy's Sea Battalions. This book explains their organization and operations. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961644
- ISBN
- 9781780961644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415185745
- ISBN
- 9780415185745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Paperback. Germany's role as a major military and imperial power, industrialiastion and the economy, the crucial effects of the war years and the disturbing evidence that Germany's response to Hitler is to be found in the Wilhelmine era. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582034969
- ISBN
- 9780582034969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.01
€ 52.99
€ 47.01
Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272699
- ISBN
- 9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. The Roman empire remains unique. Although Rome claimed to rule the world, it did not. This title argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on Roman military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 520 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 515
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280168
- ISBN
- 9780520280168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
This is a lively, new textbook for US students on British history from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Its central theme is how Britain became the first modern nation state. Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134446
- ISBN
- 9781405134446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.82
€ 160.82
Paperback. This is a lively, new textbook for US students on British history from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Its central theme is how Britain became the first modern nation state. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134453
- ISBN
- 9781405134453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Paperback. A critical history of Israel's expanisionist politics that reveals how imperialist tendencies run the gamut from Left to Right. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316154
- ISBN
- 9780745316154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.98
€ 46.99
€ 35.98
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 256 pages, 51, 22 colour plates, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479786
- ISBN
- 9780801479786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. Details the history, weapons and tactics of the Japanese destroyers that was built before the war. This book includes the famous Fubuki class called Special Type by the Japanese, which were, when completed in the late 1920's, the most powerful class of destroyers in the world. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849089845
- ISBN
- 9781849089845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. The Ottoman Empire ranks alongside the Roman and Byzantine as one of the most powerful and long-lasting imperial systems in world history. This book aims to bring together scholars to demonstrate how the Ottoman legacy shapes patterns of behavior and perception among the people of Western Asia, Northern Africa, and Southeastern Europe. Editor(s): Brown, L.Carl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103053
- ISBN
- 9780231103053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This work tells the story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304. Inside Baghdad's Green Zone. 368 pages. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This work tells the story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWLP. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747592891
- ISBN
- 9780747592891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Although numerous texts are available in translation that illustrate the papal side of the Investiture Controversy, few accounts exist that convey the position of secular leaders. Imperial Lives and Letters fills this gap, offering the full text of "The Deeds of Conrad II" (1024--1139) by Wipo, "Life of Emperor the Henry IV" (1056--1106) and the Letters of Henry IV. Translator(s): Mommsen, Theodor E.; Morrison, Karl F. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; BJ; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121217
- ISBN
- 9780231121217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. What is the role of the material world in shaping the tensions and paradoxes of imperial sovereignty? Out of the archaeology of ancient Persia and the South Caucasus, this title advances powerful analytical approaches to the study of imperialism and more. Num Pages: 384 pages, 71 images. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290525
- ISBN
- 9780520290525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.55
€ 40.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207926
- ISBN
- 9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. An illustrated history of the Roman Navy and their warships in the late Empire. A less well-known aspect of Roman history that will appeal to ancient and naval history enthusiasts. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818263
- ISBN
- 9781472818263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.33
€ 16.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472810892
- ISBN
- 9781472810892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. The Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. This book describes and integrates the contrasting histories of different parts of the empire and assesses the impacts of administrative, political and religious change. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464. The Critical Century. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. 320 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. The Roman empire during the period framed by the accession of Septimus Severus in 193 and the rise of Diocletian in 284 has conventionally been regarded as one of crisis. This book describes and integrates the contrasting histories of different parts of the empire and assesses the impacts of administrative, political and religious change. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620517
- ISBN
- 9780748620517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.66
€ 42.99
€ 35.66