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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. In this title, the author recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312. Alexander the Great in Afghanistan. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 264 pages, illustrations. The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. In this title, the author recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBLA. Dimension: 207 x 146 x 18. Weight: 312.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274327
ISBN
9780520274327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Assesses security in Iraq and the wider middle east -- and the possibility of war with Iran. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326122
ISBN
9780745326122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.44
€ 84.27

Hardcover. Into the Swarm tells the sobering and heroic stories of RAF fighters pilots in the most ferocious air battles of the war. Gripping and detailed stories of aerial combat are accompanied by unpublished photographs and letters which add to the rich content provided by the authors whose passion for the subject is apparent within each chapter. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552469
ISBN
9781781552469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.92

Multiple-component retail product.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418239
ISBN
9780821418239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.24

Paperback. Wonderful . . . a thoughtful discussion of what made [the Greeks] so important, in their own time and in ours. Natalie Haynes, Independent" Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps; 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351163
ISBN
9780393351163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Introducing The Holocaust provides an introduction to the holocaust and how we see it. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848315143
ISBN
9781848315143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.86

Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972857
ISBN
9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. In this revised and updated edition new accounts have been included of the ways in which the islanders resisted occupation and did not - hitherto unpublished material describes how a small minority of islanders threw their lot in with the Argentines. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473853430
ISBN
9781473853430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Motorbooks International
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780760345917
ISBN
9780760345917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.90

Hardcover. Petrarca's four "Invectives" were intended to revive the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero, and were directed against the cultural idols of the Middle Ages: against scholastic philosophy and medicine and the dominance of French culture in general. Translator(s): Marsh, David. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DCQ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011540
ISBN
9780674011540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

paperback. Inventing Atlantic Canada is the first book to analyse the reaction of the Maritime provinces to Newfoundland's entry into Confederation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611580
ISBN
9781442611580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.96

Hardcover. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1789-1801. Num Pages: 315 pages, Notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 789. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412718
ISBN
9780821412718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.79

Hardback. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 388 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251861
ISBN
9781442251861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742561274
ISBN
9780742561274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.60

hardcover. An analysis of the Irish community of city of Worcester, Massachusetts around the turn of the 20th century. The author reveals how an ethnic group can endure and yet change when its first American-born generation takes control of its destiny. Series: Irish in America S. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780268031534
ISBN
9780268031534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.24

Paperback. In the 1930s, George Seferis, George Katsimbalis and other poets and writers, welcomed Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell to their homeland. In a blend of memoir, literary criticism and interpretative storytelling, this is a journey into the poetry, friendships and politics of the time. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810119390
ISBN
9780810119390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.63

Far from being a record of southern failure, Lakwete concludes, the cotton gin-correctly understood-supplies evidence that the slave labor-based antebellum South innovated, industrialized, and modernized. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 26, 16 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873942
ISBN
9780801873942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.41

Paperback. Features the history of an evangelical revival known in America as the "Great Awakening"�'. This book offers an overview of this episode and proposes an explanation of its origins. It demonstrates that the Great Awakening was invented not by historians but by eighteenth-century evangelicals who were skillful and enthusiastic religious promoters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086910
ISBN
9780691086910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.71
€ 42.55

Hardback. Examines the leadership styles of earliest presidents, men who served at a time when it was by no means certain that the American experiment in free government would succeed. This book explains how these early presidents and their successors shaped the American presidency and helped the republic prosper despite challenges at home and abroad. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133584
ISBN
9780691133584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. Examines the leadership styles of the earliest presidents, men who served at a time when it was by no means certain that the American experiment in free government would succeed. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160917
ISBN
9780691160917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Art, Politics and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris. 302 pages, 84 b&w illustrations. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221765
ISBN
9780520221765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Hardback. Ultimately, Inventing the Pinkertons is a gripping look at how the histories of American capitalism, industrial folklore, and the nation-state converged. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420561
ISBN
9781421420561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.96

Paperback. Suppose that everything we think we know about 'The Victorians' is wrong? That we have persistently misrepresented the culture of the Victorian era, perhaps to make ourselves feel more satisfyingly liberal and sophisticated? What if they were much more fun than we ever suspected? This book provides the answers for us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571206636
ISBN
9780571206636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. This volume examines the concept of bushido - 'the way of the samurai' - to provide an overview of modern Japanese social, cultural, and political history Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754251
ISBN
9780198754251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.09

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