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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Why is the world orderly, and how does order occur? Humans inhabit many systems - natural, social, political, economic, cognitive, and others - with seemingly obscure origins. In this book, the authors trace the versatile language of self-organization in the eighteenth-century West. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752051
ISBN
9780226752051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.99

paperback. "A compelling and readable story of resistance to the new economic order."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337662
ISBN
9780393337662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.25

paperback. Offers a comprehensive study of English police constables walking the beat in the early part of the twentieth century. This book explores police relations with the public, the varied arrangements of the Bobby's domestic life, and the vicissitudes of his working life from the moment that he first put his uniform on, to when he finally took it off. Num Pages: 334 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 1DBKEN; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312366
ISBN
9781846312366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

Paperback. Shows how everyday Romans sought to survive and thrive under the afflictions of disease, war, and violence, and to control their fates under powers that both oppressed and ignored them. In this book, the author seeks out the ordinary people who formed the fabric of everyday life in ancient Rome and the outlaws and pirates who lay beyond it. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684029
ISBN
9781846684029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardcover. Most Southerners who fought in the Civil War were native born, white, and Confederate. However, thousands with other ethnic back-grounds also took a stand - and not always for the South. This book recounts the wartime experiences of the region's German Americans, Native Americans, and African Americans. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition (1st printing)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327570
ISBN
9780820327570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.98

Hardback. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418704
ISBN
9781421418704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.05

Paperback. How did popular and elite beliefs about the next world, and about supernatural forces in this world, change and develop as a result of the Reformation? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075225
ISBN
9780281075225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791767
ISBN
9781905791767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPWL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Dublin
Edition
First
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716528951
ISBN
9780716528951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.02

Paperback. Provides important historical background on recent political and social developments in Iran. Editor(s): Keddie, Nikki R.; Matthee, Rudi. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3J; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982069
ISBN
9780295982069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. Covers some of the leading themes of historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism. Editor(s): Atabaki, Touraj. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845119621
ISBN
9781845119621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 136.24

Paperback. Offers insights in explaining the foreign relations and domestic politics of post-revolutionary Iran. The author guides readers from the nuclear issue, to the perpetual stand-off with the United States, from the future of Iranian democracy to Iranian-Arab relations, and from American neo-conservatism to Islamic utopian-romanticism. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659037
ISBN
9781850659037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
AEI Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780844772530
ISBN
9780844772530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 88.20

hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 310 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942912
ISBN
9781909942912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.09

Paperback. In 1941 the British and the Russians occupied Iran. After autocratic Reza Shah had been forced to abdicate under British pressure, there followed one of the most turbulent periods in Iranian politics in the twentieth century. This title presents a study that provides details on the politics, infighting and intrigue which characterized the period. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649806
ISBN
9781860649806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, Alex M.; Jones, Madison S. Num Pages: 179 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
179
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621009948
ISBN
9781621009948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.02
€ 149.67

Hardcover. Presents a narrative history and analysis of the Assyrian experience in 20th century Iraq. This book includes comprehensive data pertaining to Iraqi Assyrian villages as well as ancient churches, monasteries, schools and other material culture edifices. It includes history and ethnographic research on the Assyrians. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 b&w illustrations, 12 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748686025
ISBN
9780748686025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.37

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cardosa, Amy V. Num Pages: 166 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600213298
ISBN
9781600213298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.84
€ 94.53

hardcover. How the new Iraqi political elite used the military and school system to create an Iraqi Arab identity from three multi-ethnic, multi-religious provinces of the former Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132145
ISBN
9780231132145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.87

hardcover. Takes the reader on a journey from Iraq's troubled history through the country's invasion and chaotic collapse of governance to the fragile state of political development. This book explains the social, cultural and political roots of violent conflict and political confrontation among Iraq's numerous factions. Num Pages: 332 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973007
ISBN
9781597973007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Paperback. Originally published: 2009. With a new foreword by the author. Num Pages: 408 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157931
ISBN
9780691157931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745649290
ISBN
9780745649290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardback. In 1920, a massive uprising took place against British occupation of Mesopotamia. Iraq's Democratic Moment is the story of the long and passionate struggle of the Iraqi people to achieve the liberal democracy promised them by the constitution of their newly-created country. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 34. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042185
ISBN
9781849042185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. When first published, Alvin Jackson's Ireland 1798-1998 received widespread critical acclaim for its analytical, skeptical and humane view of modern Irish history. Now in its second edition, Ireland 1798-1998 has been updated to include coverage of the most recent political developments. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189613
ISBN
9781405189613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.54

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