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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. From c.550 BC until her defeat at the battle of Leuktra in 371 BC, Sparta was a dominant force in the Greek world. This has traditionally ben explained by Sparta's egalitarian and militaristic society. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125302
ISBN
9781905125302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945, the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain's regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298217
ISBN
9780230298217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588343895
ISBN
9781588343895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.12

Paperback. A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong. Num Pages: 448 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814017
ISBN
9780753814017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Frassetto, Michael. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRA; HRAB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2002
SKU
V9781349730551
ISBN
9781349730551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

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

€ 113.76

Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521104869
ISBN
9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 33.13

Hardcover. This collection of essays deals with the history of Ireland under the Union from 1801-70. It includes a character study of the period and chapters on the economy, legal developments, literature in English, education, administration and the public service, and emigration. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 946 pages, 40 pp plates, 19 maps and 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1323. Vol V only. Rare. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Previous owner's name to ffep. Showing a little age and shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028708
ISBN
9780198217435
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 89.00

Hardcover. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 914 pages, plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150. Weight in Grams: 1502. Vol IV only. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Showing light age and shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028707
ISBN
9780198217428
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 98.00

Paperback. A study of the Thirty Years' War, a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare. It offers a behind-the-scenes view of the men who really made the decisions in the fighting - Olivares, Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu - and discusses the long-term effects of the war. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781841763781
ISBN
9781841763781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Editor(s): Frankopan, Peter. Translator(s): Sewter, E.R.A. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 424. Three volumes bound in gilt decorated green buckram housed in a slipcase.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455274
ISBN
9780140455274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with shelf wear. Some sunning to spine and minor tearing and edgewear to DJ. All illustrations present. In very good condition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Constable
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000025
ISBN
9780094757509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Warlords, Popes, Poisoners - the true story of the Borgias, the first family of the Italian Renaissance Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear and previous owner's inscription
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000260
ISBN
9781849019941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188034
ISBN
9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Hardback. This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus. Num Pages: 261 pages, 72 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107040489
ISBN
9781107040489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.49

Hardcover. Analyses the developments in critical reasoning that transformed the conception of tradition, authority, knowledge and power in the late Republic. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521895781
ISBN
9780521895781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.77

Paperback. This 2002 book investigates the origins of the antagonism between early China and its 'barbarian' northern neighbours. Num Pages: 380 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521543828
ISBN
9780521543828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.45

Hardback. A collection of ten seminal essays by Tim Mason on the history of National Socialism in Germany. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane. Num Pages: 372 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521432122
ISBN
9780521432122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.28
€ 83.38

Hardcover. KERRY Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Anne; Sheehan, John. Series: Archaeology/medieval studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 294 x 206 x 0. Weight in Grams: 2060. 461pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780902561847
ISBN
9780902561847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.00
€ 45.48

Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the development of political thought to the end of the twentieth century, first published in 2003. Editor(s): Ball, Terence; Bellamy, Professor Richard. Series: The Cambridge History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1140. Series: Cambridge History of Political Thought. 768 pages. Editor(s): Ball, Terence; Bellamy, Richard. A comprehensive overview of the development of political thought to the end of the twentieth century, first published in 2003. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFCX; JP. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 39. Weight: 1172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521691628
ISBN
9780521691628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.93

Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346301
ISBN
9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill's private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge's declared.. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571234783
ISBN
9780571234783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Van Horn, Carl E.; Schaffner, Herbert A. Num Pages: 741 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JHBL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1715.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576076767
ISBN
9781576076767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.03
€ 160.58

Paperback. Defeat and death at the Little Bighorn gave General George Custer and his Seventh Cavalry a kind of immortality. This title investigates the body of legend surrounding that battle on a bloody Sunday in 1876. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803265929
ISBN
9780803265929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

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