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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

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

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fremont-Barnes, Gregory; Ryerson, Richard Alan. Num Pages: 2548 pages, 247. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 190. Weight in Grams: 8165.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
2548
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781851098392
ISBN
9781851098392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 460.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tucker, Spencer C. Num Pages: 1969 pages, 472. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 178. Weight in Grams: 7711.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1385
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851097012
ISBN
9781851097012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 457.89

Hardback. Excerpts from Confucius on government, recently found Qin laws written on bamboo strips, and contemporary historical accounts lend depth and immediacy to the work. Brief biographies of key rulers, rebels, and philosophers give readers a look at events through the eyes of participants. Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313325885
ISBN
9780313325885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.39
€ 47.85

Hardcover. Examines events surrounding the Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. Rather than seeing the people of Salem Village as being swept along by the forces of historical change, Gragg argues that the people involved were active participants, making decisions that shaped the outcome of those events. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275941895
ISBN
9780275941895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.43
€ 78.31

Hardcover. Explores the daily life of ordinary men, women and children of Anglo-Saxon England. This book covers domestic and family life, work and leisure, education, clothing and housing, food, religion, magic and superstition, health and sickness, warfare, crime and punishment, ethnic and national identity, the creation of kingship, and slavery. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Greenwood
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846450136
ISBN
9781846450136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.07
€ 58.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Heidler, Jeanne T.; Heidler, David S. Num Pages: 2733 pages, 500 illustrations, photographs, drawings, 75 maps, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 230. Weight in Grams: 6440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
2733
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781576070666
ISBN
9781576070666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 490.17

Hardcover. An examination of the Russian security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. It looks at the years from 1866 through to 1905, tracing the reaction, expansion and evolution of the security police. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JKSW1; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802435
ISBN
9780875802435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.90

Hardcover. This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event. Num Pages: 211 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; WGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313398155
ISBN
9780313398155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.40
€ 53.95

Hardcover. Three distinguished diplomatic historians offer an assessment of the Cold War in the realist tradition that focuses on balancing the objectives of foreign policy with the means of accomplishing them. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 686 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
686
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313385254
ISBN
9780313385254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.65
€ 121.25

Hardcover. This insightful analysis looks at the power struggles of 1920-1926, a time during which the Ottoman Empire was replaced by a secular and modernist Turkish nationalist regime. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313379567
ISBN
9780313379567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.70

Paperback. This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313378799
ISBN
9780313378799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.58

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