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Hardback. Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Ezekwem, Ogechukwu. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 304 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011442
- ISBN
- 9781847011442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.57
€ 133.57
Hardback. Jean Flori's Richard Coeur de Lion was written to mark the eighth centenary of the death of the "knightly king". The book is a tour de force that provides the reader with a reappraisal of Richard's life as well as a study of the myth and reality of Richard's image as the personification of medieval chivalry. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620463
- ISBN
- 9780748620463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.31€ 163.99
€ 171.31
€ 163.99
Hardcover. A study of Islam, sectarianism and politics in Sudan since the Mahdiyya. It reveals that the determination to enforce an Islamic state and constitution on a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society led to prolonged civil war, endless military coups and political, social and economic bankruptcy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850655886
- ISBN
- 9781850655886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 53.08
€ 53.17
€ 53.08
Paperback. The Third Crusade of Richard the Lionheart is well known but the build-up to it less so. The years that led up to the Battle of Hattin in 1187 is resonant with intrigue, plot and counter-plot, and the abuse of power. This book presents the story of those events, involving the greatest of the military orders, the Templars and their key ally. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black and white and 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945783
- ISBN
- 9780750945783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. "This is the first really complete Einhard. Necessary for beginners and helpful for scholars." - Johannes Fried, University of Frankfurt Editor(s): Dutton, Paul Edward. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442601123
- ISBN
- 9781442601123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Hardcover. Before Tito's Yugoslavia, which disintegrated violently in the 1990s, there was another Yugoslav state. This book is about the interwar Yugoslavia (1918-41), and is based on the author's research in Croatian, Serbian, British and American archives. It places Yugoslavia in the context of a Europe-wide struggle between democracy and dictatorship. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658511
- ISBN
- 9781850658511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 53.00
€ 53.17
€ 53.00
Paperback. This fascinating book of over 200 old photographs depicts the scenes, people and events of everyday life in and around Liskeard, from a period of more than one hundred years. Many of the photographs, most of which come from the author's and other private collections, have not been published before. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410340
- ISBN
- 9780752410340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history - how the people of Egypt have relied on it for food, irrigation, and transportation, how they have impacted on the Nile itself, and the place it has held in their culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455068
- ISBN
- 9780752455068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646591
- ISBN
- 9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 54.65
€ 59.07
€ 54.65
Hardback. A critical account of Lukashenko of Belarus that covers the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041676
- ISBN
- 9781849041676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Hardback. This volume describes the lifecycle events and daily life activities experienced by girls and women in ancient Israel. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567398307
- ISBN
- 9780567398307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.24€ 100.85
€ 112.24
€ 100.85
Paperback. The immortal lovers of novels, plays and films, Antony and Cleopatra were reviled by contemporary Romans, but history has transformed them into tragic heroes. Their blending of politics and sex led to the ruin of both, since their main rival Octavian-Augustus was able to portray Cleopatra as the arch enemy of Rome and Antony as her consort. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443836
- ISBN
- 9780752443836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Ukranian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship with both God and the Russian tsar. This study provides answers to many questions pertaining to the political and religious culture of Ukranian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons and woodcuts. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458959
- ISBN
- 9780916458959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.57
€ 20.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862274211
- ISBN
- 9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138899018
- ISBN
- 9781138899018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.02€ 224.24
€ 254.02
€ 224.24
Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624997
- ISBN
- 9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.33€ 102.37
€ 106.33
€ 102.37
An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban / Al-Qaeda Merger in Afgh...
Alex Strick Van Linschoten
Hardback. Taken from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources This is the first book to address seriously the problem of conflating the Taliban with Al-Qaeda. It is from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources. The authors are Western researchers based on the ground in Kandahar Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041546
- ISBN
- 9781849041546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669250
- ISBN
- 9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624133
- ISBN
- 9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617555
- ISBN
- 9780748617555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.59€ 147.13
€ 153.59
€ 147.13
Hardback. Syrian-Saudi relations have been a paradox in inter-Arab politics during the oil era. This work explores the logic behind the paradoxical longevity of this cooperative relationship and argues that what ultimately makes Saudis and Syrians so indispensable to each other is the historical appeal of 'shared identities', be they Arabism or Islam. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113025
- ISBN
- 9781845113025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.59€ 136.86
€ 153.59
€ 136.86
Paperback. The attempt to repress a majority of its own population backfired on the Confederate States of America as the disenfranchised demanded to be counted and considered in the great struggle over slavery, emancipation, democracy, and nationhood. This title presents the story of this epic political battle. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064218
- ISBN
- 9780674064218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.52
€ 32.99
€ 28.52
Hardcover. 'Bloody Sunday' is one of the iconic moments in British History, but what were the experiences of the soldiers in Ulster, many of them Scottish, and how did the wider events of the Troubles figure in their minds? This title gives voice to these soldiers, with many new documents, interviews and diary entries that are in the public domain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKN; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646562
- ISBN
- 9780748646562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.15€ 113.81
€ 118.15
€ 113.81
Hardcover. This is the first of two volumes containing Boswell's correspondence with more than 200 people, including Pitt, Rousseau, Paoli, John Wilkes, Sir Alexander Dick, Baretti and numerous women friends. Editor(s): Cole, Richard Cargill; Baker, Peter S.; McClennan, Rachel; Caudle, James C. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; BGA; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604036
- ISBN
- 9780748604036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.39€ 219.46
€ 230.39
€ 219.46