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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649332
- ISBN
- 9781860649332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.95
€ 71.30
€ 64.95
Paperback. Analyses the military tactics and methods adopted by Napoleon Bonaparte in the time leading up to, and during, the Jena Campaign of 1806. This book explores the elements that contributed to his success; from the organisation and movements of staff, to Napoleon's own strategic decision-making, and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Modern edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883744
- ISBN
- 9781845883744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Hardback. The fall of the powerful Safavid Dynasty (1501-1722) to invading Afghan tribesmen in 1722 marked a crucial turning point in the country's history. Num Pages: 904 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JF; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764689
- ISBN
- 9781780764689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 446.84
€ 446.84
Hardcover. This is a critical parallel-text edition of the Latin Speculum Inclusorum - a late-medieval English 'rule' for male anchorites - and its Middle English translation, A Mirror for Recluses. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 colour plates, 2 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCV; HRCX8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898850
- ISBN
- 9780859898850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.51
€ 141.51
Hardcover. 1912 is the first "golden year" in the career of D.W. Griffith. There is still a wealth of treasures waiting to be uncovered in this year. Their reappraisal is one of the aims of this sixth installment in the multi-year research project commissioned by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Sacile. Editor(s): Usai, Paolo Cherchi. Series: The Griffith Project. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 333
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851709536
- ISBN
- 9780851709536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 101.01
€ 112.89
€ 101.01
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
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Hardcover. Charles Downing provides one of the first detailed descriptions of life in China by a western visitor. Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1016
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535865
- ISBN
- 9781784535865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 379.80
€ 379.80
Paperback. Antonia Augusta - daughter of Mark Antony, mother of Claudius, grandmother of Caligula and great-grandmother of Nero - spent her life close to the seat of power and was an important figure in Imperial Rome. This biography uses inscriptions, coins, papyri and sculpture to illuminate her life. Num Pages: 290 pages, 109 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Libri Publications
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901965056
- ISBN
- 9781901965056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.43
€ 36.43
Paperback. Northamptonshire Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Phillimore & Co.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850331646
- ISBN
- 9780850331646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.45
€ 13.99
€ 13.45
Hardcover. This study looks at the question: "Why do liberal states make war?". Case studies of major conflicts of this century are used, including World War I, the Suez war and the Vietnam war. The author attempts to explain the contradiction between liberalism and statism/nationalism. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPHV; JPS; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640100
- ISBN
- 9781860640100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 137.06
€ 154.49
€ 137.06
Paperback. This book offers a new interpretation of political reform in Spain and its American empire in the second half of the Eighteenth century. It examines the intellectual foundation of commercial, administrative and colonial policy during the tumultuous reigns of Charles III and Charles IV. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300521
- ISBN
- 9780230300521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 58.27
€ 59.41
€ 58.27
Hardcover. Aleksandur Stamboliiski came to power at the end of the First World War in which Bulgaria had been defeated. This book examines the origins of this traditional nationalism from the foundation of the Bulgarian state in 1878, and of the agrarian movement which came to represent the social aspirations of the majority of the peasant population. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791774
- ISBN
- 9781905791774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Anthony Cotterell was a brilliant journalist, conscripted into the British Army in 1940. Here, his diary and selected war journalism are presented together to give a new insight into the life and work of the man who created a unique and vivid form of war reporting. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black & white plates, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493091
- ISBN
- 9780752493091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world. This book features historical themes including Brian Harrison and Dominic Sandbrook on the 1960s and Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Churchill and the Jews. Editor(s): Louis, Roger. Num Pages: 388 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851535
- ISBN
- 9781848851535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.80
€ 30.99
€ 25.80
Paperback. This book provides a history of the Gloster Gladiator, the biplane fighter made famous during the defense of Malta in World War Two, and of its designer, H.P. Folland. The Gladiator began its life as a private venture; the last British biplane fighter, it was a development of the Gauntlet with an enclosed cockpit and cantilever landing gear. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443973
- ISBN
- 9780752443973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Why did early modern nobilities remain so powerful? In this volume, the author argues that in spite of the changes brought about by the Reformation, by the recovery of crown authority and by the regal union between England and Scotland, the huge power exercised by the nobility remained fundamentally unaltered. Num Pages: 344 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664665
- ISBN
- 9780748664665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Hardcover. Bruni's "History of the Floretine people" in 12 books is generally considered the first modern work of history - it was officially published in 1444. This edition makes it available for the first time in English translation. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010666
- ISBN
- 9780674010666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Hardcover. Nikolsky questions the current gender and psychoanalytical approaches to Hippolytus and challenges the widespread interpretations of the play as being concerned with the irresistible force of love and the inevitability of punishment for those who underestimate its power. Translator(s): Nikolsky, Mikhail. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 258 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910589038
- ISBN
- 9781910589038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.12
€ 86.12
Hardcover. Discusses the Peloponnesian war as a struggle between a land and a sea power that descends into a grim struggle, in which moral standards decline and atrocities are perpetrated on civilian populations. This work looks at the mixture of attitudes that emerge among commanders - some put honour above all else while others pursue personal ambition. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862273238
- ISBN
- 9781862273238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Suitable for collectors and enthusiasts of British Television, this title explores the history and destruction of celebrated British television programs and lists in detail some of the most important missing material. It is a guide to those searching in the future for TV material long classified as Missing, Believed Wiped. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 187 x 9. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708669
- ISBN
- 9780851708669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.25
€ 48.99
€ 41.25
Hardcover. The man who transformed the German navy before the outbreak of the First World War Num Pages: 608 pages, 26 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355935
- ISBN
- 9780253355935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Hardback. This book explores the rise and decline of left radicalism in Scotland c.1872 to 1932. This book observes the response of Scottish artisans to legal restrictions on trade-union activities in the 1870s, trade union formation among the unskilled from the late 1880s, and the origins and impact of the Scottish socialist movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625178
- ISBN
- 9780748625178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 125.17
€ 130.72
€ 125.17
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860772733
- ISBN
- 9781860772733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846705
- ISBN
- 9780226846705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92