History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War. This title shows how the area's foreignness, liminality, and porousness were key to the explosion of culture and development of modernity in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 black-&-white integrated illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151947
- ISBN
- 9780300151947
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Offers a look at Asia from 700 to 1500 AD, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travellers - the merchants who traded spices along the Silk Road, the apothecaries who exchanged medicine and knowledge from China to the Middle East, and the philosophers and holy men who crossed continents to explore. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126365
- ISBN
- 9780300126365
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Children have gone to school in England since Roman times. By the end of the middle ages, there were hundreds of schools, supporting a highly literate society. This book traces their history from the Romans to the Renaissance, showing how they developed, what they taught, how they were run and who attended them. Num Pages: 352 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111026
- ISBN
- 9780300111026
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.76
€ 46.99
€ 33.76
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253007230
- ISBN
- 9780253007230
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Words Between Us: First Maaori-Paakehaa Conversations on Paper = He Ka...
Professor Of Law Alison Jones
Paperback. This book traces M?ori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it tells an image-led story about the earliest relationships between M?ori and P?keh? based around the written word. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2PGPA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 175. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Huia Pub.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869694784
- ISBN
- 9781869694784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.02
€ 46.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This edition has detailed information on the battle and maps pinpointing key moments in this campaign. The Gettysburg campaign was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the North he hoped to force Lincoln into peace or win support from European powers watching events closely. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 b&w and 14 colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855323360
- ISBN
- 9781855323360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.75
€ 21.99
€ 20.75
The Great Expedition. Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish Main, 1585-86.
Konstam, Angus. Illus: Dennis, Peter; Gillila...
Paperback. Drake's daring raids had finally resulted in the outbreak of the long-expected war and it would be the last action of its kind for some years as England sought to protect herself against invasion and the Spanish invasion. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Gilliland, Alan; Delf, Brian. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, 35 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849082457
- ISBN
- 9781849082457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.72
€ 20.99
€ 19.72
Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346830
- ISBN
- 9781612346830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
The 95th Bomb Group (Heavy), the most highly decorated bomb group of World War II, participated in major missions of the war from May 1943 through the war's end and won an unprecedented three Presidential Unit Citations (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation before 1966). This title recounts the history of the 95th Bomb Group since WWII. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 b 30 line drawings; notes; glossary; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977128
- ISBN
- 9781597977128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Through analysis of cultural production that often countered governmental intentions for official diplomacy, Jennifer Ruth Hosek offers a broad-reaching history of the influence of the global South on the global North. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641389
- ISBN
- 9781442641389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.27
€ 69.27
Paperback. Describes the career of Senator McCarthy and explains how he was able to gain so much influence over the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870235559
- ISBN
- 9780870235559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Chronicles the life and work of the Trinidadian intellectual and writer C L R James during his first extended stay in Britain, from 1932 to 1938. This book reveals the radicalizing effect of this critical period on James' intellectual and political trajectory. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356127
- ISBN
- 9780822356127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.34€ 116.56
€ 136.34
€ 116.56
Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRJS; HRJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568751
- ISBN
- 9780813568751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224803
- ISBN
- 9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.41
€ 107.41
Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267367
- ISBN
- 9780520267367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.45€ 65.22
€ 83.45
€ 65.22
Documenting the lives of Armenians since the early 1980s, this text is based on interviews with 300 Armenians and brings together firsthand testimony about the social, economic and spiritual circumstances of Armenians during this era when the country faced an earthquake, pogroms and war. Num Pages: 248 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234925
- ISBN
- 9780520234925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.45€ 65.22
€ 83.45
€ 65.22
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415737869
- ISBN
- 9780415737869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.87
€ 193.87
A rich and accessible selection of Greek and Roman original sources all of which are in translation. Series: Bloomsbury Sources in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441164216
- ISBN
- 9781441164216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology. This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialised mass production, people were empowered to make choices about how to decorate their homes. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807483
- ISBN
- 9780747807483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
paperback. The stunning bestseller from one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 48. Weight in Grams: 538. *Signed by the author*
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447288749
- ISBN
- 9781447288749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.78
€ 22.99
€ 16.78