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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. HMS Conqueror is Britain's famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and sparked off one of the most controversial episodes of twentieth century politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571290338
ISBN
9780571290338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Tells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The author evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571290697
ISBN
9780571290697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. A comprehensive sourcebook for the study of western Europe from the 5th to the 15th century. The era was one of immense diversity and openness to new ideas and outreach in areas ranging from technology to natural philosophy. Editor(s): Anderson, Roberta; Bellenger, Dominic Aidan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253093
ISBN
9780415253093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293024
ISBN
9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 74.83

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609775
ISBN
9780691609775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. As the dust settled around the devastation of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, questions emerged surrounding the attacks and the motives behind them. This text examines the causes of what happened and provides a reasoned approach as to what the future may hold. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; HBG; HBJK; HBLX; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Saqi Books
Edition
First Published 2002/ Third Reprint 2002
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863563829
ISBN
9780863563829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

Paperback. First English translation of this 19th century novel tracing the relationship between traditional Greenlandic life and the interaction with the culture of their Danish colonizers Translator(s): Johanson, L. S. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
International Polar Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982915561
ISBN
9780982915561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960685
ISBN
9781780960685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. This volume will throw new light on the intellect of the earliest English - the way they thought, the way they viewed the world, and the way they viewed worlds other than this. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; HDDM; HRQ; VXWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842173954
ISBN
9781842173954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 44.54

Hardback. Taiwan's relationship with China is one of the most fraught in East Asia, a key issue in the island's domestic politics and a major obstacle in Sino-American relations. This book explores the roots of the conflict in the post-war period and examines how the Nationalists consolidated their rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1FPCW; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744577
ISBN
9780804744577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDH; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition, New of the House of the Messiah ed.
SKU
V9781591430278
ISBN
9781591430278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

Paperback. The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. The author has visited the battlefield, travelled the messengers' routes, and traced untapped British, French and Belgian records. This book offers an original perspective on a key moment in British history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571315260
ISBN
9780571315260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268042233
ISBN
9780268042233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962210
ISBN
9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Hardback. This work challenges the assumption that the rhetorical presidency refers to presidential messages delivered from the bully pulpit only. By examining the Cold War discourse, it shows how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower transformed the US propaganda programme into an executive tool. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275974633
ISBN
9780275974633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.94
€ 78.92

Hardback. This book fills a gap in Civil War literature on the strategies employed by the Union and Confederacy in the East, offering a more integrated interpretation of military operations that shows how politics, public perception, geography, and logistics shaped the course of military operations in the East. Series: Reflections on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275991616
ISBN
9780275991616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60

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

€ 53.84

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

€ 52.32

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
€ 25.12

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

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