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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. From c.550 BC until her defeat at the battle of Leuktra in 371 BC, Sparta was a dominant force in the Greek world. This has traditionally ben explained by Sparta's egalitarian and militaristic society. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125302
ISBN
9781905125302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680780
ISBN
9781781680780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007247721
ISBN
9780007247721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Hardback. The first full-length study of essayist and controversialist Hubert Butler offers a comprehensive account of a literary and social figure whose importance in twentieth-century Irish culture is increasingly recognised. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554. Copy in fine dust wrapper. Newspaper review pasted to inside front cover and some minimal pen scoring. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0013129
ISBN
9780199641567
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 90.00

Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247418
ISBN
9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.48

Hardback. Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 328 pages, appendices, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181842
ISBN
9780631181842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.47

Hardcover. The most comprehensive single-volume history of the Winter War the stunning defeat by the tiny Finnish army of the mighty Soviet Red Army in a gallant 105-day stand that captured the world's imagination during World War II." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Har/Map
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619108
ISBN
9780700619108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Paperback. Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book

Argues that the origins of courtliness lie in the German courts, their courtier class, and the education for court service in the tenth and eleventh centuries.

Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812213072
ISBN
9780812213072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Connects the rise of Chinese nationalism to the growth of a Chinese working class. This title shows how workers' refusal to be treated "like cattle and horses" (a line from an anonymous worker's poem on poor working conditions) derived from a fresh but powerfully felt sense of dignity. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327936
ISBN
9780822327936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Originally published: In Siena, al sopportico de Pontani: Apresso Saluestro Marchetti e Camillo Turi, 1610. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591192
ISBN
9780982591192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393318340
ISBN
9780393318340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
597
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343410
ISBN
9780393343410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.18

Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451529947
ISBN
9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250002365
ISBN
9781250002365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.95

Paperback. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington DC, John Wilkes Booth murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. In this book, a New York detective unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250012166
ISBN
9781250012166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a US-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain personal wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador USA
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250069269
ISBN
9781250069269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.52

Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037603
ISBN
9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

Paperback. The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars-featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 b&w photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574890
ISBN
9781581574890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

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