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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends - but they happened also to rule Europe's three most powerful states. This book offers an account of how three men who should have known better helped bring down an entire world is a gripping story of abdication, betrayal and murder. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2x16 insets. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019987
ISBN
9780141019987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014487
ISBN
9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Whilst flipping through issues of "The Girl's Own Paper" from the 1890s, it dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalizing glimpses of a mystery story unfolding in the seemingly-unrelated illustrations. With these original illustrations and new text, he has created this new story. Num Pages: 128 pages, 64 b&w illustrations ( with pictures taken from The girl's own paper 1891-1892). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
1st
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0018784
ISBN
9780571223572
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791767
ISBN
9781905791767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This popular history of the English Civil War tells the story of the bloody conflict between Oliver Cromwell and Charles I from the perspectives of those involved. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007150625
ISBN
9780007150625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Explains Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764849
ISBN
9781780764849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. A companion and guide to the Norman Conquests Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463353
ISBN
9780752463353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447237198
ISBN
9781447237198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the early years of Marxist socialism in France. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814743546
ISBN
9780814743546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. This book charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core. Editor(s): Cannadine, Mr David. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
11.1.1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140148275
ISBN
9780140148275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292626
ISBN
9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. This edition considers the metamorphosis of modern Japan in the light of key events of the 20th century, focusing on the economic miracle, the influence of Japan's troubled past in Asia, the implications of the demographic time-bomb, the third transformation and the lost decade of the 1990s. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408234518
ISBN
9781408234518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 31 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173078
ISBN
9780691173078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659105
ISBN
9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. The writing of Spartan history for long involved gliding - sometimes seamlessly - between the evidence of very different ancient sources. Now, a short series conceived by The Classical Press of Wales will examine closely and individually each of the principal sources and its relationship with classical Sparta. Editor(s): Powell, Anton; Richer, Nicolas. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125371
ISBN
9781905125371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961547
ISBN
9780750961547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. One of the most successful history books of recent years, Agincourt is reissued with a new introduction by Bernard Cornwell and a new preface by Juliet Barker to mark the 600th anniversary of the battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119182
ISBN
9780349119182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 196 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348891
ISBN
9780764348891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The Napoleonic Wars left their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways, not least from the radical social and political change they evoked in many countries. Examining the social, political, and institutional aspects of warfare in the Napoleonic era, Mike Rapport considers their significance and the legacy they leave today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, c.10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590964
ISBN
9780199590964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462. The Social History of a West African Slaving Port 1727-1892. 320 pages, 5 maps, 5 tables. Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight: 506.
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852554975
ISBN
9780852554975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Hardcover. Austria is often overlooked as one of the successor states to the Habsburg Empire. The Socialist politician Karl Renner (1870 1950) was prime minister of the government that took power in Vienna after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The author gives an account of Karl Renner's adroit handling of a difficult situation. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791897
ISBN
9781905791897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550731
ISBN
9781781550731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.85

paperback. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540136
ISBN
9780199540136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Drawing on recent extensive archival research, this book looks at the publication and survival of Magna Carta. It also tells the story of how a peace treaty between a group of barons and a medieval English king became one of the chief cornerstones of civil liberties, informing universal ideas of liberty and justice across the centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 165 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210. .
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243631
ISBN
9781851243631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

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