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Paperback. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. This book provides an account of the Mongol Empire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168809
ISBN
9780552168809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. This book offers a fascinating look at the tangled history of plant life and reproductive medicine, from antiquity to the present Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; VXHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230610644
ISBN
9780230610644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.04

Paperback. This text traces the history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the 17th century, and discusses the scientific merit of the ancient remedies and why this knowledge about fertility control was gradually lost over the course of the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables, 6 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFMA; JHBD; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674168763
ISBN
9780674168763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

Hardcover. In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405119542
ISBN
9781405119542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083679
ISBN
9780719083679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. This text examines the various media through which nationalist ideas were conveyed in late-Victorian and Edwardian times - in the theatre, "ethnic" shows, juvenile literature, education and the iconography of popular art. Several chapters look beyond World War I. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719018688
ISBN
9780719018688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.71

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292417
ISBN
9781349292417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133126
ISBN
9780691133126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. The story of Hanford and the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick illuminates the history of the modern American West Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
10897th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990972
ISBN
9780295990972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNJ; HBTB; JFD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 288 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081712
ISBN
9780252081712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNJ; HBTB; JFD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040269
ISBN
9780252040269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.48

Paperback. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitals, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. Polarizing Americans, these 'flag wars' reveal the profound schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019836
ISBN
9780674019836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.11

Paperback. An extraordinary ethnographic work presenting Eskimo tribesman Simon Paneak's detailed drawings of his native culture and lifeways at the point when they began their irreversible clash with 20th-century modernism. 100 photos & drawings. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 photos, 60 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133545
ISBN
9780890133545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardcover. An extraordinary ethnographic work presenting Eskimo tribesman Simon Paneak's detailed drawings of his native culture and lifeways at the point when they began their irreversible clash with 20th-century modernism. 100 photos & drawings. Num Pages: 147 pages, 40 b/w photos & 60 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133538
ISBN
9780890133538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.16
€ 43.45

Hardcover. This text focuses on a key period in Latin American history, the transition from colonial status, via the revolutions for independence, to national organization. The essays provide in-depth studies of 18th-century society, the colonial state, and the roots of independence in Spanish America. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333786789
ISBN
9780333786789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Belfast built ships Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465395
ISBN
9780752465395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Presented with an introduction by John Lukacs, the letters in this volume reveal new dimensions in George Kennan's thinking about America and its future and illuminate the political-and spiritual-philosophies that both authors shared as they wrote about a world transformed by war and the clash of ideologies that defined the twentieth century. Editor(s): Lukacs, John R. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222715
ISBN
9780812222715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867758
ISBN
9780810867758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.82

Paperback. Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this book explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235653
ISBN
9781780235653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954275013
ISBN
9780954275013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.73

Paperback. Explores the nature and development of Alberta's constitution by examining many cases and themes that have shaped legal, social, economic, political, and cultural rights and responsibilities within Alberta and Canada. This book contains themes that illustrate how Alberta's constitution is the product of decades of contest, debate, and division. Editor(s): Connors, Richard; Law, John M. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644589
ISBN
9780888644589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.31

Hardback. In Titanic: A Fresh Look at the Evidence by a Former Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents John Lang brings his expertise as a naval investigator to reexamine the sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in April 1912, which became one of the defining moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442218901
ISBN
9781442218901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.77

Paperback. Using sources composed by late medieval Meccan scholars alongside the more well-known Mamluk material, this study presents the history of late medieval Mecca and the Sharifs who ruled the city by examining their relations with local and global forces. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1HBE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Edition
2nd With a New Preface ed.
Publisher
University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991573202
ISBN
9780991573202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.66

Paperback. The second in a three-volume study, this volume explores colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. It shows how the relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana created complex exchanges of goods, signs and cultural markers which affected both Africans and Britons. Num Pages: 606 pages, 33 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114446
ISBN
9780226114446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.69

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