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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Tells the story of the world's elite and legendary investment bank - and the men who reigned over it all. In this title, the author himself a former high-level Wall Street banker, takes us into their mysterious and secretive world, telling a story of ruthless ambition, whispered advice, explosive feuds, decadent excesses and unimaginable wealth. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; KFFK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Paper Back
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036892
- ISBN
- 9780141036892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018996
- ISBN
- 9781903018996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.88
€ 40.99
€ 33.88
Hardback. Presents a comparative overview of the cultural imaginations of nuclear weapons and the anticipation of nuclear destruction. It considers representations of elements of the Cold War in popular culture and thought across Europe, Japan, USSR and the USA, providing a significant addition to Cold War historiography. Editor(s): Grant, Matthew; Ziemann, Benjamin. Series Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994402
- ISBN
- 9781784994402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.77
€ 160.77
Hardback. At the turn of the twentieth century women played a key role in debates about the nature of the Irish nation. Examining women's participation in nationalist and rural reform groups, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of Irish identity in the prelude to revolution and how it was shaped by women. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294370
- ISBN
- 9780230294370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199336135
- ISBN
- 9780199336135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Paperback. The most enjoyable, the most refreshing, the most stimulating, the most comprehensive, the most discerning, the most insightful, the most up-to-date - in short, the best maritime history of the world.' Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393580
- ISBN
- 9781782393580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.76
€ 40.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. One of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics synthesizes the vast history of strategy's evolution in this consistently engaging and surprising account of how it came to pervade every aspect of life. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190229238
- ISBN
- 9780190229238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. Suppose that everything we think we know about 'The Victorians' is wrong? That we have persistently misrepresented the culture of the Victorian era, perhaps to make ourselves feel more satisfyingly liberal and sophisticated? What if they were much more fun than we ever suspected? This book provides the answers for us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571206636
- ISBN
- 9780571206636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Elsey, Brenda; Pugliese, Stanislao G. Num Pages: 359 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950058
- ISBN
- 9781349950058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Paperback. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420. How Trade Shaped the World. 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843548034
- ISBN
- 9781843548034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768861
- ISBN
- 9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. Philosophical consideration of genocide Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043939
- ISBN
- 9781849043939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Lopez Jr, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226391236
- ISBN
- 9780226391236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446011
- ISBN
- 9780752446011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Rossum, Matthias van; Kamp, Jeanette. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474215992
- ISBN
- 9781474215992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. Describes Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people. Num Pages: 432 pages, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; KJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140257885
- ISBN
- 9780140257885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The eighth book in the 500 Reflections on the RCP series, looking at the beautiful art owned and curated by the Royal College of Physicians. Series: 500 Reflections on the RCP, 1518-2018. Num Pages: 112 pages, Approx. 80-100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3J; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408706367
- ISBN
- 9781408706367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. "First Time" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. Each page of the book presents s transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their 18th century ancestors, with additional commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSS; HBTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680606
- ISBN
- 9780226680606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.18
€ 47.99
€ 37.18
Paperback. Great stories well told. Dive right into the heart of the action of the Titanic disaster Series: Great Tales from British History. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643687
- ISBN
- 9781445643687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Paperback. Offers insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. The author tells his story warts and all, with many amusing overtones, in what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJPK; BM; HBTW; JWG; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752470214
- ISBN
- 9780752470214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centered on the Nordic modelA" of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century.. Editor(s): Arnason, Johann Pall; Wittrock, Bjorn. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530. 298 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Arnason, Johann Pall; Wittrock, Bjorn. Within the growing attention to the diverse forms and trajectories of modern societies, the Nordic countries are now widely seen as a distinctive and instructive case. While discussions have centered on the Nordic modelA" of the welfare state and its record of adaptation to the changing global environment of the late twentieth century. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBTB; JHB. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 21. Weight: 530.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452696
- ISBN
- 9780857452696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Paperback. The untold story of Ireland's role, from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1x8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340637876
- ISBN
- 9780340637876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. A compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express ourselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACVC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828656
- ISBN
- 9780753828656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381860
- ISBN
- 9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49