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Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420898
- ISBN
- 9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour maps and 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513318
- ISBN
- 9780140513318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. A penetrating, on-the-ground account of the recent turmoil and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 pp. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857208866
- ISBN
- 9780857208866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.50
€ 13.00
€ 11.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 250 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310096
- ISBN
- 9780764310096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. How should we understand genocide in the modern world? As an aberration from the norms of a dominant liberal international society? Or rather as a guide to the very dysfunctional nature of the international system itself? This book sets out the conceptual issues in the study of genocide, addressing the fundamental problems of defining genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117528
- ISBN
- 9781845117528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978315
- ISBN
- 9780812978315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.38
€ 18.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585107957
- ISBN
- 9781585107957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.67
€ 35.99
€ 26.67
Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodl...
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243341
- ISBN
- 9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.53
€ 26.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you've read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here.' Sebastian Faulks, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877979
- ISBN
- 9781848877979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.54
€ 19.99
€ 14.54
Hardcover. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 838. 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight: 836.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861265104
- ISBN
- 9781861265104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Hardcover. A comprehensive study of Iceland's social and historical development, from tiny fishing settlements to a global economic power. It is of interest to those studying this most enigmatic of islands, and also to those interested in cultural and social history as a whole. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896612
- ISBN
- 9781861896612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.90
€ 36.90
Paperback. Examines the historiography of The Beatles, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: the semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout!" narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476662664
- ISBN
- 9781476662664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Paperback. Offers an analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India that explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516. State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth-Century India. 368 pages, Ill. Offers an analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India that explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; MBP. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 13. Weight: 528.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082953
- ISBN
- 9780520082953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. The story in words and pictures of Holland America Line's Art Deco masterpiece. Num Pages: 128 pages, 190. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650487
- ISBN
- 9781445650487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.75
€ 34.75
Paperback. Illustrated throughout, this classic study traces the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from their origins and legendary pre-history to the triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801340
- ISBN
- 9780192801340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. This book presents the results of new research on the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow and their churches. The authors examine the effect of their buildings and estates on the surrounding region from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. They trace these relationships back through time with new studies of the changing landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; HBTP; HDL; HRCC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291133
- ISBN
- 9781909291133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Hardcover. Dates is an informative and enjoyable account of the date and the date palm, following its journey from ancient Mesopotamia to the places where it is cultivated today. Dates is interwoven with stories, anecdotes and humour, and explores date etymology, history, culture, religion, myth and legend. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 102 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897961
- ISBN
- 9781861897961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lanarkshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 121 x 1. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps United Kingdom
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847844965
- ISBN
- 9781847844965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.03
€ 7.03
Paperback. In December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. This work tells the story of the routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and White photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180. 8vo. Very good former library copy with neat labels inside front cover
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0295579
- ISBN
- 9781862078857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1052. 64 pages, colour illustrations. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight: 1098.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795450
- ISBN
- 9780954795450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. This work, on the internal dynamics of West Point, dissects and evaluates the curriculum and administration, and the social, military and bureaucratic aspects of the school. It provides a guide to the ideas and practices of military education before the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KST0009928
- ISBN
- 9780873386128
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Series: Scrapbook S. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1016. Series: Scrapbook S. 62 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight: 1030.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795429
- ISBN
- 9780954795429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 153 x 3. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747805281
- ISBN
- 9780747805281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780563
- ISBN
- 9781783780563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03