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Hardback. Chinese civil examinations, a piece of social engineering worked out over centuries, prefigured the regime of meritocratic exams that undergirds higher education around the globe today. This book describes how education, examinations, and civil service fostered the world's first professional class based on demonstrated knowledge. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724952
- ISBN
- 9780674724952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.02€ 52.81
€ 57.02
€ 52.81
Paperback. Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTB; HBWS5; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649306
- ISBN
- 9780745649306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Deals with the growth of Chicago's stockyards and the communities that were formed around them in the mid-to-late 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071324
- ISBN
- 9780252071324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe. All you need to know to trace your ancestors in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, from identifying your immigrant ancestors and their ancestral village to using records in the old country. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20. .
- Publisher
- FW MEDIA
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440343278
- ISBN
- 9781440343278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.86
€ 29.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. The Black Death is considered by many to be the great watershed in medieval history, as it ravaged a continent, killed millions and decimated economies. The author sees in this catastrophe the birth of technologically advanced societies, struggling to create labour-saving devices. Editor(s): Cohn Jr., Samuel K. Series: European history series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; MBN; MBX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674076136
- ISBN
- 9780674076136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054421
- ISBN
- 9780226054421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.85
€ 95.12
€ 79.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 363 pages, 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844803
- ISBN
- 9781848844803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. 127pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- David & Charles PLC Newton Abbot
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KON0819845
- ISBN
- 9780715373620
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Reveals thousands of forgotten US and Allied war crimes prosecutions against Hitler and other Axis war criminals based on a popular movement for justice that stretched from Poland to the Pacific. This history also brings long overdue credit to the United Nations' War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), which operated during and after World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 tables, 7 figures, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JPVH; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626164314
- ISBN
- 9781626164314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.81
€ 38.81
Hardback. An enthralling account of World War II across all its theaters through the eyes and experiences of the top journalists who witnessed it Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 42. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300224665
- ISBN
- 9780300224665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172828
- ISBN
- 9780691172828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
CD-Audio. A collection of historic recordings covering the events of 1915, from the first Zeppelin raids to the ultimate failure at Gallipoli. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785290152
- ISBN
- 9781785290152
CD
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
€ 18.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. This volume provides an analysis of Christian mysticism during the 16th and 17th centuries, along with an application of the author's transdisciplinary historiography. It aims to reveal the "mystical" aspect of postmodernism's movement of perpetual departure. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRCS1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100371
- ISBN
- 9780226100371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.00€ 38.52
€ 44.00
€ 38.52
Hardback. The story of the Cuban-South African war in Angola in 1987-88 through the eyes of the South Africans who fought in it. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJP; HBJH; HBTW; HBWS; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004921
- ISBN
- 9781612004921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.19
€ 35.99
€ 34.19
Paperback. Paperback, white spine. Stamps and previous owner's signature on first page. 148pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Society London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- 3rd ed
- SKU
- KON0819775
- ISBN
- 9780950034928
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845882303
- ISBN
- 9781845882303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Charts the development of the Viking longship, tracing its evolution from the one-man canoe of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through the "clinker" or wood-built ships of 200BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 54 b&w and colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763491
- ISBN
- 9781841763491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.06
€ 21.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. This book reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of religious, economic and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. Num Pages: 440 pages, 69 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178210
- ISBN
- 9780300178210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. The scandalous history of the men of Essex Num Pages: 192 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445645216
- ISBN
- 9781445645216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. This collection explores the aftermath of the Representation of the People Act, which gave some British women the vote. Experts examine the paths taken by both former-suffragists as well as their anti-suffragist adversaries, the practices of suffrage commemoration, and the changing priorities and formations of British feminism in this era. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015341
- ISBN
- 9781137015341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.59
€ 71.59