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Hardcover. An examination of the Russian security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. It looks at the years from 1866 through to 1905, tracing the reaction, expansion and evolution of the security police. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JKSW1; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802435
ISBN
9780875802435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.32

Paperback. The leading textbook by the leading scholar. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393934519
ISBN
9780393934519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.39

Paperback. An original interpretation of the wars that ravaged Russia for decades after the toppling of the Romanovs. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047210
ISBN
9781849047210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. The Mobius Strip is an extensively researched study of the complex transformation of space-from the spatial politics of the state to the spatial practices of peasants-during three centuries of colonial rule in Mexico. Num Pages: 688 pages, 20 tables, 23 figures, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748933
ISBN
9780804748933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.02

Hardback. Tells the history of the facsimile machine. The author recounts the multigenerational, multinational history of that device from its origins to its workplace glory days, in the process revealing how it helped create the accelerated communications, information flow, and vibrant visual culture that characterize our contemporary world. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KJP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415918
ISBN
9781421415918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 51.62

Paperback. Argues that the current chaos in the Middle East was always the intention of the Bush administration and Israel. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327549
ISBN
9780745327549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. Former Guardian and Observer journalist explores the real reasons behind the Gaza pullout -- arguing demography is the heart of the issue. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745325552
ISBN
9780745325552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. This is the first systematic study of the changing nature of Roman identity in post-Roman North Africa. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 458 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 maps 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBT; 3F; HBJH; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 320 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781107530720
ISBN
9781107530720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

unknown_binding. October 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis: the confrontation that brought the world closer to nuclear catastrophe than ever before or since. Drawing on an extensive body of research, including primary sources released only in the last few years, this work places the crisis in a broader international and chronological context than previously possible. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTW; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780748696307
ISBN
9780748696307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. This major new book traces the architectural and engineering works in the Royal Navy's shore bases at home and overseas and the politics and technologies that shaped them. Copiously illustrated with maps, plans and photographs, this important and lively work will appeal to naval historians, industrial archaeologists and students of British history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 482. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 212 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2206.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020559
ISBN
9781848020559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

paperback. The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, family trees. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. The last pagans or the first modern Europeans? A consice history of the Vikings Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, family trees. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Robinson London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024734
ISBN
9781845290764
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. In 1638, the ruler of Japan ordered a crusade against his own subjects, a holocaust upon the men, women and children of a doomsday cult. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781472137418
ISBN
9781472137418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Founder of China's Yuan dynasty, legendary resident of Xanadu and rebuilder of medieval Beijing Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781849013376
ISBN
9781849013376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. Delving beyond Togo's finest hour at the Battle of Tsushima, this title portrays the life of a diffident Japanese sailor in Victorian Britain. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598624
ISBN
9781906598624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. A superb insight into the history of the Samurai Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845299477
ISBN
9781845299477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) achieved notoriety at the Paris Peace Conference where he sternly resisted Japanese attempts to hold onto seized German colonial territory in mainland China. Koo was China's first representative to the League of Nations, and ended up as acting president of Republican China during the unrest of the period 1926-7. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 tables, 2 maps, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791699
ISBN
9781905791699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DNF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961005
ISBN
9781909961005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. The Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference did not have the Japanese prime or foreign ministers. They were led by Prince Saionji Kinmochi (1849-1940), the 'kingmaker' of early 20th-century Japanese politics whose life spanned the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese civil war, the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War and WW I. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791682
ISBN
9781905791682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The author explains the truth behind odd tales of horses that sweat blood, defaced statues and missing frescoes, and Marco Polo's stories of black gold that seeps from the earth. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961371
ISBN
9781909961371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. From Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 318 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136466
ISBN
9781472136466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Six historians focus on the major themes and most dramatic moments of the last two millenia: the rise and fall of empires; reformation, revolution and restoration; wars both civil and global; and the enduring question of what it means to be British. . Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712664967
ISBN
9780712664967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789889979980
ISBN
9789889979980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Hardback. Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062426970
ISBN
9780062426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and '30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. This title examines the challenges that farmers faced and the ways in which they responded. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 206 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747810940
ISBN
9780747810940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

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