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Paperback. Dean Bailey flitted between jobs until he decided to join the army. He excelled in his new surroundings and gaining promotion he was put in charge of a sniper section. Posted to Afghanistan, he was thrilled to take on the Taliban, but suffered horrific injuries during an ambush and was flown back to England with his body and dreams in tatters. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555569
- ISBN
- 9781781555569
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.02
€ 30.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JPA; JPF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370311
- ISBN
- 9781785370311
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Condition: New
€ 10.63
€ 10.63
The Woman of the Eighteenth Century: Her Life, from Birth to Death, He...
De, Goncourt Edmond; de Goncourt, Jules
paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415752534
- ISBN
- 9780415752534
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Condition: New
€ 58.29
€ 58.29
Paperback. The story of las CasasO 16th century fight against oppression of the Indian people in the New World. Editor(s): Sullivan, Francis Patrick. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556127175
- ISBN
- 9781556127175
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Condition: New
€ 50.61
€ 50.61
Paperback. Features source readings on history, society, and thought in China. This book aims to bring together source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question. It covers Sino-Western contacts in the 17th century. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Lufrano, Richard. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112710
- ISBN
- 9780231112710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.81
€ 54.99
€ 38.81
Paperback. A selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the Land of the Rising Sun. This work includes: readings on early and medieval Shinto and on the tea ceremony, readings on state Buddhism and Chinese political thought influential in Japan, and sections on women's education. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Keene, Donald; Tanabe, George J.; Varley, Paul. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121392
- ISBN
- 9780231121392
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.85
€ 54.99
€ 38.85
Paperback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene; De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109390
- ISBN
- 9780231109390
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.81
€ 54.99
€ 38.81
paperback. Traces the history of African Americans in California Editor(s): De Graaf, Lawrence Brooks; Mulroy, Kevin; Taylor, Quintard, Jr. Series: Series No Longer Used. Num Pages: 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press Seattle
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980836
- ISBN
- 9780295980836
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Condition: New
€ 59.53
€ 59.53
Paperback. Including Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's geography is notably diverse. This book examines its history, culture, and politics, from many different perspectives. It addresses colonialism, independence, the nation's integration into the world economy, and its tumultuous twentieth century. Editor(s): De la Torre, Carlos; Striffler, Steve. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 480 pages, 39 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343745
- ISBN
- 9780822343745
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.58
€ 32.99
€ 32.58
Paperback. In The Gods of Revolution, Christopher Dawson brought to bear, as Glanmor Williams said, his brilliantly perceptive powers of analysis on the French Revolution. . . . In so doing he reversed the trends of recent historiography which has concentrated primarily on examining the social and economic context of that great upheaval. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813227092
- ISBN
- 9780813227092
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Condition: New
€ 31.41
€ 31.41
Paperback. A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 51 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353393
- ISBN
- 9780822353393
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642321
- ISBN
- 9781551642321
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.16
€ 24.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment. The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. Its opponent was the MiG-17. This book illustrates their dangerous duels and includes detailed cockpit views. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034756
- ISBN
- 9781846034756
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.55
€ 23.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Ron Davies' story is that of an ordinary soldier from Essex and his experiences, by turns amusing and harrowing, in the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445175
- ISBN
- 9780752445175
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Examines a variety of topics including oral evidence, photographs, ecological data, films and television programs, church and town records, census data, and novels. This book introduces readers, step by step, to the detective work and analytical approaches historians use when they are actually doing history. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780077292690
- ISBN
- 9780077292690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.12
€ 124.12
Paperback. Examines a broad variety of topics including oral evidence, photographs, ecological data, films and television programs, church and town records, census data, and novels. This book introduces readers to the detective work and analytical approaches historians use when they are actually doing history. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073385488
- ISBN
- 9780073385488
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Condition: New
€ 169.95
€ 169.95
Hardcover. Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans demonstrates the economic and social transformations wrought by wars, state centralization, European expansion and the gradual Ottoman withdrawal from the Balkans. Editor(s): Davidova, Evguenia. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534394
- ISBN
- 9781784534394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. Previously published in hbk.: Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1990. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226978765
- ISBN
- 9780226978765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Contentious Spirits explores the central role of religion, particularly Protestant Christianity, in Korean American history during the first half of the twentieth century in Hawai'i and California. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804769297
- ISBN
- 9780804769297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Tells the story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. This book presents an account from a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGHA; HBJQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156245
- ISBN
- 9781844156245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68