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Hardback. Combat, cigars, and whiskey--from the jungles of Cuba and the mountains of the Northwest Frontier, to the banks of the Nile and the plains of South Africa, comes this action-packed tale of Winston Churchill's adventures as a war correspondent in the Age of Empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 pages black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823817
ISBN
9780306823817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923467
ISBN
9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Simon Schama, the author of Landscape and Memory and Citizens, sets out to tell the history of two certainties, of two deaths. In discussing the 'speculations' surrounding them, he finds himself involved in a history he cannot classify - the unpredictable history of stories Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847087324
ISBN
9781847087324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of events. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017273
ISBN
9780141017273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Presents the story of the struggle to freedom by thousands of African-American slaves who fled the plantations to fight behind British lines in the American War of Independence. This title follows the escaped blacks into the fires of the war, and into freezing, inhospitable Nova Scotia where many were betrayed in their promises to receive land. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099536079
ISBN
9780099536079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. Focuses on issues facing Americans - the projection of power ('American war'); race, immigration and the problematic promise of e pluribus unum ('American skin'); the intensity of religious conviction in public life ('American fervour'); and the mystique of American land ('American Space'). Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Paperback Edit
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520399
ISBN
9780099520399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. A reissue of Simon Schama's landmark study of the Netherlands from 1780-1813, this is a tale of a once-powerful nation's desparate struggle to survive the treacheries and brutality of European war and politics. Num Pages: 768 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 194 x 50. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006861560
ISBN
9780006861560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Spanning two centuries, crossing the breadth of the empire and covering topics - from the birth of feminism to the fate of freedom, this book explores the forces that shaped British culture and character from 1776 to 2000. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847920140
ISBN
9781847920140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. What makes or breaks a nation? To whom do we give our allegiance and why? And where do the boundaries of our community lie - in our hearth and home, our village or city, tribe or faith? What is Britain - one country or many? This book delivers these themes. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847920126
ISBN
9781847920126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

paperback. This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006861362
ISBN
9780006861362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 29.65

paperback. From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning Britain, across Europe, America and India. This book explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bodley Head
Condition
New
SKU
9781847920133
ISBN
9781847920133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.29

Hardcover. Henley-on-Thames and Its Environs: Binfield Hundred. Series: Victoria County History. 398 pages, 96, 17 colour, 59 black and white, 20 line drawing. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Authoritative account of the history of Henley-on-Thames and its neighbouring parishes. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Dimension: 312 x 209 x 33. Weight: 1726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Victoria County History
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904356387
ISBN
9781904356387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardcover. Authoritative account of the history of villages in the western parts of Oxfordshire, including Kelmscott, famous for its pre-Raphaelite associations. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 91, 16 colour, 54 black and white, 21 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1526. Broadwell, Langford and Kelmscott: Brampton Hundred. Series: Victoria County History. 328 pages, 91, 16 colour, 54 black and white, 21 line drawing. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Authoritative account of the history of villages in the western parts of Oxfordshire, including Kelmscott, famous for its pre-Raphaelite associations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 27. Weight: 1526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Victoria County History
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904356400
ISBN
9781904356400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Hardback. This volume consists of a selection of English translations from the extensive writings of Dr. Francisco Hernandez (1515-87). Celebrated in his own day as one of Spain s leading physicians and naturalists, he is now best remembered for his monumental work on the native plants of central Mexico. Editor(s): Varey, Simon. Translator(s): Chamberlin, Cynthia L.; Chabran, Rafael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line diagram 65 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 25. Weight in Grams: 945.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804739634
ISBN
9780804739634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210606
ISBN
9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. Illustrator(s): Vannithone, Soun. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFFC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005171
ISBN
9780141005171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Danubia is the brilliant and entertaining companion to the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Germania. It was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2013. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522793
ISBN
9780330522793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. From the Iron Age to the High Middle Ages, the ancient Celts were an engine of change for the whole of Europe. This title lets us travels back in time to the moments when this ancient people defined indelibly the ancient, medieval and modern world. It shows that the real Celts turned upside down an area from the New World to Turkey and beyond. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 B/W Maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906142421
ISBN
9781906142421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.51

Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 680 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810853058
ISBN
9780810853058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.46

hardcover. Editor(s): Simon, John Y.; Stevens, Michael E. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780945612629
ISBN
9780945612629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.84

Paperback. A collection of primary and secondary readings that encourages scholars and students to engage critically with debates about the origins, implementation and postwar interpretation of the Holocaust. It encourages students to engage with philosophical, political, cultural and literary debate as well as historiographical issues. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone; Lang, Berel. Num Pages: 484 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114004
ISBN
9781405114004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

paperback. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781472527110
ISBN
9781472527110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 7.81

paperback. Centering on the streets of this metropolis, Simone Roux peers into the secret lives of people within their homes and the public world of affairs and entertainments, populating the book with laborers, shop keepers, magistrates, thieves, and strollers. Translator(s): McNamara, Jo Ann. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221480
ISBN
9780812221480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Translator(s): Little, J. P. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522831
ISBN
9780742522831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.10

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