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Paperback. The inspiration behind the powerful new film starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson, this is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BTH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007542727
- ISBN
- 9780007542727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. An illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealand infantry and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to those interested in the military history of New Zealand. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 21 col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1MBN; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472817105
- ISBN
- 9781472817105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardcover. Published for the first time in the centenary year of the Gallipoli Campaign, this is a soldier's story in his own words.Throughout this rare insight into what it was like for an 'civilian soldier' swept up in the fog of war, Beecroft's voice still speaks honestly to us today - of comradeship and devotion to duty, of fear and facing death. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; BM; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 193 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719816543
- ISBN
- 9780719816543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land. 312 pages, 32 pages of illustrations. Holy Wars describes 3,000 years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBW; JWLF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 508.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001531
- ISBN
- 9781612001531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.55
€ 20.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of what Scottish society, culture, politics and religion look like, and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199230792
- ISBN
- 9780199230792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 65 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; ACG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 302 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890364
- ISBN
- 9788772890364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617562
- ISBN
- 9780748617562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.14
€ 43.99
€ 38.14
Paperback. The historic battle upon which the future of England, as we know it, swung Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549081
- ISBN
- 9781848549081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Reflecting the authors' masterful use of archival sources and their magisterial knowledge of the era's complex metropolitan and colonial institutions, this volume is the capstone of a research endeavor spanning nearly sixty years. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KL; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414249
- ISBN
- 9781421414249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.28
€ 109.28
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Rydon Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910821077
- ISBN
- 9781910821077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The bestselling account of the Battle of Trafalgar, by the authors of FINEST HOUR - 'A landmark book' - Observer Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340830284
- ISBN
- 9780340830284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750952965
- ISBN
- 9780750952965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.25
€ 10.25
Paperback. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries describe the main gods and symbols, accompanied by illustrations, while two introductory essays provide accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, 260 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; GBC; HBJK; HBLC; HRKP; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500279281
- ISBN
- 9780500279281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Num Pages: 380 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 614. Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850. 384 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 maps 7 tables. A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBTK; KCZ. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight: 604.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521168243
- ISBN
- 9780521168243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.11
€ 36.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman - defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Combining archaeological and historical evidence from a range of sources, this book strips away the myths and misconceptions and restores the female pharaoh to her rightful place. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; BGH; HBG; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140244649
- ISBN
- 9780140244649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038839
- ISBN
- 9781594038839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.76
€ 27.99
€ 22.76
Hardback. The first full examination of the English trade in indentured servants, who paid for their transportation and keep, and continued to work unpaid for years on their arrival. Often these people were deceived and coerced, despite half-hearted government efforts to curtail the activities of what was, after all, a useful crime for the English state. Num Pages: 320 pages, black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1K; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788904
- ISBN
- 9780198788904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.63
€ 190.63
Paperback. Istanbul's history has managed to retain its own identity. This book captures the flavour of daily life as well as court ceremonial and intrigue. It also includes a gazetteer of major monuments and museums. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour plates, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140244618
- ISBN
- 9780140244618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, over 650 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 239 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2720. Austria-Hungary & Bulgaria. 336 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Dimension: 309 x 239 x 40. Weight: 2746.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327810
- ISBN
- 9780764327810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.07€ 57.09
€ 76.07
€ 57.09
Paperback. The rich variety of Europe's history rolled into one thrilling account. Num Pages: 440 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470978184
- ISBN
- 9780470978184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.97
€ 27.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity, from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to President Obama's inauguration. Moving from popular culture to high politics, from the Deep South to New England, the West Coast, and abroad, this title weaves stories of ordinary black people - as well as celebrated figures. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062290
- ISBN
- 9780674062290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.50
€ 34.99
€ 29.50
Hardback. 'Autumn of the Matriarch' is the first book to focus on Indira Gandhi's last years in power, offering a revealing political history that sheds light on the successes and failures of her last four years in office and highlighting the legacy of Gandhi's leadership in today's India. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044301
- ISBN
- 9781849044301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Saddam Hussein is high on America's enemies list-but does an Iraq without him hold the seeds of the next Yugoslavia? Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b/w photographs; 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380. Paperback in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KRF0039934
- ISBN
- 9780393324280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tracing Russia's story from the settlement of Kiev onwards, this title includes a chapter on the role of Putin and Medvedev, and their impact on Russia's economy, politics and its citizens. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718193607
- ISBN
- 9780718193607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09