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Paperback. On 1 October 1990, hundreds of Banyarawanda militants that served with the Ugandan Army deserted their posts to form the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and invade Rwanda. Thus began the Rwandan Civil War, which was to culminate in the famous genocide of nearly one million of Tutsi and moderate Hutus, in 1994. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294567
- ISBN
- 9781910294567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. The Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader, shows his spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities. "The New York Times" called the Emir "one of the few great men of the century," while Abraham Lincoln and Pope Pius IX both commended the Emir for rescuing 15,000 Christians while in exile in Damascus. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; BGX; HBJH; HBLL; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597178
- ISBN
- 9781936597178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.50
€ 24.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. It is impossible to understand Palestine today without a careful reading of its distant and past. This book offers a detailed interpretation of this critical region's evolution. Starting with the prebiblical and biblical roots of Palestine, it examines the meanings ascribed to the land in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Translator(s): Harman, Graham; Kramer, Gudrun. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 halftones. 5 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBTB; HRAF; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150079
- ISBN
- 9780691150079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. On 13 April 1919, a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. This book dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and offers a new explanation of the decisions taken in 1919. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp bw plates, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857230
- ISBN
- 9781848857230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 48.87
€ 52.56
€ 48.87
Paperback. A biography of Richard Allen, founder of the first major African-American church and the leading black activist of the early American republic. It describes Allen's continually evolving life and thought, setting both in the context of his times. Num Pages: 359 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; HRCC95; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758571
- ISBN
- 9780814758571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099491156
- ISBN
- 9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198766230
- ISBN
- 9780198766230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. 664 pages. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight: 918.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138635
- ISBN
- 9780231138635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.71
€ 49.99
€ 35.71
Paperback. Using a rich array of oral histories and archival sources, Tomboys and Bachelor Girls provides the first detailed academic study of lesbian identity and culture in post-war Britain for the scholarly and general reader. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089923
- ISBN
- 9780719089923
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.65
€ 26.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Walter Laqueur has drawn on interviews, memoirs and his own experiences to present a generational history of the young people who were forced to flee their homelands in the decade following Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648854
- ISBN
- 9781860648854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Hardback. This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. Num Pages: 592 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199204823
- ISBN
- 9780199204823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 338.33
€ 338.33
Paperback. Children of Beowulf, Warriors of God, Pioneers in Europe Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845291617
- ISBN
- 9781845291617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.56
€ 8.56
Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; CFF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590173756
- ISBN
- 9781590173756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.52
€ 23.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. Find out how fashionable eighteenth-century York became the capital of chocolate. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633466
- ISBN
- 9781445633466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475160
- ISBN
- 9780801475160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.31
€ 31.31
Paperback. The 16th Durham Light Infantry were supposed to be just an 'ordinary' battalion. But their experiences as they fought their way up through Italy show that there is no such thing as 'ordinary'. This is their story. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848844018
- ISBN
- 9781848844018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.94
€ 25.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. A story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Replete with drama and adventure, it tells of the 3,000-year old civilisations that were brought back to life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119423
- ISBN
- 9781845119423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.51
€ 15.51
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852557860
- ISBN
- 9780852557860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717168811
- ISBN
- 9780717168811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 12.56
€ 29.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. This book is a study of everyday life in rural north China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century told through the story of one man's life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750691
- ISBN
- 9780804750691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10