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Hardcover. Medieval historian Rubenstein tells the story of the cataclysmic First Crusades through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, "Armies of Heaven" will revolutionize understanding of the Crusades. Num Pages: 512 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBWC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 666. The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse. 512 pages, illustrations. Medieval historian Rubenstein tells the story of the cataclysmic First Crusades through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, "Armies of Heaven" will revolutionize understanding of the Crusades. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBWC. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 34. Weight: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465019298
- ISBN
- 9780465019298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
paperback. Taking the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond, Basil Davidson reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582212886
- ISBN
- 9780582212886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Through data gathered on thousands of people, as well as hundreds of memoirs and autobiographies, this volume tells myriad intersecting stories of how Americans born between 1776 and 1830 reinvented themselves and their society in politics, economics, reform, religion, and culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006638
- ISBN
- 9780674006638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27, 1 maps, 14 black & white halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489143
- ISBN
- 9780801489143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
hardcover. This study provides an authoritative history of the Brazilian army from the army's overthrow of the monarchy in 1889 to its support of the coup that established Brazil's first civilian dictatorship in 1937. McCann explores how the period between these events laid the foundations of modern Brazil. Num Pages: 624 pages, 12 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; JPH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732222
- ISBN
- 9780804732222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.33
€ 102.33
An Unsettled Conquest. The British Campaign Against the Peoples of Aca...
Plank, Geoffrey (Associate Professor Of Histo...
paperback. "Ultimately, the story of Nova Scotia's violent integration into the British system offers a case study in the limits of voluntarism in the ramshackle empire that preceded the Seven Years' War."-William and Mary Quarterly Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBCV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218695
- ISBN
- 9780812218695
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. A unique study of the WW2 culture of Germany. Translator(s): Schultz, Arthur R. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819560865
- ISBN
- 9780819560865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
paperback. The spiritual revival that is sweeping the Soviet Union today had its genesis in the religious renaissance of the early 20th century. In both cases, it was lay intellectuals who adapted Russian orthodoxy to modern life. This book includes selections that reflect the profundity and breadth of their thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212866
- ISBN
- 9780823212866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
paperback. A study of the nature and extent of the social reforms and political involvement of Athanasius during his two tenures on the patriarchal throne of Constantinople. For Athanasius, the idea of reform was part of the renewal of the centralised institutions of the empire. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLA; HRCC1; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213351
- ISBN
- 9780823213351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. An exploration of the way in which the Northern Democrats of the mid-19th century lived their public lives. The author begins with an explanation of how people became Democrats, and goes on to discuss topics including the Democratic ideology, and their mordant rascism and partisan behaviour. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218653
- ISBN
- 9780823218653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
paperback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823218912
- ISBN
- 9780823218912
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.45
€ 42.99
€ 38.45
Hardback. Series: Turning Points. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138171640
- ISBN
- 9781138171640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.57
€ 194.57
mass_market. In 1952, overriding political objectives compelled UN forces to abandon the pursuit of decisive victory in Korea. The Outpost War tells the story of the First Marine Division's move to western Korea, where these assault-trained troops were ordered to dig in and fight a defensive war. Series: History of War. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887396
- ISBN
- 9781574887396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
hardcover. The intimate guide to life as a Shaker in 19th century America Editor(s): Morse, Flo; Newton, Vincent. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581574999
- ISBN
- 9781581574999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.14
€ 16.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Series: A People's History of India. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- Ninth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381532
- ISBN
- 9789382381532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.50
€ 17.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190231019
- ISBN
- 9780190231019
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.51
€ 38.99
€ 37.51
paperback. Reveals how whites in Greensboro used the traditional Southern concept of civility as a means of keeping Black protest in check and how Black activists continually devised new ways of asserting their quest for freedom. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780195029192
- ISBN
- 9780195029192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. Seeking neither to praise nor condemn, this text gives a history of the European Left's successes and failures; its high watermarks and its low tides; its accomplishments, insufficiencies, and excesses; and its formative, lasting influence on the political landscape of the West. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195044799
- ISBN
- 9780195044799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 242 x 164. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- OUP USA US
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780195050080
- ISBN
- 9780195050080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.33
€ 54.33
paperback. The incarceration of Japanese Americans has been discredited as a major blemish in American democratic tradition. This book probes the complexities of pre-war Japanese America to show how Japanese in America held an in-between space between the United States and the empire of Japan, between American nationality and Japanese racial identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195159417
- ISBN
- 9780195159417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03
€ 57.03
Paperback. This Oxford Handbook comprehensively examines the field of Latin American history. Editor(s): Moya, Jose C. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195166217
- ISBN
- 9780195166217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.30
€ 77.30
hardcover. In 1946, the people of the French Antilles-the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe-chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195382839
- ISBN
- 9780195382839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.08
€ 127.08
Paperback. Urban history starts in Mesopotamia: the earliest known cities developed there as a result of long indigenous processes. This work examines urban life in the period, investigating urban topography, the role of cities as centres of culture, political and social structure, economy and the arts. Num Pages: 286 pages, 19 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198152866
- ISBN
- 9780198152866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.18
€ 104.18
hardcover. Shows how the English came to believe between 1500 and 1740. This work examines social policy and institutions such as workhouses and hospitals in order to illustrate how contemporaries tried to shape their social and moral environment, and how they defined the notion of 'welfare'. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780198206613
- ISBN
- 9780198206613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.64
€ 195.64