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hardcover. This book argues that the "Yan'an Way," long celebrated by the Chinese Communist Party as the foundation and model for its success, was a product of quite special circumstances that were not replicable in most other parts of China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728256
ISBN
9780804728256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Hardback. This revealing study uses contemporary observational and interview data to show how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in Mediterranean communities can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405192835
ISBN
9781405192835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.23

Paperback. A fascinating, in-the-round portrait of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781781853542
ISBN
9781781853542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Hardcover. Greece was the first country to defeat communist aggression in Europe; Poland, the first Communist country to shake of Communist tyranny and set the stage for the collapse of the Soviet empire. This book shows how Greece and Poland have played key roles in European history. It also examines and compares the development of Hellenism and Polonism. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVP; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336185
ISBN
9780880336185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.79

Paperback. A chronicle of one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers, Charlemagne. It describes his personal life, details his achievements in reviving learning and the arts, recounts his military successes and depicts one of the defining moments in European history: Charlemagne's coronation as emperor in Rome on Christmas Day 800 AD. Translator(s): Ganz, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455052
ISBN
9780140455052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. * A story of love and survival amidst the great events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24pp of b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FK; BG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117980
ISBN
9780349117980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625096
ISBN
9780691625096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Details Chinese history in revolutionary period - an account of everyday people in China on the eve of revolution. This book offers historical and political information. Num Pages: 734 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 45. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
734
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st University of Washington Press Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988528
ISBN
9780295988528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. A detailed examination of the contest in Manchuria between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese interests and its consequences for history Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 photos, 6 tables, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336143
ISBN
9780822336143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317489
ISBN
9780226317489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Kowalski, Jeff Karl; Kristan-Graham, Cynthia. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 432 pages, 87 black-and-white photographs, 132 line illustrations, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023722
ISBN
9780884023722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Hardcover. Opens a door onto the world of pre-revolutionary Russia in original photographs taken during the last decades of Romanov rule. This title includes many remarkable colour images created using an early three-colourplate technique; these bring the remote past to life with an especially vivid jolt. Num Pages: 248 pages, 360 illustrations, 114 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 251 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500516683
ISBN
9780500516683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.01

paperback. Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904, and this work tells the story of his youth and of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Davies, Moya Llewellyn; Thomson, George. Num Pages: 320 pages, endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238 298pp. Reissued, 2000
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Edition
New e. edition
SKU
9780192813251
ISBN
9780192813251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on the country and weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps, 4 tables and 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192893185
ISBN
9780192893185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Originally published as 'Dreyfus to de Gaulle', this authoritative account has been revised and extended, its greater chronological range reflected in the new title. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000682
ISBN
9780340522394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Century Britain is a crisp analysis of the forces of consensus and of conflict in modern Britain since the First World War. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 116 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853974
ISBN
9780192853974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Twentieth-Century America provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes and continuities in the US political system from 1900 to 2000, a period of unprecedented growth and power in US history, though one that was also punctuated by crises and division. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340614075
ISBN
9780340614075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.40

Hardback. The original cadre of the later Waffen-SS was formed in March 1933 as the SS Headquarters Guard Berlin. From the first 117 volunteers emerged more than fifty senior SS officers, all of whom received high decorations for bravery in the 38 Waffen-SS divisions that were formed later. Editor(s): Quassowski, Hans. Num Pages: 350 pages, over 460 b/w photographs, 30 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
2nd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307775
ISBN
9780764307775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 55.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198768036
ISBN
9780198768036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. This collection presents twelve photographic journeys through Iran in the twenty-first century. The participating photographers have each chosen a different aspect of daily life in their country; a cafe, a bus trip, a shopping centre, a "living martyr", the clerics etc. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120photos(100 colour ). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; AJC; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437192
ISBN
9781850437192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.80

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