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Paperback. Our nation's story told through 100 of the most important sites - from Stonehenge to the Gherkin Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546097
ISBN
9781848546097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. The second edition of Charles Holcombe's acclaimed introduction to East Asian history from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 481 pages, 56 b/w illus. 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544895
ISBN
9781107544895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

Paperback. Pubs provided public spaces for occupational groups to meet, for commercial transactions, for cultural activities and for everyday life and work rituals. The issues such as temperance, together with contemporary issues, like the liberalization of licensing laws and the changing nature of Scottish pubs, are discussed in this fascinating book. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 illustrations, 8 tables in black and white, 1 line art. BIC Classification: HBJD; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474407625
ISBN
9781474407625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.77

Hardback. Following the defeat of Imperial Germany in World War I, the Great Powers created a new Czechoslovak state from the remnants of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The redrawing of Europe's territorial boundaries which was part of the Treaty of Versailles, pushed through by Britain's Lloyd George and France's Clemenceau, overrode the objections of the 2 Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 bw integrated, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763439
ISBN
9781780763439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.94
€ 137.06

Hardcover. Volume 1 of this history ended with the chief and his followers dead on Flodden field. Volume 2 describes the Clan's recovery. Num Pages: 338 pages, Maps, genealogies, and 20 pages of plates (4 in colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930183
ISBN
9781902930183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 105.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Color insert and b&w photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 263 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171229
ISBN
9780231171229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

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
€ 26.88

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

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
€ 26.77

Hardback. A history of an ancient Sahelian kingdom whose hinterland is now being laid waste by the Boko Haram insurgency. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044745
ISBN
9781849044745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 75.40

Hardback. During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca 331-75 AD). Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405188999
ISBN
9781405188999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.96

Paperback. During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca 331-75 AD). Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188982
ISBN
9781405188982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.22

Paperback. This volume provides an interpretation of the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific from the earliest settlements to the 21st century. The authors show how the peoples of the region constructed their own identities and influenced those of their neighbours. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 1MBN; 1MK; HBJM; HBJQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218739
ISBN
9780631218739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.89

Paperback. This is a single-volume introduction to Ancient Greece, covering the period from the Golden Age of Knossos and Mycenae to the incorporation of Greece into the Roman empire in the second century BC and the transfer of Greek culture to Byzantium in the fourth century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJQ; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203094
ISBN
9780631203094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.72

Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399713
ISBN
9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Ranging from the first human settlement in the Nile Valley (c. 120,000 BC) to the appearance of Alexander the Great (c. 331 BC), this history blends archaeological and textual evidence into an informed narrative. Numerous quotes from the original documentary sources are included. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631193968
ISBN
9780631193968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Hardcover. A history of American sports told through one hundred iconic objects Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465097746
ISBN
9780465097746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. * A significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and a brilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed analysis: this is a major and potentially prize-winning work Num Pages: 736 pages, Integrated: 17, 17pp b/w int. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0003779
ISBN
9780349112695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Hebrew Scriptures Greeks Canaanites Israelites Romans Christians Muslims Crusaders. You will meet them all in this lively guide book, as you tour from event to event in the history of this small piece of land, wedged between Egypt and the Fertile Crescent. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294920
ISBN
9789652294920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Hardcover. Documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic and Neolithic times all the way up to today. This book ranges through the five periods in Tibetan history, offering introductory maps of each followed by details of western, central, and eastern regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 121 colour plates, 36 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732442
ISBN
9780226732442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.11

Paperback. This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392569
ISBN
9781782392569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Hardback. No up-to-date book on Venezuelan politics out there Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047951
ISBN
9781849047951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardcover. Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the US stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. The author maintains that the Founding Fathers clearly understood the connection between public finance and power: a well-managed public debt was a key part of every modern state. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226181578
ISBN
9780226181578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

Hardcover. *A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe is the first comprehensive English ]language study of the reception of classical antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe. Editor(s): Torlone, Zara Martirosova; Munteanu, Dana LaCourse; Dutsch, Dorota. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118832714
ISBN
9781118832714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.13

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