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Paperback. For almost five centuries the Moors were the cutting edge of the Islamic assault on the Christian world. This title details the Arab, Berber, Almoravid and Almohad armies of Muslim Spain, including the powerful Emirate of Cordoba that terrorized Christian Spain and Europe. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 30 colour and 41 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFM; 3J; HBJD; HBJF; HBLC; HRAM9; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855329645
- ISBN
- 9781855329645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning', the author begins with an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325680
- ISBN
- 9780822325680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 maps, 6 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 174 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199840892
- ISBN
- 9780199840892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. An accessible, documents-based introduction to the history of the Mongols. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 257 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927115
- ISBN
- 9780393927115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. * A revised edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire. * Provides an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire. * Considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDM; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135399
- ISBN
- 9781405135399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.11
€ 43.99
€ 43.11
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the two Mongol invasions of Japan that pitted the masters of the steppes against the noble Samurai. Using maps and illustrations, this title charts the history of these great campaigns, which included numerous bloody raids on the Japanese islands, and ended with the famous kami kaze that destroyed the Mongol fleet. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034565
- ISBN
- 9781846034565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.54
€ 20.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. This book provides an account of the Mongol Empire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168809
- ISBN
- 9780552168809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.82
€ 13.00
€ 11.82
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898678
- ISBN
- 9781861898678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Hardback. This study investigates the Japanese experiment with financial imperialism--or "yen diplomacy"--at several key moments between the acquisition of Taiwan in 1895 and the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937, and how these practices impacted the development of receiving nations and defined their geopolitical position in the postcolonial world. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062498
- ISBN
- 9780674062498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07
Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112671
- ISBN
- 9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 55.42
€ 65.07
€ 55.42
Paperback. Political strategist Lance Price reveals the amazing story behind Narendra Modi's 2014 Indian election vistory Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8 pg colour insets. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMG; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473610910
- ISBN
- 9781473610910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
€ 13.00
€ 11.89
paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469041
- ISBN
- 9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Ian Wood explores how Western Europeans have looked back to the Middle Ages to discover their origins and the origins of their society. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198767497
- ISBN
- 9780198767497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
Paperback. This textbook assembles key writings on the modern history of the Middle East by some of the most distinguished specialists in the field. It has been revised and now contains a range of additional material on the history of the region since the 1990s. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649639
- ISBN
- 9781860649639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.42
€ 39.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415829519
- ISBN
- 9780415829519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Paperback. From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring, this title offers a classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for students and general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this diverse region. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277816
- ISBN
- 9780520277816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.68
€ 45.99
€ 32.68
Paperback. First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138976306
- ISBN
- 9781138976306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.89
€ 58.89
Hardback. This book is an unprecedented synthesis of the literature on state development that explains how and why the contours of the British state have changed over the last three centuries. Ranging in scope from the Glorious Revolution to New Labour, it provides a fluent and comprehensive introduction to the changing shape and role of the British state. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621920
- ISBN
- 9780745621920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Hardback. The Modern American Metropolis: A Documentary Reader introduces the history of American cities and suburbs through a collection of original source materials that historians have long used to make sense of the urban experience. Editor(s): Freund, David M. P. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781444339017
- ISBN
- 9781444339017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Paperback. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology. Num Pages: 168 pages, 110, 102 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421179
- ISBN
- 9781421421179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.79
€ 32.99
€ 27.79
paperback. When the Germans arrived on the Channel Islands after the defeat of France in the summer of 1940, they and the islanders agreed that it would be a "Model Occupation". But as the war dragged on and Britain appeared to abandon the islands to their fate, so features of Nazi occupation already widespread throughout Europe emerged. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784707163
- ISBN
- 9781784707163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. The Moche civilization was created by the people who lived in the arid coastal regions of Northern Peru from around AD 100 to AD 700. A series of discoveries revealed artistic and technological achievements. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218630
- ISBN
- 9780631218630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
paperback. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, 57 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751049
- ISBN
- 9780804751049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
hardcover. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737562
- ISBN
- 9780804737562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.10
€ 160.10