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Regional & national history
Hardback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617647
- ISBN
- 9780748617647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 136.27
€ 142.60
€ 136.27
Paperback. From the illustrious son of Zeus down to the absolute monarch idealised by Louis XIV, from the valiant knight of the crusaders to the Moslem philosopher-king, the author reveals the gamut of contrasts that make up the legend of Alexander, this extraordinary hero of history and myth. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617654
- ISBN
- 9780748617654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Hardback. Alexander s Heirs offers a narrative account of the approximately forty years following the death of Alexander the Great, during which his generals vied for control of his vast empire, and through their conflicts and politics ultimately created the Hellenistic Age. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339628
- ISBN
- 9781444339628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.08
€ 116.08
Paperback. Presents a social history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. This title covers the period from the township's founding in 1912, when it was perceived as a peri-urban out-post, through to its growth as a centre of black working class life in the heart of Johannesburg, to the post-apartheid era. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144808
- ISBN
- 9781868144808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.54
€ 43.99
€ 38.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196677
- ISBN
- 9781845196677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.75
€ 33.99
€ 30.75
Hardback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555405267
- ISBN
- 9781555405267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardcover. When people say the Dreyfus Affair split a nation or inaugurated a new era, they exaggerate and use figurative language. In this book, the author tries to engage with many of these changes in the social and intellectual milieu, as they push and pull, influence and reshape each other. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235391
- ISBN
- 9781936235391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.99
€ 150.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Keynes, Simon. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444094
- ISBN
- 9780140444094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1geneal.table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167794
- ISBN
- 9780226167794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. In an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pp b/w plus map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566660
- ISBN
- 9780719566660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Series: Irish narratives. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 111.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182024
- ISBN
- 9781859182024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553190
- ISBN
- 9781781553190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.39
€ 19.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Collection of source material and crucial interpretations, offering a comprehensive guide to Anglo-Saxon warfare. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40, 13 black and white, 27 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 702. Series: Warfare in History. 400 pages, 40, 13 black and white, 27 line drawing. Collection of source material and crucial interpretations, offering a comprehensive guide to Anglo-Saxon warfare. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 24. Weight: 662.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837398
- ISBN
- 9781843837398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.77
€ 34.99
€ 29.77
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835691
- ISBN
- 9781843835691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.63
€ 132.63
Hardcover. Presents a collection of essays that brings together scholarship on the subject of memory and identity in the France-Algeria colonial and postcolonial relationship. This book explores topics from history and photography to culture and religion. It includes such topics as migration, displacement, settler colonialism, racism, sexuality, and more. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, note, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630746
- ISBN
- 9780815630746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.59
€ 64.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535155
- ISBN
- 9781784535155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.64€ 127.02
€ 142.64
€ 127.02
Hardback. Algeria is noteworthy for its geopolitical position and the fact it has avoided destabilisation from grassroots uprisings along the lines of the Arab Spring and from hardline Islamists currently plaguing the region Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045872
- ISBN
- 9781849045872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 53.08
€ 53.49
€ 53.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489167
- ISBN
- 9780801489167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.81
€ 34.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. By the 1990s, Algeria's revolutionary political model had collapsed, degenerating into a savage conflict between the military and Islamist guerillas that killed some 200,000 citizens. This work explores Algeria's bloody history, demonstrating how the high hopes of independence turned into anger as young Algerians grew increasingly alienated. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108811
- ISBN
- 9780300108811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.79
€ 65.36
€ 50.79
Paperback. The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards Num Pages: 496 pages, 42 black and white illustrations; 12 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW; HBWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 37. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669035
- ISBN
- 9780199669035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardback. The most incisive and up-to-date analysis of Algeria's recent history in the second 25 years after independence. Editor(s): Crowley, Patrick. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786940216
- ISBN
- 9781786940216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Hardback. * Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential sociologists and anthropologists of the late twentieth century. * This important new volume brings together his key writings on Algeria, where he did his first major fieldwork in the late 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646947
- ISBN
- 9780745646947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. * Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential sociologists and anthropologists of the late twentieth century. * This important new volume brings together his key writings on Algeria, where he did his first major fieldwork in the late 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646954
- ISBN
- 9780745646954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn; Kelley, David. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- A Seven Stories Press 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583220504
- ISBN
- 9781583220504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90