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Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated, this work brings to life a highly treasured personal book and the story behind its creation, use, loss, and rediscovery. It also explores St Margaret's life, her learning, piety, and place in Scottish history. Series: Treasures from the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 67 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243709
ISBN
9781851243709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137311597
ISBN
9781137311597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 110 b/w + 12 pp. col. illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219401
ISBN
9780300219401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. Fragile, gritty, and vital to an extraordinary degree, St Petersburg is one of the world's most alluring cities - a place in which the past is at once ubiquitous and inescapably controversial. This book shows how creative engagement with the past has always been fundamental to St Petersburg's residents. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 43. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169188
ISBN
9780300169188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. New essays shed light on the mysterious St Samson of Dol and his Vita. Editor(s): Olson, Lynette. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272181
ISBN
9781783272181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718891657
ISBN
9780718891657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.82

Paperback. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. This work covers this battle, and includes new findings such as access to a US Army database, and providing unit data on a day-to-day basis. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 74 b&w and 5 colour illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765600
ISBN
9781841765600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.66

perfect. Editor(s): Herlyn, Ulfert; Bertels, Lothar. Num Pages: 407 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
Edition
1994th Edition
SKU
V9783810012746
ISBN
9783810012746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gephart, Werner; Schreiner, Hans Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810007629
ISBN
9783810007629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour & b/w photos / maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396051
ISBN
9780888396051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

paperback. An argument that contemporary India s market society, and its concepts of the market and the public, emerged from commercial laws implemented by the British between 1870 and 1930. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342687
ISBN
9780822342687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. In an era defined by the threat of nuclear annihilation, Western nations attempted to prepare civilian populations for atomic attack through staged drills, evacuations, and field exercises. This title investigates the fundamentally theatrical nature of these Cold War civil defense exercises. Num Pages: 432 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339700
ISBN
9780822339700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15, 13 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450389
ISBN
9780801450389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873968277
ISBN
9781873968277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; AN; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166386
ISBN
9780231166386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Paperback. Discusses how Chinese conceptions of nationalism were affected by the "discovery" of Hawaii as a centre of the Pacific, the Philippine revolution against the United States, and the relationship between nationality and ethnicity made apparent by the Boer War in South Africa. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328674
ISBN
9780822328674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Stalin was once described - by Hitler - as "half beast, half giant". How did a man once regarded by his rivals as intellectually inferior come to achieve near-divine status as dictator of the largest country in the world? This biography argues that the key to understanding the enigma of Stalin lies in his unadulterated political ambition. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784796
ISBN
9780582784796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback. Stalin, like Hitler and other tyrants, won and held power because he had collaborators - hangmen. Drawing on newly released archival material, Donald Rayfield gives us a fuller and more colourful picture of Stalin's inner circle than ever before. Stalin was not the sole author of Stalinism. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141003757
ISBN
9780141003757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. War-torn, virtually bankrupt, Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. Stalin believed that science should serve the state. The human cost of this peculiar marriage between the state and its scientists was horrendous. This book makes clear what Soviet science has done for us. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571290086
ISBN
9780571290086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Between 1945 and 1953, while the Soviet Union confronted postwar reconstruction and Cold War crises, its unchallenged leader Joseph Stalin carved out time to study scientific disputes and dictate academic solutions. This book demonstrates that Stalin was determined to show how scientific truth and Party doctrine reinforced one another. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138251
ISBN
9780691138251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. "To my mind, the most significant single scholarly contribution made to date, anywhere, to the history of Soviet power."-George F. Kennan Num Pages: 752 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393308693
ISBN
9780393308693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, over 470 b/w photos, 16 color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304767
ISBN
9780764304767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 49.54

Hardback. Longtime Soviet expert Albert L. Weeks has studied the newly-released information and come to a new conclusion about the Soviet Union's pre-war buildup_it was not precaution against German invasion at all. In fact, Weeks argues, the evidence now suggests Soviet mobilization was aimed at an eventual invasion of Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521919
ISBN
9780742521919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440298
ISBN
9780801440298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.70

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