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hardcover. Nothing is considered more natural than the connection between Isaac Newton's science and the modernity that came into being during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. This study challenges the claim that Isaac Newton's solitary genius is the reason for his iconic status as the father of modern physics and the philosophe movement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226749457
ISBN
9780226749457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 59.65

Using polling data, news stories, government reports, and interviews, Nadia M. Diuk shows how the next generation of leaders in shaping three of the most important countries in the former Soviet Union. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; JPHL; KJMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549456
ISBN
9780742549456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.59

Paperback. Andre Hue was a daredevil. By the age of twenty the Anglo-Frenchman had survived shipwreck and years undercover in France, sabotaging German supply lines. Returning to Britain, he was recruited by SOE to parachute behind enemy lines on 5 June 1944, to unite resistance forces in Brittany and paralyze local German troops during the Allied invasion. Series: Penguin World War II Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042800
ISBN
9780141042800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. In his new preface, Ginzburg reflects on the interplay of chance and discovery, as well as on the relationship between anomalous cases and historical generalizations. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11, 3 black & white line drawings, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white illustratio. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HRQX5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409924
ISBN
9781421409924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.71

Hardback. Studies the short lives and parallel military flying careers of two combatants giving and interesting comparisons of serving in the RAF and Luftwaffe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473882508
ISBN
9781473882508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.11

Hardback. Less than three months before he was assassinated, Malcolm X spoke at the Oxford Union the most prestigious student debating organization in the UK. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the debate, this book brings to life the events surrounding the visit, showing why Oxford invited Malcolm X, why he accepted, and the effect he had on the students. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279339
ISBN
9780520279339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history - how the people of Egypt have relied on it for food, irrigation, and transportation, how they have impacted on the Nile itself, and the place it has held in their culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455068
ISBN
9780752455068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843567
ISBN
9781408843567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. The acclaimed biography of the man who put Britain on the map Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 black & while images including 8 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715652268
ISBN
9780715652268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. The 19th century was Britain's moment as a world power, not only politically, but due to a vast range of activities and achievements. This book describes the force and complexity of that experience and to cover the political, economic and cultural history of the British Isles between 1815 and 1901. Editor(s): Matthew, Colin. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 4KL; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprinted
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731436
ISBN
9780198731436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731351
ISBN
9780198731351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

paperback. Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century Translator(s): Bisset-Buechel, Rebecca. Num Pages: 402 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9786162150166
ISBN
9786162150166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838128
ISBN
9781843838128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

paperback. First published in 1600 in answer to Giusepe Passi's diatribe about women's alleged defects, this polemic displays Lucrezia Marinella's knowledge of the Italian poetic tradition and demonstrates her ability to argue against authors of the misogynist tradition from Boccaccio to Torquato Tasso. Translator(s): Dunhill, Anne; Panizza, Letizia. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505466
ISBN
9780226505466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; JFSC; JFSG; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643373
ISBN
9780691643373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56

Paperback. A magnificent new study of the political crisis that produced the overthrow of King Charles I, and came to engulf all three Stuart kingdoms - England, Scotland, and Ireland - in war during the 1640s. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818787
ISBN
9780753818787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8+ images. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBTV4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857287786
ISBN
9780857287786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Hardback. First full-length analysis of Norman military organisation in the Balkans: events, strategy, and tactics. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839217
ISBN
9781843839217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. It is an invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought. This book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099537441
ISBN
9780099537441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. The Norman Conquest was more than an English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 589.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405811552
ISBN
9781405811552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history. This fascinating Very Short Introduction focuses on the differing ways the invasion was viewed by those who witnessed it, and how its legacy has been interpreted by generations since. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801616
ISBN
9780192801616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the Normans available, examining the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their various achievements in war, culture and civilization. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149655
ISBN
9781405149655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Hardback. This work examines the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their achievements in war, culture and civilization. The Normans were a product of history rather than a natural ethnic or regional group. This book explores what they believed made them a distinct people. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186717
ISBN
9780631186717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.65

Paperback. * Considers the Nordic peoples in Viking times without undue recourse to developmental theories. * Guides readers through some of the scholarly controversies surrounding these peoples. * Illustrated by reference to runic, poetic and archaeological evidence. . Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149648
ISBN
9781405149648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.82

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