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Hardback. This landmark anthology collects speeches, letters, newspapers, journals, poems, and songs to demonstrate that John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry altered the course of history. Without Brown, the Civil War probably would have been delayed by four years and emancipation movements in Brazil, Cuba, even Russia might have been disrupted. Editor(s): Stauffer, John; Trodd, Zoe. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 640 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048850
ISBN
9780674048850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.54
€ 47.59

Paperback. Retracing Princip's journey from his highland birthplace, through the mythical valleys of Bosnia to the fortress city of Belgrade and ultimately Sarajevo, this book illuminates our understanding both of Princip and the places that shaped him while uncovering details about Princip which have eluded historians for a century. Num Pages: 352 pages, integrated b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099581338
ISBN
9780099581338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875651682
ISBN
9780875651682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955935
ISBN
9780750955935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which has been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose) Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pg b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476798790
ISBN
9781476798790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. This final volume to Patricia E. Roy's pivotal trilogy exploring racial discrimination against Chinese- and Japanese-Canadians examines the removal of all Japanese-Canadians from the BC coast during WWII, while Chinese-Canadians gained the right to vote in 1947. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 b/w photos, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813815
ISBN
9780774813815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Vasillopulos, Christopher. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761856702
ISBN
9780761856702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.40

Paperback. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in March 1933, he initially devoted most of his attention to finding a solution to the Great Depression. But the pull of war and the results of FDR's foreign policy ultimately had a deeper and more transformative impact on U.S. history. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 174 pages, 8 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889314
ISBN
9781574889314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676095
ISBN
9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.36

Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033651
ISBN
9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the Trojan War investigates whether or not the war actually took place, whether archaeologists have correctly identified and been excavating the ancient site of Troy, and what has been found there. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199760275
ISBN
9780199760275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; FA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435906986
ISBN
9780435906986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

This fascinating look at the unpredictable path of a single commodity will change the way readers look at both tea and the emergence of America. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421520
ISBN
9781421421520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.27

Paperback. This fascinating look at the unpredictable path of a single commodity will change the way readers look at both tea and the emergence of America. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421537
ISBN
9781421421537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire - a millennium and a half in the making - was suddenly thrust under foreign occupation. This title explores what happened to China between these two dramatic invasions. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072534
ISBN
9780674072534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.24

Paperback. The chronicles of Jean le Bel are one of the most important sources for the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. This is the first English translation of a work written from eyewitness accounts and personal experience. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel. Num Pages: 294 pages, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270224
ISBN
9781783270224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.08

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836940
ISBN
9781843836940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935584
ISBN
9780813935584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.80

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198203841
ISBN
9780198203841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 332.83

Paperback. Bruce A. Kimball attacks the widely held assumption that the idea of American "professionalism" arose from the proliferation of urban professional positions during the late nineteenth century. This first paperback edition of The "True Professional Ideal" in America argues that the professional ideal can be traced back to the colonial period. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681433
ISBN
9780847681433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.27

Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001036
ISBN
9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.50

Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807000717
ISBN
9780807000717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Following a visit to Camp David in 1994, Benjamin Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a President who was an astonishing listener and synthesizer of ideas. This book features an introduction reflecting on Clinton's 'vision' problem and on his role in shaping the Democratic Party. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144391
ISBN
9780231144391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardcover. The first English-language study of the drastic reversal of relations between imperial Russia and their Armenian subjects on the eve of World War I. Series: Library of Modern Russian History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUR; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL1; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537968
ISBN
9781784537968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.15
€ 125.03

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