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Paperback. Fully revised and updated, this widely-praised introductory text explores Japan through the prism of three alternative perspectives: Mainstream, revisionist and culturalist. Beginning with the notion of Japan as a 'contested territory' the book focuses on debates about the real nature of Japan's successes and shortcomings. Series: Contemporary States and Societies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 6 black & white tables, 7 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Third Edition, Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248694
ISBN
9780230248694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Former Metropolitan Museum of Art director Hoving recounts Howard Carter's search for Tut's tomb, the international confrontations that followed, as Carter kept other archeologists away from his find, and the death of Carter's partner shortly after the discovery. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Fine in fine dustjacket. DJ is in mylar
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
408
SKU
KLJ0014616
ISBN
9780815411864
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.96

Paperback. Reprint of the successful volume in the Cambridge Topics in History series with a new full colour cover. Series: Cambridge Topics in History. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 line figures 2 halftones 4 maps 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521317306
ISBN
9780521317306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.10

Hardback. This new study explores how British youth was made, and how it made itself, over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Adopting a chronological approach to a number of key themes and debates, Melanie Tebbutt compares and contrasts representations and lived experiences while emphasising diversity and the need to recognise regional differences. Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9780230243101
ISBN
9780230243101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49
€ 101.01

Paperback. This is a study of the reasons for two long periods of peace between the European great powers, 1815-54 and 1871-1914, and the reasons for their breakdown. Special attention is paid to the limitations of the Concert of Europe and Balance of Power in making for peace. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333620014
ISBN
9780333620014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. Nearly 4,000 people were killed over the thirty or so years of the Northern Irish Troubles. And the killings were as intimate as they were brutal. Neighbors murdered neighbors. This book explores the difficult legacy of this conflict for families, friends and communities. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 338 Northern Ireland. 412pp. This book explores the difficult aftermath of the violence for families, friends and communities in Northen Ireland. It is the story of those survivors who are too often overlooked in political histories.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
9780571236985
ISBN
9780571236985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The end of First World War saw old empires swept away and opportunity to build a better society from the ruins. This title overturns the myth of Europe as a safe haven of democracy to redefine our view of twentieth century. It tells the story of a century of division, charting struggles of rival ideologies to create a new world order for mankind. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780140241594
ISBN
9780140241594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842174623
ISBN
9781842174623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Paperback. The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political circumstances which led to the revolutions of 1848 as well as an account of the revolutions themselves. An accessible and valuable introduction to this complex subject. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, chronology, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; JPWQ. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582061064
ISBN
9780582061064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312112134
ISBN
9780312112134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.96

Hardback. A pioneering study of the social aspects of industrialisation in a developing country in tropical Africa. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH; HBTK; JHBL. Weight in Grams: 553. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy in dustwrapper, DW with some minor nicks and bumps but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0013801
ISBN
9780521082969
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The author and her family fled the horrors of Nazi occupation by hiding in the back of a warehouse in Amsterdam for two years with another family and a German dentist. Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, she kept a diary. Editor(s): Pressler, Mirjam; Frank, Otto. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241952443
ISBN
9780241952443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.15

Paperback. A memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism that illuminates the horrors as well as the fascination of total First World War, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier. It provides an account of the terrors of the Western Front and of the sickening allure that made men keep fighting on for 4 long years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141186917
ISBN
9780141186917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort or solace, where, eternally patient, the peasants lived in an age-old stillness and in the presence of death - for Christ did stop at Eboli. Translator(s): Frenaye, Frances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; FA; FC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183213
ISBN
9780141183213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451497
ISBN
9780752451497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955898
ISBN
9780750955898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Provides a survey of the history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This title introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethnic groups were affected when they met, mingled and clashed. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32-page insert. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
abridged edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136203
ISBN
9780300136203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. This book unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780712616102
ISBN
9780712616102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241975152
ISBN
9780241975152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, mass rape, pillage and destruction. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032399
ISBN
9780141032399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Mercier Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0014027
ISBN
9781856355810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Samuel Scott's 3 volumes, the product of more than twenty years scholarship, provide a detailed yet engaging history of the Moors in Spain and the legacy of their learning in the wider countries of Europe. Series: Major Work. Num Pages: 2224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
2224
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781784535339
ISBN
9781784535339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 475.62

Hardcover. Addressing a historical period so far mostly ignored, this new work provides some examples of the many interesting and talented officers who exercised command during the Victorian Era. Editor(s): Brice, Christopher. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910777206
ISBN
9781910777206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. The first of a series of five books on the German army of World War II, this volume looks at their acheivements from 1935 to 1940, from pre-war campaigns in Spain and Austria to the Polish, Norwegian and French invasions. Blitzkrieg tactics, training and uniforms are all covered. Illustrator(s): Andrew, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKT; JWL; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326392
ISBN
9781855326392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

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