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Regional & national history
Paperback. Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1232 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780140433937
- ISBN
- 9780140433937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296156
- ISBN
- 9781936296156
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.46
€ 20.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Henry Kissinger claimed that, because of the Watergate crisis, he could do nothing to stop the Greek colonels' coup on the island of Cyprus in 1975. This book argues that the coup was, in fact, no failure of American foreign policy, but the realization of a long-term Washington plot. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647376
- ISBN
- 9781860647376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
Paperback. During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Num Pages: 560 pages, 2-colour maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 36. Weight in Grams: 972.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400079674
- ISBN
- 9781400079674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.54
€ 33.99
€ 22.54
Paperback. A critical moment in the Civil War, the Battle of Shiloh has been the subject of many books. However, none has told the story of Shiloh as Timothy Smith does in this volume, the first comprehensive history of the two-day battle in April 1862 - a battle so fluid and confusing that its true nature has eluded a clear narrative telling until now. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 606 pages, 30 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623471
- ISBN
- 9780700623471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.35
€ 36.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. This book charts the progress of the United Kingdom towards a modern democracy and looks at the changing role of the state from 1830 to 1945. Series: Cambridge perspectives in history. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLL; YQN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521599948
- ISBN
- 9780521599948
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Condition: New
€ 16.39
€ 16.39
Hardback. Seema Alavi challenges the idea that all pan-Islamic configurations are anti-Western or pro-Caliphate. A pan-Islamic intellectual network at the cusp of the British and Ottoman empires became the basis of a global Muslim sensibility--a political and cultural affiliation that competes with ideas of nationhood today as it did in the last century. Num Pages: 501 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674735330
- ISBN
- 9780674735330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48€ 49.82
€ 54.48
€ 49.82
Paperback. Explores 18th century theories of international market competition. This book connects the commercial politics of nationalism and globalization in the 18th century to theories of commercial society and Enlightenment ideas of the economic limits of politics. It considers British neo-Machiavellian political economy after the Glorious Revolution. Num Pages: 560 pages, 8 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HPS; JPS; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055773
- ISBN
- 9780674055773
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.88
€ 38.99
€ 32.88
Paperback. On Hinduism is a penetrating analysis of many of the most crucial and contested issues in Hinduism, from the Vedas to the present day. In a series of 63 connected essays, it discusses Hindu concepts of polytheism, death, gender, art, contemporary puritanism, non-violence, and much more. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190455101
- ISBN
- 9780190455101
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Condition: New
€ 68.68
€ 68.68
Paperback. Describes the organization, uniforms and equipment of the Third Reich's elite North African soldiers. The author gives a history of the North Africa campaign, but also detailed operational histories of the Afrikakorps' constituent units and examines their equipment and insignia. Illustrator(s): Volstad, Ron. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12 colour and 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HB; HBJD; HBJH; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855321304
- ISBN
- 9781855321304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084598
- ISBN
- 9781849084598
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.15
€ 17.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. From 1600BC, urban civilization in Greece began to thrive and the power of a number of warlord states began to be felt around the Aegean. This period is known as the Late Helladic or Mycenaean period. This volume charts the histories of the fortified citadels that dominated the Greek countryside for over 2000 years. Illustrator(s): Spedaliere, Donato. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 44ill.14col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLC; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767628
- ISBN
- 9781841767628
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.32
€ 21.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. The US Army AH-1 was the world's first purpose-built attack helicopter, and was used by the US Army in the Vietnam War. This manual discusses the history, technology and crew of the AH-1, and includes first-hand accounts, archival footage and scale plans of all major US Army AH-1 variants. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766065
- ISBN
- 9781841766065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Using archaeological insights and discoveries, the author describes the birth, growth and demise of ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. She discusses the mysterious Etruscan language; the 6th-century BCE growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Rome's political orbit. Series: I.B. Tauris Short Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw integrated, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780766157
- ISBN
- 9781780766157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardback. The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate the importance of Hannibal, even though Scipio defeated the legendary general in the Second Punic War and was the central military figure of his time. Num Pages: 326 pages, 22 b+w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972055
- ISBN
- 9781597972055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.20
€ 38.99
€ 34.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138193888
- ISBN
- 9781138193888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BTC; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930852399
- ISBN
- 9780930852399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.22
€ 26.99
€ 21.22
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First UK
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851159034
- ISBN
- 9780851159034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.15
€ 151.15
Paperback. In this first general book on the Byzantine army, the author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from the army's reorganization under Diocletian until its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 half-tone 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731638
- ISBN
- 9780804731638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Brings together and assesses for the first time some 150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre Series: Great Plains Photography Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 150 photographs, 15 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803236097
- ISBN
- 9780803236097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.35
€ 37.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801487866
- ISBN
- 9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.68
€ 44.99
€ 39.68
Hardback. This is the first book to consider issues of gender and social identity across a broad temporal and geographical range of civilizations in the ancient Near East. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759110922
- ISBN
- 9780759110922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.69
€ 162.69
Paperback. Focusing on Britain and her Empire, this survey provides an introduction for readers coming to the subject for the first time. It covers the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of the Empire. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 156 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414938
- ISBN
- 9780582414938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.25
€ 48.99
€ 47.25
Paperback. In the first two decades after WWII, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. This book examines the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. Editor(s): Bozdogan, Sibel; Kasaba, Resat. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975979
- ISBN
- 9780295975979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73