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Hardback. When the legendary Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne died in 814 he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a unified kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called the father of Europe. Translator(s): Lewis, Peter. Num Pages: 630 pages, 8 color illustrations, 62 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 168 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737396
- ISBN
- 9780674737396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. This introductory student guide to World War II provides a clear narrative of events and detailed analysis and includes sections on the strategic, ideological, economic and social dimensions of the war. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405846998
- ISBN
- 9781405846998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Seventy years ago, on 6 June 1944, a great Allied Armada landed on the coast of Normandy. The invasion force launched on D-Day was a size never seen before and never likely to be seen again. In this book, we hear from the men and women who were involved in the assault; those who risked their lives for a better future. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941574
- ISBN
- 9780091941574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Updated edition, published to conincide with the 100th Anniversary Num Pages: 112 pages, Fully illustrated with colour and B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153954
- ISBN
- 9781844153954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.08
€ 9.99
€ 9.08
Paperback. Provides a picture of the variety of criminal activity in the city. This illustrated book shows how both pure greed and genuine mental illness were responsible for unpleasant cases - such as the murder of an elderly aristocrat in his bed or the poisoning of a series of 'working girls'. It is of interest to London and Victorian historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860773921
- ISBN
- 9781860773921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bookmarks Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905192151
- ISBN
- 9781905192151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.55
€ 6.55
Paperback. This is the first study of the modern history, experience, and ethno-religious identity of the Donme, the descendants of seventeenth-century Jewish converts to Islam, in Ottoman and Greek Salonica and in Turkish Istanbul. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3J; HBJF1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768689
- ISBN
- 9780804768689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings Num Pages: 132 pages, 178 color + 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933789033
- ISBN
- 9781933789033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.70
€ 21.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Demonstrating that globalization is a centuries-old phenomenon, this book examines the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for five hundred years. It reconstructs complex webs of relationships and economic processes, highlighting Latin America's central place in the world economy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337669
- ISBN
- 9780822337669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.34
€ 32.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. Amid the catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination. The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction provides a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and an international scale. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803771
- ISBN
- 9780192803771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118785102
- ISBN
- 9781118785102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.92
€ 32.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477133
- ISBN
- 9780801477133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.65
€ 20.65
Hardcover. From the children of Victoria's reign to the kids of the new millennium, Songs of Innocence explores the seismic shift in attitudes to our formative years and reveals what has made successive generations young. Num Pages: 304 pages, black and white frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598. The Story of British Childhood. 304 pages, black and white frontispiece. From the children of Victoria's reign to the kids of the new millennium, Songs of Innocence explores the seismic shift in attitudes to our formative years and reveals what has made successive generations young. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight: 598.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843548966
- ISBN
- 9781843548966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.97
€ 26.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472814210
- ISBN
- 9781472814210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Boy scouts have been part of the fabric of British society since the movement's founding by Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell in 1907, and scout training provides boys with instruction in good citizenship. This title tells the story of the scout movement and its growth from an experimental camp held on Brownsea Island. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811510
- ISBN
- 9780747811510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. A companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', Max Hastings' account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007219810
- ISBN
- 9780007219810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.17
€ 19.99
€ 14.17
Hardback. Arnhem: Defeat and Glory: A Miniaturist Persepective Num Pages: 160 pages, over 110 color photos, charts, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764314438
- ISBN
- 9780764314438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Build strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this tailor-made series for OCR's British period studies and enquiries. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 221 x 276 x 11. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471837296
- ISBN
- 9781471837296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
Hardback. Gathering all of Claude Levi-Strauss's writings on Japan, this sustained meditation follows his dictum that to understand one's own culture, one must see it from another's point of view. For Levi-Strauss, Japan occupied a unique place among world cultures. This English translation presents one of France's most public figures at his most personal. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072923
- ISBN
- 9780674072923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.06
€ 47.99
€ 39.06
Paperback. Mining has been the most important industry in large parts of Cornwall for hundreds of years. This volume contains many photographs of mines both large and small with an emphasis on hitherto unpublished scenes of the latter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752421339
- ISBN
- 9780752421339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38