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Paperback. Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. The picture we have of it is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy. This title presents an account of this defining period of Western civilization. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571235513
ISBN
9780571235513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. Exploring the struggles of the American elites as they tried to maintain a democratic, modern mass society, this text reveals the limits of a system ultimately benefiting an abstract "average" consumer. It exposes the internal contradictions that would undermine Americans' belief in their ideology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994628
ISBN
9780226994628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782797012
ISBN
9781782797012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Four historians consider the popularly held explanations for Southern defeat in the US Civil War - state-rights disputes, inadequate military supply and strategy, and the Union blockade - supporting their discussion with a chronological account of the war's progress. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 maps, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820313962
ISBN
9780820313962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Paperback. The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary political event. It followed a bitter Civil War between parliament and the king. This book answers to eight key questions about the period, from why the king had to summon the Parliament to whether there was really an English Revolution at all. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847250247
ISBN
9781847250247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.70

Paperback. Dazzling recreation of the world of radical free-thinkers in 18th-century France. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220109
ISBN
9781780220109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307473578
ISBN
9780307473578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.06

Hardback. A deeply researched and geographically wide-ranging study that reveals that widows were much more economically and socially active than is often thought. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271771
ISBN
9781783271771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.79

paperback. Shows the origins, nature, and demise of colonial rule in East Africa and of the first fitful decades of independence. This title provides a story of shifting constellations of power over forests, beginning with African chiefs and forest spirits - both known as 'ax-wielders' - and ending with international conservation experts. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418659
ISBN
9780821418659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Hardback. The diversity of women's lives as wives then as widows negotiating the law, patriarchy, family relationships, and the economy in 19th-century Montreal come alive in this first major study of widows in Canada. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819510
ISBN
9780774819510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Paperback. Excavating the reality behind the myth, this work delves into the exploits and ego that defined Wild Bill Hickok, a notorious character of the Wild West, and shows how the man was overtaken by his own legend. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615230
ISBN
9780700615230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.07

Hardback. Offering fresh perspectives on colonial, legal, environmental, and Native American history, Wild by Nature reenvisions the familiar stories of early America as animal tales. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12, 2 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422350
ISBN
9781421422350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Paperback. In thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches, the author tells of the days when he made a specialty of catching wild cows. Readers of this book learn where the broken bones came from. He tells of his adventures with wild steers, sharing with readers the years he worked in thorny brush and canyon country delivering those animals. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270886
ISBN
9780803270886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300511
ISBN
9781896300511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Wild Frenchmen and Frenchified Indians offers a distinctive and original reading of racialization in early America. Focusing on cultural cross-dressing from a wide range of sources, Sophie White shows that material culture-especially dress-was central to discourses about race, as colonization was built on encounters mediated by appearance. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33 color, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223088
ISBN
9780812223088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Wild Things Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910636022
ISBN
9781910636022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444944
ISBN
9780801444944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

paperback. This sixtieth-anniversary edition of the 1943 classic returns to print the exciting story of a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Series: Aviation Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
60th Anniversary edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887228
ISBN
9781574887228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Paperback. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 41 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AMVD; HBJK; RNK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995632
ISBN
9780295995632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila; Bridge, Roy. Num Pages: 1570 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544192
ISBN
9781107544192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.46

Hardcover. What was distinctive about German society and politics in the age of Kaiser Wilhelm II? Editor(s): Eley, Geoff; Retallack, James N. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 306 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812230
ISBN
9781571812230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Muhlberger, Steven. Translator(s): Muhlberger, Steven. Series: Deeds of Arms Series. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439170
ISBN
9781937439170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKA; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507899
ISBN
9788763507899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 9. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415109
ISBN
9780752415109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Hardback. A former CIA operations officer and author of "Operation Hotel California" takes a look at the state of homeland security and attempts to discover if the United States is really any safer than it had been on 9/11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599219066
ISBN
9781599219066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. This is an issue of the journal Architectural Heritage. Series: Architectural Heritage S. Num Pages: 124 pages, 50 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; 3JF; AM; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748602322
ISBN
9780748602322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 44.13

Paperback. Mary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both the 'life and times' of the monarchs, and with England's place in Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945776
ISBN
9780750945776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035277
ISBN
9780813035277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.97

Hardback. Anderson offers fresh literary and historical accounts of Bradford's accomplishment, exploring the context and the form in which the author intended his book to be read. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801870743
ISBN
9780801870743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.34

Paperback. Published in 1900, volume 2 of Oswell's (1818-93) biography includes his journey to the Crimean front in 1854-5. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781108032124
ISBN
9781108032124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653747
ISBN
9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621006176
ISBN
9781621006176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.01
€ 47.61

Hardback. This richly detailed work reveals how the military and Indian policies of the early republic played out on the frontier, freshly revisiting a subject central to American history: how white settlers tamed the west-and at what cost. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 maps, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405469
ISBN
9781421405469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.15

Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791903
ISBN
9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardcover. Series: American Profiles. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551589
ISBN
9780742551589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.12

Paperback. "First edition published 1990 by Pearson Education Limited; second edition published 2002"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138939332
ISBN
9781138939332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.92

Paperback. William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, Murphy was an international financier, and a contractor of railways and tramways on three continents as well as in Britain and Ireland. This book re-examines Murphy's career. Series: Historical Association of Ireland Life and Times New Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134. William Martin Murphy (1845-1919) was one of the most successful of Irish entrepreneurs and businessmen. As well as being a good employer, he was an international financier and contractor of railways and tramways. He revolutionalised the Irish newspaper industry, was a patriot who opposed concessions in the Home Rule Bill, supported Sinn Féin as a political party, and vigorously opposed conscription and partition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359621
ISBN
9781906359621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.11

Hardcover. The Great War profoundly affected both New Zealand and its Prime Minister William Massey (1856-1925). Farmer Bill oversaw the dispatch of a hundred thousand New Zealanders, including his own sons, to Middle Eastern and European battlefields. In 1919 he led the New Zealand delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791835
ISBN
9781905791835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716529897
ISBN
9780716529897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.42

Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000153
ISBN
9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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