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Paperback. Describes the events surrounding the Soviet invasion in 1979 and the encounter between the military superpower and the poorly armed Afghans. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JPVR; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208933
- ISBN
- 9780520208933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970533
- ISBN
- 9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. The opening photograph is of the gun that fired the first shot of the war. The final photograph is of an audio recording showing the arrival of silence on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. This book offers a chronology of events and a historical summary, together with detailed captions for every picture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 296 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3254.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224096553
- ISBN
- 9780224096553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.54
€ 52.99
€ 40.54
Paperback. Praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. It takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a dazzling panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 656 pages, 115 b/w photographs, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271265
- ISBN
- 9780520271265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.66
€ 40.99
€ 35.66
Hardback. This collection presents a synoptic view of these regional concepts together with the historical and disciplinary contexts where they had emerged by bringing together prominent European and US scholars from multiple disciplines to explore how regionalization has been conceptualized throughout European history. Editor(s): Mishkova, Diana; Trencsenyi, Balazs. Series: European Conceptual History. Num Pages: 438 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335846
- ISBN
- 9781785335846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.70
€ 214.70
Paperback. Former Washington Post foreign correspondent John Burgess recounts the fascinating mountaintop monument's full history, ancient and modern. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HRGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- River Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786167339542
- ISBN
- 9786167339542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.79
€ 17.99
€ 16.79
Hardback. The story of Europe's emergence from the catastrophe of fascism and world war - and how the broad anti-fascist consensus on which this was based has ominously unravelled in recent decades. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 black and white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697717
- ISBN
- 9780199697717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.03
€ 38.99
€ 28.03
Paperback. Series: Images of War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 250+ B & W images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848846814
- ISBN
- 9781848846814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A fascinating biography of one of Scotland's most famous and greatest kings. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566906
- ISBN
- 9781906566906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.21
€ 40.99
€ 34.21
Paperback. During the years between 1890 and 1930 Lewisham was a byword for solid comfort and respectability. Series: Images of London. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752400594
- ISBN
- 9780752400594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JM; AM; GM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236288
- ISBN
- 9781442236288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Paperback. * A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England. Num Pages: 576 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115894
- ISBN
- 9780349115894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The definitive history of Austria s multinational army and its immense role during three centuries of European military history" Num Pages: 616 pages, 30 b/w illus + 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3J; HBJD; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219678
- ISBN
- 9780300219678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF), claimed to be freeing the country from corruption and the brutalities of its political class and their foreign allies, but their insurgency killed more than 75,000 people. This title charts in detail the decade long civil war that brought Sierra Leone to its knees from 1991-2001. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850657422
- ISBN
- 9781850657422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Hardback. This book pursues an enduring puzzle that has stumped historians for centuries and seduced novelists and filmmakers down to this day. Who was the man who wore an iron mask and was kept in prison for years during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV? Paul Sonnino brilliantly traces his decade-long quest to solve the mystery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 18 colour illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442253636
- ISBN
- 9781442253636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.50
€ 64.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages b&w photograph section. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579731
- ISBN
- 9780907579731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. This book aims to make a contribution to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLC; JPHC; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582. The Battle of Manzikert. 304 pages, 20 colour illustrations. This book aims to make a contribution to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLC; JPHC; JWLF. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight: 582.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625734
- ISBN
- 9780748625734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's London. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349000022
- ISBN
- 9780349000022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472804921
- ISBN
- 9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.06
€ 23.99
€ 19.06
Hardback. Ultimately, Inventing the Pinkertons is a gripping look at how the histories of American capitalism, industrial folklore, and the nation-state converged. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420561
- ISBN
- 9781421420561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
Paperback. A study that concerns the history of Gibraltar following its military conquest in 1704, after which sovereignty of the territory was transferred from Spain to Britain and it became a British fortress and colony. It focuses on the civilian population. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080548
- ISBN
- 9780719080548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Hardback. Under normal circumstances, Thomas Jefferson would have had more than two months to prepare for his presidency. This book covers the two-and-a-half-month period from that day through April 30, documenting Jefferson's two terms as President of the United States. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 800 pages, 8 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129105
- ISBN
- 9780691129105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.74
€ 225.74
paperback. Num Pages: 644 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 644
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172186
- ISBN
- 9781590172186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499741
- ISBN
- 9780752499741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.21
€ 43.99
€ 37.21