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Paperback. This full color booklet tells the story of the origins of the Vikings through their assaults on Europe to the various established societies they created. There is information on Viking art, on runes on their constant quest for new territories and many other aspects of the story of this extraordinary people. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Orep
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782915762082
- ISBN
- 9782915762082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.23
€ 8.23
Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319882
- ISBN
- 9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.95
€ 48.99
€ 48.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198140986
- ISBN
- 9780198140986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.31
€ 29.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406. The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956. 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Madini and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the medieval state of Morocco at the end of the 19th century. This is the epic story of the more than 50 years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956. Full-color photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJH; HBLW. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871149
- ISBN
- 9780907871149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBW; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- New Island Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848405127
- ISBN
- 9781848405127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, 280 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSR1; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910383070
- ISBN
- 9781910383070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.47
€ 78.47
Paperback. Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. Translator(s): Flower, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192812339
- ISBN
- 9780192812339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.64
€ 11.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. An introduction to Europe between 1500 and 1800. "Early modern" is the term used by historians for the period between the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the 19th century. It examines society, religion, the economy and politics. Editor(s): Cameron, Euan K. Num Pages: 440 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198207603
- ISBN
- 9780198207603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.08
€ 45.08
Hardback. By defining and policing interracial sex, nineteenth-century Cherokee lawmakers preserved political sovereignty, delineated Cherokee identity, and established a social hierarchy. This work examines how leaders of the Cherokee Nation fostered a racial ideology through the regulation of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240566
- ISBN
- 9780812240566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.75
€ 84.75
Paperback. Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. This story tells how the initiative fell to brigade and battalion commanders and how units were hastily cobbled together to stem the German tide. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 121 x 35. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844150618
- ISBN
- 9781844150618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Hardcover. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 121 x 148 x 10. Weight: 100.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243952
- ISBN
- 9781851243952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.40
€ 7.40
Paperback. Reveals the central role that Islam has played in European history. Following the movement of people, culture and religion from East to West, this work breaks down the perceived opposition between Islam and Europe, showing Islam to be a part of Europe's past and present. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631936
- ISBN
- 9780745631936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.20
€ 22.20
Paperback. Fully revised edition of Paul Reed's classic walker's guide to the Ypres Salient. Tours of all the most famous sites: Ypres, Yser, Sanctuary Wood, Bellewaarde Ridge, Zillebeke, Hill 60, Passchendaele, Messines, Kemmel, Ploegsteert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 Colour and Black & White Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590034
- ISBN
- 9781781590034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. Strickland argues that Indians can better sustain their worldview through law and culture, by remaining true to their heritage, tradition, and spirituality. Series: The Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History & Culture. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRF0011710
- ISBN
- 9780826318220
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Strickland argues that Indians can better sustain their worldview through law and culture, by remaining true to their heritage, tradition, and spirituality. Series: The Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History & Culture. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291. 154pp.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KHS1002541
- ISBN
- 9780826318220
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book offers a wide-ranging account of Germany in the 19th century and skillfully combines narrative with analysis. This new, revised edition is very accessible and ideal for all students of nineteenth-century Germany. Num Pages: 356 pages, 21 ills, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380047
- ISBN
- 9781782380047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.84
€ 45.84
Paperback. This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization, through its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for republic, to the changes that have taken place since the elections of 2010. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231723
- ISBN
- 9781780231723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498768
- ISBN
- 9780752498768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
paperback. The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847394576
- ISBN
- 9781847394576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. Illustrator(s): Steadman, Ralph. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007204489
- ISBN
- 9780007204489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.71
€ 17.99
€ 12.71
Paperback. The landscape history of North-East England has not been studied as much as other parts of the country. This book begins to fill this gap by utilizing Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to re-assess the familiar topics of enclosure and improvement. Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HDL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 11. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291430
- ISBN
- 9781909291430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis and president Mahmud Ahmadinejad - a controversial figure within as well as outside the country - this guide traces an account of Iran's past. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 integrated b/w pictures; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036298
- ISBN
- 9780141036298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Drawing on years of research in Japan, this book unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. Illustrator(s): Kijin, Shinonome. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271029
- ISBN
- 9780520271029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493305
- ISBN
- 9780752493305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26