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Paperback. Protestant Empire is the first comprehensive history of the dramatic clash of peoples and beliefs that emerged in the diverse religious world in the British Atlantic, including England, Scotland, Ireland, parts of North and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221503
ISBN
9780812221503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Long before sugar and slaves made Jamaica Britain's most valuable colony, its conquest sparked conflicts with European powers and opened vast tropical spaces to English exploitation. Carla Gardina Pestana captures the moment when Cromwell's plan to take Spain's American empire altered his revolutionary state's engagement with the wider world. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737310
ISBN
9780674737310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198077
ISBN
9781845198077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.16

Hardcover. A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316975
ISBN
9781846316975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Paperback. Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons. Editor(s): Hoyland, Robert G. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381755
ISBN
9781781381755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This book addresses the deconstruction of a founding myth and the last "great narrative" (for the time being) of the Occident the narrative that Europe grew out of liberal humanistic traditions and, by way of several intermediate stages since classical antiquity, has gradually come to have its present form, one based on democratic values." Num Pages: 132 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681963
ISBN
9783936681963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590308844
ISBN
9781590308844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. An introduction to Islam, today the faith of more than a billion people, set in the context of world history and of religious studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 297.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619597
ISBN
9780748619597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 charts, 8 b+w photographs; 2 charts. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748650699
ISBN
9780748650699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.30
€ 119.41

Paperback. A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 charts, 8 b+w photographs; 2 charts. BIC Classification: HRHS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450. A New Guide, with Select Translations. 288 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 charts, 8 b+w photographs; 2 charts. A compact introduction and reader's guide to the Qur'an. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRHS. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight: 446.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748650705
ISBN
9780748650705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.77

Hardback. ON WAR is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832 it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soilders statemen, and intellectuals from Marx and Bismarck to Raymond Aron. Translator(s): Paret, Peter. Num Pages: 870 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151213
ISBN
9781857151213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Abridged Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540020
ISBN
9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. Translator(s): Graham, Colonel J. J. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HB; HPC; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Abridged Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264825
ISBN
9781853264825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074622
ISBN
9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Van Doren, Carl. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691627434
ISBN
9780691627434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.56
€ 48.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621480617
ISBN
9781621480617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621480167
ISBN
9781621480167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyneh, Carl S. Num Pages: 347 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590334669
ISBN
9781590334669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.00
€ 45.78

Hardback. This book explores the rise of Barack Obama and his vision of One America in the context of profound social and political changes in the US, and the potential transformation of American foreign policy in the post-Bush era. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638949
ISBN
9780748638949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, the author illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG; KNBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151595
ISBN
9780226151595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.10

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