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Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551782
ISBN
9780099551782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy. This book reveals Cook's place in history as a brave and brilliant seaman. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 colour illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184310
ISBN
9780300184310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it has become customary to assume that the victory was inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. With biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of England in 1066, this work shows that this view is mistaken. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w plates, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666725
ISBN
9780712666725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon? Num Pages: 688 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703509
ISBN
9781784703509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death. A philosopher as well as an emperor, his was an extraordinary reign. He proved himself a great leader. This is his biography. Num Pages: 704 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135271
ISBN
9781844135271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture separating past and present, for example the rupture with Europe's past that was effected by the French and the Industrial Revolutions. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749367
ISBN
9780804749367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749350
ISBN
9780804749350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.41

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007330959
ISBN
9780007330959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138818125
ISBN
9781138818125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Stott, D.W. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
395
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816616848
ISBN
9780816616848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902636375
ISBN
9781902636375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.32

Hardcover. This is a panoramic view of how British naturalists and the Chinese explored, studied and represented China's natural world in the social and cultural environment of Qing China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011434
ISBN
9780674011434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.82
€ 82.83

Paperback. Covers the history of the beautiful game from its origins in English public schools in the early 19th century to its current role as a crucial element of a globalized entertainment industry. The authors explain how football transformed from a sport at elite boarding schools in England to become a pastime popular with the working classes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813227276
ISBN
9780813227276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.81

Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272439
ISBN
9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.88
€ 64.59

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
€ 17.82

Hardcover. For nearly four decades, E P Sanders has been the foremost scholar in shaping and refocusing scholarly debates in three different but related disciplines in New Testament studies: Second Temple Judaism, Jesus and the Gospels, and Pauline studies. This collection of essays includes a substantive intellectual autobiography by E P Sanders himself. Editor(s): Udoh, Fabian E. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044534
ISBN
9780268044534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349352111
ISBN
9781349352111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Hardback. The Spanish-American War focused not only on foreign policy, but also on the nation's very essence and purpose. At the heart of this debate was a consensus on American nationalism. This book explains why the belief in exceptionalism still serves as the basis of American nationalism and foreign policy even in spite of more recent military failures. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230392892
ISBN
9780230392892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319288765
ISBN
9783319288765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861711505
ISBN
9780861711505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

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