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Paperback. Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3JB; HBLH; HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571298198
ISBN
9780571298198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.90

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; the extraordinary and forgotten story behind the building of the First World War cemeteries. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007456680
ISBN
9780007456680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Explains the history of the warlord system in Afghani politics Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042253
ISBN
9781849042253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardback. Renaissance humanists believed that the origins of peoples could reveal crucial facts about their modern political character. The author explores what happened when European historians turned to study the political history of a faith other than their own. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 370 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026568
ISBN
9780674026568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.10
€ 70.43

Paperback. Focusing on the formative period of European exploration, settlement, and conquest in the Americas, from roughly 1500 to 1760, Empires of God brings together literary scholars and historians of the English, French, and Spanish Americas to demonstrate the power of religious ideas and narratives to create kingdoms both imagined and real. Editor(s): Gregerson, Linda; Juster, Susan. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRAX; HRC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222609
ISBN
9780812222609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Stuart Sim outlines the history of scepticism in both the Western and Islamic cultural traditions, and from the Enlightenment to postmodernism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623266
ISBN
9780748623266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.85

Paperback. Empires - vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition - have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. This title departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Num Pages: 528 pages, 44 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJQ; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
unknown
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152363
ISBN
9780691152363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.42

Paperback. The first volume to examine the Great War as a global conflict between empires rather than a European war between nation-states, extending the study beyond the traditional 1914-1918 timeline. Editor(s): Gerwarth, Robert; Manela, Erez. Series: The Greater War. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 black and white halftones and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198734932
ISBN
9780198734932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.98

Paperback. Empire was not fabricated in European capitals and implemented "out there." Imperial systems affected the metropole as well as the farthest outpost. Empires and the Reach of the Global shows how imperialism has been a shaping force not just in international politics but in the economies and cultures of today's world. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281295
ISBN
9780674281295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.77

Hardback. Analyzes the ways in which empire builders interacted with the indigenous populations during colonization in the Early Modern period Editor(s): Lee, Wayne. Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 305 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814753088
ISBN
9780814753088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. Analyzes the ways in which empire builders interacted with the indigenous populations during colonization in the Early Modern period Editor(s): Lee, Wayne. Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814753118
ISBN
9780814753118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. Between 1350 and 1750 the world reached a tipping point of global connectedness. In this volume of the acclaimed History of the World series, noted international scholars examine five critical geographical areas where exploration and empire building led to expanding interaction--early signals on every continent of a shrinking globe. Num Pages: 1159 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1790.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047198
ISBN
9780674047198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Areshian, Gregory E. Series: Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HDD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780917956348
ISBN
9780917956348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.26

Hardback. Empires and Colonies provides a thoroughgoing and lively exploration of the expansion of the seaborne empires of western Europe from the fifteenth century and how that process of expansion affected the world, including its successor, the United States. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626130
ISBN
9780745626130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. This collaborative study explores moments in the history of globalization and autonomy to provide insights into changes overtaking the contemporary world. Editor(s): Streeter, Stephen M.; Weaver, John C.; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816007
ISBN
9780774816007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardback. This collaborative study explores moments in the history of globalization and autonomy to provide insights into changes overtaking the contemporary world. Editor(s): Streeter, Stephen M.; Weaver, John C.; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815994
ISBN
9780774815994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Hardback. Empire, State, and Society assesses the external and internal forces behind Britain's transformation from global superpower to its current position in the twenty-first century. The authors provide an accessible and balanced introduction, which is thoughtfully organized for ease of use for both students and teachers. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405181815
ISBN
9781405181815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

Paperback. Empire, State, and Society assesses the external and internal forces behind Britain's transformation from global superpower to its current position in the twenty-first century. The authors provide an accessible and balanced introduction, which is thoughtfully organized for ease of use for both students and teachers. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405181808
ISBN
9781405181808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.74

Hardcover. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459510
ISBN
9780857459510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.64

Paperback. This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider implications of today's emergent liberal interventionism, and the various logics of international development. Editor(s): Duffield, Mark R.; Hewitt, Vernon. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010773
ISBN
9781847010773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

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