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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
hardcover. Takes the reader on a journey from Iraq's troubled history through the country's invasion and chaotic collapse of governance to the fragile state of political development. This book explains the social, cultural and political roots of violent conflict and political confrontation among Iraq's numerous factions. Num Pages: 332 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597973007
- ISBN
- 9781597973007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.25
€ 42.99
€ 41.25
hardcover. Since the conclusion of World War II, the Korean people and the international community have contemplated a unified peninsula, but a divided Korea remains one of the last visible vestiges of the Cold War. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 maps; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972796
- ISBN
- 9781597972796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.18
€ 31.99
€ 29.18
paperback. Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971638
- ISBN
- 9781597971638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971362
- ISBN
- 9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.54
€ 44.99
€ 42.54
hardcover. Murder is an effective way to gain power over others. Kill its leaders, and a country can be yours. Kill the people or ruthlessly intimidate them, and you can control their territory. Kill the journalists-or the story-and the truth of what is happening can be buried. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; AJRD; BGBA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971249
- ISBN
- 9781597971249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.27
€ 29.99
€ 28.27
Hardback. Friedrich von Boetticher was Germany's only military attache accredited to the United States between the world wars. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888775
- ISBN
- 9781574888775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.72
€ 40.99
€ 38.72
hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885187
- ISBN
- 9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.54
€ 44.99
€ 42.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Richard Dennis United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903685641
- ISBN
- 9780903685641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.83
€ 19.99
€ 19.83
hardcover. Ordinary women helped restart Japan's postwar recovery by selling sex to Allied servicemen, but they were sacrificed as symbols of national shame by a country that has yet to recover full sovereignty. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776912
- ISBN
- 9780804776912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; WSBX; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385682121
- ISBN
- 9780385682121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.50
€ 25.99
€ 24.50
Paperback. Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet on behalf of the Habsburg side in the Thirty Years' War, translated by Hobbes from a Latin original. Malcolm's book explores a fascinating episode in seventeenth-century history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575718
- ISBN
- 9780199575718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tulika Book India
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381341
- ISBN
- 9789382381341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.61
€ 36.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. A biographical study of a man whose political legacy has been fought over by his heirs and followers. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Non Basic Stock Line
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853311376
- ISBN
- 9781853311376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.85
€ 54.85
Ideas on Territorial Revision in Hungary, 1920-1945
Zeidler, Miklos; Kornfeld, Moric Baron. Ed(S)...
hardcover. After World War I, Hungarian society became focused on revising the terms of the Peace Treaty of Trianon. This title examines the thinking behind the renegotiation of post-treaty boundaries. Editor(s): Szechenyi, Agnes. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336154
- ISBN
- 9780880336154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 46.83
€ 58.53
€ 46.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335454
- ISBN
- 9780880335454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.55
€ 45.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. Janos Pelle examines the reasons why Hungarian society chose to ignore the dangers threatening their Jewish neighbours. Reviewing both archival material and contemporary sources, this book asks how extremist publications affected contemporaries and raises the issue of responsibility for the Holocaust in Hungary. Series: East European Monograph. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335362
- ISBN
- 9780880335362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.91
€ 54.99
€ 39.91
Hardcover. By 1989 it was obvious that the majority of Hungary's population wanted fundamental political, economic and social changes. These essays examine the components of the peaceful transition that over a ten-year period led to democracy in Hungary. Editor(s): Schmidt, Maria; Toth, Laszlo. Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBTB; JPHV; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 39. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- EEM #574
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334723
- ISBN
- 9780880334723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.09€ 59.96
€ 76.09
€ 59.96
Hardcover. This collection shows Eric Voegelin in the role of both scholar and public intellectual in Vienna until he was forced to flee the Nazi terror that descended on Austria in 1938. The featured essays cover a range of topics including Austrian politics, European racism and constitutional history. Editor(s): Heilke, Thomas W. Translator(s): Hanak, Miroslav John. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213372
- ISBN
- 9780826213372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Paperback. An original and radically revised view of British and US foreign policy, exposing the extent to which Anglo-American interests have shaped and damaged the current world order. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 1QFG; 3JJPR; GTF; JPQB; JPSN1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312347
- ISBN
- 9780745312347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.61
€ 35.99
€ 24.61
paperback. The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803260092
- ISBN
- 9780803260092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531230
- ISBN
- 9781908531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.97
€ 33.99
€ 24.97
Hardcover. A landmark book that will be vital to historians of Oman and analysts of the geopolitics of the Persian Gulf. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographic plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXM; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531070
- ISBN
- 9781908531070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
paperback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971751
- ISBN
- 9781597971751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.38
€ 25.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Beginning in the 1950s, the theory of modernization emerged as the dominant paradigm of sconomic, social, and political development within the America foreign policy establishment. This collection of essays attempts to shed fresh light on the global forces that shaped the Cold War and its legacies. Editor(s): Engerman, David C.; etc.; Gilma, Nils (Postgraduate Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Haefele, Mark H. (Assistant Professor of History, Fordham University, USA). Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTF; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493704
- ISBN
- 9781558493704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18