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History
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. An alternative history of the D-Day Campaign A shocking and gripping narrative describing what might have been Complete with maps and authentic illustrations Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pages of B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327238
- ISBN
- 9781848327238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.84
€ 24.99
€ 21.84
Hardback. Discusses the Shi'ite Muslim organization and explores the motives and operations behind some of its terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTV; HRJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108348
- ISBN
- 9780231108348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB; JFSR2; JNB; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635521
- ISBN
- 9780691635521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. The evolution and reception of the Renaissance was mediated by, amongst other influences: the Protestant Reformation; the development of science or natural philosophy; and an interest in witchcraft and demonology. These are evaluated alongside the influence of Montaigne's "Essays". Editor(s): Elmer, Peter. Series: Open University: The Renaissance in Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300082203
- ISBN
- 9780300082203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199371037
- ISBN
- 9780199371037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.33
€ 66.33
Paperback. Useful to sovietologists, political scientists, and students of communism and nationalism. This title argues that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the result of an attempt by Gorbachev to concentrate political power. It also examines the complex relationship between the Communist Party, the KGB, and the military. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321248
- ISBN
- 9780822321248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
paperback. Peace-broker, statesman, charismatic ruler and master of realpolitik, Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, its most continuous presence, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This title offers an account one of the most important figures in the turbulent history of the Middle East. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3JJP; BGR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141017280
- ISBN
- 9780141017280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFCA; JFMX; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310178
- ISBN
- 9781627310178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.18
€ 42.99
€ 37.18
Paperback. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195070088
- ISBN
- 9780195070088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.78
€ 18.99
€ 16.78
Hardcover. In this study, Robert C. Miner argues that Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was the architect of a subversive, genealogical approach to modernity. Through close examination of his early writings, Miner documents the genesis of Vico's stance toward modernity in the first phase of his thought. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034689
- ISBN
- 9780268034689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.36
€ 107.36
Hardcover. This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II, and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. This is a topic often missing in English, though in stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 43. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149484
- ISBN
- 9781935149484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.32
€ 47.99
€ 40.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347851
- ISBN
- 9780936347851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Hardback. This book illuminates what judicial modernity actually meant to the Chinese state and society in the early twentieth century and how the judicial reform resulted in paradoxical consequences due to a lack of resources and a disjunction between the national reform agenda and local social ecology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755863
- ISBN
- 9780804755863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512240
- ISBN
- 9781911512240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.01
€ 46.99
€ 33.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 31.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493009312
- ISBN
- 9781493009312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.39
€ 32.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. In 1845, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass travelled to Britain on a lecture and fund-raising tour. This is an examination of how that visit affected transatlantic reform movements and Douglass's own thinking. It features the essays of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Rice, Alan J.; Crawford, Martin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321295
- ISBN
- 9780820321295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004172
- ISBN
- 9780773512566
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317472
- ISBN
- 9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Paperback. On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitching a thousand prairie schooners. This title demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 569 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520216594
- ISBN
- 9780520216594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 1,000 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 203 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579128913
- ISBN
- 9781579128913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.85
€ 26.85
Paperback. Comrade Jack sketches the life of the late Jack Simons, an intellectual, distinguished academic, Marxist and archetypal revolutionary. The title is a social commentary that details the ideologies of this hero of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Editor(s): Sparg, Marion; Schreiner, Jenny. Num Pages: 257 pages, 31 photographs, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Real African Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919855028
- ISBN
- 9781919855028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806495
- ISBN
- 9781902806495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Deals with the power of stories to educate and heal the heart, mind, body, and spirit. This book demonstrates how an indigenous knowledge system facilitates a valuable meaning-making process through storywork. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTD; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814027
- ISBN
- 9780774814027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03