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Paperback. Presents history of global change from 1945 onwards. This title explores therapid changes in the Middle East, the end of apartheid in South Africa and the aims of American foreign policy. It concludes with an epilogue which examines the direction of post-1945 history as the world enters the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268751
- ISBN
- 9780140268751
€ 19.99€ 15.52
€ 19.99
€ 15.52
Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262892
- ISBN
- 9780199262892
€ 257.11
€ 257.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205708321
- ISBN
- 9780205708321
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Hardback. Public discourse and everyday life during the last days of Yugoslavia Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DV; GTB; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356239
- ISBN
- 9780253356239
€ 78.77
€ 78.77
Paperback. The Making of Peace studies the difficulties that statesmen have confronted in attempting to put back together the pieces after a major conflict. Editor(s): Murray, Williamson; Lacey, Jim. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521731935
- ISBN
- 9780521731935
€ 30.99€ 29.50
€ 30.99
€ 29.50
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
€ 32.99€ 28.98
€ 32.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Presents the history of British colonial doctrine and its contribution to the emergence of rural development and environmental policies. This work examines the way that development as a framework of ideas and institutional practices emerged out of the strategic engagement between science and the state at the climax of the British Empire. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Series in Ecology & History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821417188
- ISBN
- 9780821417188
€ 35.99€ 33.09
€ 35.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. The history and philosophy of the mysterious Cathar religion and its lost treasure. Num Pages: 312 pages, Includes 8-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRCS1; HRLP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 44. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892810901
- ISBN
- 9780892810901
€ 20.99€ 14.90
€ 20.99
€ 14.90
Hardcover. The twentieth century witnessed genocides, ethnic cleansing, forced population expulsions, shifting borders, and other disruptions on an unprecedented scale. This book examines the work of memory and the ethics of healing in post authoritarian societies that have experienced state-perpetrated violence. Editor(s): Silberman, Marc; Vatan, Florence. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFFE; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343512
- ISBN
- 9781137343512
€ 113.69€ 110.07
€ 113.69
€ 110.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Friedeburg, Robert von. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934550
- ISBN
- 9781403934550
€ 113.69€ 110.07
€ 113.69
€ 110.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA1; HBW; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472418173
- ISBN
- 9781472418173
€ 149.80
€ 149.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gerritsen, Anne; Riello, Giorgio. Series: Writing History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 86 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472518576
- ISBN
- 9781472518576
€ 119.39
€ 119.39
Paperback. The True Story of Conflict from the Falklands to Afghanistan Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBG; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845298500
- ISBN
- 9781845298500
€ 14.99€ 12.22
€ 14.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. In this extraordinary and powerful book, now available in paperback, Fatima Mernissi, one of the most original and distinctive voices in the Islamic world, uncovers a hidden history of women leaders of Islamic states stretching back over fifteen centuries. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; JFFK; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614199
- ISBN
- 9780745614199
€ 25.14
€ 25.14
Paperback. An introduction to a fresh way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time onwards. Beginning with the Big Bang, it views the interaction of the natural world with the arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, 39 line illustrations, 9 maps, 32 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 892. An Introduction to Big History. Series: California World History Library. 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. An introduction to a fresh way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time onwards. Beginning with the Big Bang, it views the interaction of the natural world with the arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Second Edition, With a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271449
- ISBN
- 9780520271449
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Paperback. This source book chronicles the history of the most controversial conflict of the 20th century, beginning with the birth of the Vietnamese communist party in 1930 and ending with the Vietnamese revolution in 1975. The text combines short essays with original documents to illustrate the debate. Series Editor(s): Bennett, Harry. Series: Documents in Contemporary History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2; JPS; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719054907
- ISBN
- 9780719054907
€ 20.33
€ 20.33
Paperback. A study of the colonial state's imposition of regimes of sexuality, as seen through archives of law, literature and pornography. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345336
- ISBN
- 9780822345336
€ 25.99€ 24.53
€ 25.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927343
- ISBN
- 9780813927343
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Paperback. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032405
- ISBN
- 9780141032405
€ 14.99€ 10.83
€ 14.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation, and using a phone or iPod whilst driving. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034898
- ISBN
- 9780141034898
€ 18.99€ 12.88
€ 18.99
€ 12.88