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Paperback. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Num Pages: 811 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134. The Rise and Fall of the British World-system, 1830-1970. 811 pages, 11 maps. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight: 1274.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 811
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521317894
- ISBN
- 9780521317894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.16
€ 34.99
€ 34.16
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846140877
- ISBN
- 9781846140877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. The best single-volume reference book for classical battles. Brings together the accounts of the ancient historians and isIdeal for Wargamers Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 maps 18 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327900
- ISBN
- 9781848327900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Paperback. Focuses on the commercial hunting of wildlife and its profound global impact on the environment and the early modern world economy. Tracing the massive expansion of the European quest for animal products, this title explores the fur trade in North America and Russia, and whaling and sealing on the world's oceans and coastlands. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282537
- ISBN
- 9780520282537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.89
€ 27.99
€ 20.89
hardcover. This is the story of a man and an institution. A world-renowned psychiatrist and first director-general of the World Health Organization, Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century, yet is little-known today. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b/w photos, 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPSN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814768
- ISBN
- 9780774814768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. Turning his back on neoliberalism at the moment that its advocates were in their pomp, trumpeting 'the end of history' and the supposedly unstoppable spread of liberal values across the globe, Gray's was a lone voice of scepticism. The thinking he criticised here would lead ultimately to the invasion of Iraq. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415424042
- ISBN
- 9780415424042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.13
€ 18.13
Paperback. This new historical atlas, richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps, explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of the Far East, Europe and America. Editor(s): Hall, Simon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014487
- ISBN
- 9780141014487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.99
€ 16.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.93
€ 13.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. An alternative exploration of history's most challenging century, from the author of THE KLF, 'a thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' GUARDIAN Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w double-page chapter heads. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226576
- ISBN
- 9781780226576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. The first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809351
- ISBN
- 9780774809351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.65
€ 37.65
Hardcover. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. This book tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Editor(s): Norwich, John Julius. Num Pages: 304 pages, 290 illustrations, 244 in colour. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 209 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1568.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251546
- ISBN
- 9780500251546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.85
€ 32.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292518
- ISBN
- 9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634045
- ISBN
- 9781566634045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Paperback. At the end of the 20th century, democracy appeared to have overcome the Cold War partition of the world, as countries across the globe had deposed autocratic regimes. This title offers a critique of existing theories of democratization, as well as of earlier understandings of the fall of communism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBG; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749282
- ISBN
- 9780804749282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.63
€ 24.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. The First World War created the modern world. It destroyed a century of relative peace and prosperity and saw a continent at the height of its success descend into slaughter. This book offers an account that portrays the unfolding military conflict on land, sea and in the air. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847922984
- ISBN
- 9781847922984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.28
€ 26.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712673488
- ISBN
- 9780712673488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.96
€ 38.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. Who's Who in Military History looks at those people who have shaped the course of war. Broad in geographical and chronological scope, it concentrates on all major periods and conflicts in history from 1453 to the present day. Num Pages: 350 pages, 9 maps, glossary. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415260398
- ISBN
- 9780415260398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.34
€ 29.34
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551641461
- ISBN
- 9781551641461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.17
€ 16.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Did the Soviet Union want world revolution? Why did the USSR send missiles to Cuba? What made the Cold War last as long as it did? This text presents a comprehensive comparative history of the conflict from its origins, to it most dangerous moment - the Cuban Missile Crisis. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QFW; HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPFC; JPS; JWMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198780717
- ISBN
- 9780198780717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Paperback. In 1945 war came to an end. But a whole new terror was only just beginning.. In this book, the truth behind every spy thriller you've read: why America and the Soviet Union became locked in a deadly stalemate. It tells the story of crisis talks and subterfuge, tyrants and power struggles - and of ordinary people changing the course of history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b/w. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141025322
- ISBN
- 9780141025322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
€ 16.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224909
- ISBN
- 9781780224909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Contends that ideas of race, ethnicity, and nationality can be subsumed under the rubric of "peoplehood." Far from being transhistorical and transcultural phenomena, race, ethnicity, and nation, the author argues, are modern notions - modernity here associated with the rise of the modern state, the industrial economy, and Enlightenment ideas. Series: Global, Area, and International Archive. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520289789
- ISBN
- 9780520289789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.87
€ 50.99
€ 36.87
Paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Explores the impact of three of the most influential world leaders of the Post WWII Era. This book tells how the Pope helped Poles and East Europeans banish their fear of Soviet Communism. It tells how a prime minister restored her country's failing economy. It also tells how a president rebuilt America's military power. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRLP1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596985506
- ISBN
- 9781596985506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56