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Hardback. Behind Enemy Lines draws on personal testimonies, official records and film to explore the experiences of male and female clandestine agents who were recruited and trained by a British organisation and infiltrated into Nazi-Occupied France to encourage sabotage and subversion during the Second World War. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075698
ISBN
9780719075698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.78

Paperback. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071640
ISBN
9780226071640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.51

Hardcover. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226071633
ISBN
9780226071633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.48
€ 43.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Camiller, Patrick. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 1192 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1670.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169804
ISBN
9780691169804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. A treasure trove of history's interesting bits, from one of the writers of QI Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848541009
ISBN
9781848541009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. In the early days of the post-Cold War "New World Order", international leaders failed to stop horrific genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda. The author recommends practical steps the international community can take to greatly improve its response the next time genocide occurs. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9780312293253
ISBN
9780312293253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.08
€ 41.05

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
273
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960078
ISBN
9781403960078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.37
€ 51.38

Paperback. An entertaining and multidimensional portrait of currency through the ages. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549043
ISBN
9781848549043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.95

Paperback. The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. This work examines this phenomenal period and the connections between a disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologians. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b/w plates, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 460. The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah. 464 pages, 24pp b/w plates, maps. The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. This work examines this phenomenal period and the connections between a disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 42. Weight: 460.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843540564
ISBN
9781843540564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Cherewatuk, Karen; Wiethaus, Ulrike. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214376
ISBN
9780812214376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Hardcover. The first book-length examination of the lingering political legacy of the wartime imprisonment of people of Japanese ancestry in Canada and the United States. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795746
ISBN
9780804795746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBG; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897141
ISBN
9788772897141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

hardcover. Using luxury goods as a conduit, Luxury in Global Perspective enriches our understanding of global history. Editor(s): Hofmeester, Karin; Grewe, Bernd-Stefan. Series: Studies in Comparative World History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107108325
ISBN
9781107108325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641959
ISBN
9780691641959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.40
€ 137.84

Paperback. A riotously entertaining account of the lives of British and other European aristocrats - stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBTB; JFSC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136695
ISBN
9781472136695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. The scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was democratic in nature, stressing the role of the 'sovereign' people and their assemblies. The author challenges this view, warning that this trend threatens to become an orthodoxy, and defending that the republic was a Roman, oligarchic and aristocratic political form. Translator(s): Heitmann-Gordon, Henry. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised, Updated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140384
ISBN
9780691140384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.06
€ 43.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Lochrie, Karma; McCraken, Peggy; Schultz, James A. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628292
ISBN
9780816628292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Paperback. Retaining all the well-loved features, this book explores in depth a period in which political ambitions and rivalries between nations plunged the world into major wars. It focuses on key ideas such as nationalism, militarism, and the balance of power, and covers events and developments with precision. Series Editor(s): Waller, Sally. Num Pages: 240 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBG; HBLW; HBT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 267 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354543
ISBN
9780198354543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Hardback. With the analysis of the best scholars on this era, 29 essays demonstrate how academics then and now have addressed the political, economic, diplomatic, cultural, ethnic, and social history of the presidents of the Republican Era of 1921-1933 - Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. Editor(s): Sibley, Katherine A. S. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350036
ISBN
9781444350036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.64

Paperback. Uses the lens of medieval preaching to examine the mendicant friars' transformation of Mary Magdalen, a shadowy gospel figure, into an emblem of action and contemplation, a symbol of vanity and lust, a model of perfect penance, and the embodiment of hope and salvation. Num Pages: 408 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089874
ISBN
9780691089874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

Hardback. Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World will both redirect scholarship in medievalism and inform approaches to temporality in postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Davis, Kathleen; Altschul, Nadia. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893209
ISBN
9780801893209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.03

Hardback. Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in 1924. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mabel Roys got the government and their church to take action. Series: Studies in Christianity in China. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HRCC9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223737
ISBN
9780934223737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.61

Paperback. Drawing on contributions from media scholars, historians, and sociologists, this volume explores the dynamic interplay between social movements, activists, and mass media from the 1960s to the present. Editor(s): Fahlenbrach, Kathrin; Sivertsen, Erling; Werenskjold, Rolf. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBTV; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785330421
ISBN
9781785330421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320180
ISBN
9780822320180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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