General & world history
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General & world history
Hardback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356653
- ISBN
- 9780822356653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardcover. This Companion provides scholarly yet accessible new interpretations of Greek history of the Classical period, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Editor(s): Kinzl, Konrad H. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 632 pages, 51. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBC; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230144
- ISBN
- 9780631230144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.32
€ 256.32
Hardcover. Peace in the Ancient World: Concepts and Theories conducts a comparative investigation of why certain ancient societies produced explicit concepts and theories of peace and others did not. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 39. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118645123
- ISBN
- 9781118645123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.03
€ 99.03
Hardback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145251
- ISBN
- 9781405145251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Paperback. * The first book to focus on war and peace in the ancient world. * Takes a global perspective, covering a large number of early civilizations, from China, India and West Asia, through the Mediterranean to the Americas. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145268
- ISBN
- 9781405145268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52
Hardback. This fascinating volume brings together leading specialists who have analyzed the thoughts and records documenting the worldviews of a wide range of pre-modern societies. The book presents evidence from across the ages; from antiquity through to the Age of Discovery. Editor(s): Raaflaub, Kurt A.; Talbert, Richard J. A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191463
- ISBN
- 9781405191463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.16
€ 147.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989556
- ISBN
- 9781605989556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.19
€ 29.99
€ 24.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; KCBM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408831687
- ISBN
- 9781408831687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Hardcover. Shaper Nations provides perspectives on the national strategies of eight countries that are shaping global politics in the twenty-first century. The volume's authors offer a unique viewpoint: they live and work primarily in the country about which they write, bringing an insider's feel for national debates and politics. Editor(s): Hitchcock, William I.; Leffler, Melvyn P.; Legro, Jeffrey W. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660212
- ISBN
- 9780674660212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
paperback. Gallipoli remains one of the most poignant battlefronts of World War I and this account of that campaign brings this epic tragedy to life and stands as both a landmark chapter in the history of the war and a salutary reminder of all that is fine and all that is foolish in the human condition. Num Pages: 768 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 148 x 50. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815061
- ISBN
- 9780553815061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.83
€ 19.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. A unique look at the sixth year of the Second World War in the air through the medium of old photographs. Series: The Second World War in the Air in Photographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445622514
- ISBN
- 9781445622514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Amphorae helps to further our understanding of Roman trade. Yet if amphora studies remain somewhat in the realm of epigraphy, they have also seen a great deal of activity. This volume presents more than 40 contributions, primarily in English, describing researches and indicating which avenues of future investigation can likely prove most fruitful. Editor(s): Eiring, Jonas; Lund, John. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341180
- ISBN
- 9788779341180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.39
€ 78.39
hardcover. Examines the military role of chemical warfare and its effects on the people, industries, and administrations on both sides in the First World War. This book also considers the growing moral problems it created. Num Pages: 430 pages, halftones, maps, diagrams, tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198581420
- ISBN
- 9780198581420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 276.74
€ 276.74
Hardcover. Suggests that all human history falls into one of three categories: prehistoric "kinship" societies; the "tributary" societies of ancient and early modern times; and contemporary "free-market" societies. Num Pages: 275 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. . Very good copy with light shelf wear. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012881
- ISBN
- 9781850432630
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lama Anagarika Govinda was among the last to journey through Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. This account is a story of exploration and discovery. It tells of terrible journeys, of men masked against the sun (riding through regions with their feet frozen), and of welcoming fog-girt monasteries lit by butter lamps at the journey's end. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBG; HRK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 40th Anniversary Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846040115
- ISBN
- 9781846040115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.28
€ 26.99
€ 18.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, over 600 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 229 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329289
- ISBN
- 9780764329289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.48€ 56.27
€ 73.48
€ 56.27
Paperback. For this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field. Num Pages: 256 pages, 141, 141 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874130
- ISBN
- 9780801874130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.70
€ 33.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. An irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; FX; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 194 x 18. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324037
- ISBN
- 9780393324037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Illuminating with the Enlightenment, this title presents the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. It covers things from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060760083
- ISBN
- 9780060760083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.82
€ 20.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Part of a two-volume work, which covers the history, personalities, and topics that have shaped our universe. This volume picks up where Gonick's bestselling "Cartoon History of the Universe" left off with Christopher Columbus about to set sail on his fateful voyage to the New World. It culminates with the American Revolution and US Constitution. Series: Cartoon Guide Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Cartoon illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Pt. 1 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060760045
- ISBN
- 9780060760045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.07
€ 23.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Main Street Books/Doubleday
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385420938
- ISBN
- 9780385420938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.47
€ 30.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. A concise history of the evolution of warfare from the American Revolution to Operation Desert Storm Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208606
- ISBN
- 9780253208606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.72
€ 27.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. This book argues that the Enlightenment created the intellectual foundations of modern anthropology, and cultivated the anthropological pursuit of cultural perspective. Editor(s): Wolff, Larry; Cipolloni, Marco. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752039
- ISBN
- 9780804752039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.17
€ 44.99
€ 39.17
Paperback. * Explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. * Accessible to general readers whilst encouraging them to confront new theories and methodologies, and contemporary assumptions about gender and sexuality. Editor(s): McClure, Laura K. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225898
- ISBN
- 9780631225898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25