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Hardback. Comprised of relevant selections from the writings of four ancient historians, this volume provides a complete narrative of the important events in the life of Alexander the Great. Editor(s): Romm, James S. Translator(s): Mensch, Pamela. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207288
ISBN
9780872207288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782005933
ISBN
9781782005933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. This book features images and maps that bring the narrative to life. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281370
ISBN
9780520281370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119166221
ISBN
9781119166221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.83

hardcover. Slavery in Small Things: Slavery and Modern Cultural Habits isthe first book to explore the long-range cultural legacy of slavery through commonplace daily objects. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119166207
ISBN
9781119166207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.46

Paperback. Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP. Series: Enquiring History. Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 3H; 4KL; HBG; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444144512
ISBN
9781444144512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Paperback. This volume brings together historians, economists, political scientists, and anthropologists to present a global perspective on the new forms of lending and borrowing that have become a key feature of twentieth-century mass consumer societies, emphasizing comparative and transnational historical perspectives. Editor(s): Logemann, Jan. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349343867
ISBN
9781349343867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. A study of Christian religions and churches in Europe at the time of the Second World War. Series: Occupation in Europe. Num Pages: 640 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845208226
ISBN
9781845208226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Hardback. Professor Bazant describes in detail the implementations of the 1856 Lerdo Law and subsequent decrees. Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 567. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Former library book with usual labels to spine endpapers and inside cover. No dust jacket but remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0002119
ISBN
9780521078726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book offers an exciting new take on the relationship between law and power. The 1856 Declaration of Paris marks the precise moment when international law became universal, and was an aggressive and successful British move to end privateering forever - then the United States' main weapon in case of war with Britain. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBW; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337385
ISBN
9781349337385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.57

Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009124
ISBN
9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.64

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.79

paperback. At Home in the Institution examines space and material culture in asylums, lodging houses and schools in Victorian and Edwardian England, and explores the powerful influence of domesticity on all three institutional types. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458332
ISBN
9781349458332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.33

Hardcover. The most fascinating stories behind quests for the world's lost fortunes are recounted here in this fully-illustrated volume that includes detailed maps, charts, and spine-chilling tales of shipwrecks and battles. 250 photos, 175 in color. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour and b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 19. . Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0003598
ISBN
9781842220641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418370
ISBN
9780582418370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.48

Paperback. Traces the history of the British Empire through the use of primary and secondary documentary sources. This volume also examines the phenomenon of British imperialism, while taking into account the range of debates that have invigorated the study of imperialism. Editor(s): Samson, Dr Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192892935
ISBN
9780192892935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.84

Paperback. This study of over 2500 female and male saints explores women's status and experience in early medieval society and in the Church. It focuses on the changing social contexts of female sanctity, and also on "deviant" female behaviour which frequently challenged male order and authority. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740546
ISBN
9780226740546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482199
ISBN
9780801482199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219845
ISBN
9780300219845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. Mann examines how the financial patronage of newly empowered local rulers allowed Romanesque architecture and sculptural decoration to significantly redefine the cultural identities of those who lived in the frontier kingdoms of Christian Spain. Num Pages: 296 pages, 78. BIC Classification: 1DS; ACK; AM; HBG; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Number of pages
296
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628939
ISBN
9781442628939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 port.,. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 548. A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Poland. 432 pages, 1 port.,. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 29. Weight: 540.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871736
ISBN
9780907871736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.68

Hardcover. Over 220 photos show the various R12 and R75 types in various combat roles on all war fronts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 954. R12/R75. 192 pages, 220 photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWM. Dimension: 272 x 203 x 19. Weight: 954.
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403064
ISBN
9780887403064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 220 photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403408
ISBN
9780887403408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099302780
ISBN
9780099302780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.60

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