General & world history
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General & world history
Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224667
- ISBN
- 9780520224667
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. This book demonstrates how the two adversaries of the Cold War, West Germany and East Germany, endeavored to create two distinct and unique German identities. In their endeavor to claim legitimacy, the German cinematic representation of the American West became an important cultural weapon of mass dissemination during the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349473243
- ISBN
- 9781349473243
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Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08
Paperback. A collection of essays that explore the use and implication of war posters during WWI. It reveals the centrality of visual media, particularly the poster, within the specific national contexts of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States during World War I. Editor(s): James, Pearl. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBG; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226104
- ISBN
- 9780803226104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140245660
- ISBN
- 9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752491073
- ISBN
- 9780752491073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. An examination of the effects of the process of industrialization on the lives of women, both as paid workers and within the home. Num Pages: 96 pages, Bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631153030
- ISBN
- 9780631153030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.79
€ 49.79
Paperback. Examines the effects of the Second World War on women's sense of themselves. Using oral history it explores the interaction between cultural representations of men and women in the war, and women's own narratives of their wartime lives. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719044618
- ISBN
- 9780719044618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.50
€ 36.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347887
- ISBN
- 9780764347887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.74
€ 24.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. An analysis of the relationship between man and his physical and biological environment in the Mediterranean region over 2000 years. It covers issues such as historiography, patterns of settlement and demographic change, religious cult sites, climate, disease, deforestation, technological innovation and anthropology of Mediterranean communities. Num Pages: 776 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 776
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218906
- ISBN
- 9780631218906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.41
€ 50.99
€ 50.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Horden, Peregrine; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138868205
- ISBN
- 9781138868205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1QDT; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182027
- ISBN
- 9780231182027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 49.62
€ 63.23
€ 49.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 475 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2264.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321658
- ISBN
- 9780764321658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.21€ 48.53
€ 63.21
€ 48.53
Hardcover. Based on numerous diaries and letters, this work depicts the story of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. The author explores American soldiers' attitudes to the Far East and how they imagined it as a frontier similar to the Wild West of America. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333771334
- ISBN
- 9780333771334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback. Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and slaughter? Or were they unusually successful merchants, extortionists, and pioneer explorers? Editor(s): Sawyer, Peter. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 pp colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- ILL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854346
- ISBN
- 9780192854346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.34
€ 29.99
€ 21.34
Paperback. Ted W. Lawson's classic Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition on the sixtieth anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. "One of the worst feelings about that time," Ted W. Lawson writes, "was that there was no tangible enemy. Series: Aviation Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBTM; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574885545
- ISBN
- 9781574885545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Collectively known as the Third Battle of Ypres, the fighting raged from early June until mid-November, and revealed new depths of tragedy, heights of gallantry, astonishing stoicism, humour, loss, grief, and terrible human suffering. These German panoramas reveal what no other photographs can - the view beyond the trench parapet. Num Pages: 468 pages, 250 photographs, 2 double gatefolds. BIC Classification: AJC; HBG; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 276 x 319. Weight in Grams: 2200.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294229
- ISBN
- 9781845294229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.27€ 52.94
€ 69.27
€ 52.94
Paperback. Incorporating research findings over the last twenty years, First Islanders examines the human prehistory of Island Southeast Asia. This fascinating story is explored from a broad swathe of multidisciplinary perspectives and pays close attention to migration in the period dating from 1. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119251552
- ISBN
- 9781119251552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardback. Incorporating research findings over the last twenty years, First Islanders examines the human prehistory of Island Southeast Asia. This fascinating story is explored from a broad swathe of multidisciplinary perspectives and pays close attention to migration in the period dating from 1. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119251545
- ISBN
- 9781119251545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.53
€ 107.53
Hardcover. In this volume of the HISTORY OF THE WORLD series, the origins and development of human society are explored, providing readers with an understanding of the evolution of humans and the cultures they established, from the first traces of humanity to the creation of early literate societies. Series: History of the World S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863492
- ISBN
- 9781557863492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.01
€ 153.01
Paperback. * Presents a fresh look at broad trends in human prehistory. * Ranges across the globe using particular regions and periods as case studies. * Reveals to the non--specialist how archaeological data are assembled and interpreted to develop models of past society. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181125
- ISBN
- 9781577181125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.46
€ 69.46