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Hardback. The idea of an Aryan race became an important feature of imperial culture in the 19th century, feeding into debates in Britain, Ireland, India, and the Pacific. This study traces the emergence and dissemination of Aryanism within the British Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333963609
ISBN
9780333963609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.94

Hardcover. This work looks at the life of Nikolai Sukhanov who chronicled the events of the Russian Revolution. It shows that Sukhanov, much maligned and neglected for decades, was in fact one of the great moral forces in both the history and historiography of the Russian Revolution. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333970355
ISBN
9780333970355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.50

Paperback. By investigating the major changes of world history during the past 500 years, this book provides the necessary global perspective to understand the geo-political and geo-economic changes facing us. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
4th
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971635
ISBN
9780333971635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.35

Hardback. This book follows four Seventeenth-century Englishmen on their journeys around the Ottoman Empire while the British were, for the first time in history, becoming important players in the Mediterranean. This book shows that hostility between East and West is neither historical nor inevitable, but rather the result of selective memory. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBG; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333973646
ISBN
9780333973646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Hardcover. This work is a study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJP; HBG; HBJD1; HBJH; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333980941
ISBN
9780333980941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.62

Paperback. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas depicts complex issues in an accessible manner. The author also looks at themes such as cultural issues and detente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTP; JPS; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333994047
ISBN
9780333994047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.90

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

€ 250.63

Hardcover. Until now there was no overview of the air war in Vietnam and the debate it has produced-a debate in which some historians argue that the U.S. could have won the war if it had employed more air power. Frankum fills this gap by deftly tying together the air campaigns over North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWS2; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742543027
ISBN
9780742543027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

* A overview of the history of the world in 200 pages * Written in a lively and accessible way * A great introduction for those who want to have a brief background to the origins and interactions of many cultures * Concludes by exploring the extent to which we now live in a global society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628059
ISBN
9780745628059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback. Global assessment of the rise of Western capitalism using Ireland as a key case study. Editor(s): Crotty, Raymond, Jr. Num Pages: 338 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101586
ISBN
9780759101586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.32

Num Pages: 446 pages, over 600 bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2476. 354th Fighter Group in World War Two. 446 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; JWG; JWTR. Dimension: 290 x 228 x 44. Weight: 2470.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329258
ISBN
9780764329258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.11
€ 56.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850095
ISBN
9780810850095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.88

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858220
ISBN
9780810858220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.50

Hardcover. In September 1939, the tanks of Panzer-Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a terrifying display of military force. The following spring, the regiment rumbled across France, again showing the destructive power of the panzer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811707237
ISBN
9780811707237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.04

Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237498
ISBN
9780812237498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109435
ISBN
9780813109435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

Paperback. " The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109558
ISBN
9780813109558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.65

The memoir of a woman who served not only in the Women's Army A uxiliary Corps but the American Red Cross as well during both World War II and the ensuing occupation. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118666
ISBN
9780813118666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.66

This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121376
ISBN
9780813121376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Appeasement was unfairly discredited by Neville Chamberlain's disastrous attempt to satisfy Hitler's territorial ambition, suggests the author of this work. He attempts to restore appeasement to its proper place as a legitimate and useful diplomatic strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121604
ISBN
9780813121604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.47

This group biography investigates the personal and professional histories of what is often referred to as the World War II Generation of Historians, a group that includes Daniel Boorstin, Hugh Trevor Roper and Barbara Tuckman. It is based on personal interviews and readings of their work. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122069
ISBN
9780813122069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.44

This work argues that living history, even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past, plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. It examines how one of the most popular fields of history is portrayed, embraced, and shaped by mainstream culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; JFCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122403
ISBN
9780813122403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.79

Paperback. Since the publication of the first edition of Why Air Forces Fail, the debate over airpower's role in military operations has only intensified. Historians Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris assemble a team of experts to add essential new details to their cautionary tale for current practitioners of aerial warfare. Editor(s): Higham, Robin; Harris, Stephen J. Num Pages: 450 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813167510
ISBN
9780813167510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.35

Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the eight religious wars between the Christian West and the Muslim East that dominated the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 456 pages, 34 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410867
ISBN
9780815410867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.18

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