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General & world history

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844156306
ISBN
9781844156306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.79

Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085206
ISBN
9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.60
€ 52.20

Hardback. This study explores the ways Philadelphians used the Revolution and its powerful language of liberty and equality to impose meaning on their lives, as an expanding market irreversibly changed social and economic relationships in their city, and eventually the rest of the country. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107584
ISBN
9780739107584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.64

Hardcover. The murkier side of eighteenth-century politics is vividly revealed in the letters edited here. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 21 x 13 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Surtees Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440764
ISBN
9780854440764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.63

Paperback. Investigating how intimacy is constructed across the restless world of empire Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075681
ISBN
9780252075681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Bringing together scholars from the fields of musicology and international history, this book investigates the significance of music to foreign relations, and how it affected the interaction of nations since the late 19th century. Editor(s): Gienow-Hecht, Jessica. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AV; HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385004
ISBN
9781782385004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.35

Paperback. First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Student
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521277624
ISBN
9780521277624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350027367
ISBN
9781350027367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.79
€ 123.46

Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444722468
ISBN
9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0009499
ISBN
9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Business Education Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901888737
ISBN
9781901888737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.20

paperback. After an analysis of original Old Burmese and other primary sources, the author discovered that four out of the five events considered to be the most important in the history of early Burma, and believed to have been historically accurate, are actually late-nineteenth and twentieth-century inventions of colonial historians. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802018
ISBN
9780896802018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571746450
ISBN
9781571746450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. During the First World War, a rich crop of legends sprouted from the battlefields and grew with such ferocity that many still excite controversy today. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939928
ISBN
9780750939928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.17

Hardcover. N F S Grundtvig, a chief shaper of Denmark's modern identity and an active force in Danish social, political and religious life, was an outstanding intellect of the European 19th century. This book comprises English translations of an extensive selection of Grundtvig's own retrospect upon events, causes, and periods of his life. Editor(s): Bradley, S. A. J. Num Pages: 597 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBG; HBLL; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
597
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889696
ISBN
9788772889696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.70

Hardback. A sustained and systematic study of the construction, erosion and reconstruction of national histories across a wide variety of states is highly topical and extremely relevant in the context of the accelerating processes of Europeanization and globalization. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Eriksonas, Linas; Mycock, Andrew. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454241
ISBN
9781845454241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.24

Hardcover. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4264.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780837138602
ISBN
9780837138602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.60
€ 65.36

Paperback. The NCI is a voluntary body with a mission to reopen, develop and maintain a visual watch from the coastguard stations abandoned by HM Coastguard after extensive reorganisation in the 1970s. This book explains the history and development of the NCI, key figures, dates, incidents and the training and day to day work of the coastal agencies. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449296
ISBN
9780752449296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Hardback. Featuring show-stopping imagery and thrilling behind-the-scenes tales, this book reveals how much we've come to know about our world in the past 125 years, tapping key voices at the vanguard of ocean and space exploration, climate science, archaeology, mountaineering, and many other disciplines to celebrate the spirit of discovery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 606 Colour Photographs; 1 Map. BIC Classification: GTN; HBG; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1982.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
10.7.2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426209574
ISBN
9781426209574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.81

Hardback. History is a vast web of amazing moments spanning politics, culture, science, religion, and thousands of unforgettable characters Editor(s): Kagan, Neil. Num Pages: 416 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 282 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1946.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211782
ISBN
9781426211782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.46

Hardback. An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of America's National Parks, THE NATIONAL PARKS: 100 YEARS OF AMERICAN SPLENDOR is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1882.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426215599
ISBN
9781426215599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
492
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719038006
ISBN
9780719038006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.12

Paperback. Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118252338
ISBN
9781118252338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.52

Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755436
ISBN
9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.70

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