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Paperback. A study of Communism and a history of the myth of Communism as perpetuated by its admirers. This book illuminates how the support for Communism and its embodiment, the Soviet Union, became virtually synonymous with "anti-Fascism" and how this strategic arrangement reverberated through the West. Translator(s): Furet, Deborah. Num Pages: 600 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273419
ISBN
9780226273419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172592
ISBN
9780231172592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Hardcover. This volume draws on Dr Evans' expertise in studying topography in relation to ancient events and specifically his original research into the battlefield of Magnesia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp colour plates, incuding 4 specially comissioned colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844159710
ISBN
9781844159710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.97

Hardback. From scorching seas of sand to glacial polar expanses, Desert: Lands of Lost Borders relates the tales, truths, folklore and facts of the desert in an analysis that is at once informative and surprising. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 black & white. BIC Classification: HBG; RGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233604
ISBN
9781780233604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KNH0013234
ISBN
9781853904028
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The classic international bestseller -- a marvellously exciting and stimulating look at the emergence and development of Western civilisation Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: A; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568442
ISBN
9780719568442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Covers the use of various trucks and cars during WWII by Germany. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 91 x 3. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403088
ISBN
9780887403088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415394154
ISBN
9780415394154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184371
ISBN
9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The cartoon has a special place in the history of World War II, and the power of its message was felt by all sides of the conflict. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKLC; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808119
ISBN
9781909808119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.80

Hardback. Now in its 152nd edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: . Num Pages: 1564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMG; GBCY; HBG; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 256 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2396.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
152nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137439987
ISBN
9781137439987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 584.36

Hardcover. The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. This book discusses seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe to reconsider the birth of the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226556659
ISBN
9780226556659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.93

Paperback. Tells the story of human endeavour that laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain. This book reflects what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West. Num Pages: 1280 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846144431
ISBN
9781846144431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961899
ISBN
9780750961899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. This world history of genocide examines the longue duree of mass murder from the beginning of human history to the present. Cases of genocide are examined as distinct episodes of killing, but in connection with earlier episodes. Communist and anti-communist genocides are considered, as are cases of settler (or colonial) genocide. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTQ; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199765263
ISBN
9780199765263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Paperback. The fastest way to learn about human history, from the Ice Age to modern oligarchs. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848667259
ISBN
9781848667259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. This book covers the design and types of various trucks employed by the Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 300 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406867
ISBN
9780887406867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475078
ISBN
9780801475078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRAM2; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223637
ISBN
9780300223637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.32

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

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

Paperback. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. A Theoretical Analysis. 263 pages. What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and Rousseau, and by modern psychologists and anthropologists to discover ideas intended to explain war among states and related prescriptions for peace. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA; JW. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 16. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125376
ISBN
9780231125376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.50

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

€ 143.39

Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 150 black and white and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317699
ISBN
9780764317699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 38.66

Paperback. In this worldwide survey of the 1930s, Brendon examines the great powers and their leaders and investigates how, and how far, contemporary minds knew what they knew, and the extent to which our own view of the time is fogged by their uncertainty. He illuminates a period when the world was struggling with one crisis and hurtling towards another. Num Pages: 752 pages, 24pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667142
ISBN
9780712667142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 23.99

Paperback. A nostalgic look at what it was like to grow up in the 1950s This is a paperback, not a hardback book. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450117
ISBN
9780752450117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Now in a new edition, this clearly written and engrossing book presents a global and environmental narrative of the origins of the modern world since 1400. Robert Marks constructs a story in which Asia, Africa, and the New World play major roles and points to the resurgence of Asia and the vastly changed relationship of humans to the environment. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 maps, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Number of pages
280
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442212404
ISBN
9781442212404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Hardback.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199325153
ISBN
9780199325153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.60

Paperback. At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This valuable source-book reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments for and against. Issues discussed include humanitarianism and the Rights of Man. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243167
ISBN
9781851243167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

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

€ 12.14

Hardback. Is there a War on Christmas? Historically, there is and always has been. This book surveys the history of the world's most popular festival and the never-ending battles it has engendered ever since its hotly-contested invention in the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190499006
ISBN
9780190499006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.98

Paperback. Regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, it is written for the general reader and the student coming to the subject for the first time and provides a reliable and highly accessible point of entry to the period. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised with several chapters rewritten and a wealth of new material added. Num Pages: 784 pages, Contains numerous halftones, colour plates, maps, and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651924
ISBN
9780199651924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.01

Hardback. "Bad Girls Throughout History features some of the fiercest women of all time - the famous, the infamous, and the ones you haven't even heard of yet. Explore the notable works, impressive feats, and striking portraits of these wild women from around the globe who challenged the status quo"-- Num Pages: 216 pages, Hardcover, spot gloss, deboss; 100 full colour watercolour portraits. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452153933
ISBN
9781452153933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 halftones. 6 line illus. 15 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBG; HBJD; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175843
ISBN
9780691175843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.87

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KIN0006235
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This volume tells the true story of a historian's lifetime struggle to reveal the truth about crucial aspects of World War II and other international confrontations of the 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBAH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357104
ISBN
9781900357104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. This is the prequel book to The End of Slavery in Africa, both very well-respected examinations of this subject. Num Pages: 492 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299073343
ISBN
9780299073343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and reliable reference source for all students of history and culture. It lists by name the rulers of all the principal Islamic dynasties with Hijri and Common Era dates. Each dynastic list is followed by a brief assessment of its historical significance, and by a short bibliography. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FMN; 1H; 1Q; GBC; HBG; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd New edition of Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621378
ISBN
9780748621378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 132 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841655406
ISBN
9781841655406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.16

Hardcover. The ultimate work of historical reference Num Pages: 432 pages, (colour illus throughout), With index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 384 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ninth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150266
ISBN
9780008150266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.76
€ 64.42

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

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