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Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the early modern period. Num Pages: 1072 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271580
ISBN
9781783271580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.42

Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the middle ages. Num Pages: 1086 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1562.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271597
ISBN
9781783271597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.10

Paperback. A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826768
ISBN
9780753826768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712673488
ISBN
9780712673488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and its far-reaching consequences for humanity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftone plates, numerous maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802071
ISBN
9780192802071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

paperback. The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HRQX; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 442. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Quercus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033672
ISBN
9780857380975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. For the first time, the facts and background are brought together, setting the record straight in this attractive portrayal of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 196 pages, illus. 89 plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033330
ISBN
9780415050364
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. A study of the Seven Years' War, reviewing the grand strategies of the combatants and the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. The narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841761916
ISBN
9781841761916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Features the essays that consider how Western societies think about and use goods, how goods shape female, as well as male, identities, how labor in the family came to be divided between a male breadwinner and a female consumer, and how fashion and cosmetics shape women's notions of themselves and the society in which they live. Editor(s): Grazia, Victoria De; Furlough, Ellen. Num Pages: 443 pages, 44 b&w photographs, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201972
ISBN
9780520201972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Freedom Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904491033
ISBN
9781904491033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.14

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629629
ISBN
9780691629629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691616285
ISBN
9780691616285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.08

paperback. Explores the nineteenth-century foundations of medieval studies as an academic discipline as well as certain unexamined contemporary consequences of these origins. This title exposes the presuppositions of the field of medieval studies and significantly shifts the objects of its historical inquiry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034760
ISBN
9780822321996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. From the vantage point of the United States or Western Europe, the 1970s was a time of troubles: economic 'stagflation,' political scandal, and global turmoil. This title examines the large-scale structural upheaval of the 1970s by transcending the standard frameworks of national borders and superpower relations. Editor(s): Ferguson, Niall; Maier, Charles S.; Manela, Erez; Sargent, Daniel J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061866
ISBN
9780674061866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.29

Paperback. 'An important work that asks important questions about the struggle for racial equality today, and adds new insights into the history of racial thinking.' Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313030
ISBN
9780745313030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408839973
ISBN
9781408839973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781408839997
ISBN
9781408839997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bravo Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061469053
ISBN
9780061469053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. 'The Sketchbook War' is not a book about art but the story of war artists, how men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms and experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives and the way in which we view war today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956154
ISBN
9780750956154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 130 b/w photographs, documents, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311727
ISBN
9780764311727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.68

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. Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome.This work considers how erotic experience is understood in classical texts, and what ethical and philosophical arguments are made about sex? Editor(s): Nussbaum, Martha C.; Sihvola, Juha. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCX; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226609157
ISBN
9780226609157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Paperback. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679594
ISBN
9780745679594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.92

Hardcover. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679587
ISBN
9780745679587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.18

Paperback. The Sociology of Islamis an interpretive account of Islam as a religion and civilization in world history and global society, which focuses on the notions of knowledge-culture, power and civility to provide key interpretive and analytic tools to practitioners. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119109976
ISBN
9781119109976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00

Paperback. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788. 574 pages. Volume 1 examines interrelations between sources of power from neolithic times up to just before the Industrial Revolution in England. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; JHBA. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 32. Weight: 778.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
574
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107635975
ISBN
9781107635975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.83

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Explores the nineteenth- and twentieth-century spread of modern industry to the global periphery to understand the economic, historical, and political implications of how, in the twenty-first century, economies in Asia, Latin America and even sub-Saharan Africa are converging on the historically-wealthy economies of Europe and North America. Editor(s): O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshoj; Williamson, Jeffrey Gale. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198753643
ISBN
9780198753643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.72

Hardcover. On September 11th 1999 "The Times" newspaper carried the front page article 'Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. Melita Norwood, the last of the atomic spies, had finally been run to ground. This book sets her in the context of the times, and uses her as a prism and focus through which to investigate the whole milieu. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834229
ISBN
9781843834229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

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

€ 568.83

Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, now updated by Robert Sullivan, remains a timeless classic for all ages. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 150 x 52. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407153
ISBN
9780871407153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. "Remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience.. What a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us!"-Wall Street Journal Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871408655
ISBN
9780871408655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.72

Paperback. Spanning the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 plate sections. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546689
ISBN
9780099546689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardback. Across six generations and two hundred years, this book tells the story of a German-Jewish family who emigrated from Rawicz, Poland, first to Prussian Berlin, and then to America. It is populated by characters, such as Wolfgang, who led urban reform; Ernst who directed an anti-Nazi resistance movement; and Antonie the actress. Num Pages: 80 b/w ills. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454166
ISBN
9781845454166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.22

Hardback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356653
ISBN
9780822356653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.86

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226452388
ISBN
9780226452388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236417
ISBN
9780803236417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.37

Hardcover. Dr Erdman examines the background, emergence and growth of Swatantra within the framework of conservative politics in India. Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 624. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0269886
ISBN
9780521049382
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.68