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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125524
ISBN
9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. On August 10, 1792, Louis XVI of France abandoned his Paris chateau, walked across the Tuileries gardens, and surrendered his crown. In the tumultuous months that followed, he was tried, found guilty, and sent to the guillotine. This title provides an account of that turbulent time. Num Pages: 309 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
25 Anv
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236974
ISBN
9780520236974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403947741
ISBN
9781403947741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. A look in to the history behind the village of Eyam when the plague came killing the majority of the population. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; HBLH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396. Plague Village. 160 pages, 35 illustrations incl 33 colour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; HBLH; WQH. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603964
ISBN
9781445603964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. This book offers a substantial reconsideration of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state. Num Pages: 446 pages, 27 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 734. Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe. 448 pages, 27 b/w illus. 10 maps. This book offers a substantial reconsideration of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521735582
ISBN
9780521735582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.13

Hardcover. This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career, his views of the Revolution and history, the artists who created and embellished his image, and much of his talk about himself and his achievements. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230362819
ISBN
9780230362819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.48

Hardback. Traces the clandestine Comintern activities of a German communist and his associates between the two World Wars. The study examines the founding, expansion and collapse of a revolutionary institution and reveals Ewert's political strengths and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819192585
ISBN
9780819192585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.78

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW3; JFMA; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968142
ISBN
9781403968142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415810852
ISBN
9780415810852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.95

Paperback. Discusses the theories for managing the state system, the transition from autocratic states to communitarian nation states, the strength of nation states, and their relationship with capitalism. This book focuses on the Cold War's legacies for Europe. It presents models of a new Europe that propose different relationships with the U.S. and Russia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113678
ISBN
9780691113678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.00
€ 38.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBLX; HBWS4; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170879
ISBN
9780691170879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

Paperback. Tells the story of five German night fighter pilots: Wolfgang Flack (who founded the night fighter group), Hermann Greiner, Werner Hoffman, Peter Spoden and Paul Zorner. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459615
ISBN
9780752459615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.26

hardcover. This study examines the emergence and evolution in China of a tradition of popular organization generally known under the rubric of secret society. It suggests that the society is properly understood as one variety of the brotherhood association that flourished in the early and mid-Qing period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726511
ISBN
9780804726511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.43

Paperback. 1905: Foreign Minister Edward Grey enters secret talks with France about sending British forces to their aid in the event of German attack. The details were only revealed to the Cabinet and Prime Minister in 1911, by which point the 'hidden perspective' was firmly entrenched. Owen argues that the outbreak of war in 1914 was far from inevitable. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007764
ISBN
9781908323989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842752364
ISBN
9781842752364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473432
ISBN
9780801473432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. A study of eight decades of colonial rule, as seen from the point of view of the Indian army, which also aims to shed light upon the British colonial psyche. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333729762
ISBN
9780333729762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Somerville Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310192
ISBN
9780992736408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBG; HBJM; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522866674
ISBN
9780522866674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165769
ISBN
9780691165769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.79

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