History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. Traditionally known as the Father of History, the Greek writer Herodotus(c 484-420 BC), was the first man to tell a story in prose on the scale of the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY. This book deals with his work. Editor(s): Blakeney, E.H. Translator(s): Rawlinson, George; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 772 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152340
- ISBN
- 9781857152340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.30
€ 26.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. As the threat of conflict again overshadowed Britain in the 1930s, the nation began to take measures to prepare itself for the possibility of war. This title offers a glimpse into the general public's experience of wartime Britain. Series: Old House. Num Pages: 36 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 122 x 3. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402158
- ISBN
- 9781908402158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.51
€ 6.51
hardcover. This study shows that modernity has its origins in the advancement of knowledge, not in the Scientific Revolution. Num Pages: 310 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107110137
- ISBN
- 9781107110137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.41
€ 108.41
Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Portobello
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270314
- ISBN
- 9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.79
€ 11.99
€ 9.79
Hardcover. Discusses models of gesture and non-verbal communication and apply them to Greek and Roman culture, literature and art. This title covers such topics as dress and costume in the Homeric poems; the importance of looking, eye-contact, and face-to-face orientation in Greek society; and, the construction of facial expression in Greek and Roman epic. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GTC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125012
- ISBN
- 9781905125012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.87
€ 77.87
Hardback. The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043595
- ISBN
- 9781849043595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.73
€ 26.99
€ 24.73
hardcover. Argues that Dutch Brazil is integral to Atlantic history and made an impact well beyond the colonial and national narratives in the Netherlands and Brazil. Editor(s): Groesen, Michiel van. Num Pages: 372 pages, 31 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107061170
- ISBN
- 9781107061170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537868
- ISBN
- 9780993537868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.45
€ 6.45
Hardcover. Drawing on an array of artworks and chroniclers' accounts, to reassess the medieval visual culture in which banquets were staged, this book shows the ways of appreciating artistic skill and attending to their own processes of perception, thereby forging a court culture that delighted in the exercise of fine aesthetic judgment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 colour plates, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AS; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226242200
- ISBN
- 9780226242200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.64€ 47.40
€ 55.64
€ 47.40
Paperback. The former mining town of Stanley lies only twenty minutes drive from the beautiful cathedral city of Durham. Yet the two are worlds apart. Marilyn Hardy recounts in touching detail the trials of growing up in this impoverished mining town and her life-long struggle to find happiness, from her troubled relationship with her undemonstrative mother. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3JJ; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 19. Weight in Grams: 139.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KLN0017901
- ISBN
- 9780753513965
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Millions of immigrants entered America's "golden door" in the years after 1880. This book offers a guide to the USA, including everything from the pay-rates of various trades to statistics about what Americans ate, drank, and manufactured. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402646
- ISBN
- 9781908402646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.55
€ 8.55
hardcover. A comprehensive history of martial law, outlining how it was a vital component of England's domestic and imperial legal order. Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBLH; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107092877
- ISBN
- 9781107092877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.41
€ 108.41
Paperback. An analysis of the ways that General Rafael Trujillo s dictatorship (1930-1961) pervaded everyday life in the Dominican Republic s capital, Santo Domingo. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344827
- ISBN
- 9780822344827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19
Paperback. Covering the period from the rise of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC to the eve of the Battle of Actium, this book offers a narrative of this crucial phase of Roman history, making the conflict "within" the Roman state to the exclusion of other material and tracing the economic and social factors. Translator(s): Carter, John M. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445091
- ISBN
- 9780140445091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.60
€ 17.99
€ 11.60
Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248830
- ISBN
- 9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.12
€ 89.12
Hardback. Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767413
- ISBN
- 9781780767413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.69€ 133.93
€ 150.69
€ 133.93
Paperback. An engaging study of Yorkshire's famous Fountains Abbeys. Num Pages: 168 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436. The Cistercians in Northern England. 100 illustrations. An engaging study of Yorkshire's famous Fountains Abbeys. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848684188
- ISBN
- 9781848684188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.30
€ 32.30
Hardback. Offers new insights on a selection of ancient campaigns and battles and covers the Ionian Revolt (499-3 BC), Marathon (490 BC) and Thermoispylai (480 BC - 300 and all that), Caesar's civil war victory at Ilerda (49 BC) and Bedriacum (AD69, year of the four emperors) Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 b/w photos, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848847965
- ISBN
- 9781848847965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.24
€ 9.24
Paperback. Definitive account of a rising and fast-changing African state: Angola, still recovering from civil war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042840
- ISBN
- 9781849042840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.66
€ 38.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473401
- ISBN
- 9780801473401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.72
€ 44.99
€ 39.72