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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349294817
ISBN
9781349294817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Hardback. Editor(s): Verene, Donald Phillip. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447389
ISBN
9780801447389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.33

Paperback. In its earliest days, the American-led war in Afghanistan appeared to be a triumph, a 'good war' in comparison to the debacle in Iraq. This book explores the intentions and hubris that caused the West's strategy in Afghanistan to flounder, refuting the long-held notion that the war could have been won with more troops and cash. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578772
ISBN
9780099578772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848873278
ISBN
9781848873278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403988201
ISBN
9781403988201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.96

Paperback. King Rene is little known beyond France, yet, through his controversial daughter Margaret of Anjou, he affected events in England during the Wars of the Roses. Rene's court rivalled Burgundy in its rich artistic culture and his claim to the kingdom of Naples started a process that led to enormous changes in the power structure of Southern Europe." Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349542017
ISBN
9781349542017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403989987
ISBN
9781403989987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Paperback. Propaganda during the Battle of Britain contributed to high national morale and optimism, with 'The 'Few's' prowess and valour projected through Air Ministry communiques and daily claims 'scores'. The media was a willing partner in portraying their heroism, also later consolidated in wartime publications, films and historiography. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279964
ISBN
9780230279964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.59

Hardback. This book is a full translation of the Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, a history of the Chinese state of Lu from 722 to 481 BCE, annotated so as to highlight the moral philosophy of its supposed writer, Confucius. Editor(s): Miller, Harrison; Miller, Harry. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497635
ISBN
9781137497635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.41

Paperback. This book is a full translation of the Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, a history of the Chinese state of Lu from 722 to 481 BCE, annotated so as to highlight the moral philosophy of its supposed writer, Confucius. Editor(s): Miller, Harry. Num Pages: 319 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349505142
ISBN
9781349505142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 175.09

Paperback. Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034492
ISBN
9780141034492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. Elizabeth I consciously and determinedly provided a Government mediation and arbitration scheme. A wealth of primary sources show that she had a special concern for women, the poor and anyone disadvantaged by the costs and delays of the law. Her Privy Council arranged arbitrations with no fees and with free legal aid for those who needed it. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Holo Books The Arbitration Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957215306
ISBN
9780957215306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.21

Paperback. Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802080462
ISBN
9780802080462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486220567
ISBN
9780486220567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. This fascinating book delves into these corners to examine all aspects of the gods, ritual customs, cult objects and sacred places of the ancient Celtic peoples. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934794
ISBN
9780750934794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Paperback. In The Gods of Revolution, Christopher Dawson brought to bear, as Glanmor Williams said, his brilliantly perceptive powers of analysis on the French Revolution. . . . In so doing he reversed the trends of recent historiography which has concentrated primarily on examining the social and economic context of that great upheaval. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813227092
ISBN
9780813227092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Bremmer, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies Jan N (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands University of Groningen University of Groningen University of Groningen University of Groningen University of Groningen University of Groningen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands); Erskine, Professor of Ancient History Andrew (University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh, UK University of Edinburgh, UK). Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies (Paperback). Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683222
ISBN
9780748683222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.74

Hardback. Drawing on a range of memoirs, art, poetry, and contemporary records, this title reconstructs their experience of captivity, return, and encounter with a postwar Japan that now seemed as alien as it had once been familiar. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276154
ISBN
9780520276154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.75
€ 49.62

Paperback. The introduction to this work recounts how the collection was assembled, how the lessons of the Cold War remain vital to the debate of current events, and how the influence of communism was able to reshape the direction of intellectual life. Editor(s): Crossman, Richard. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123952
ISBN
9780231123952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.86

Hardcover. No study has been carried out examining the gnostic undercurrents in medieval England. For the first time, Natanela Elias investigates the existence of these gnostic traces, using prominent late medieval English literary works such as Piers Plowman and Confessio Amantis and ultimately shedding light on a previously overlooked religious dimension. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137474766
ISBN
9781137474766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Originally published: Beacon Press, 1968. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605654
ISBN
9780691605654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.46
€ 62.99

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634586
ISBN
9780691634586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.46

Paperback. The definitive popular account of the landmark event in British history by an acclaimed young historian. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 8, colour. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117331
ISBN
9780349117331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, this updated version offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and captures the profound and passionate struggle to found a free nation. Middlekauff undertakes the difficult task of separating the real from the mythic with great success. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 752 pages, 19 halftones, 20 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
750
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315882
ISBN
9780195315882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.69

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