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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Translated into English for the first time, "The End" is a searing firsthand account of the Allied firebombing of Hamburg and a rare German perspective on the devastation. Translator(s): Agee, Joel. Num Pages: 112 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226595573
ISBN
9780226595573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. This work argues that American "frontier anxiety" was caused not by the closing of the frontier, but by the "perception" that it was closing. The author reassesses the impact of that perception and shows how it profoundly shaped the nation's cultural and political life between the 1870s and 1930s. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607815
ISBN
9780700607815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Paperback. End of an Alliance: James F. Byrnes, Roosevelt, Truman, and the Origins of the Cold War Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879214
ISBN
9780807879214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.78

paperback. This interesting study, full of analysis and insight, traces the fortunes of the Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century. Num Pages: 298 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187915
ISBN
9780300187915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392886
ISBN
9780888392886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.60

Hardback. Former BBC correspondent's graphic personal account of National Service with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1950s based on the letters he wrote home to his family at the time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 B&W Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; BGHA; BM; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473848184
ISBN
9781473848184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 656 pages, 50 b/w illustrations, 16 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 254 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909982963
ISBN
9781909982963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.45
€ 52.73

Paperback. Ireland appears to be in the throes of a remarkable process of social and economic change. This text scrutinizes the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the deceptively simple metaphor of the "Celtic Tiger". Editor(s): Coulter, Colin; Coleman, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719062315
ISBN
9780719062315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Hardcover. Discusses the future of the Middle East in our new, post-imperialist era. For each and every country and for the region as a whole, this explains, there is a range of alternative futures: at one end, cooperation and progress; at the other, a vicious circle of poverty and ignorance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817912949
ISBN
9780817912949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Hardcover. Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires - a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor - and Patrick McGlynn - an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunger, disease, debt, hardship, and death to expand his holding at the expense of his neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738619
ISBN
9780198738619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516. 336 pages, 3ill.2tabs.4ch.4M. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; HDDM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485305
ISBN
9780801485305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.46

Hardcover. Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPG; BJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230209862
ISBN
9780230209862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century bc with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This title rejects the traditional explanations and proposes a military one instead. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBG; HBLA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
6th Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025919
ISBN
9780691025919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.95

Hardback. A path-breaking study of ordinary Chinese people and how they perceive their lives and opportunities in modern China Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169249
ISBN
9780300169249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.18

Hardcover. Giving an overview of the origins and history of the Cold War, this work considers whether the Cold War is truly over, and what the effects have been on Europe, and the former Soviet Union, as well as US foreign policy. Editor(s): Armstrong, David; Goldstein, Erik. Num Pages: 226 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0018846
ISBN
9780714634197
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This carefully researched history draws on archival sources as well as a wealth of new interviews with on-the-ground activists, political actors, international figures, and others to move beyond the narratives-both the German and American varieties-that have dominated the historical memory of German reunification. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137488701
ISBN
9781137488701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605715
ISBN
9780691605715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.29
€ 57.94

Hardback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634647
ISBN
9780691634647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.18
€ 137.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607368
ISBN
9780691607368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.30
€ 74.19

Hardback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635958
ISBN
9780691635958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.73
€ 182.68

Paperback. Examines the roots of China's social and political problems, and traces the reforms and struggles that have led to the state of mass depoliticization. From the May Fourth Movement to Tiananmen Square, this title offers a discussion of Chinese intellectual history and society, in the hope of forging a path for China's future. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673797
ISBN
9781844673797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.43

Paperback. By 146, Rome had established itself as the leading Mediterranean power. Over the next century, it consolidated its power into an immense territorial empire. This title traces the processes of change which transformed Rome from a republic to a monarchy. It is suitable for academics working on the history of Rome and the Roman Republic. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619450
ISBN
9780748619450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643557
ISBN
9780691643557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.63

Paperback. Has Europe's extraordinary postwar recovery limped to an end? It would seem so. In this book, the author, a former member of the British Parliament, argues that Europe's problems stem from outdated perceptions of global power, and calls for a drastic change in European governance to halt the continent's slide into irrelevance. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156088
ISBN
9780691156088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.30

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