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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. The successful slave uprising, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to first independent black republic of modern era. Numerous narratives of these events survive. This book unearths these documents and presents excerpts from more than a dozen accounts written by white colonists trying to come to grips with a world that had suddenly disintegrated. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBG; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675831
- ISBN
- 9780226675831
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.61
€ 25.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. Examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. In this book, essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726710
- ISBN
- 9780674726710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.30
€ 44.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell features a collection of essays that examine the turbulent partisan culture during Queen Anne s reign that ensued as a result of the 1710 parliamentary trial of English clergyman Henry Sacheverell. Editor(s): Knights, Mark. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444361872
- ISBN
- 9781444361872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.83
€ 28.83
paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224131
- ISBN
- 9780520224131
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.16
€ 30.99
€ 22.16
Paperback. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Num Pages: 496 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 424. 496 pages, maps. For more than thirty years, Timothy Garton Ash has traveled among truth tellers and political charlatans to record, with scalpel-sharp precision, what he has found. This book collects his writings since the millennium, that addresses some of the crucial questions of our time. It is history of the present on a scale by turns panoramic and human. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848870918
- ISBN
- 9781848870918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.85
€ 33.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Considers the phenomenon of state failure and asks how the international community might better detect signs of state decay at an early stage and devise legally and politically legitimate responses. Editor(s): Trauschweizer, Ingo; Miner, Steven Merritt. Series: Baker Series in Peace and Conflict Stud. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420911
- ISBN
- 9780821420911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.04
€ 30.99
€ 28.04
Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724873
- ISBN
- 9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
Paperback. 'Unique.' Edward W. Said Leading Harvard scholar chronicles 20 years of conflict in Gaza. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322346
- ISBN
- 9780745322346
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.81
€ 36.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 476 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283893
- ISBN
- 9780520283893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.71
€ 40.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444052
- ISBN
- 9781349444052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. The first extensive analysis of the representation of queens in early modern fairy tales and the historical record. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269683
- ISBN
- 9781137269683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137448934
- ISBN
- 9781137448934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.10
€ 112.10
Hardcover. Editor(s): Butler, Matthew. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; HR; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403983817
- ISBN
- 9781403983817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226118
- ISBN
- 9780813226118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.35
€ 83.35
Hardback. This book is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in Senegal between 1880 and 1940, through the prism of religion and religious policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804783804
- ISBN
- 9780804783804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.06
€ 86.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792096
- ISBN
- 9781932792096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178. The Defence of Malta. 160 pages, 8pp photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight: 178.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579632
- ISBN
- 9780907579632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.79
€ 10.99
€ 9.79
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479805006
- ISBN
- 9781479805006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 307 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590862
- ISBN
- 9781137590862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336604
- ISBN
- 9780880336604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.50€ 45.69
€ 58.50
€ 45.69
Paperback. With the sudden Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 the United Kingdom found itself at war. Due to the resolve of a determined Prime Minister and the resourcefulness of the Armed Forces, a Task Force, code named Operation CORPORATE, was quickly dispatched. Num Pages: 430 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848846364
- ISBN
- 9781848846364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.04
€ 25.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. Covers the most humiliating British surrender of the Second World War. The campaign remains hugely controversial. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473845589
- ISBN
- 9781473845589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.37
€ 21.99
€ 17.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347653
- ISBN
- 9781612347653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.28
€ 40.99
€ 40.28
Hardcover. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Num Pages: 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 802. World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richtofen. 216 pages, 126 b/w photos, sketches, diagrams. Fighter pilot Manfred von Richtofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. Yet the Red Baron became the Great War's single greatest scorer, as measured by total victories. How did he do it? This book is concerned with tactics, especially those tactics used by the Red Baron and his opponents. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 18. Weight: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion Pub
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033927
- ISBN
- 9781906033927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.18
€ 45.99
€ 32.18