Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Offers a better way to read Thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a glimpse into the history of classical scholarship Num Pages: 148 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472098477
- ISBN
- 9780472098477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.06
€ 96.06
Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040112
- ISBN
- 9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.77
€ 29.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Designed to introduce both students and general readers to a work that is an essential part of a liberal education, this book seeks to encourage readers to explore Greek author Thucydides - one of the world's greatest historians. It examines his landmark "History of the Peloponnesian War", one of the great classics of Western civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138800
- ISBN
- 9780691138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Hardcover. Following on from his first two books, Rhodes completes his edition of Thucydides' books on the Archidamian War, providing an Introduction Thucydides' history and on the Peloponnesian War, Greek text with selective critical apparatus and facing translation, and a commentary which should be useful both to specialists and to readers with little .. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 365 pages, maps,1 geneal table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1999. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856687013
- ISBN
- 9780856687013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.13
€ 173.13
Paperback. Book IV 2-41 of the Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War concerns the events of the campaign fought at Pylos and the island of Sphacteria between the Athenians and the Spartans in 425 BC. J.B. Wilson's much cited edition includes a Greek text and translation, followed by supplementary tets. Editor(s): Wilson, J. B. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856681790
- ISBN
- 9780856681790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856683978
- ISBN
- 9780856683978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 152 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Publisher
- State House Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933337449
- ISBN
- 9781933337449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327597
- ISBN
- 9781848327597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060545
- ISBN
- 9780813060545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Hardcover. The story of Clint Sperry - an American fighter pilot in P47 Thunderbolts, stationed in England during the Second World War Num Pages: 272 pages, 118 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554562
- ISBN
- 9781781554562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.10
€ 26.99
€ 19.10
Paperback. General Creighton Abrams has been called the greatest American general since Ulysses S Grant, yet at the time this book was first published in 1992, he was little known by most Americans. This book is the biography of the man who commanded US forces in Vietnam during the withdrawal stage and for whom the army's main battle tank is named. Num Pages: 448 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220028
- ISBN
- 9780253220028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
Hardback. Explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century BC Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this historic movement by breaking free of the Seleucid Empire and building a strong independent state in Central Asia. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps, 5 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDA; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HDDK; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211407
- ISBN
- 9780520211407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.40
€ 99.40
Hardback. David Silverman argues against the notion that Indians prized flintlock muskets more for their pyrotechnics than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another, as arms races erupted across North America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737471
- ISBN
- 9780674737471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.40
€ 41.40
Hardcover. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115285
- ISBN
- 9781405115285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.29
€ 153.29
Paperback. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115292
- ISBN
- 9781405115292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.04
€ 43.99
€ 41.04
Hardcover. This volume closely examines Tibet's history and politics, focusing on issues of autonomy, human rights, and India's role vis-a-vis Tibet. The author provides possible alternatives for conflict resolution in this contested nation. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198068624
- ISBN
- 9780198068624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardback. Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today. Translator(s): Wilf, Susan. Num Pages: 372 pages, 30 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088894
- ISBN
- 9780674088894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 44.49
€ 47.99
€ 44.49
Paperback. Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Travelling through the country, the author meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950388
- ISBN
- 9780241950388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
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€ 24.62
€ 26.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. "The present edition, with minor revisions by the author, was first published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1972"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709019
- ISBN
- 9780804709019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74