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Paperback. This revealing biography details the life of Bill Jardine, anti-apartheid activist and noted sportsman, who played a key role in racially unifying sports and facilitating South African participation internationally. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Real African Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919855080
- ISBN
- 9781919855080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.10
€ 24.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Tells how the combined German and Austro-Hangarian armies rout the Italian army at Caporetto and threaten to knock Italy out of the war. This book also covers the Bolsheviks seize of power in Petrograd, and tells how Russia's withdrawal from the war seems inevitable. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047041
- ISBN
- 9780691047041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.88€ 121.16
€ 162.88
€ 121.16
Paperback. Looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu'l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din - or Saladin as he is more commonly known outside the Islamic world - who is broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Command. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b/w; 28 col. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849083171
- ISBN
- 9781849083171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.34
€ 13.99
€ 12.34
Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781612341538
- ISBN
- 9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29
Paperback. A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial history. Each essay surveys the scholarship and prevailing interpretations in these key areas, discussing the differing arguments and assessing their merits. Editor(s): Vickers, Daniel. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 576 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149853
- ISBN
- 9781405149853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.90
€ 58.90
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638997
- ISBN
- 9780691638997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Paperback. This overview of twentieth--century history in China tells the story of a fascinating country undergoing political revolutions and social and cultural upheaval. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203285
- ISBN
- 9780631203285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.68
€ 59.68
Hardcover. Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation's path between the founding and civil war. Num Pages: 624 pages, 35 illustrations; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073713
- ISBN
- 9780393073713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.55
€ 36.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. With the pace and drama of a spy thriller, Dr. Obeidi--the scientist forced to edge Saddam Hussein close to attaining his dream of possessing nuclear weapons--narrates terrifying episodes in a cautionary tale about nuclear proliferation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471679653
- ISBN
- 9780471679653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.53
€ 32.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. "A superb account of the rise of modern broadcasting." -Financial Times Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393341805
- ISBN
- 9780393341805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.82
€ 27.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. This book completely transforms our understanding of the actual roles that each of the principal EXCOMM members played in the decision making process that led to a peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783774
- ISBN
- 9780804783774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.62
€ 30.99
€ 28.62
Hardcover. Series: The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Memoirs. Num Pages: 840 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 96. Weight in Grams: 2900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300031973
- ISBN
- 9780300031973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.06€ 133.54
€ 172.06
€ 133.54
Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674836808
- ISBN
- 9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.56€ 80.71
€ 90.56
€ 80.71
Paperback. A translation into English of one of Gregory's eight books of miracle stories, which contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of martyrs. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853232360
- ISBN
- 9780853232360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.25
€ 35.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. General John Bell Hood tried everything he could: Surprise attack. Flanking march. Cavalry raid into the enemy's rear lines. Simply enduring his opponent's semi-siege of the city. But nothing he tried worked. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 215 pages, maps, bibliographical essay, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027885
- ISBN
- 9780842027885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.65
€ 58.65
Paperback. "Based on subtle, imaginative readings of autobiographies, memoirs, fiction and secondary sources, ["Campus Life"] tells the story of the changing mentalities of American undergraduates over two centuries." Michael Moffatt, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 348 pages, 103 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226353739
- ISBN
- 9780226353739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.70
€ 47.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. The contributors to New Countries examine how eight newly independent nations in the Western Hemisphere between 1750 and 1870 played fundamental roles in the global transformation from commercial to industrial capitalism. Editor(s): Tutino, John. Num Pages: 408 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361145
- ISBN
- 9780822361145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762784868
- ISBN
- 9780762784868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
paperback. Compares Holocaust research with interpretations of the French Revolution to reveal new insights into what made the persecution of Jews possible. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. The Holocaust as Historical Understanding. 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. Compares Holocaust research with interpretations of the French Revolution to reveal new insights into what made the persecution of Jews possible. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Dimension: 230 x 191 x 12. Weight: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521736329
- ISBN
- 9780521736329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240728
- ISBN
- 9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848843806
- ISBN
- 9781848843806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.77
€ 26.99
€ 23.77
Hardcover. This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together scholars from different disciplines who address the history of women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria. Editor(s): Good, David F.; Grandner, Margarete; Maynes, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 tables, 3 graphs, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454. Very good copy in very good cloth covers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016004
- ISBN
- 9781571810656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This investigation of slavery on the northwest coast of North America argues that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies. It examines how important slaves were to the Northwest economies for their labour and for their value as major items of exchange. Num Pages: 375 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206168
- ISBN
- 9780520206168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53€ 52.20
€ 66.53
€ 52.20
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098471
- ISBN
- 9780300098471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48€ 43.33
€ 54.48
€ 43.33