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The Inter-War Crisis
The Inter-War Crisis
Revised 2nd Edition
2nd Edition

R.J. Overy

Nov 2009
ISBN13: 9781408223178
ISBN10: 1408223171
£14.99 Further info on The Inter-War Crisis  Buy The Inter-War Crisis

When the world around you is crumbling and the end of civilization seems near, where do you turn? At the end of the First World War this was the crisis facing millions in the Western world.I...
Civilization in the West, Penguin Academic Edition, Combined Volume
Civilization in the West, Penguin Academic Edition, Combined Volume
International Edition

Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'Brien

Nov 2009
ISBN13: 9780205754564
ISBN10: 0205754562
£24.99 Further info on Civilization in the West, Penguin Academic Edition, Combined Volume Buy Civilization in the West, Penguin Academic Edition, Combined Volume

Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary and Patricia O’Brian bring the history of western civilization, from prehistoric times to the modern day, alive – in this, a new format paperback adaptation...
African Experience, The
African Experience, The
An Introduction
3rd Edition

Vincent Khapoya

Oct 2009
ISBN13: 9780130918437
ISBN10: 0130918431
£36.99 Further info on African Experience, The Buy African Experience, The

The African Experience is the only interdisciplinary survey to examine this region of the world from geographic, linguistic, social, historical, and political perspectives....
History Meets Fiction
History Meets Fiction

Beverley Southgate

Oct 2009
ISBN13: 9781408220122
ISBN10: 1408220121
£14.99 Further info on History Meets Fiction Buy History Meets Fiction

The relationship between history and fiction has always been contentious and sometimes turbulent, not least because the two have been seen as mutually exclusive opposites. In this thought-provoking an...
Women in Eighteenth Century Europe
Women in Eighteenth Century Europe

Margaret Hunt

Oct 2009
ISBN13: 9780582308657
ISBN10: 0582308658
£19.99 Further info on Women in Eighteenth Century Europe Buy Women in Eighteenth Century Europe

This is a comprehensive and deeply perceptive study of women’s experience across the European continent into Russia and the Ottoman Islamic East. Its richly learned exploration of women...
The Slump
The Slump
Britain in the Great Depression
3rd Edition

John Stevenson, Chris Cook

Oct 2009
ISBN13: 9781408230107
ISBN10: 1408230100
£14.99 Further info on The Slump Buy The Slump

'One of the most relentlessly brilliant studies of twentieth-century Britain... these young historians have found a marvellous theme and stuck to it. Theirs is the glory!' <...
Religion in America
Religion in America
6th Edition

Julia Hemeyer

Sep 2009
ISBN13: 9780205645206
ISBN10: 0205645208
£46.99 Further info on Religion in America Buy Religion in America

Religion in America gives students and teachers a comprehensive yet concise introduction to the changing religious landscape of the United States. Extensive...
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The Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
2nd Edition

Kirsten Schulze

Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9780582771895
ISBN10: 0582771897
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The new edition of this well-regarded text has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect events in the previous decade. Covering the period from the origins of the Zionist-Arab competition for...
World Politics since 1945
World Politics since 1945
9th Edition

Peter Calvocoressi

Oct 2008
ISBN13: 9781405899383
ISBN10: 1405899387
£24.99 Further info on World Politics since 1945 Buy World Politics since 1945

“The most lucid, comprehensive, intelligent and reliable account of post-war modern history on the market.”  ...
The Crusades 1095-1197
The Crusades 1095-1197

Jonathan Phillips

Jul 2002
ISBN13: 9780582328228
ISBN10: 0582328225
£14.99 Further info on The Crusades 1095-1197 Buy The Crusades 1095-1197

The idea of the crusade remains a potent one. In this compelling account, Jonathan Phillips moves away from modern constructs and possible misconceptions of the crusades, to explore the origins and de...
Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 2
Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 2
8th Edition

Albert Craig, William Graham, Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank Turner

Mar 2008
ISBN13: 9780136003229
ISBN10: 0136003222
£48.99 Further info on Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 2 Buy Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Volume 2

This comprehensive yet accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to provide an even more global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our in...
Origins of the Cold War 1941-49
Origins of the Cold War 1941-49
Revised 3rd Edition
3rd Edition

Martin McCauley

Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874335
ISBN10: 1405874333
£14.99 Further info on Origins of the Cold War 1941-49 Buy Origins of the Cold War 1941-49

Origins of the Cold War covers the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a clear and concise manner, Martin...
Tudor Rebellions
Tudor Rebellions
Revised 5th Edition
5th Edition

Anthony Fletcher, Diarmaid Macculloch

Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874328
ISBN10: 1405874325
£14.99 Further info on Tudor Rebellions Buy Tudor Rebellions

The Tudor age was a tumultuous one – a time of the Reformation, conspiracies, uprisings and rebellions.The Tudor Rebellions gives a chronological run-down of the major rebellio...
20th Century Britain
20th Century Britain
Economic, Cultural and Social Change
2nd Edition

Francesca Carnevali, Julie-Marie Strange, Paul Johnson

May 2007
ISBN13: 9780582772878
ISBN10: 0582772877
£26.99 Further info on 20th Century Britain Buy 20th Century Britain

Over the course of the twentieth century, British social conditions and expectations have improved significantly, as has economic performance. War and work, political and social movements, te...
Nineteenth-Century Russia
Nineteenth-Century Russia
Opposition to Autocracy

Derek Offord

Jul 1999
ISBN13: 9780582357679
ISBN10: 0582357675
£21.99 Further info on Nineteenth-Century Russia Buy Nineteenth-Century Russia

This concise and accessible introduction to Russia in the nineteenth century, focuses particularly on the rise of radicalism. Derek Offord examines all the major schools of thoug...

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