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Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution by Priya Satia 9780715653050
RRP: €20.22€14.36Winner of the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History (American Historical Association). Award-winning historian Priya Satia presents a new history of the Industrial Revolution that positions war and the gun trade squarely at the heart of the rapid... -
Circumcision: A History Of The World's Most Controversial Surgery by David L. Gollaher 9780465026531
€22.80Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
London Docks in the 1960s by Mark Lee Inman
RRP: €19.03€12.91The 1960s were the last decade of what might be called the traditional London docks scene. Ships could still be seen in the Pool, upstream of Tower Bridge; one could see lines of ships berth at the Royal Docks. Famous shipping companies, some like P&O... -
In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece by Jessica L. Lamont
RRP: €84.49€77.40From binding spells and incantations to curse-writing rituals, magic pervaded the ancient Greek world. In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750-250 BCE, documenting... -
A Compendium of Medieval World Sovereigns by Timothy Venning
RRP: €148.75€128.35The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern. These volumes provide students with easy-to-access 'who's who' with details on the identities and dates, ages and wives, where known, of heads of... -
The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization: v.1: The Classical Age of Islam by Marshall G. S. Hodgson 9780226346830
RRP: €36.89€36.40In this magisterial study, complemented by detailed charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twelfth century. "This is a nonpareil work, not... -
Relics of War in Northumberland: Military Remains in the Landscape by Ian Hall
RRP: €11.89€9.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916237629Author Ian HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Northern HeritagePublisher Northern Heritage ServicesDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 10mm -
El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America by Carrie Gibson 9781611856330
RRP: €29.75€20.93For reasons of language and history, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, America has much older Spanish roots - ones that have long been... -
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression by Stephane Courtois
RRP: €71.34€57.74Already famous throughout Europe, this international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of Communism around the world: terror, torture, famine, mass deportations, and... -
Embracing the Darkness by John Callow 9781845114695
€48.20As dusk fell on a misty evening in 1521, Martin Luther - hiding from his enemies at Wartburg Castle - found himself seemingly tormented by demons hurling walnuts at his bedroom window. In a fit of rage, the great reformer threw at the Devil the inkwell... -
Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front by Ronan McGreevy 9780750983587
RRP: €23.80€17.90The First World War was the biggest conflict in Irish history. More men served and more men died than in all the wars before or since that the Irish fought in. Often forgotten at home and written out of Irish history, the Irish soldiers and their... -
The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times by Odd Arne Westad
RRP: €29.74€25.68The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including... -
True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History: 500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn’t Teach You in School by Shane Carley 9781400340873
RRP: €11.89€7.90Turkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound too absurd to be true.Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night or start the most interesting... -
Edexcel GCE History A2 Unit 3 E2 A World Divided: Superpower Relations 1944-90 by Steve Phillips
€32.68Packed full of exam tips and activities, students can be sure they will develop all the historical skills and understanding they need. Written by experienced examiners and teachers and tailored to the Edexcel specification. An active, engaging approach... -
Awo: The Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awolowo by Obafemi Awolowo 9780521092678
RRP: €32.12€28.32Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987) was the leader of Nigeria's Action Group party and the first indigenous Premier of Western Nigeria. He campaigned heavily for developmental change and implemented free primary education and child healthcare policies... -
The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives by Carole Hillenbrand
RRP: €53.55€46.59At the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is timely to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now, militarily, culturally and psychologically. This book discusses a group of themes... -
On Wars by Michael Mann 9780300266818
RRP: €35.70€29.57A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them Benjamin Franklin once said, "There never was a good war or a bad peace." But what determines whether war or peace is chosen?... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War by Richard H. Immerman 9780198779391
€41.65The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War offers a broad reassessment of the period based on new conceptual frameworks developed in the field of international history. Nearing the 25th anniversary of its end, the cold war now emerges as a distinct period in... -
The Nationalist Dilemma: A Global History of Economic Nationalism, 1776–Present by Marvin Suesse 9781108831383
RRP: €35.70€31.36Nationalists think about the economy, Marvin Suesse argues, and this thinking matters once nationalists hold political power. Many nationalists seek to limit global exchange, but others prioritise economic development. The potential conflict between... -
Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis by Kenneth N. Waltz
RRP: €29.75€23.31What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Professor Waltz examines the ideas of major thinkers throughout the history of Western civilization. He explores works both by classic political philosophers, such as St. Augustine, Hobbes, Kant, and... -
Henry Dunant: The Man of the Red Cross by Michelle Bailat-Jones
RRP: €29.75€22.47"Timely and significant." Church Times A pioneer of humanitarianism and founder of the International Red Cross, Henry Dunant was many things over his lifetime. A devout Christian and social activist, an ambitious but failed businessman, a humanitarian... -
The Tragedy of White Injustice Paperback by Marcus Garvey 9781639230761
RRP: €7.50€5.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639230761Author Marcus GarveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Lushena BooksPublisher Lushena BooksWeight(grams) 41gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 1mm -
Why the West has Won by Victor Davis Hanson
RRP: €23.80€16.49This is a brilliant history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. Instead of weighing up the West through its cultural and literary accomplishments, Hanson engages with the much starker... -
Fake History: From Mozart's Murder to Cleopatra's Asp by Graeme Donald 9781789293623 [USED COPY]
RRP: €9.51€3.02As Napoleon himself once said, 'History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.' Noted down in historical documents, copied and widely repeated, it doesn't take long for a version of the truth to become accepted as fact. But... -
Fake History: From Mozart's Murder to Cleopatra's Asp by Graeme Donald
RRP: €9.51€6.66As Napoleon himself once said, 'History is a version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.' Noted down in historical documents, copied and widely repeated, it doesn't take long for a version of the truth to become accepted as fact. But... -
Putin v. the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia by Samuel A. Greene
RRP: €15.46€13.64A fascinating, bottom-up exploration of contemporary Russian politics that sheds new light on why Putin's grip on power is more fragile than we think "Putin v. the People wrestles with perhaps the central conundrum of contemporary Russia: the endurance... -
Creating the Creole Island: Slavery in Eighteenth-Century Mauritius by Megan Vaughan
RRP: €28.55€24.80The island of Mauritius lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about 550 miles east of Madagascar. Uninhabited until the arrival of colonists in the late sixteenth century, Mauritius was subsequently populated by many different peoples as successive... -
Tumult in the Clouds: The Centenary Collection by James Goodson
RRP: €11.89€8.46In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism esprit de corps... -
The Great War: A Photographic Narrative by The Imperial War Museum 9780224096553
RRP: €47.60€37.24As we mark the centenary of the end of World War One, this astonishing book collects over five hundred remarkable photographs and rarely seen material of the war from the Imperial War Museum archivesThe Great War was the first conflict to be documented... -
Royal Greenwich: From the Plantagenets to the Windsors by Pieter van der Merwe 9781906367756
RRP: €23.80€16.73Discover the rich royal history of the area where Henry VIII built his first tournament ground, Elizabeth I took daily walks in the Park and Charles II raced early royal yachts against his brother. In 2012, to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond... -
OCR A Level History AS: The First Crusade and the Crusader States 1073-1192 by Toby Purser
€36.01* Accessible, engaging and packed with activities to build the skills required * Focused to the latest specification and OCR's support materials * Unique Exam Cafe gives students a motivating way to prepare thoroughly for their exams.Book InformationISBN... -
Understanding Heritage and Memory by Tim Benton
RRP: €29.74€21.79Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this authoritative text explores the emotive issues surrounding the commemoration of war and atrocity, and the profound challenges for conservators posed by 'virtual', 'intangible' and 'multicultural'... -
The Origins of Violence: Religion, History and Genocide by John Docker 9780745325439
RRP: €29.74€19.49Genocide is commonly understood to be a terrible aberration in human behaviour, performed by evil, murderous regimes such as the Nazis and dictators like Suharto and Pinochet. John Docker argues that the roots of genocide go far deeper into human nature... -
The Normans: A History of Conquest by Trevor Rowley
RRP: €20.17€11.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639362165Author Trevor RowleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *... -
Empire of Refugees: North Caucasian Muslims and the Late Ottoman State by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky 9781503637740
RRP: €29.74€25.79Between the 1850s and World War I, about one million North Caucasian Muslims sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire. This resettlement of Muslim refugees from Russia changed the Ottoman state. Circassians, Chechens, Dagestanis, and others established... -
A Short History of the World in 50 Animals by Jacob F. Field
RRP: €15.46€10.86A Short History of the World in 50 Animals provides a new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet's making, taking readers from the time of the dinosaurs to the time of Dolly, the first cloned mammal. This book will include a great variety of beasts... -
Mesopotamia by Serhiy Zhadan
RRP: €15.46€13.64A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation's post-independence years "Serhiy Zhadan is one of the most important creators of European culture at work today. His... -
The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene Since 1945 by Professor J. R. McNeill
RRP: €24.93€20.09The Earth has entered a new age-the Anthropocene-in which humans are the most powerful influence on global ecology. Since the mid-twentieth century, the accelerating pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the... -
Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing by Roland Huntford 9781847252364
€65.84Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This is brilliantly brought to life in this engaging book. Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth... -
Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine by Jim Downs
RRP: €29.69€26.81A sweeping global history that looks beyond European urban centers to show how slavery, colonialism, and war propelled the development of modern medicine.Most stories of medical progress come with ready-made heroes. John Snow traced the origins of...