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|  | Tudor Rebellions
Revised 5th Edition
5th EditionJul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874328
ISBN10: 1405874325 | £14.99   |
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... |
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Origins of the First World War summarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Martel explains the position of each of the great powers, an... |
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|  | Stalin and Stalinism
Revised 3rd Edition
3rd EditionJul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874366
ISBN10: 1405874368 | £14.99 |
One of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin believed that fashioning a better tomorrow was worth sacrificing the lives of millions today. He built a modern Russia on the c... |
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The civil rights movement was arguably the most important reform in American history. This book recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-A... |
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|  | The Vietnam War
Revised 2nd Edition
2nd EditionJul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874342
ISBN10: 1405874341 | £14.99 |
The Vietnam War examines the conflict from its origins through to 1975 and North Vietnam’s victory. This new revised edition is completely up-to-date with current ac... |
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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... |
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The conflict between Russia and America shaped the world for over four decades. Both were universalist powers – they wanted every country in the world to copy their model of government and econom... |
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To deal with film is to deal with a historical game pretty much outside the control of historians.This book provides a broad historical and theoretical overview to the rapidly growing field of hist... |
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|  | CHINA - The Race to Market
What China's transformation means for business, markets and the world orderApr 2003
ISBN13: 9780273663218
ISBN10: 0273663216 | £24.99 |
With WTO membership under its belt and a new leadership emerging, China could be ready to take its place in the global economy as an economic powerhouse. But is the Chinese dragon about to take fli... |
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Martin Kitchen’s compelling account of Europe between the wars sets the twenty-year crisis within the context of the profound sense of cultural malaise shared by many philosophers and artists,... |
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This account of Boudica employs a blend of archaeological and literary testimony to present fresh insight into this legendary figure. Unique in bringing contemporary politics are brought to be... |
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|  | TerrorismApr 2007
ISBN13: 9780582506107
ISBN10: 0582506107 | £10.99 |
A brief, accessible, jargon free introduction to one of the most important global issues in the twenty first century.Explaining and illustrating modern terrorism, this book focuses both on t... |
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|  | Mary Celeste
The Greatest Mystery of the SeaDec 2006
ISBN13: 9781405836210
ISBN10: 1405836210 | £9.99 |
This book returns to the facts of one of the greatest maritime and historical mysteries. This book returns to the facts. Accompanied by photos of the people involved and maps of the area, this is a... |
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|  | CapitalismSep 2006
ISBN13: 9780582506091
ISBN10: 0582506093 | £10.99 |
Having fended off challenges throughout the twentieth century, capitalism has proved itself not only the dominant economic system in the world, but also one of our greatest political and social dri... |
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|  | Europe Reborn
A History, 1914-2000Sep 2003
ISBN13: 9780582215337
ISBN10: 0582215331 | £20.99 |
How was modern Europe formed? Today arguments about the Euro, federalism, and European expansion define the political debate. Europe Reborn looks back at the history of Europe in the twent... |
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|  | The Truth Will Out
Unmasking the Real ShakespeareOct 2006
ISBN13: 9781405840866
ISBN10: 1405840862 | £12.99 |
The question of who wrote Shakespeare’s plays has been the subject of furious debate among scholars for over 150 years. Everything known about the facts of William Shakespeare’s life seem... |
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|  | Border Fury
England and Scotland at War, 1296-1568Dec 2004
ISBN13: 9780582772939
ISBN10: 0582772931 | £26.99 |
For three hundred years England and Scotland fought a bitter series of wars for territorial enlargement.Border Fury provides a fascinating account of the period of Anglo-Scottish Border... |
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|  | CommunismSep 2006
ISBN13: 9780582506039
ISBN10: 0582506034 | £10.99 |
This book shows how the modern communist movement emerged out of radical millenarian movements of the Middle Ages and the English Civil War, becoming a mass movement of industrial society, seeking... |
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John Tosh's Pursuit of History is the essential introduction to the practice of history. The fourth edition incorporates a wealth of student-friendly features to... | |
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|  | Europe 1880-1945
3rd EditionOct 2000
ISBN13: 9780582357457
ISBN10: 0582357454 | £28.99 |
This well-established and immensely successful book by one of Britain's most popular historians, is the standard introduction to the subject. Appropriate for 1st yr undergraduate upwards on M... | |
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|  | 20th Century Britain
Economic, Cultural and Social Change
2nd EditionMay 2007
ISBN13: 9780582772878
ISBN10: 0582772877 | £24.99 |
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... | |
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