ALVARES, CLAUDE

Decolonizing History. Technology and Culture in India, China and the West 1492 to the Present Day.

Goa & New York: The Other India Press & The Apex Press, 1991. Second Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). ISBN: 0945257406. Xxii, 280 pages. Surface of front cover slightly creased. Bottom r/h corner of front cover and front free endpaper lightly bumped and soiled. Seller's price label on back cover. Slight wear to spine, cover and corners. ; Octavo (standard book size). Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 80308

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0945257406 Colonial Colonisation Colonialism

BARTON, J

Peasants and Strangers: Italians, Rumanians, and Slovaks in an American City, 1890-1950 (Harvard Studies in Urban History) Barton, J

ISBN: 0674659309. 217 pages. Dustjacket in plastic protective cover. With remnants and/or residue of sticky tape on endpapers, covers and/or dustjacket. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners and dustjacket.. Good .

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Book number: 40731

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0674659309 Rumarians America

BROWN, ROGER L. (EDITED BY)

The Sayce Papers: Volume 10 - Glimpses of the Old World

Welshpool: Tair Eglwys, 2004. First Edition; First Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). 67 pages. Slight shelfwear. ; Small Octavo. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 81954

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: Mid Wales British Welsh Heritage

CHAKRAVARTY, B. N.

India Speaks to America

New York: The John Day Company, 1966. First Edition; First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). 249 pages. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; Ex-Library; Octavo (standard book size). Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 24642

Catalogue: World History

CHUIKOV, VASILI I

The End of the Third Reich

London, UK: Panther, 1969. Second Edition. Paperback. Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Slight scratches to front cover and scuffs to front cover edges. Thumb print on inner front cover. Pages slightly darkened from age. ; Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Slight scratches to front cover and scuffs to front cover edges. Thumb print on inner front cover. Pages slightly darkened from age. This is an important, detailed account of the final days of Nazi Germany during World War II. Chuikov, who commanded Soviet forces during the Battle of Berlin, offers an insider’s perspective on the Red Army’s decisive role in the defeat of the Third Reich. The book captures the intense fighting and strategic maneuvers that led to the fall of Berlin and the surrender of German forces. Chuikov’s account is both a historical narrative and a reflection on Soviet military achievements in the closing months of the war. A precious addition to anyone interested in WW2 and real life. Accounts ; duodecimo; 251 (5) pages. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 62302

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: Italian Ruth Kisch 2nd Eastern Europe European Fascism Fascist

COCKER, MARK

Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold. Europe's Conquest of Indigenous Peoples (Signed Copy)

New York: Grove Press, 2000. First American Edition; First Impression. Original Boards. ISBN: 0802116663. Signed with dedication on title page. With plates. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; Octavo; 416 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket .

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Book number: LCH47775

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0802116663 European Expansion Imperialism Colonisation

FROST, DIANE

Ethnic Labour and British Imperial Trade: A History of Ethnic Seafarers in the Uk (Immigrants & Minorities) Frost, Diane

Frank Cass, 1995. Softcover. ISBN: 0714641855. 146 pages. Removable plastic protective cover. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners.. Good .

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Book number: 41026

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0714641855 Slavery Imperialism Colonialism Seamen

GIDDINGS, J. LOUIS

Ancient Men of the Arctic. [Hardcover]

Hardcover. 391, xv pages. Dustjacket in removable plastic protective cover. With library stamps and labels. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners and dustjacket.. Good .

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Book number: 43849

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: Affairs Bering Striats Greenland Prehistory Archaeology

HIGONNET, MARGARET R.

Letters and Photographs from the Battle Country - the World War 1 Memoir of Margaret Hall

University of Virginia, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1936520079. Cover corner very slightly tipped. ; 23cm x 17.7cm x 2cm; xxix, 225 pages; Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Black & white photographs throughout, some photographic plates. Photographic full page frontispiece.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: LCB61063

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 1936520079 Ww1 1 One Memoirs Red Cross Stories in Conflict Womens

DE JONGE, ALEX

Fire & Water - a Life of Peter the Great

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0698110188. Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Slight scuff to front spine edge. Dustcover edges (top and lower) slightly discoloured and curved due to age. ; Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Slight scuff to front spine edge. Dustcover edges (top and lower) slightly discoloured and curved due to age. With photographic plates of paintings. Fascinating and interesting in depth exploration of Peter the Great, Tzar of Russia that, with character and at times shocking, behaviour brought Russia to Europe. Explores the complex and transformative reign of the Russian tsar, Peter the Great. De Jong examines Peter’s ambitious efforts to modernize Russia through military, political, and cultural reforms. The book highlights Peter’s fascination with Western technologies, particularly naval power, symbolized by "fire and water," as he built Russia’s first navy and secured access to the Baltic Sea. De Jong delves into Peter’s often brutal methods, his personal traits, and his legacy as a reformer who dragged Russia into the modern world, despite significant resistance and challenges. ; Octavo; 279 pages. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 62303

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0698110188 18th Century St Petersburg Soviet East European

KERSHAW, IAN

Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-1945 Kershaw, Ian

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198219229. 425 pages. With library stamps and labels. Remnants of sticky tape to covers. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. Dust jacket somewhat worn. ; 425 pages. With library stamps and labels. Remnants of sticky tape to covers. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. Dust jacket somewhat worn. ; Ex-Library; Octavo; 425 pages. Good .

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Book number: 26952

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0198219229 2 2nd War Germany

KHALILZAD, ZALMAY

The Security of Southwest Asia. Security in Southern Asia 1

Aldershot, Hampshire: Published For The International Institute For Strategic Studies By Gower, 1984. First Edition; First Edition. Library binding. 191 pages. Library binding with new endpapers. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; Ex-Library; Octavo (standard book size). Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 24422

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: Global Politics

MEHRA, PARSHOTAM

The North-Eastern Frontier. A Documentary Study of the Internecine Rivalry between India, Tibet and China. Volume 2 1914-54

New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1980. First Edition; First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). 192 pages. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; Ex-Library; Octavo (standard book size). Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 24292

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: North Himalayas Eastern Conflict Mongolia 20th Century

POLK W. R.

Arab World (American Foreign Policy Library) Polk, Wr

ISBN: 0674043162. 456 pages. With maps. With library stamps and labels. Some pages dogeared. Lacks dust jacket. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners.. Good .

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Book number: 26214

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0674043162 Middle East Culture Society Arabia

RITCHIE, ROBERT C.

Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates

Cambrdige: Harvard University Press, 1989. First Edition. Original colour printed wrappers. ISBN: 0674095022. Original colour printed wrappers. With ex-shop label to rear cover. Slight shelfwear. ; 15x23x2.2 cm; vii, 306 pages. As New with no dust jacket .

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Book number: LCB61605

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0674095022 Naval Political Life at Sea Marine