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A Cape of Asia
Leiden University Press 2011; US$ 32.75A Cape of Asia collects eighteen of Wesseling's finest essays on European History, clustered around three concerns: The Wider View, or the historical European perspective on globalization, migration and decolonization; Europe's Identity, reflecting the shift from Eurocentrism to Americanization and Europe's acceptance of Japan, China and... more...
Plato's Political Philosophy
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 10.49The aim of the book is to introduce the reader to Platos political philosophy. The book is directed towards an audience that approaches Plato for the first time.In Plato politics cannot be dissociated from ethics, metaphysics and epistemology. One cannot fully appreciate Platos ideal state without understanding Platos... more...
The 60s, A Very Peculiar History
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 9.49The 60s, A Very Peculiar History' is a nostalgic celebration of those gloriously giddy years. Filled with fascinating trivia and quirky facts about the Swinging Sixties, David Arscott uniquely explores what made the sixties so different and how the decade has influenced the world today. From a timeline of pivotal historical world events to examining... more...
Crisis Diplomacy
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 52.00In this book James Richardson examines nine major international crises from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in order to explain the differing outcomes of each. more...
Growing Up In Wartime Southampton
The History Press 2011; US$ 13.11This is a story spanning some of the most turbulent decades in recent world history. James Marsh was born during the first year of the Second World War and many of his infant years were spent in air-raid shelters outside his home. Bombs rained down from the German Luftwaffe as they tried to destroy the city of Southampton, which has now been James'... more...
The History of 76 Siege Battery R.G.A.
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 11.49The battery was formed at Harwich in August 1915 and in the early days of its existence there had to be a measure of improvisation and inspiration since there were no guns. Old lumber and any sort of equipment took the place of guns but, blessed with one or two expert carpenters in the battery, it wasnt long before very creditable productions... more...
The 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment in Central India
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 11.49The part played by the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment in putting down the Indian Mutiny in central India, narrated in a campaign history written by the Regiments former Commander. The Derbyshires took part in engagements against the mutineers at Rowa and Awah; captured Chundaree and were present at the Battle of Kotah-ki-Serai. Finally, they took... more...
Marching to the Drums
The History Press 2012; US$ 18.94Military drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history. Soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and re-loading of their weapons during the battle. Drummers wre also used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart the rise of drums in military use and how... more...
Virtual History: Alternatives And Counterfactuals
Basic Books 2008; US$ 22.95Speculative history at its best, in which a talented team of historians, led by Niall Ferguson, explore what might have happened if nine momentous events had turned out differently. more...
Young Europe
National Children''s Bureau 2002; US$ 7.50This report asks young people what they think of Europe and considers how they can be encouraged to become more active European citizens more...









