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U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Units 1955–90

U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Units 1955–90

Author: Peter E. Davies ,  Gareth Hector
ISBN: 9781472861689
Format: Paperback
$34.99

An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence...  Read More >>

The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast

The Rest is History: The official book from the makers...

Author: Goalhanger Podcasts ,  Dr Tom Holland
ISBN: 9781526667731
Format: Paperback
$24.99

*NOW WITH A FUN PUB QUIZ* | Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys – there’s a new history book in...  Read More >>

Remaking Ukraine after World War II: The Clash of Local and Central Soviet Power

Remaking Ukraine after World War II: The Clash of Local...

Author: Filip Slaveski (Deakin University, Victoria)
ISBN: 9781108794183
Format: Paperback
$67.25

Drawing on recently declassified Soviet sources, this examines Soviet Ukraine's transition from war to 'peace' in...  Read More >>

Empire of Eloquence: The Classical Rhetorical Tradition in Colonial Latin America and the Iberian World

Empire of Eloquence: The Classical Rhetorical Tradition...

Author: Stuart M. McManus (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9781108821735
Format: Paperback
$67.25

An exploration of the culture of public speaking in the Iberian world, which places the classical rhetorical tradition...  Read More >>

Lessons of History: The Holocaust and Soviet Terror as Borderline Events

Lessons of History: The Holocaust and Soviet Terror...

Author: Klas-Göran Karlsson
ISBN: 9781644698792
Format: Hardback
$270.00

Can lessons of history develop our orientation in time? Few scholars have responded positively to this challenge....  Read More >>

The Lancaster Story: True Tales of Britain’s Legendary Bomber

The Lancaster Story: True Tales of Britain’s Legendary...

Author: Sarah-Louise Miller
ISBN: 9781789296396
Format: Hardback
$37.99

A dramatic and vividly rendered account of the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War – the Avro Lancaster...  Read More >>

The Enlightenment and Original Sin

The Enlightenment and Original Sin

Author: Matthew Kadane
ISBN: 9780226832890
Format: Paperback
$47.95

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The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider

The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the...

Author: Michiko Kakutani
ISBN: 9780008706494
Format: Hardback
$39.99

An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today’s world – from the Pulitzer Prize-winning...  Read More >>

Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time

Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time...

Author: Helen Molesworth
ISBN: 9780857529091
Format: Hardback
$59.99

Renowned jewellery historian and gemmologist, Helen Molesworth traces the journey of gems, showing how their remarkable...  Read More >>

Animal industries: Nordic perspectives on the exploitation of animals since 1860

Animal industries: Nordic perspectives on the exploitation...

Author: Taina Syrjämaa ,  Marja Jalava
ISBN: 9783110787290
Format: Hardback
$248.13

This book explores the history and development of animal industries in Nordic countries from their establishment...  Read More >>

Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood

Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood

Author: Lilie Chouliaraki
ISBN: 9780231193290
Format: Paperback
$49.95

In this timely and incisive book, Lilie Chouliaraki shows why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing...  Read More >>

Rethinking the End of Empire: Nationalism, State Formation, and Great Power Politics

Rethinking the End of Empire: Nationalism, State Formation,...

Author: Lynn M. Tesser
ISBN: 9781503638891
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Why did a nation-state order emerge when nationalist activism was typically an elitist pursuit in the age of empire?...  Read More >>

Vom Umgang Mit Nationaler Vielfalt: Eine Geschichte Der Nicht-Territorialen Autonomie in Europa

Vom Umgang Mit Nationaler Vielfalt: Eine Geschichte...

Author: B�rries Kuzmany
ISBN: 9783111314433
Format: Hardback
$232.29

This book explores the practice of non-territorial autonomy, a concept based on collective rights and used to address...  Read More >>

Diplomatic Dispatches about Circassia from the Consulate of France in Odessa, 1836-1840

Diplomatic Dispatches about Circassia from the Consulate...

Author: Azamat Kumykov ,  Georges Mamoulia
ISBN: 9783110785180
Format: Hardback
$213.81

As the first in a larger series of publications which preserve and make accessible primary sources from various...  Read More >>

American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795

American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth...

Author: Edward J. Larson (Los Angeles, CA)
ISBN: 9781324075219
Format: Paperback
$29.95

From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined...  Read More >>

Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood

Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood

Author: Lilie Chouliaraki
ISBN: 9780231193283
Format: Hardback
$198.95

In this timely and incisive book, Lilie Chouliaraki shows why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing...  Read More >>

Lockheed U-2

Lockheed U-2

Author: Bob Archer
ISBN: 9781802822519
Format: Paperback
$41.37

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Highway to Hell: Das Satanische Im Heavy Metal

Highway to Hell: Das Satanische Im Heavy Metal

Author: Manuel Trummer
ISBN: 9783170420748
Format: Paperback
$63.36

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War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to...

Author: Mikhail Zygar
ISBN: 9781668013731
Format: Paperback
$52.80

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Obermoschel Im Zeitalter Der Franzosischen Revolution: 'Wahrend Dem Wir Franzosisch Waren, Hat Man Gute Geschafte Machen Konnen'

Obermoschel Im Zeitalter Der Franzosischen Revolution:...

Author: Andreas Becker
ISBN: 9783795438913
Format: Hardback
$110.88

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