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Part of a series providing comprehensive coverage of the life and works of great composers, this revised edition focuses on Giuseppe Verdi and is suitable for musicians, students and the...

In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with Less Than Zero, his 'extraordinarily accomplished first novel' (New Yorker), successfully chronicling the frightening consequences of unmitigated hedonism within the...

Twenty-five years on from "Less Than Zero", we pick up again with "Clay". In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with "Less Than Zero", his 'extraordinarily accomplished first...

It was not until Japan's opening to the West during the Meiji period (1868-1912) that terms for "art" (bijutsu) and "art museum" (bijutsukan) were coined. The Imperial Museums of Meiji...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging, pages still bright and clean. Shelf wear on binding. Jacket in protective sleeve. A...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A (paperback/softcover). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. No visible stickers or price tags. Imperial China: The Living Past is a...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Timeri N. Murari Format:...

Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Remainder markThis compelling historical account, Everyday Life In Imperial Japan, chronicles the intricate social fabric and daily routines that defined a...

Amid the treachery of war and the whirl of revelry, no one is what they seem... Nights filled with lavish balls...lush, bucolic afternoons.... Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake...

Author: R. F. DelderfieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Company, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some stains on book block. Imperial Sunset: The Fall Of Napoleon,...

This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry Clinton and it reveals for...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageHeaven's Command: An Imperial Progress is a sweeping, magisterial chronicle of the British Empire at its zenith, tracing...

A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates with the...

How did the Romans build and maintain one of the most powerful and stable empires in the history of the world? This book draws on the literature, especially the historiography,...

Author: Thomas J. Barfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times. The world's first great empires...

A major new biography of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a unique figure in British history, a great writer as well as an imperial icon whose life trajectory matched...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the height of European power, when great nations carved the globe into colonies and protectorates, a new world order was being written —...

Author: Kwang-Ching Liu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 Ten international academics explore heterodoxy dissent challenging the beliefs and meanings of the established norm in late Imperial China. In this...

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"Elegant biography . . . a fast-moving, entertaining, and finely written story." --Simon Schama, The New Yorker George Nathaniel Curzon's controversial life in public service stretched from the high noon...

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Author: Robert Grant IrvingBinding: PaperbackPublished: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Faded cover. This historical...

Emotions are not universal, but are experienced and expressed in diverse ways within different cultures and times. This overview of the history of emotions within nineteenth-century British imperialism focuses on...

Author: Andy Singleton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Andy Singleton has been modelling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some...

Author: John BowleBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket spine has light tanning, previous owner mark inside, first pages yellowedThe Imperial...

Author: John BowleBinding: HardbackPublished: SECKER & WARBURG, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Imperial Achievement by John Bowle presents a comprehensive historical...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive historical anthology, The Japan Reader: Imperial Japan 1800-1945, chronicles the complex and...

This important new contribution to the successful textbook series New Approaches to European History explores the comprehensive impact of the First World War on Imperial Germany. It examines military aspects...

Author: Deborah Cohen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 592 'Effervescent' New Yorker Best Books Of 2022 So Far 'Bursts with colour and incident' FT Best Books of Summer...

Author: Sir Arthur C. Clarke Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Colonists from the entire solar system converge on the mother planet for the 2276 celebrations. Among the influx of...

Author: James MelvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: ANDRE DEUTSCH, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Imperial Way plunges readers into a gripping mystery set aboard a...

In this remarkable account of imperial citizenship, Sukanya Banerjee investigates the ways that Indians formulated notions of citizenship in the British Empire from the late nineteenth century through the early...

'Effervescent' New Yorker Best Books Of 2022 So Far'Bursts with colour and incident' FT Best Books of Summer Read this prize-winning historian's "immersive" ( New York Times) account of the...

A dynamic history of the Battle of Sitka that recognizes the vital importance of the Tlingit people, their fight against Imperial Russia, and how it changed the fate of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rigorous work of European labor and political history, this study chronicles the rise and struggles of the Christian trade union...

Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markings"The Imperial Achievement: The Rise and Transformation of the British Empire" is a sweeping work of historical narrative that chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsImperial Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of technology, society, and humanity's future....