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paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027937
- ISBN
- 9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015699
- ISBN
- 9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550678
- ISBN
- 9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Paperback. The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. This book deals with this topic. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420270
- ISBN
- 9780821420270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550661
- ISBN
- 9780199550661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.44
€ 151.44
Hardback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPH; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333464618
- ISBN
- 9780333464618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349200436
- ISBN
- 9781349200436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardback. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312231569
- ISBN
- 9780312231569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. A guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think! Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762727247
- ISBN
- 9780762727247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.71
€ 15.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. The definitive collection of San Francisco's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for San Francisco residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762758678
- ISBN
- 9780762758678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.18
€ 17.99
€ 15.18
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 428 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849143
- ISBN
- 9780810849143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.26
€ 191.26
Hardback. This collection uses the transnational activities of municipal urban governments to historicize the origins and development of the global city, focusing on how urban problems were addressed with concepts that emerged from the "world in between" nations and cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606630
- ISBN
- 9780230606630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardback. This book explores both the social history of livestock and veterinary history in South Asia, and integrates both of them seamlessly within its narrative. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; MZD; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089725
- ISBN
- 9780719089725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.61
€ 156.61
Paperback. An ethnography about 'Japan outside of Japan' - specifically, how Japanese families on corporate re-assignment in the United States recreate their homeland within domestic spaces Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336228
- ISBN
- 9780822336228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KOC0012729
- ISBN
- 9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Papers presented at a conference on African Economic development held at Temple University. Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: Edited by Sayre P. Schatz. vii, 363 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Schatz, Sayre P.,. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- SKU
- KEX0130603
- ISBN
- 9780877220145
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Keywords: Africa - Economics - Development - Agricultural Productivity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0183886
- ISBN
- 9780333141809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.99€ 4.99
€ 5.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. 363pp. Index. Original cloth. Title in gilt on spine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KON0826472
- ISBN
- 9780333141809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.99€ 4.99
€ 5.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Investigating how Japan grew from an economically limited country to the threshold of industrial power, this study describes Japanese economic development in the 1950s as one of the major achievements of the Eisenhower administration. The book incorporates both Japanese and American sources. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387064
- ISBN
- 9780873387064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.41
€ 37.41
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610634
- ISBN
- 9780691610634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58