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Hardback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029148
- ISBN
- 9780842029148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.44
€ 169.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801437618
- ISBN
- 9780801437618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.86
€ 33.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733373
- ISBN
- 9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361366
- ISBN
- 9781349361366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Hardcover. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547056
- ISBN
- 9780230547056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. From the 17th century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and the conflicts over the Confederate flag, this book presents a portrait of southern identity, in the blend of history, literature, and culture. It explains how the South first came to be seen and then came to see itself as a region apart from the rest of America. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315813
- ISBN
- 9780195315813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.87
€ 24.99
€ 23.87
Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786978
- ISBN
- 9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.96
€ 27.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2,000 small, inherently stealthy, naval craft to perform special operations and conventional naval missions. This volume details the history, weapons, and operations of German, Japanese, and Italian midget submarines. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 186 x 3. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472801227
- ISBN
- 9781472801227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 pages photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584. The American Voice of Nazi Germany. 324 pages, 16 pages photos. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars or "Axis Sally." Despite the richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ; JPVN. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight: 584.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001395
- ISBN
- 9781612001395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. By mid-1944 the Axis missile guidance systems were systematically interfered by the Allies superior technology. As an emergency measure, Germany was forced to use the Soviet tactics of fighter-taran against the American bombers, while Japan used the terminal dive bomber ritual against the invasion fleets and designed new airplanes to that purpose. Num Pages: 288 pages, 128 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555651
- ISBN
- 9781781555651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Superb collection of colour and B&W images of all Axis tanks variants of WW2 across all theatres Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 colour & black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473887008
- ISBN
- 9781473887008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.71
€ 25.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Published in 1800, the two-volume English translation of a sixteenth-century Persian document on the workings of the Mughal Empire. Translator(s): Gladwin, Francis. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108067096
- ISBN
- 9781108067096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40p of illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534024
- ISBN
- 9781931534024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Paperback. This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329687
- ISBN
- 9781349329687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. This book explores the ways in which Ayurveda, the oldest medical tradition of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed from a composite of 'ancient' medical knowledge into a 'modern' medical system, suited to the demands posed by apparatuses of health developed in late colonial India. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; MBP; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284555
- ISBN
- 9780230284555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Muhammad b. Hatim's chronicle is the fullest historical source on Yemen for the period it covers, from the conquest of Yemen by Saladin's brother Turanshah to when the Rasulids, who had come to the country as followers of the Ayyubids, had replaced their old masters as its rulers. Editor(s): Smith, G.R. Series: New. Num Pages: 786 pages, and 188pp. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3H; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 174 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 786
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094297
- ISBN
- 9780906094297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.30€ 148.25
€ 152.30
€ 148.25
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yunnan Education Publishing House,China
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0003521
- ISBN
- 9787541509278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765602442
- ISBN
- 9780765602442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.98
€ 50.98
Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight sunning with minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is price-clipped
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008849
- ISBN
- 9780813506982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Details the army of Mexico from the collapse of the Classic centres in around 850AD until the arrival of the Spanish armies around 1520, including the Aztecs, Toltecs and their enemies. The book examines the emergence of the new Mexican nation called the Aztec Empire of the Triple Alliance. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 250 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855321595
- ISBN
- 9781855321595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.06
€ 21.99
€ 18.06