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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. In the 1950s and '60s, aware of what was about to happen to Birmingham, Dennis Norton took his camera and went to work. This title includes rediscovered photographs that will facinate those who remembers Birmingham as it was in the 1950s and '60s, while those who only know the city today will be astonished to see the changes that have taken place. Num Pages: 160 pages, 250 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945042
ISBN
9780750945042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780600796
ISBN
9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Drawing on recently opened archives, ethnography, and oral interviews that were unavailable a decade ago, "A Biography of No Place" reveals Stalinist and Nazi history from the perspective of the remote borderlands, thus bringing the periphery to the center of history. Num Pages: 322 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019492
ISBN
9780674019492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Presents an account of the great Ottoman Empire in the early nineteenth century, a key period often seen as the eve of Tanzimat westernizing reforms and the beginning of three distinct histories - ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, imperial modernization from Istanbul, and European colonialism in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 b/w photos, 5 maps, 2 line drawings, and 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266353
ISBN
9780520266353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. "Countless books have been written about the infamous outlaw .. this is surely one of the best."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330632
ISBN
9780393330632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South considers the critical role the famous evangelist played in creating the modern American South. Author Steven P. Miller treats Graham as a serious actor and a powerful transitional symbol-an evangelist, first and foremost, but also a profoundly political figure. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221794
ISBN
9780812221794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. William Avery Bishop is recognized as the British Empire's highest-scoring WWI ace, credited with 72 combat victories, third-ranking behind von Richthofen and Rene Fonck. He scored many of his successes on his own, prevailing only by dint of personal courage, daring and superior marksmanship. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909808133
ISBN
9781909808133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. Nigel Hamilton brings all the magisterial authority he brought to his Whitbread-winning biography of Monty, and all the talent for tracking down and verifying hidden, controversial material that he showed in JFK: Reckless Youth, which topped the American bestseller charts for months, in this new biography of Bill Clinton. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 530. 784pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KLN0023378
ISBN
9780099461425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982522
ISBN
9781883982522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961554
ISBN
9780750961554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. This book investigates the earliest known prosecutions of bigamy. In fifteenth-century Champagne, ordinary Christians valued marriage enough to risk criminal prosecution for illegal remarriage. Meanwhile, Church officials regarded bigamy as a grave threat to Christian identity and subjected male bigamists to harsh punishment. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBLC1; HRCV4; LAFX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243987
ISBN
9780812243987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 925 pages, dust jacket. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
925
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336871
ISBN
9780880336871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

paperback. Illuminates a spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. This work explores topics including Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history. Editor(s): Steinmetz, David C. Series: Duke Monographs in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318491
ISBN
9780822318491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. The Nigerian civil war of the late 1960s was one of the first occasions when Western consciences became aware of the suffering and atrocity being played out in the African Continent. This book talks about this incident. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155231
ISBN
9781844155231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. These essays rethink the nature of Stalinism and Nazism and establish a new methodology for viewing their histories. Editor(s): Geyer, Michael E.; Fitzpatrick, Sheila. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521723978
ISBN
9780521723978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Through moving oral histories, Ji-Yeon Yuh tells an important, at times heartbreaking, story of Korean military brides. She takes us beyond the stereotypes and reveals their roles within their families, communities, and Korean immigration to the U.S. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796993
ISBN
9780814796993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Beyond the Persecuting Society constructs a history of toleration from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Laursen, John Christian; Nederman, Cary J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRA; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215670
ISBN
9780812215670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Beyond the Palio is an interdisciplinary collection of essays examining the components and importance of ritual events and ceremonies in Renaissance Siena. * Brings together studies based upon diverse disciplinary and methodological approaches to a common theme. Editor(s): Jackson, Philippa; Nevola, Fabrizio. Series: Renaissance Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155724
ISBN
9781405155724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.42

Paperback. How did ordinary people live through the extraordinary changes that swept across modern China? How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites? How did the citizens of Shanghai cope with the epic upheavals - revolution, war, and again revolution - that shook their lives? In this carefully researched study, Hanchao Lu weaves rich. Num Pages: 473 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
473
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243781
ISBN
9780520243781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.98

hardcover. Beyond the Nation? outlines how German-Canadians invented ethnicity under Canadian expectations, and provides moving case studies of how notable immigrant groups integrated into Canadian society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 Figures, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442642782
ISBN
9781442642782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.28

Paperback. A journalist examines the war in Kosovo.PW Best Book of the Year - Nonfiction, 2002 Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 8 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; HBJD; HBLW3; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756614
ISBN
9780814756614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. 'Beyond the Legend' is the biography of William Speakman VC. It covers the whole of his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire to his later life in South Africa and his return to Altrincham, as well as his actions in the Korean War, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752494302
ISBN
9780752494302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837634655
ISBN
9783837634655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24
€ 52.05

Paperback. The contributors to this book scrutinise the legitimacy of the Arab regimes that experienced popular uprisings in 2010-2011 and discuss the consequences of public disenchantment with them. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043472
ISBN
9781849043472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

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