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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. An irreplaceable portrait of George W. Bush Series: Focus on American History Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, 149 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; AJCP; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 314 x 286 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292745476
ISBN
9780292745476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12

Hardback. A study of the cultural transformations arrived at by Spanish colonists, native-born creoles, mestizos (Chinese and Spanish), and indigenous colonial subjects in the Philippines during the crisis of colonial hegemony in the nineteenth century and the social anomie that resulted from this crisis in law and politics. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255197
ISBN
9780520255197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.99

Hardcover. Synthesizing the tensions between high and low politics and eastern and western regions in Pennsylvania before the Revolution, Patrick Spero recasts the importance of frontiers, as eighteenth-century Pennsylvanians would have understood them, to the development of colonial America and the origins of American Independence. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248616
ISBN
9780812248616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Written by lawyer turned bestselling author Garrett Wilson, "Frontier Farewell" unravels the gruesome toll wrought by the overhunting and extinction of the buffalo and exposes the false mythology of the Old West. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773615
ISBN
9780889773615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

hardcover. Xiaoyuan Liu shows how the history of the Chinese Communist Party was, from the Yan'an period onward, intertwined with the ethnopolitics of the Chinese "periphery." As a Han-dominated party, the CCP had to adapt to an inhospitable political environment, particularly among the Hui (Muslims) of northwest China and the Mongols of Inner Mongolia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBT; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749602
ISBN
9780804749602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.84

Hardcover. Detroit's industrial health has long been crucial to the American economy. Today's troubles not withstanding, Detroit has experienced multiple periods of prosperity, particularly in the second half of the 18th century, when the city was the center of the thriving fur trade. This book details this seldom-discussed chapter of Detroit's history. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096704
ISBN
9780226096704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.95

Paperback. Yet the very permeability of the frontiers, Whittaker contends, permitted a transformation of Roman society, breathing new life into the empire rather than causing its complete extinction. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 341 pages, 55, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857850
ISBN
9780801857850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Provides a survey of the history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This title introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethnic groups were affected when they met, mingled and clashed. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32-page insert. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 253 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
abridged edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136203
ISBN
9780300136203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. The author describes many of these skirmishes in consummate detail, including descriptions of garrison life. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295506
ISBN
9780803295506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Robertshaw, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752476650
ISBN
9780752476650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The Spanish Civil War still captures the popular imagination, but this is the first guidebook to put the conflict at the centre of its guide to Madrid Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930094
ISBN
9781909930094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Hardback. "A majestic work, moving from the Cold War to now. .. An essential critique of the world of the 21st century." Professor William S. Lucas, University of Birmingham Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745323893
ISBN
9780745323893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 83.84

Hardback. Tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s, presenting the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutal doggedness of the slavehunters, and the tortuous response of the federal courts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047044
ISBN
9780674047044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DS; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479885688
ISBN
9781479885688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DS; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479847662
ISBN
9781479847662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.15

Hardcover. This text explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. The author's argument is that institutional factors - especially the absence of a legislative majority - were crucial to the collapse of democracy in Peru during and before this period and throughout Latin America since the 1960s. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 tables, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031718
ISBN
9780268031718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813537016
ISBN
9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Hardcover. The biography of an important medieval ruler who built a state in the west of the French Kingdom which provided a foundation for the vast Angevin empire later constructed by his descendants. The study shows how Nerra adopted Roman ideas and tactics in order to consolidate his power. Num Pages: 412 pages, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 302 x 35. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079960
ISBN
9780520079960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Paperback. Fumo illuminates the rich socio-economic history of twentieth-century Italy by following the cigarettes diffusion across class and gender boundaries, navigation of imperialism, Wars, Fascism, and 1970s protest movements to its eventual decline in recent decades. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798396
ISBN
9780804798396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Series: Dover Stencils. Num Pages: 6 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 105 x 3. Weight in Grams: 29.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
6
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486431093
ISBN
9780486431093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.48

Paperback. This study seeks to penetrate the roots of the Taliban movement on Afghanistan, the factors which contributed to its sudden rise to prominence, and the implications of Taliban mobilization for the stability of Afghanistan and the region. Editor(s): Maley, William. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV; JFSR2; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653608
ISBN
9781850653608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Part biography, part memoir, all brilliantly written, Funny How Things Turn Out chronicles the long, long life of Muriel Newmarch and her daughter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857208217
ISBN
9780857208217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. John Jacob Astor's dream of empire took shape as the American Fur Company. At Astor's retirement in 1834, this corporate monopoly reached westward from a depot on Mackinac Island to subposts beyond the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. This book focuses on eighteen men who represented the American Fur Company and its successors. Num Pages: 142 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272699
ISBN
9780803272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.34

Paperback. A Seattle Times selection for one of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan AwardWinner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Craft Award, Book Division, First Place"A compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics." Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340020
ISBN
9780393340020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

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