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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. George Washington used his Mount Vernon estate to preserve the memory of events that had created a new nation. This book constitutes a chronicle of the Washington estate's ascent to the status of national shrine, and offers evidence of Mount Vernon's role in helping forge American national identity. Editor(s): Lee, Jean B. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925158
ISBN
9780813925158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.47

Paperback. This personal account of the American Civil War by General Edward Porter Alexander, provides an assessment of people and events. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East and had frequent contact with the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Num Pages: 692 pages, 75 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Fourth Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807847220
ISBN
9780807847220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.52

Hardcover. Examines the transition from slavery to free labor during the tumultuous first months after the Civil War. This volume reveals the connection between developments in workplaces across the South and an intensifying political contest over the meaning of freedom and the terms of national reunification. Editor(s): Hahn, Steven; Miller, Steven F. (University of Maryland); O'Donovan, Susan Eva; Rodrigue, John C.; Rowland, Leslie S. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807831472
ISBN
9780807831472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.87

When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827420
ISBN
9780807827420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.16

Num Pages: 344 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453267
ISBN
9780801453267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.42

Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452819
ISBN
9780801452819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.03

Translator(s): Edwards, Graham Robert. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRCC7; HRH; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 38. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437083
ISBN
9780801437083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.63

Hardcover. Assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. This book covers Union field generals like William T Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the less-prominent Franz Sigel, Horatio Wright, Edward Ord, and Benjamin Butler. Editor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615896
ISBN
9780700615896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.59

Paperback. Following William T Sherman's capture of Chattanooga, the Union Army initiated a series of battles and operations that took it from the Tennessee border to the outskirts of Atlanta - with bloody confrontations at places such as Resaca and New Hope Church. This title offers introduction to Sherman's route. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W. Series: U.S.Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illustrations, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615704
ISBN
9780700615704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.87

Hardcover. Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy. His presidency was marked by controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues. Decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate the achievements and failures of one of this misunderstood president. Editor(s): Lerner, Mitchell B. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613847
ISBN
9780700613847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.27

Paperback. This collection of essays surveys the changes in farms, small towns and reservations throughout the American West during the post-war era. Topics covered include: cattle industry; agriculture; migrant labour; environmental concerns; social change; ranch and farm women; and reservation life. Editor(s): Hurt, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Government Publication
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700608782
ISBN
9780700608782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, left more dead American soldiers in its wake than any other 24-hour period in history. This guide provides a moment-by-moment replay of one of the most significant Civil War campaigns. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W. Series: Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 illustrations, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition. 1 in number line
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607846
ISBN
9780700607846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

Gathers Ernesto Galarza's key writings, reflecting a constructive concern for the working class in the face of America's growing influence over Mexico's economic system. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo; Ibarra, Armando. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037672
ISBN
9780252037672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.86

paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030976
ISBN
9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

paperback. An interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991, showing how the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. The text discusses how these transformations affected both governments and people. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030924
ISBN
9780333662946
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

paperback. This is the concluding volume of a three-volume, widely acclaimed biography of William Pitt the Younger, who was Prime Minister of England from 1783 to 1801 and from 1804 to his death in 1806. The present volume covers the years from 1797 to his death, a period filled with momentous events. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1088. Clean copy with some tearing to front cover. Tear has been repaired with tape. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Constable and Company Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0023900
ISBN
9780094659902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.23

paperback. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Phoenix London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0023898
ISBN
9781857992137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.23

Hardcover. Masculinity, Class and Same-Sex Desire in Industrial England, 1895-1957 explores the experiences of men who desired other men outside of the capital. In doing so, it offers a unique intervention into the history of sexuality but it also offers new ways to understand masculinity, working-class culture, regionality and work in the period. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470980
ISBN
9781137470980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.38

Hardcover. The Republic of Sudan's former Culture Minister and a leading architect in the movement to gain independence for South Sudan, Bona Malwal, provides a factual and personal account of the break up of Sudan. He explores its troubled history post-colonialism and offers a frank account of the many challenges that both nations face in the coming years. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137437136
ISBN
9781137437136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.03

Hardback. First published in 1968, this standard text on Italian nineteenth-century history is reissued, with a new preface, in hardcover and paperback, to meet a continuing demand. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333438077
ISBN
9780333438077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Hardback. As the bloodshed in Iraq intensified in 2005, Afghanistan quickly faded from the nation's front pages to become the "other war," supposedly going well and largely ignored. In fact, the insurgency in Afghanistan was about to break out with renewed force, the drug problem was worsening, and international coordination was losing focus. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974271
ISBN
9781597974271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.06

Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974257
ISBN
9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.87

Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973045
ISBN
9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.13

Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972857
ISBN
9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.06

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