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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574885309
- ISBN
- 9781574885309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.04
€ 46.99
€ 42.04
Hardback. Presents is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Num Pages: 576 pages, 205 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886634
- ISBN
- 9781574886634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.49
€ 54.99
€ 54.49
Hardcover. This second volume of Norman Polmar's landmark study details the role of aircraft carriers in the unification of the US armed forces and strategic deterrence, fiscally constrained Great Britain, the development of British Commonwealth and ex-colonial navies, and the efforts of France and the Netherlands to rebuild their fleets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 215 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886658
- ISBN
- 9781574886658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003141
- ISBN
- 9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832892
- ISBN
- 9780774832892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.37
€ 114.37
Paperback. A comprehensive guide for visitors and locals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 156 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745199
- ISBN
- 9781910745199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Rev. ed. of: United Nations since 1945: peacekeeping and the Cold War. London: Longman, 1999. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408237663
- ISBN
- 9781408237663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.30
€ 52.99
€ 50.30
Paperback. From late 2010 onwards, the Arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. As a result, Tunisia is now seen as the unlikely birthplace and exemplar of the process of democratisation in the Arab world. This is a full history of the Tunisian revolution, from its roots decades ago to the process of becoming a democracy. Editor(s): Gana, Nouri. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691043
- ISBN
- 9780748691043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.53
€ 38.99
€ 34.53
Hardback. This highly engaging book offers a wealth of fresh insights into both the history and development of botanical gardens as well as connections between science and aesthetics. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTP; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857124
- ISBN
- 9781848857124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. The significance of feasts, feasting and drinking throughout the history of the world is not to be underestimated. The Never-Ending Feast explores and analyses the variety of traditions surrounding and significances ascribed to commensality, throwing light on how and why human history is essentially the story of the never-ending feast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889256
- ISBN
- 9781847889256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441151292
- ISBN
- 9781441151292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.19
€ 40.99
€ 28.19
Hardback. Offers a cultural history of the Pacific Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship betweenthese volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; RBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803265479
- ISBN
- 9780803265479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Casey, Michael, OCSO. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 0. . Good clean copy in original cloth.4to. Illustrated
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Columba Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0249186
- ISBN
- 9781856072601
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. In this oral history, Ogata Masato, fisherman and Minamata disease sufferer, tells of the devastation of methyl mercury poisoning and the impact of industrial pollution on his own life, on his extended family and on the fishing culture in Minamata Bay, Japan. Editor(s): Ogata, Masato; Colligan-Taylor, Karen. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTD; RNP; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500204
- ISBN
- 9780742500204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707523
- ISBN
- 9780198707523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.92
€ 13.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142437162
- ISBN
- 9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486406619
- ISBN
- 9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.76
€ 8.99
€ 7.76
Sheet map. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402295
- ISBN
- 9781908402295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23
Sheet map. This map traces the entire 305-mile journey from Paddington to Penzance with descriptions of what could be seen from the window of The Cornish Riviera Express and information about the line, its construction and its use in the days of steam. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402301
- ISBN
- 9781908402301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.98
€ 10.98
Sheet map. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 115. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402288
- ISBN
- 9781908402288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23