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Paperback. * Uniquely complete account of the British Empire - Jan Morris' great Penguin trilogy PAX BRITANNICA only starts from 1837, rather than the 16th Century. * A modern classic of narrative history, updated to include the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 736 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106670
- ISBN
- 9780349106670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Hardcover. Rise of a Japanese Chinatown focuses on a Chinese immigrant community in the Japanese port city of Yokohama from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 to the normalization of Sino-Japanese ties in 1972 and beyond. It tells the story of how Chinese immigrants found an enduring place within a monoethnic state during periods of war and peace. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491984
- ISBN
- 9780674491984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07
Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760782
- ISBN
- 9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804760775
- ISBN
- 9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771013560
- ISBN
- 9780771013560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.89
€ 33.99
€ 22.89
Hardcover. Recounts the Battle of Fort Dearborn while situating it within the context of several wider histories that span the nearly four decades between the 1795 Treaty of Greenville to the 1833 Treaty of Chicago. This title is published to commemorate the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428963
- ISBN
- 9780226428963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Nunning, Vera; Rupp, Jan; Ahn, Gregor. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625325
- ISBN
- 9783837625325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.21
€ 51.99
€ 37.21
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between ritual performance of the opera Mulian and gentrified mercantile lineages in late imperial Huizhou. It shows how local elites appropriated the opera, turning it into a medium for conveying orthodox values and religious precepts and for negotiating local social and gender issues in a rising money economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables, 13 figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750325
- ISBN
- 9780804750325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.50
€ 103.50
Paperback. The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. This book provides an overview of sacrificial practices around the world since prehistoric times. It also examines the reasons behind these rituals, and in the case of human sacrifice an attempt is made to understand the mentality of the 'victims' who often willingly went to their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945004
- ISBN
- 9780750945004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
River and Harbor Improvements: How They Are Initiated, Authorized and ...
Propeller Club Of The United States
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Press of Joseph D. McGuire (printer?)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1938
- SKU
- KEX0254558
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS; JPH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975385
- ISBN
- 9780674975385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.85
€ 31.99
€ 26.85
Hardback. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 438 pages, 3 illustrations, 29 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273924
- ISBN
- 9780803273924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Hardback. Since its conception in the 1870s, the Riverside Park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984, much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is one of Manhattan's beautiful attractions. This book includes the official Riverside Park Fund Map of 2007. Num Pages: 128 pages, 29 black and white images; 19 4-color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142281
- ISBN
- 9780231142281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479507
- ISBN
- 9780752479507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479521
- ISBN
- 9780752479521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Featuring road signs, direction, warning, boundary, and advisory, this book covers various aspects of traffic signage and signs. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 3. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747805311
- ISBN
- 9780747805311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback. Roads Were Not Built for Cars is a history book, focussing on a time when cyclists had political clout, in Britain and especially in America. The book researches the Roads Improvement Association - a lobbying group created by the Cyclists' Touring Club in 1886 - and the Good Roads movement organised by the League of American Wheelmen. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; RPC; RPT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd None ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610916899
- ISBN
- 9781610916899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.54
€ 40.99
€ 37.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJPL; AJB; AJCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 286. .
- Publisher
- Steidl Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783958290976
- ISBN
- 9783958290976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.13
€ 52.99
€ 44.13
Paperback. Paperback, orange spine. 111pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Robert Douwma Print and Maps Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- SKU
- KON0819364
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
paperback. An eyewitness account of an eventful journey on an emigrant vessel. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSA; 3JH; BGHA; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. Very good copy showing minor shelf wear and age
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Mercier Press Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025397
- ISBN
- 9781856350914
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. This biography focuses on Robespierre's formative years and the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197242
- ISBN
- 9780300197242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.32
€ 18.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. Now updated with two new chapters and an extraordinary collection of photographs, this second edition of Paul Friedlander's Rock and Roll: A Social History is a smash hit. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813343068
- ISBN
- 9780813343068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.82
€ 77.82
Paperback. Combining the history of East End London with personal quest, this book weaves together Lichtenstein's quest for Rodinsky - which took her to Poland, Israel and around Jewish London - with Iain Sinclair's meditations on her journey into her own past. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AFKN; HBTB; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862073296
- ISBN
- 9781862073296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
hardcover. Editor(s): Syrett, David. Series Editor(s): Jones, Dr. Ben. Series: Navy Records Society Publications. Num Pages: 554 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 148. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754651796
- ISBN
- 9780754651796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.71
€ 129.71