×


 x 

Shopping cart

Regional & national history

Results 1177 - 1200 of 24261

Regional & national history

Hardcover. The Partition of British India into the nations of India and Pakistan in 1947 and the further redrawing of the borders in 1971 to create Bangladesh were major, wrenching events whose effects are still felt today. This volume gathers essays from scholars that explore substantial new ground in Partition research. Editor(s): Butalia, Urvashi. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zubaan/Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074778
ISBN
9789383074778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KLJ0014529
ISBN
9781403984975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBH; BTC; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062420107
ISBN
9780062420107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.61

Hardback. An exploration of the multifaceted Mongol experience in China, past and present. Charting the interface between a state-centred multinational Chinese polity and a primordial nationalist multiculturalism, it explores Mongol ethnopolitical strategies to preserve their heritage. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511439
ISBN
9780742511439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.76

Hardcover. In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. This poignant and moving account is narrated with a keen sense of observation, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, and horrors of war. Num Pages: 56 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244225
ISBN
9781851244225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself is a key text for understanding the history of the great West African kingdom of Asante. It is perhaps the earliest example of history writing in English by an African ruler and is of compelling interest to all concerned with the production of indigenous historical knowledge in Africa. Editor(s): Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel Kwaku; Prempeh, Agyeman; Boahen, A. Adu; Lawler, Nancy; McCaskie, T. C.; Wilks, Ivor. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 plates; 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264157
ISBN
9780197264157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.58

Paperback. Describes the events leading to the August, 1863 attack on Lawrence, Kansas by William Quantrill and his Confederate irregulars. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Edition
3rd Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873384766
ISBN
9780873384766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010833
ISBN
9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.85

Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630630
ISBN
9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.66

Hardcover. The latest from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography-authoritative and accessible biographies of more than 800 people who shaped national life and who died from 2001 onwards, with over 250 portrait images. This volume extends the coverage of the Oxford DNB, first published as a 60-volume print set in 2004. Editor(s): Goldman, Lawrence. Num Pages: 1280 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; GBCB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199562442
ISBN
9780199562442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.97

Paperback. John Ferling's masterful John Adams: A Life is a singular biography of the man who succeeded George Washington in the presidency and shepherded the fragile new nation through the most dangerous of times. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195398663
ISBN
9780195398663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.31

A stunningly original and inspiring illustrated history of America's founding ideals and how they have been understood from colonial times to the present, by one of America's most gifted historians. Series: America: a Cultural History. Num Pages: 864 pages, numerous colour and halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2268.
Number of pages
860
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195162530
ISBN
9780195162530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.66

Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 287.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195326550
ISBN
9780195326550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629931
ISBN
9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.73

Hardcover. The story of the Civil War as told through the Wray Collection's many one-of-a-kind objects housed at the Atlanta History Center. More than six hundred of the rarest Confederate artifacts, including firearms, weapons, flags, uniforms, and accoutrements, reveal historical truths in their detail and help to contextualize the battles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346854
ISBN
9780820346854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633587
ISBN
9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Hardcover. The recent political history of Lebanon has been defined by the legacy of war. While much has been written about the tragedy of the civil war, this title is the first book focused on the evolution of the postwar political scene. Editor(s): El-Husseini, Rola. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633044
ISBN
9780815633044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.75

Hardcover. A major study of the Holland Park Circle, this is both a narrative of the lives, works and influence of the artists, architects and their patrons and a perceptive analysis of the subtle relationships between high Victorian taste and mercantile values. This was the period of art as great fashion. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 colour plates, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 201 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300081640
ISBN
9780300081640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 44.54

Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811848
ISBN
9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.15

Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938042
ISBN
9780813938042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Hardcover. David Max Eichhorn, a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Army's XV Corps, saw action across France and into Germany until VE-Day and beyond. His letters show us a devoutly religious man trying to cope with the perils of combat and the needs of his fellow soldiers. Editor(s): Palmer, Greg; Zaid, Mark S. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613564
ISBN
9780700613564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.60

Paperback. Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, an indigenous Peruvian serving in the colonial Spanish government, wrote his "First New Chronicle and Book of Good Government" between the years 1600 and 1616. This translation captures the Biblical-to-legal flavours of Guaman Poma's manuscript. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208414
ISBN
9780872208414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Human Rights Watch United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564323347
ISBN
9781564323347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

paperback. Editor(s): Cook, Raymond. Num Pages: 400 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531120
ISBN
9780714531120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.29

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!