Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399713
- ISBN
- 9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rolland, John C. Num Pages: 235 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338711
- ISBN
- 9781590338711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 76.80
€ 101.00
€ 76.80
Paperback. There are hundreds of inscriptions to be found on Roman tombstones in museums throughout Britain. They tell us about the Romans in Britain. However, to save space the wording is full of abbreviations and the meaning of the typical inscription is lost on the average museum visitor. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439525
- ISBN
- 9780752439525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover. A biography of the Laird of Torosay Castle Num Pages: 240 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Ltd Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862270367
- ISBN
- 9781862270367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. A unique account of Iraq - cradle of great civilizations and birthplace of the first cities Series: Short Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749495
- ISBN
- 9781780749495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.00
€ 25.99
€ 19.00
Hardback. In this significantly expanded second edition of The Presidency of George H.W. Bush , John Robert Greene takes full advantage of newly released documents to revisit BushAEs term, to consider his post-presidency accomplishments, and to enhance and clarify our understanding of his place in history. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620791
- ISBN
- 9780700620791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.05
€ 75.05
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Paperback. Gold offers a feel for what it was like to live through the heady days of the discovery and exploitation of gold in California in the mid-1800s through firsthand accounts, short stories, and tall tales written by the people who were there. These eyewitness accounts offer an immediacy that brings the events to life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791507
- ISBN
- 9780762791507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.67
€ 17.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787906
- ISBN
- 9780762787906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.91
€ 20.99
€ 20.91
hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762782239
- ISBN
- 9780762782239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.07
€ 30.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. Editor(s): Rich, John; Shipley, Graham. Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415121668
- ISBN
- 9780415121668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. In January 1919, at Soloheadbeg in County Tipperary, two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) were killed by the IRA. In the four bloody years that followed, nearly 500 RIC men were killed and hundreds more wounded. In Tipperary alone, 46 policemen were killed, making it one of most violent counties in Ireland. Num Pages: 232 pages, Black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD; HBW; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892729
- ISBN
- 9781848892729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. The War for Independence promised liberty, the opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought disappointment, misery, and mourning. This book presents essays that investigate the diverse experiences of Americans from North to South, coast to backcountry, and white townsfolk to African American slaves. Editor(s): Resch, John; Sargent, Walter. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806143
- ISBN
- 9780875806143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552663257
- ISBN
- 9781552663257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. Presents an account of the Russian revolution. This book describes the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442129
- ISBN
- 9780141442129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140266757
- ISBN
- 9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861973399
- ISBN
- 9781861973399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.61
€ 15.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Offering analysis of the sociology of photography's art world and its galleries and exhibitions, this book demonstrates the importance of the venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography's extraordinary dissemination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 32. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073229
- ISBN
- 9780252073229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347721
- ISBN
- 9780820347721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Wolf by the Ears provides students in American history with an ideal introduction to the Missouri crisis while at the same time offering fresh insights for scholars of the early republic. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6, 2 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416526
- ISBN
- 9781421416526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.49
€ 61.49
Hardback. By 1830, many other important national concerns had become critically entangled with land disposition, creating points of ideological tension among rival regions, parties, and interests in the early years of the republic-particularly in Jacksonian America. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412757
- ISBN
- 9781421412757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 51.62
€ 56.45
€ 51.62
Paperback. Wolf by the Ears provides students in American history with an ideal introduction to the Missouri crisis while at the same time offering fresh insights for scholars of the early republic. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6, 2 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416533
- ISBN
- 9781421416533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.11
€ 24.99
€ 22.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347653
- ISBN
- 9781612347653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635866
- ISBN
- 9780691635866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.23
€ 204.23