Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
paperback. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1977, this provocative study is based on the idea that current Third World problems of modernization may be able to shed light on the period of European history from roughly 1770 to 1870. Includes extensive charts and maps. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819128980
- ISBN
- 9780819128980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.52
€ 82.52
Hardcover. Examines how Catholics in the early nineteenth-century Ohio Valley - despite the evangelical success of the Protestant faith during the Second Great Awakening - expanded their church, strengthened their connections to Rome, and sought fellowship with their non-Catholic neighbors. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124865
- ISBN
- 9780813124865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248151
- ISBN
- 9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.36
€ 49.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Over the past five hundred years, North Americans have increasingly turned to mining to produce much of their basic social and cultural objects. Drawing on the work of scholars from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, this book explores how mining has shaped North America over the last half millennium. Editor(s): McNeill, John R. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279179
- ISBN
- 9780520279179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439906897
- ISBN
- 9781439906897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195128901
- ISBN
- 9780195128901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.84
€ 32.84
Paperback. Illustrates why the early Americans' strange views on witchcraft in the first edition of this Bancroft Prize-winning book still matter to us. This book provides a broader overview of witchcraft and looks at its place around the world. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3 maps, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195174830
- ISBN
- 9780195174830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.44
€ 31.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973745
- ISBN
- 9780241973745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. his study argues that permissive legislation facilitated ocal initiative and debate, and that local initiatives were ften more effective than national legislation. Num Pages: 248 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198201755
- ISBN
- 9780198201755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.89
€ 59.89
paperback. In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While their chiefs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140028379
- ISBN
- 9780140028379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. 'You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy.' This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. This book describes the terrible events at Glencoe. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0010072
- ISBN
- 9780140028973
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This text, using contemporary memoirs, letters, newspapers and regimental order books, reconstructs the common man's version of the Moorland Battle and the repression and brutality that followed it for the highlanders. It challenges the rose-tinted legend of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Culloden. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668200
- ISBN
- 9780712668200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The word Darien is a scar on the memory of Scots. This is a detailed account of the Darien Settlement, drawn from original sources in the records of the Company, the journals, letters and memoirs of those who tried to turn William Paterson's dream into reality. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b/w halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KLCP; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668538
- ISBN
- 9780712668538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927322314
- ISBN
- 9781927322314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. The first major synthesis of the war since 2001, drawing upon a host of newly declassified documents, presidential tapes, and overlooked foreign sources to give the most comprehensive look to date of the war that still haunts America. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619405
- ISBN
- 9780700619405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.60
€ 54.60
Paperback. This careful examination of key strategies, events, and personalities in the conflict sheds fresh light on the high points of the Vietnam experience and punctures the enduring mythologies of the war. "A model of lucid writing and fair judgement."-Thomas Powers. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566631976
- ISBN
- 9781566631976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Hardback. The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199358151
- ISBN
- 9780199358151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.29
€ 79.29
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752401256
- ISBN
- 9780752401256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Offers a selection of photographs that reflect some of the different and varied aspects of life in North Telford from the 1970s to the 1950s. This work shows the communities close to Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road, their working environments, families and leisure activities. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752401249
- ISBN
- 9780752401249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. What fueled the Victorian passion for hair-jewelry and memorial rings? When would an everyday object metamorphose from commodity to precious relic? This title examines the role played by portable objects in persuading Victorian Britons that they could travel abroad with religious sentiments, family ties, and national identity intact. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146621
- ISBN
- 9780691146621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.11
€ 42.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. Between 1800 and 1850, political demonstrations and the tumult of a ballooning street life not only brought novel kinds of crowds onto the streets of London, but also fundamentally changed British ideas about public and private space. This book demonstrates the influence of these crowds, riots, and demonstrations on the period's literature. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press Los Angeles California
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219175
- ISBN
- 9780520219175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.88
€ 35.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Looks at five countries, in each of which a long struggle for freedom has taken place; in each the people, having shed blood and dreams, are still waiting. This book shows us the lives behind the headlines. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552773324
- ISBN
- 9780552773324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. A study which takes the reader beyond the euphemistic and romantic popular misconceptions to reveal the often invisible past and the present subterfuge of Australia. It portrays a country of stark contrasts, of visionaries and criminals whose secrets are exposed. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099152316
- ISBN
- 9780099152316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. A collection of over 200 old photographs from the Archive and Local Studies Collections of the London Borough of Sutton that gives an introduction to the recent history of this eastern side of the Borough. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752403410
- ISBN
- 9780752403410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33