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Hardback. Accelerating seismic activity in late Meiji Japan climaxed in the legendary Great Nobi Earthquake of 1891, which rocked the main island from Tokyo to Osaka, killing thousands. This book presents the history of modern Japanese earthquakes and earthquake science. Num Pages: 346 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246072
ISBN
9780520246072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.52
€ 64.98

Paperback. Re-envisions racial mixture as a vehicle for pride and a way for citizens to examine mixed America as a better America Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772508
ISBN
9780814772508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain looks at the opportunities missed in the French campaign. It takes a fresh look at the Battle of Britain and asks if the RAF was ready to help repel an invasion. It follows the disputes between the Army and RAF and debates whether air power used independently can ever achieve decisive results. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555255
ISBN
9781781555255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. These essays, drawn from the author's work since 1964, address three themes in American history in the century preceding the 1760s: authority in colonial British America; the political and constitutional development of these colonial entities; and shifting constitutional tensions within the empire. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915173
ISBN
9780813915173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

This book on cultural studies aims to identify the status of the field in Italian cultural studies. It contains articles that will interest a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes and it is an invaluable resource for scholars of Italian studies. Editor(s): Parati, Graziella. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475326
ISBN
9781611475326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

hardcover. Written to educate American soldiers on Vietnam's history, culture, politics, infrastructure, geography, and people, this is an eloquent and compelling document of a seminal decade, the legacy of which continues to resonate. As relevant today as when it was first written. Adopts similar format to the bestselling 'Instructions' series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781851242856
ISBN
9781851242856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.49

Hardback. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780253021977
ISBN
9780253021977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144698
ISBN
9780231144698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 39.32

Paperback. A history of San Francisco, this work traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 85 b/w photographs, 7 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
437
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250086
ISBN
9780520250086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Anthony Cotterell was a brilliant journalist, conscripted into the British Army in 1940. Here, his diary and selected war journalism are presented together to give a new insight into the life and work of the man who created a unique and vivid form of war reporting. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black & white plates, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493091
ISBN
9780752493091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Hardcover. Offering a collection of a Native American orator's speeches, this edition presents the speeches of Red Jacket or Sagoyewatha, a formidable diplomat and one of the most famous orators of the nineteenth century. It spans Red Jacket's political career from 1790 to 1830 and includes major addresses to Presidents Washington, Adams, and Monroe. Editor(s): Ganter, Granville. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, 6 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630968
ISBN
9780815630968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41

Hardback. More than a conventional biography, Grant Wacker's interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many, and how his uncanny ability to appropriate trends in the wider culture allowed him to transform his born-again theology into a moral vocabulary capturing the aspirations and fears of average Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGX; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052185
ISBN
9780674052185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Blue Couch Books Canada
Edition
Ill
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894739009
ISBN
9781894739009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. As an Army lieutenant, the author served in Tokyo as an intelligence officer. He translated thousands of letters, interviews, and other documents by Japanese citizens of all kinds, and came to know, as few Americans could, the hearts and minds of a defeated people as they moved slowly to democracy. This is a chronicle of his experience in Japan. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225156
ISBN
9780823225156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

hardcover. An account of the conquest of the Itzas which details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterised every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. Jones offers a comprehensive reconstruction of an independent Maya kingdom which reveals much about neighbouring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently. Num Pages: 596 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733175
ISBN
9780804733175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.94

Paperback. An account of the conquest of the Itzas which details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterised every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. Jones offers a comprehensive reconstruction of an independent Maya kingdom which reveals much about neighbouring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently. Num Pages: 596 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735223
ISBN
9780804735223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 53.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Healy, Grainne. Num Pages: 320 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180. .
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785371165
ISBN
9781785371165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Paperback. In 1821, Maria Dundas Graham sailed for South America. After her husband, the ship's captain, died en route, the newly widowed Maria Graham resisted all efforts to hustle her back to England. She rented a cottage in Valparaiso and spent nine months travelling in Chile. This is her journal. Editor(s): Hayward, Jennifer (Associate Professor of English, College of Wooster, USA). Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922164
ISBN
9780813922164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469626864
ISBN
9781469626864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Hardcover. A compellingly original illustrated chronicle of two thousand years of British history, recounted via the stories of one hundred landmark documents that changed the face of Britain. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Publisher
Atlantic Books (UK)
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main - Atlantic Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843549987
ISBN
9781843549987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. A tribute to the pilots and crew who flew from airbases in Suffolk during the last war and whose actions displayed some of the finest examples of courage and devotion to duty. Series: Aviation History. Num Pages: 192 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Countryside Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741036
ISBN
9781846741036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Presented in an illustrated format, this book offers an account of Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War, the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields in the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBWQ; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530. Series: Airfields in the Second World War. 288 pages, photographs. Presented in an illustrated format, this book offers an account of Suffolk's airfields during the Second World War, the planes and the pilots who flew them, and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBWQ; WGM. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 17. Weight: 546.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853063428
ISBN
9781853063428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. The book examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingoms, within the context of an up-to-date appraisal of the military and political changes after Alexander. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 608 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415046183
ISBN
9780415046183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. A narrative of exploration, this historical geography explains how the modern nation of France came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France--past and present--remains to be discovered. Illustrated. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333640
ISBN
9780393333640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.00

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