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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This volume covers March-September of 1791, when Washington completed a tour of the southern states. On tour and when he returned to the capital, the heads of executive departments regularly reported to him about affairs of state, whilst friends and foreign correspondents sent news from Europe. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918105
- ISBN
- 9780813918105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Hardcover. Part of a series presenting public papers either written by George Washington or presented to him during both of his administrations. Volume 4 covers the autumn and early winter of 1789-90 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration. Series: Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 627 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 627
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914077
- ISBN
- 9780813914077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.40
€ 130.40
Hardcover. Part of a series which covers the eight precedent-setting years of Washington's presidency and his brief retirement. Volume three covers most of the summer of 1789 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration. Series: Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912103
- ISBN
- 9780813912103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 628 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 628
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911021
- ISBN
- 9780813911021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.80
€ 150.80
Hardcover. This volume presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress. Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and federal excise, and increased the size of the army. Washington also gave a lot of time to the new federal city on the Potomac. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917498
- ISBN
- 9780813917498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.40
€ 130.40
Hardcover. Part of the "Revolutionary War Series", this work documents a period that includes the Continental Army's last weeks at Valley Forge, the British evacuation of Philadelphia, and the Battle of Monmouth Court House. It begins with George Washington's army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, celebrating the alliance between the United States and France. Editor(s): Crackel, Theodore J.; Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionery War S. Num Pages: 832 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925226
- ISBN
- 9780813925226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.84€ 79.13
€ 124.84
€ 79.13
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916194
- ISBN
- 9780813916194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Paperback. Built with the idea of attracting short-distance passenger traffic and light freight, American electric interurbans were largely constructed in the early 1900s. This work examines the history of the interurban industry. Num Pages: 472 pages, 37 half-tones 51 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 30. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740142
- ISBN
- 9780804740142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
Paperback. More than 800 people lost their lives when the steamer Eastland capsized in the Chicago River in 1915. This is the full story, with more than 100 illustrations, of the worst disaster of any kind in the history of Chicago and the worst in the history of the Great Lakes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804728010
- ISBN
- 9780804728010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle Ages. Drawing upon a rich base of primary sources, Dameron demonstrates that the nature of the Florentine episcopal lordship results from the tension between seigneurial pressure and peasant resistance. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674258914
- ISBN
- 9780674258914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.91€ 78.69
€ 85.91
€ 78.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252064494
- ISBN
- 9780252064494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
paperback. A memoir of George W Bush, America's 43rd president. It takes us on a journey through the defining decisions of his life. It describes his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753539965
- ISBN
- 9780753539965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.29
€ 18.99
€ 15.29
Hardback. In this personal account of the intelligence failure in Vietnam, Mr. Allen reveals specifically how American leaders largely excluded intelligence from important policy deliberations until it was too late. "Don't miss this book!"-John Prados Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633871
- ISBN
- 9781566633871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.69
€ 30.99
€ 27.69
Paperback. Provides an account of the events that had taken place in William Ewart Gladstone's life, from his childhood, education and early political influences through to his roles as leader of Liberal Party and prime minister in three governments. This biography reveals the moral authority Gladstone stamped upon politics during his career through reforms. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845883768
- ISBN
- 9781845883768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. Engagingly written and soundly argued, this study clarifies and highlights the political origins of the nation's foundational document and argues that American constitutionalism is primarily about countervailing power not legal limits enforced by courts. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888526
- ISBN
- 9780801888526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Hardback. This is the first comprehensive account of the diversity and complexity of censorship practices in Italy under the Fascist dictatorship. Through archival material it shows how practices of censorship were used to effect regime change, to measure and to shape public opinion, behaviour and attitudes in the twenty years of Mussolini's dictatorship. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFMD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230543089
- ISBN
- 9780230543089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Describing in detail weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, military law, and titles of the Byzantine army of the seventh century, this text offers insights into the Byzantine military ethos. It also provides data for the historian, and even for the ethnologist. Translator(s): Dennis, George T. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJF1; HBLA; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217728
- ISBN
- 9780812217728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. A ciritical overview of the policies of NATO governments and major human rights organizations during the Yugoslav conflict. Num Pages: 586 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSD; JWLP; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645630
- ISBN
- 9789089645630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardback. Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. This book traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520277564
- ISBN
- 9780520277564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.42
€ 58.89
€ 46.42
Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282353
- ISBN
- 9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36