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Regional & national history
Paperback. A unique view of life in the world's most beautiful city during an era of peace and prosperity, when art, literature, poetry, and music blossomed in Paris, through a kit containing a stereoscopic viewer, 35 three-dimensional photographic cards, and a photo-packed paperback book. Num Pages: 128 pages, More than 300 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 201 x 55. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
- Edition
- Box Nov PC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129583
- ISBN
- 9781579129583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.59
€ 40.99
€ 26.59
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415477
- ISBN
- 9781474415477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.18
€ 151.18
Hardback. The first ever systematic and authoritative compilation of Napoleon's thinking on war, this is as close as we will ever get to the great book on war that Napoleon contemplated but never had the time or the will to complete in his last years in exile on Saint-Helena. Editor(s): Colson, Bruno. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199685561
- ISBN
- 9780199685561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319754
- ISBN
- 9781846319754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette. This book describes the siege's geopolitical context, explains its strategies and tactics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156. .
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781512601169
- ISBN
- 9781512601169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.31
€ 25.99
€ 21.31
hardcover. Research on the impact of the Reformation on religious life in Germany, has challenged traditional assumptions that Protestantism had a lasting effect on all levels of 16th-century life. Examining the Wurttemberg Reformation Church, this book looks at how the Reformation worked at the ground level. Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804716819
- ISBN
- 9780804716819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.75
€ 97.75
Paperback. 1966 - the year of English sporting legend. But, those 12 months witnessed so much more than the all-important 30 July at Wembley. This book revisits the time, recreates the atmosphere, talks to those who were there (at Wembley and beyond), and builds a picture of what we argued over, ate, worried about, listened to, wore and watched in 1966. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750940290
- ISBN
- 9780750940290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 1FBN; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643618
- ISBN
- 9780691643618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 276.60
€ 276.60
Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 322 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1990th ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061448
- ISBN
- 9780252061448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.41
€ 26.41
Hardback. Discusses about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. This book begins with an exploration of the discourse of race - from the nineteenth - century belief that 'race is everything' to the argument that there are no races. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153124
- ISBN
- 9780691153124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.43€ 54.68
€ 71.43
€ 54.68
Hardback. 'This [second] edition has been thoroughly revised and updated..entries expertly cover the entire sweep of Vietnamese history and culture..the bibliography is quite extensive and impressive..a scholarly and valuable reference book.' _American Reference Books Annual Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 39. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850538
- ISBN
- 9780810850538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.94
€ 206.94
Paperback. The harrowing, and inspiring, story of the capture of one of Britain's top SOE agents in World War Two, his refusal to crack under the most horrific torture, and his final imprisonment in a concentration camp. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304356973
- ISBN
- 9780304356973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 80 pages, 22 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317781
- ISBN
- 9780764317781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.26
€ 31.99
€ 21.26
Hardback. This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. Num Pages: 720 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; TBX; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735506
- ISBN
- 9780804735506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.46
€ 75.46
paperback. First published at the height of the Vietnam War, this book argues that America's involvement in the conflict arose substantially from an over-confident and unilateral interpretation of history, and that the mistake is one from which lessons can still be learned. Num Pages: 112 pages, map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Westview Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813331959
- ISBN
- 9780813331959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Paperback / so. Introductory text in this handsome coffee table book accompanies compelling historic South Texas images, from cowboys to firewood vendors to the imprisoned Geronimo to Mrs. Favre s piano class enjoying a picnic." BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AC; AGC; AJC; HBJK; HBLL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 251 x 8. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595346995
- ISBN
- 9781595346995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 mono/24 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1456. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0042435
- ISBN
- 9781591144656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardcover. Among those institutions most in need of an impressive creation account is the state: it's one of the primary ways states attempt to legitimate themselves. Using the story of how Harald Fairhair unified Norway in the ninth century, the author illuminates the way a state's foundation story blurs the distinction between history and myth. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones, 12 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226140926
- ISBN
- 9780226140926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.14€ 48.50
€ 57.14
€ 48.50
Paperback. Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226251875
- ISBN
- 9780226251875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.06
€ 32.99
€ 26.06
Hardcover. How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226481968
- ISBN
- 9780226481968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.56
€ 95.24
€ 79.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 45. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press ith
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489228
- ISBN
- 9780801489228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. Confederate Emancipation offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly and vividly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315868
- ISBN
- 9780195315868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.46
€ 31.46
Paperback. This book describes a period which saw the rise of some of the most influential thinkers of the contemporary world, as the Scottish Enlightenment reached and perhaps passed its peak. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625154
- ISBN
- 9780748625154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.99
€ 33.99
€ 30.99
Hardback. Bruce L. Kinzer provides the first comprehensive investigation of J.S. Mill's multifaceted engagement with the Irish question, the fundamental issues inherent in British-Irish politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802048622
- ISBN
- 9780802048622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26
€ 86.26