Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Carlo Levi (1902-1975) was a painter, writer, and antifascist Italian from a Jewish family whose political activism forced him into exile for most of the Second World War. Written as war clouds were gathering over Europe, this work is also a powerful indictment of our contemporary moral and political failures. Editor(s): Pugliese, Stanislao G. Translator(s): Gourevitch, Adolphe. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: DN; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139977
- ISBN
- 9780231139977
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
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Paperback. What constitutes historical truth? How do we draw a boundary between truth and fiction? What is the relationship between history and memory? How do we grapple with the historical conventions that inform, in different ways, all written documents? This title looks at these questions raised by decades of post-structuralism. Translator(s): Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274488
- ISBN
- 9780520274488
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
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Paperback. Was he influenced by the environment, he asks himself, and if so, how? Ginzburg uses his own experience to examine the elusive and constantly evolving nature of history and historical research. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409900
- ISBN
- 9781421409900
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.22
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Paperback. In his new preface, Ginzburg reflects on the interplay of chance and discovery, as well as on the relationship between anomalous cases and historical generalizations. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11, 3 black & white line drawings, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white illustratio. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HRQX5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409924
- ISBN
- 9781421409924
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.51
€ 30.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRAM7; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409887
- ISBN
- 9781421409887
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.22
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Paperback. Field Marshal Montgomery's battle plan for Normandy, following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, resulted in one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. This book gives an account of the conception and execution of Montgomery's plan, with its problems and complexities. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017617
- ISBN
- 9780141017617
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Hardback. An exploration of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans, focusing on the sentiments of honour that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society. The book draws on contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen the reader's understanding of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225251
- ISBN
- 9780520225251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 56.19
€ 72.70
€ 56.19
Paperback. An inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans that speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. This title makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010915
- ISBN
- 9780691010915
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Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 41.78
€ 52.77
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMC; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649402
- ISBN
- 9780816649402
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
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€ 27.20
Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404165
- ISBN
- 9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.59
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€ 28.59
Hardcover. Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating social and economic ones. Editor(s): King, Carla. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFC1; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621472
- ISBN
- 9781900621472
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.89
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€ 45.89
Paperback. Protestant Empire is the first comprehensive history of the dramatic clash of peoples and beliefs that emerged in the diverse religious world in the British Atlantic, including England, Scotland, Ireland, parts of North and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221503
- ISBN
- 9780812221503
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. Long before sugar and slaves made Jamaica Britain's most valuable colony, its conquest sparked conflicts with European powers and opened vast tropical spaces to English exploitation. Carla Gardina Pestana captures the moment when Cromwell's plan to take Spain's American empire altered his revolutionary state's engagement with the wider world. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737310
- ISBN
- 9780674737310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.77
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198077
- ISBN
- 9781845198077
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.49
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€ 38.49
Hardback. This book addresses the deconstruction of a founding myth and the last "great narrative" (for the time being) of the Occident the narrative that Europe grew out of liberal humanistic traditions and, by way of several intermediate stages since classical antiquity, has gradually come to have its present form, one based on democratic values." Num Pages: 132 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681963
- ISBN
- 9783936681963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
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€ 28.86
Paperback. This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Translator(s): Howard, Michael; Paret, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Abridged Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540020
- ISBN
- 9780199540020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
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€ 33.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Van Doren, Carl. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627434
- ISBN
- 9780691627434
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Condition: New
€ 60.98€ 47.57
€ 60.98
€ 47.57
Hardback. This book explores the rise of Barack Obama and his vision of One America in the context of profound social and political changes in the US, and the potential transformation of American foreign policy in the post-Bush era. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638949
- ISBN
- 9780748638949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
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€ 30.49
Paperback. The first book to explore the historical development of Belgian politics, this groundbreaking study of the rivalry between Catholicism, Socialism, and nationalism is essential reading for anyone interested in Europe before World War I. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847685271
- ISBN
- 9780847685271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.04
€ 73.04
Paperback. A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, the author illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG; KNBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226151595
- ISBN
- 9780226151595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.72
€ 27.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. A document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's "1909 Plan of Chicago", produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This title reveals the Plan's central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 202 pages, 62 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764726
- ISBN
- 9780226764726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.29
€ 16.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. This account of Pearl Harbor provides an illustrated examination of one of the most significant events World War II. It seeks to uncover what really happened and why the Japanese were so successful. This 60th anniversary edition includes a CD of extracts from the Osprey Web event. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam; Laurier, Jim. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 70 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763903
- ISBN
- 9781841763903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Hardback. This title provides a background on Vietnam. It focuses on the cultural and societal background of native Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans. Chapters provide anntations classified in categories such as history, culture and art, language and literature, business and economics. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GBCR; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833173
- ISBN
- 9780810833173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.72
€ 129.72