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Regional & national history

Hardcover. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472. Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, C.1830-1920. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. 296 pages, 16, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 2 diagrames, 7 black & white tables. The first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; HBTQ. Dimension: 141 x 223 x 23. Weight: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205062
ISBN
9780230205062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Markus Wiener Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558763135
ISBN
9781558763135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.91

paperback. The problems of modern Ireland - notably the political divisions within Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain - have attracted the attention of British leaders from Gladstone to Major. This analysis places the "Irish question" in the wider context of the history of the British Isles. Series: British History in Perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave
Condition
New
SKU
9780333665305
ISBN
9780333665305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349511532
ISBN
9781349511532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Paperback. This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270313
ISBN
9781137270313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.26

Paperback. "This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as "tissue culture." It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal tissue"-- Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329458
ISBN
9781349329458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. The Third Duke of Portland served twice as Prime Minster and had a long and distinguished political career from 1760s to the 1780s. This study details how he was transformed from a pillar of the grand Whiggery into the figurehead for would be Tories. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPFM; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333963852
ISBN
9780333963852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.36

Hardcover. This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya, the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJH; HBTV; HBWQ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607651
ISBN
9780230607651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 47.33

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816639519
ISBN
9780816639519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. The book looks at the development of policing in a town noted for its high levels of crime. Through a detailed study of policing and police work over the period c. 1840-1914 it shows how the turbulent community of the early Victorian years was turned into a policed society by the end of the century. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349396733
ISBN
9781349396733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1979
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349038664
ISBN
9781349038664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.17

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887736
ISBN
9781554887736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. "The chapters in this book have been published previously, though they mostly appear here in slightly altered form."--Introduction. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBW; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440184
ISBN
9781349440184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349432295
ISBN
9781349432295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Paperback. For all the literature about Civil War military operations and leadership, precious little has been written about strategy, particularly in the eastern theatre. The Civil War in the East takes a fresh look at military operations in this sector and the assumptions that shaped them. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346281
ISBN
9781612346281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.27

paperback. In this scholarly volume, D. Simon Evans presents to the non-Welsh speaker the medieval text of the Welsh Life of St David, one of the early Christian missionaries of West Wales; this annotated text is based on that in the Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewibrefi (c. 1350). Editor(s): Evans, D. Simon. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783169535
ISBN
9781783169535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. National security, a topic routinely discussed behind the closed doors of Washington's political scientists and policymakers, is believed to be an insider's game. All too often, such highly specialized knowledge is assumed to place issues beyond the grasp--and interest--of the American public. Author D. Robert Worley disagrees. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347202
ISBN
9781612347202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239886
ISBN
9780312239886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Paperback. This book offers a challenge to conventional histories of secularisation by focusing upon the importance of central religious narratives. These narratives are changed significantly over time, but also to have been invested with importance and meaning by religious individuals and organisations as well as by secular ones. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349364435
ISBN
9781349364435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Offers a political narrative of the rise and fall of the Tudor monarchy. This book begins with the factional quarrels which was the political life of England under Henry VI in the 1450s and then examines the rebuilding of the strength of royal government under Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HBTG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214595
ISBN
9780631214595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

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