Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a people in flux. This book features columns, that are presented along with an introduction, notes and a glossary, all designed to give non-Egyptian readers the background they need to understand. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942714
- ISBN
- 9781909942714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.67
€ 40.99
€ 40.67
An Arab's Journey to Colonial Spanish America. The Travels of Elias al...
Al-Musili, Elias; Farah, Caesar E.. Ed(S): Fa...
Rediscovered in Syria in the late 19th century, this account relates the experiences of Reverend Elias al-Musili, a priest of the Chaldean Church and the first known visitor to the Americas from the Middle East. Supported by Spain and the pope, he offers a unique perspective on the New World. Editor(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): Farah, Caesar E. (Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History, University of Minnesota, USA). Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607908
- ISBN
- 9780815607908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.41
€ 25.99
€ 23.41
Paperback. From ordinary soldiers to commanding officers, thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December 1962, when John F. Kennedy was still alive, to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345322791
- ISBN
- 9780345322791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.97
€ 9.99
€ 9.97
paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213044
- ISBN
- 9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.05
€ 27.99
€ 27.05
Paperback. Drawing upon interviews and research, the author investigates New Orleans' experiment with legalized prostitution between 1897 and 1917. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817344030
- ISBN
- 9780817344030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.48
€ 25.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BTH; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869198428
- ISBN
- 9781869198428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Hardcover. Compelling in its cinematic scope-resplendent with the requisite villains and mysterious events infused with sinister and sexual tensions, tragedy, and pathos- Hindiyya's story holds within its folds a larger tale about the construction of a new Christianity in the Levant. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632610
- ISBN
- 9780815632610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Paperback. Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan, which had not been able to defeat the isolated and divided forces of China, decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582493490
- ISBN
- 9780582493490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.40
€ 93.40
Hardcover. Reconstructs the use of armed resistance by Black activists and supporters in Mississippi to challenge racist terrorism, segregation, and fight for human rights and political empowerment Num Pages: 4 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725245
- ISBN
- 9780814725245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.54
€ 103.54
Paperback. The Long Defeat explores war memory in Japan after World War II, showing how and why defeat remains an indelible part of national life. The book shows that assessing the culture of defeat is the key to understanding Japan's "history problem" - the disputes over revising the pacifist constitution, remilitarization, and frictions in East Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190239169
- ISBN
- 9780190239169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Features new insights, intimate portraits of key personalities and a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJ; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289745
- ISBN
- 9781349289745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.76
€ 53.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465065905
- ISBN
- 9780465065905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.71
€ 30.99
€ 26.71
paperback. A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. It offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a heterogeneous population. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030917
- ISBN
- 9780140134988
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046404
- ISBN
- 9781849046404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.19
€ 33.99
€ 30.19
Hardback. By 1945 Washington and London envisioned a new era in which the U.S. shouldered global responsibilities while Britain focused its regional interests narrowly. Mapping the End of Empire reveals how Anglo-American perceptions of geography and perspectives on the Muslim world shaped postcolonial futures from the Middle East to South Asia. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728882
- ISBN
- 9780674728882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.68€ 55.42
€ 60.68
€ 55.42
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456829
- ISBN
- 9780752456829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Forever Vigilant: Naval 8/208 Squadron RAF - A Centenary of Service fr...
Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork
Hardback. 208 Squadron based at RAF Valley in Anglesey will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in October 2016, making it one of the few RAF squadrons to achieve this unique distinction whilst still part of the RAF's current order of battle. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated throughout in B&W and colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690147
- ISBN
- 9781910690147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Hegel, Robert E. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999975
- ISBN
- 9780295999975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354536
- ISBN
- 9780198354536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77
€ 52.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354666
- ISBN
- 9780198354666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69