Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
paperback. By the end of the 1980s, many Americans looked at the state of the nation with a renewed optimism, which was personified by an enduring American president - Ronald Wilson Reagan. The essays in this volume revisit the 1980s in order to examine the factors that contributed tohis political and cultural triumphs andassess hislegacy." Editor(s): Hudson, C. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349371471
- ISBN
- 9781349371471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Paperback. This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong. Editor(s): Chu, C. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HRAX; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537280
- ISBN
- 9781349537280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This volume is the product of scholars of various backgrounds, specialties and agendas bringing forth their most treasured findings regarding the Chinese Catholic Church. The chapters in this book covering the church from 1900 to the present trace the development of the Church in China from many historical and disciplinary vantage points. Editor(s): Chu, C. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAM; HRAX; HRCC7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472383
- ISBN
- 9781349472383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An exploration of Francophone communities from the 19th century to the present. It is a collection of ten articles that provides an opportunity to explore Francophone communities from a range of perspectives which similarly engage with the most pressing questions in Francophone-Caribbean studies and postcolonial studies more generally. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hanrahan, Mairead; Munro, Martin. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692491
- ISBN
- 9780748692491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.79
€ 32.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. This text illustrates how the Continental Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends and tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society. Editor(s): Dixon, C. Scott. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208112
- ISBN
- 9780631208112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, c 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294758
- ISBN
- 9781910294758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
€ 33.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. A broad survey of the history of the Indian business world during the colonial period Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349302345
- ISBN
- 9781349302345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033965
- ISBN
- 9781906033965
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. A concise synthesis of recent research which has transformed our view of religious belief and practice in pre-Reformation England. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582289895
- ISBN
- 9780582289895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. For the first time in print a book identifies each regiment and illustrates the change in uniforms, the colour of the facings and the nature and shape of the lace for the officers, NCOs and private soldiers over the period of the Napoleonic War 1793-1815. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWH; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862274846
- ISBN
- 9781862274846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.38€ 65.28
€ 71.38
€ 65.28
Paperback. British Napoleonic Field Artillery helps to test the veracity of that statement and is an essential reference for all those interested in Napoleonic history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBWH; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752476520
- ISBN
- 9780752476520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.49
€ 52.99
€ 44.49
Paperback. Essays on the six monarchies of the Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE. Editor(s): Davidson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041218
- ISBN
- 9781849041218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Hardcover. An investigation of life in the great household of late mediaeval England. Based on household accounts and related primary documents, it looks at the daily routines, weekly and annual patterns, and the life-cycle observances of birth, childhood, marriage, death and burial. Num Pages: 262 pages, 24 colour plates, 54 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076875
- ISBN
- 9780300076875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.64
€ 43.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight years later. This volume examines the transformation as a study in the politics of modernization, contextualizing many historical ambiguities in South Korea's trajectory toward sustainable economic growth. Editor(s): Kim, Byung-Kook; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 744 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072312
- ISBN
- 9780674072312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.95
€ 34.99
€ 29.95
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.54
€ 78.54
Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250046574
- ISBN
- 9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853458968
- ISBN
- 9780853458968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 331 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403903723
- ISBN
- 9781403903723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Paperback. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325870
- ISBN
- 9781349325870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.37
€ 71.37
Paperback. This history of Latin America during its period of independence has been revised and updated to include new material based on recently published research, as well as augmented references covering areas of special contemporary interest. The bibliography has also been updated. Num Pages: 352 pages, halftones, map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195084023
- ISBN
- 9780195084023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.06
€ 159.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403961662
- ISBN
- 9781403961662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.10
€ 195.10
Hardback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164207
- ISBN
- 9780231164207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 73.24
€ 95.17
€ 73.24
Paperback. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164214
- ISBN
- 9780231164214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. This dark and dazzling history of New York City nightclub life in the 1920s and '30s explores the complex relationships among urban politicians, social reformers, and the business of vice. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221572
- ISBN
- 9780812221572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36