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Regional & national history
Paperback. The Danube is the longest river in western and central Europe. Rising amidst the beautiful wooded hills of Germanys Black Forest, it touches or winds its way through ten countries and four capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea through a vast delta whose silt-filled channels spread across eastern Romania. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955665
- ISBN
- 9781904955665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.64
€ 19.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. A cultural history of the Scottish Highlands Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930001
- ISBN
- 9781909930001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.80
€ 19.99
€ 19.80
Hardcover. More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers' voices were heard and revered inside and outside their countries. This study considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 tables, 8halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226867663
- ISBN
- 9780226867663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.41
€ 42.99
€ 33.41
Paperback. Popular interest in Cromwell has often exceeded the originality of what has been written about him. Barclay's study comes out of meticulous research on a huge range of newly discovered primary sources, transforming our understanding of the life and career of Oliver Cromwell during the period from his birth in 1599 until 1642. Series: Political and Popular Culture in the Early Modern Period. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138661226
- ISBN
- 9781138661226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.02
€ 71.02
Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820141
- ISBN
- 9780774820141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, c 40 colour and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJH; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982772
- ISBN
- 9781909982772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.14
€ 31.99
€ 28.14
Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289710
- ISBN
- 9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. This book explores how the Canadian Army prepared for the possibility of a Third World War and how its innovations and adaptations laid the groundwork for the evolution of our national army. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTW; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827027
- ISBN
- 9780774827027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.48
€ 106.48
Paperback. A momentous event that sent shock waves across Europe, the battle of Crecy marked a turning point in the English king's struggle with his Valois adversary. This book assesses the significance of Crecy, and offers interpretations of both the battle itself and the campaign that preceded it. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833062
- ISBN
- 9781843833062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489919
- ISBN
- 9780752489919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752403564
- ISBN
- 9780752403564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898539
- ISBN
- 9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.62
€ 138.62
Hardcover. The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 was one of the most important events of the 20th century. It has been studied from many angles, but never before from the visual perspective of postcards. This is a unique visual record capturing the fading splendour of monarchy and the mood of revolution which swept through the country. Series: Postcards from.. Num Pages: 96 pages, 88 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243860
- ISBN
- 9781851243860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.91
€ 11.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898546
- ISBN
- 9780859898546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
Paperback. Texans of Mexican descent built a unique and highly developed ranching culture that thrived in South Texas until the 1880s. This book describes the major elements that gave the Tejano ranch community its identity: shared reaction to Anglo-American in-migration, tightly interconnected families, cultural loyalty, and networks of communication. Series: The Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 line drawings, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440516
- ISBN
- 9781603440516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.40
€ 20.99
€ 20.40
Hardcover. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534767
- ISBN
- 9781557534767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.20
€ 93.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604863024
- ISBN
- 9781604863024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.14
€ 20.99
€ 19.14
paperback. The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. This title outlines a picture of traditional Tlingit society before contact with Europeans. Translator(s): Bland, Richard; Solovjova, Katerina. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803220713
- ISBN
- 9780803220713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. A penetrating investigation into how the KGB rose from the ashes of the Soviet Union and reinvented itself at the heart of the Russian state during Vladimir Putin's rule Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610390552
- ISBN
- 9781610390552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.64
€ 23.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Soccer is the world's favorite pastime, a passion for billions around the globe. In the United States, however, the sport is a distant also-ran behind football, baseball, and hockey. Why is America an exception? This book takes the reader on a tour of America's sports culture, connecting it with other fundamental American exceptionalisms. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074474
- ISBN
- 9780691074474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69