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Regional & national history
Hardback. Christianity and European-style monarchy - the cross and the scepter - were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. This book offers a history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161501
- ISBN
- 9780691161501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169088
- ISBN
- 9780691169088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Hardcover. Based on recent work and scholarly arguments about continuities and discontinuities in modern German history from Bismarck to Hitler, well-known experts broadly explore four themes. The perspectives presented in this volume have already stimulated further argument and will be of interest to anyone looking for orientation in this field of research. Editor(s): Muller, Sven Oliver; Torp, Cornelius. Translator(s): Muller, Sven Oliver; Torp, Cornelius. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 figs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604. Continuing Debates and New Perspectives. 384 pages, 6 figs. Editor(s): Muller, Sven Oliver; Torp, Cornelius. Based on recent work and scholarly arguments about continuities and discontinuities in modern German history from Bismarck to Hitler, well-known experts broadly explore four themes. The perspectives presented in this volume have already stimulated further argument and will be of interest to anyone looking for orientation in this field of research. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight: 604. Translator(s): Muller, Sven Oliver; Torp, Cornelius.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452528
- ISBN
- 9780857452528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89
€ 166.89
Paperback. Terra Nullius is a journey across Australia's desert and into its shocking past. This lyrical book describes its landscape, flora and fauna and geology, tells the history of the country and reveals the shocking treatment of its Aboriginal peoples. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 202 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085214
- ISBN
- 9781847085214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.24
€ 16.99
€ 12.24
Paperback. Evo Morales is one of the world's most controversial political leaders. This title explains the success of the MAS (Movimiento Al Socialismo) and its wider consequences, showing how Morales has become the symbol for a political consciousness that has entailed de-stigmatizing indigenous identities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; HBJK; JPFF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848135246
- ISBN
- 9781848135246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.69
€ 36.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39, 13 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801452130
- ISBN
- 9780801452130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39, 13 black & white halftones, 25 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705687
- ISBN
- 9781501705687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
hardcover. Soon after the disparate states of the Italian peninsula unified in the 1860s to create a single nation, the nationalist Massimo D'Azeglio is said to have remarked, "We have made Italy, now we have to make Italians." This work draws on a broad array of sources to trace this making of a modern national identity in Italy. Num Pages: 400 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226774480
- ISBN
- 9780226774480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.87
€ 42.99
€ 36.87
Num Pages: 112 pages, 325 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341755
- ISBN
- 9780764341755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.27
€ 31.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates, this work offers a study of life in two of the oldest, most prominent American Shaker villages: the Harvard and Shirley communities of Massachusetts. Series: Women & Gender in North American Religions. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCC99; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629061
- ISBN
- 9780815629061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.76
€ 49.76
paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802084415
- ISBN
- 9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.64
€ 44.99
€ 39.64
Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114781
- ISBN
- 9780691114781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.98
€ 65.36
€ 50.98
Paperback. This book provides the first synthetic and contextualized study of German Orientalistik, demonstrating both the richness and the dangers of this intriguing field. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 562 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 766. Religion, Race, and Scholarship. Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. 560 pages, 3 b/w illus. This book provides the first synthetic and contextualized study of German Orientalistik, demonstrating both the richness and the dangers of this intriguing field. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight: 756.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521169073
- ISBN
- 9780521169073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535223
- ISBN
- 9781784535223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 88.44
€ 142.60
€ 88.44
Paperback. A collection of approximately forty portraits with mini biographies of Maryland's extraordinary African American men and women. It includes luminaries such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, "Baby Joe" Gans, Leon Day, Lillie Carroll Jackson, and Thurgood Marshall. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780938420699
- ISBN
- 9780938420699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.26
€ 24.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036215
- ISBN
- 9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Around Rhondda Fawr Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Wales. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415901
- ISBN
- 9780752415901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Drawing on medieval Chinese poetry, fiction, and religious scriptures, this book illuminates the greatest goddess of Taoism and her place in Chinese society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725842
- ISBN
- 9780804725842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454023
- ISBN
- 9780752454023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.47
€ 15.99
€ 14.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Desan, Suzanne; Hunt, Lynn; Nelson, William Max. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478680
- ISBN
- 9780801478680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. A revolutionary slice-of-life biography of one of England's most fascinating monarchs Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745953328
- ISBN
- 9780745953328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. This book reveals the history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor England. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091960223
- ISBN
- 9780091960223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961209
- ISBN
- 9780333961209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.25
€ 145.25
Hardback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280779
- ISBN
- 9780520280779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.21
€ 95.07
€ 72.21