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Regional & national history
Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857897688
- ISBN
- 9780857897688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.91
€ 24.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Attention to Mexico's history after 1940 stands in the shadow of the country's epic revolution of 1910ETH1923, and historians and scholars tend to bring their focus on Mexican history to a close with the end of the Lzaro Crdenas presidency in 1940. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 408 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027953
- ISBN
- 9780842027953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.65
€ 70.65
hardcover. Tells the story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520254459
- ISBN
- 9780520254459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 61.58
€ 79.99
€ 61.58
paperback. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313079
- ISBN
- 9780195313079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555406523
- ISBN
- 9781555406523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.43
€ 54.43
Paperback. A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead. Num Pages: 234 pages, A Lillienthal title. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259881
- ISBN
- 9780520259881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Exploring Religion in Ancient Egypt offers a stimulating overview of the study of ancient Egyptian religion by examining research drawn from beyond the customary boundaries of Egyptology and shedding new light on entrenched assumptions. . Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331998
- ISBN
- 9781444331998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.50
€ 110.50
Paperback. A collection of some of the finest writings about the American West that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, newspapers, and magazines. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493029464
- ISBN
- 9781493029464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.34
€ 16.34
Paperback. 256 pages, 146 Illustrations. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during Pepys's time in the city (c.1650-1703). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445609805
- ISBN
- 9781445609805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
Paperback. A fascinating insight into one of history's greatest catastrophes Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450254
- ISBN
- 9780752450254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 29 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442. Everyday Life in London 1580-1616. 304 pages, 128 illustrations, 29 in colour. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight: 310.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848682009
- ISBN
- 9781848682009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849341
- ISBN
- 9781565849341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.31
€ 31.99
€ 28.31
Hardback. Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in 1815. This work charts the history of the Union from its nineteenth-century origins, focusing on the turbulent Second World War and post-war years. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16-page b/w photo section. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310612
- ISBN
- 9781848310612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.87
€ 33.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. Explores the largely unknown world of rural crime and justice in post-emancipation Imperial Russia. This title offers a major reassessment of the interactions between peasantry and the state in the decades leading up to World War I. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 396 pages, 7 b/w illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JFSF; JHM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213418
- ISBN
- 9780520213418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31€ 53.73
€ 68.31
€ 53.73
paperback. The Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now the Languedoc in Southern France. Their subversive beliefs brought down on them the wrath of Popes and monarchs and provoked a brutal 'Crusade' against them. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861973504
- ISBN
- 9781861973504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393246858
- ISBN
- 9780393246858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. BEGINNING with the D-Day landings, this is a brutally frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armour by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the Normandy campaign, including operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979450
- ISBN
- 9780750979450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. A dispute over over-allocation of the waters in the Klamath Basin has pitted farmers and ranchers against locals whose cultures and livelihoods depend upon fishing. This book reveals the interdependence of economic recovery with ecological restoration, and the urgency for all the communities within the basin to find common ground. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986227
- ISBN
- 9780295986227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Allan Marriot Hutchins was one of thousands of young men who, in 1900, volunteered to fight the Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century. This book offers an eyewitness account of a soldier's life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; BJ; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465180
- ISBN
- 9780752465180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64