×


 x 

Shopping cart

Regional & national history

Results 541 - 560 of 25964

Regional & national history

paperback. Reveals how whites in Greensboro used the traditional Southern concept of civility as a means of keeping Black protest in check and how Black activists continually devised new ways of asserting their quest for freedom. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780195029192
ISBN
9780195029192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

paperback. Revised and Expanded with two new chapters on Hillary Clinton's career as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362302
ISBN
9780822362302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

This work reveals the intimate story of a British-American's role in the American Civil War. William Bradbury's letters home provide a window on the unique relationships among husband, wife, and children while a father was away at war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122595
ISBN
9780813122595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

Paperback. Beginning with the Mayan and Aztec civilizations and their brutal defeat at the hands of the Conquistadors, Beezley discusses Spain's three-hundred-year colonial rule, foreign invasions and huge territorial losses at the hands of the United States, and conditions in Mexico today. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 maps & 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJ; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195337907
ISBN
9780195337907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.21

Paperback. On November 20, 1910, Mexicans initiated the world's first popular social revolution. This accessible and gripping account guides the reader through the intricacies of the revolution, focusing on the revolutionaries as a group and the implementation of social and political changes. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224476
ISBN
9780803224476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.93

Hardback. Series: Anthem Studies in Travel. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318446
ISBN
9781843318446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859678
ISBN
9780810859678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardcover. The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230204003
ISBN
9780230204003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.63

Paperback. The third volume in the stunning four volume Brief History of Britain series. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845297152
ISBN
9781845297152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardcover. Presents a study that offers a historical overview of humble individuals who wished for independence from an oppressive government but had more immediate individual and familial concerns. This book explores their impact on both national and local levels and compares the education, work, and home environments of two different generations. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335874
ISBN
9780880335874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive study of French medicine in nineteenth-century Algeria. It argues that the medicalization was a priority for colonial regimes, but this goal was thwarted by ineffectual French medicine, institutional rivalries, and the manner in which medicine became a focus for the resistance of French domination and rule. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBJH; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349352623
ISBN
9781349352623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. Using newly-discovered documentation from the French military archives, A History of Violence in the Early Algerian Colony offers a comprehensive study of the forms of violence adopted by the French Army in Africa. Its coverage ranges from detailed case studies of massacres to the question of whether a genocide took place in Algeria. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333349
ISBN
9781349333349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Hardcover. Using newly-discovered documentation from the French military archives, A History of Violence in the Early Algerian Colony offers a comprehensive study of the forms of violence adopted by the French Army in Africa. Its coverage ranges from detailed case studies of massacres to the question of whether a genocide took place in Algeria. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230294318
ISBN
9780230294318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634036
ISBN
9780691634036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.93

paperback. Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295979014
ISBN
9780295979014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Since the early 1960s, scholarly thinking on the power of US presidents has rested on these words: "Presidential power is the power to persuade." Power, in this formulation, is strictly about bargaining and convincing other political actors to do things the president cannot accomplish alone. This work argues otherwise. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102702
ISBN
9780691102702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450777
ISBN
9781625450777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.81

Hardback. The Belgian town of Ypres is now synonymous with the tragedy of the First World War. The First and Second Battles of Ypres saw some of the bloodiest fighting during the early days of the war, as well as the first use of poison gas by the Germans. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461960
ISBN
9780752461960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Examines the dramatic period of revolution and counter-revolution, from the end of the Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815 to the proclamation of the Second Republic and the rise of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631145158
ISBN
9780631145158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

paperback. Largely as a result of the country's expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. This is a guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed over the years. It also examines the nature of Irish character and the fusion of tradition and change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268028862
ISBN
9780268028862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.51

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!