Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. When Rachel Polonsky went to live in Moscow, she found an apartment block in Romanov Street, once a residence of the Soviet elite. One of those ghostly neighbours was Stalin's henchman Vyacheslav Molotov. In his former apartment, Rachel Polonsky discovered his library and an old magic lantern. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237814
- ISBN
- 9780571237814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the only extensively excavated Hellenistic period urban site in Central Asia, this book explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281271
- ISBN
- 9780520281271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.45
€ 84.37
€ 64.45
Paperback. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century BC, Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central Asia, through Bactria and into India. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the author explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292468
- ISBN
- 9780520292468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
hardcover. Through a study of Malaysia, Taming Babel examines how empires and postcolonial nation-states struggle to govern multilingual and polyglot subjects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107148536
- ISBN
- 9781107148536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardback. Puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical centre of the American counterculture Num Pages: 359 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771389
- ISBN
- 9780814771389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
Hardback. This book brings together a uniquely wide variety of sources, including historical chronicles, gravestones, ritual objects, liturgy, popular songs and more, to sketch a portrait of the ways in which Jews of this storied, populous, understudied community preserved their own local history and sought to transmit it to future generations. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804786027
- ISBN
- 9780804786027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082541
- ISBN
- 9781847082541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Series: Legends of America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493015719
- ISBN
- 9781493015719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.47
€ 18.99
€ 15.47
Hardback. The English republican tradition and eighteenth-century France offers the first full account of the role played by English republican ideas in eighteenth-century French moral and political thought Series Editor(s): Bergin, Joseph; Roberts, Penny; Naphy, Bill. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079320
- ISBN
- 9780719079320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.85
€ 149.85
Paperback. Focusing on paternity as a category of family history, Contested Paternity emphasizes the importance of fatherhood, the family, and the law within the greater context of changing attitudes toward parental responsibility. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898334
- ISBN
- 9780801898334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.13
€ 44.99
€ 37.13
Paperback. During the nineteenth-century, European women experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives. Breaking away from traditional categories, the authors of this book provide a sense of the variety and complexity of women's lives across national and regional boundaries. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333676066
- ISBN
- 9780333676066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardback. Editor(s): McDermott, Rachel Fell; Gordon, Leonard A.; Embree, Ainslie T.; Pritchett, Frances W.; Dalton, Dennis. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 1 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; 1FKP; HBJF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 159 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- third edition
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138307
- ISBN
- 9780231138307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
Paperback. Editor(s): McDermott, Rachel Fell; Gordon, Leonard A.; Embree, Ainslie T.; Pritchett, Frances W.; Dalton, Dennis. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138314
- ISBN
- 9780231138314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Hardback. For six terror-filled weeks in 1870 German armies bombarded Strasbourg, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands, and destroying landmarks. Rachel Chrastil tells how the city became the epicenter of a new kind of warfare whose indiscriminate violence shocked contemporaries and led to debates over the wartime protection of civilians. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728868
- ISBN
- 9780674728868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftone plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195367058
- ISBN
- 9780195367058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.21
€ 31.21
Hardback. This book explores the decision of the British Empire to import Chinese labour to southern Africa despite the already tense racial situation in the region. It enables a clearer understanding of racial and political developments in southern Africa during the reconstruction period and places localised issues within a wider historiography. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303775
- ISBN
- 9780230303775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JFFH1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 585. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311042
- ISBN
- 9781477311042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.81
€ 43.99
€ 43.81
Paperback. In 2003, the author arrived in Egypt as a 23-year-old trainee journalist. She found a country on the brink of change. In this book, she unravels the complex forces shaping the lives of four young Egyptians caught between tradition and modernity, and what their stories mean for the future of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846557637
- ISBN
- 9781846557637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BM; HBJK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816683468
- ISBN
- 9780816683468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
€ 18.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. A wide-ranging analysis of whether tribes and tribal identities are becoming more rather than less pronounced in the contemporary Middle East. Editor(s): Rabi, Uzi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043458
- ISBN
- 9781849043458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 53.04
€ 53.48
€ 53.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Urim Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655241754
- ISBN
- 9789655241754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.73
€ 25.73
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648934
- ISBN
- 9780691648934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.89
€ 237.89
Hardcover. This book examines the structures and texture of rural social relationships, using one type of document found in abundance over all the four component parts of Britain and Ireland: petitions from tenants to their landlords. The book offers unexpected angles on many aspects of society and economy on estates in the 17th and 18th centuries. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394088
- ISBN
- 9781137394088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of what Scottish society, culture, politics and religion look like, and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199230792
- ISBN
- 9780199230792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83