Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. The fall of the Manchu Empire in 1911 ended thousands of years of Imperial rule and ushered in almost 40 years of strife and conflict. This work looks at the fighting men and women who fought for the communists, imperialists, warlords and the Japanese. Illustrator(s): Andrew, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 5. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1997 edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326651
- ISBN
- 9781855326651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.34
€ 21.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Traces the last 500 years of Mexican history, from the Indigenous empires that were devastated by the Spanish conquest through the election of 2006 and its aftermath. This book offers a chronological survey of Mexican history from the pre-colonial times onwards, and includes a glossary as well as many tables and images for comprehensive study. Num Pages: 808 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872379
- ISBN
- 9780415872379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.76
€ 115.76
Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219595
- ISBN
- 9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.26
€ 37.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this popular Beginner's Guide, covering the complexities of the Arab Spring. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749419
- ISBN
- 9781780749419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356431
- ISBN
- 9781904356431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.68
€ 114.68
Paperback. In this book, Philip Payton provides a vivid insight into the experiences of regional Australia during the Great War of 1914-18. Num Pages: 272 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JJF; HBJM; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898737
- ISBN
- 9780859898737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. The 'coming of age' edition of this acclaimed paperback series discusses contemporary Cornish Studies, as well the Cornish language, medieval and early modern Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall, the establishment of the Cornish diocese, Cornish folklore, together with an overview of Cornish nationalism and a postscript on John Betjeman and Cornwall. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898867
- ISBN
- 9780859898867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897983
- ISBN
- 9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.88
€ 39.88
Paperback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897969
- ISBN
- 9780859897969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Hardback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897952
- ISBN
- 9780859897952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.23
€ 144.23
Paperback. The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays, and William Scawen: the seventeenth-century Cornish patriot and language revivalist. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897716
- ISBN
- 9780859897716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.84
€ 46.84
Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897440
- ISBN
- 9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59
Paperback. The twentieth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898744
- ISBN
- 9780859898744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.93
€ 45.93
Hardcover. The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 tables, 73 b& w illustrations, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 269 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1828.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898508
- ISBN
- 9780859898508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.95
€ 142.95
Hardcover. As the only full-length study of Cornwall to have been written for many years, Cornwall: A History is essential reading for everyone with a passion for Cornwall. Taking into consideration the new research outputs and perspectives of recent years this revised and updated edition reflects the growing interest in Cornish studies as an academic field. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Revised and Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859890212
- ISBN
- 9780859890212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.98
€ 144.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Revised and Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859890274
- ISBN
- 9780859890274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.94
€ 33.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the eighth century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551843
- ISBN
- 9780099551843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. This book tells the story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 3JJH; AMN; HBJD1; HBLW; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402. The True Story of an Icon. 256 pages, 8pp plates. Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. This book tells the story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 3JJH; AMN; HBJD1; HBLW; HRC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845025298
- ISBN
- 9781845025298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.54
€ 19.99
€ 14.54
hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814767658
- ISBN
- 9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 8.29
€ 24.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. This original narrative demonstrates that the transition to sugar and the plantation complex was more gradual in the French properties than generally depicted-and that it was not inevitable. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887260
- ISBN
- 9780801887260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11